“Nothing is store-bought here,” said Albert Balzer, a faithful regular who has been supporting the café through the various owners.
Anymore, she's happy to head up the baking crew. Ratzlof and her husband owned the business for several decades back when it was Phil’s Café.
On this particular morning, Virgean Ratzlof was filling yet another tray of Zwiebach, which are German rolls that look like partial snowmen. Reinecker counts on Bridges to be there every morning at 5 making the coffee and unlocking the front door for the first wave to wash through at 6. Bridges, who had worked through six owners in 24 years, agreed to work for yet another owner. Her husband agreed as long as Polly Bridges was part of the deal. Upon hearing the news, Reinecker spoke to her husband and parents, letting them know how much she wanted to buy the business. “People were panicking,” said Lois Wiens, who was drinking coffee with a group of ladies on a recent morning as they recounted the story. Seven years ago the community was stunned when, without warning, the owners of the café shut down the business. After high school she moved on to working at Applebee's in McPherson, but the Inman café held a special place in her heart. Reinecker worked at the café while a student at Inman High School, first as a dishwasher and then as cook. On the wall hangs a sign that declares the restaurant's purpose, “Sit long, talk much.”
"It's a very special place for me," said Reinecker. While the outmigration of young people plagues small communities around Kansas, Reinecker and others in Inman believe they are thriving, with a future filled with hope in this town of 1,378 people. By the third wave, they are yearning for the hearty special such as verenike, German sausage and Zwiebach.Ĭurrent owner Katie Reinecker, 35, is living her dream owning the community-centered café. A second wave, a little later in the morning, brings in those hankering for some freshly baked German Schnetka or New Year cookies.
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The first wave includes morning coffee drinkers, plus those ordering hearty breakfasts. to 9 p.m.People arrive in waves at Inman’s Harvest Café. Phaetons In Concert-200 block South MainĦ p.m. Kiddy Dash for Cash and Candy for 10 and under-100 block South Mainġ:30 p.m. Inman Junior High Girls Basketball Recognitionġ:15 p.m. Salt City Cowboy Church Band in Concert-200 block South Mainġ p.m. Lost in the Sauce and Matt's BBQ will serve at the Community Building.ġ1:30 a.m. Main Street Pizza, Inman Harvest Cafe, Knackies and Inman Senior Center open for lunch. Three on Three Basketball Tournament in front of Inman Community Buildingġ1:00 a.m. Salt City Cowboy Church Kiddy Corral, on lawn just south of Prairie Bank of Kansasġ1:00 a.m. Benefit Auction to help Garen Nikkelġ0:00 a.m. All Schools Day Royalty Mini Parade and Recognition-100 block South Mainġ0:00 a.m. Goods to Go Craft and Vendor Show at the Inman Community Building and on Main Streetĩ:45 a.m. Pedal Tractor Pull for ages 4 to 11 in front of the Community Buildingĩ:00 a.m. Spring Fling Disc Golf Tournament at Lambert Parkĩ:00 a.m. Peter's UCC Fellowship Hall-Free Will Donationħ:30 a.m Fun Run starts at Inman Wellness CenterĨ:30 a.m.
The hope is that having more events in the spring will be able to bring out visitors that may not always come to the town's fall Santa Fe Days.ħ:00 a.m. What one saw that someone else didn't, that was period correct for that year, etc. I love to sit in the little conference room with them and listen to them make their decisions. "These guys, some of the things they notice, I would not have a clue," Kearns said. The college has the nation's only four-year Automotive Restoration program. The car show is judged by students from McPherson College. We've got a benefit basket auction going on for a young man here in town that is needing a new prosthetic leg. "Down by the Community Building, we've got a pedal tractor pull at 9:00 that morning, we've got a fun run at 7, we've got three on three basketball tournament at 11. "We've got the car show going on down on Main Street," said spokesperson Lori Kearns. The annual Inman Classic Car Show was moved in 2020, but the community has decided to put it back in the spring this year and build other events around it, and the Inman Spring Festival is going on Saturday.
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