Willie and Eva lived in Hutchinson when their first son, Jeff was born in 1964. She was also a member of the Homesteaders EHU. Eva taught Sunday School classes, a Wednesday night class, and sang in the church choir. She transferred her membership to Bethel and remained a member until death. Eva married Willard Friesen on Septemat Bethel Mennonite Church. During this year, Willard gave Eva his 6 th grade school picture signed “Love, Willard” in red ink. A few years later, Eva was a 7 th grader with Willard at Countryside Grade School. Her first job was as a secretary for Western and Southern Life Insurance.Įva first met Willard as a friend of Joyce, Wayne, and Paul Ensz who were good friends of the family. Eva graduated from Inman Rural High School in 1960 and attended Sterling College for one semester then graduated from Adela Hale School of Business in Hutchinson. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior upon confession of her faith and was baptized in Dillon Lake, Hutchinson by Reverend Arnold Ensz on August 19, 1956. Eva grew up in the Zoar Mennonite Church.

She attended Golden Rule Grade School through the 5 th grade until the school consolidated with other small schools to become Countryside Grade School. Eva grew up on a farm 2.5 miles west of Inman. She was the youngest of eight children born to Henry D. Thiessen Friesen was born on January 9, 1942. 'It's about why I love what I do and who I do it with.Eva K. 'This story is not about food, it's about friendship and family,' Reinecker stated in her post. Reinecker is grateful to all who helped make the new floor possible, whether through a donation of time or money. 'It looks bigger, even though that part hasn't changed at all,' Reinecker said. The cafe opened Tuesday with its brand-new floor reflecting the lights hanging from the ceiling. 'When they arrived, my kids replaced them - all 300 end caps.'ĭuring that time, $500 more was donated to the flooring project. 'Progress stopped while we waited on new end caps to arrive,' Reinecker said. 'My brother, Jon Thiessen, sacrificed his Sunday to help with this as well.'Īnother hurdle presented itself when the flooring arrived - the Reineckers realized their chairs would scratch up the material.

'My brother-in-law, Jon Reinecker, and friends Matt Sisson and Drew Luty came to help get it up on dollies,' Reinecker acknowledged. The Reineckers ordered the luxury vinyl plank flooring, the most durable option, and placed underlayment, a project that meant moving their buffet.

I'm sure he sacrificed some profit for us.' Terry worked it down to the least amount per square foot that he could. 'He did a lot of research for us and came back with a product that we thought would be perfect,' Reinecker said. The Reineckers met with Terry Isaac, of Pioneer Supply in Inman, who looked into flooring options for them. 'Because we are a small business, we must support other small businesses whenever we can,' Reinecker said. They all agreed that the money should be spent with local vendors. Reinecker discussed the gift with her parents, who own the cafe's building. Places that are franchise have corporate support. 'We're a small business, so we're kind of on our own. 'I about fell down, honestly, it was so unexpected,' Reinecker said. The gesture left Reinecker, well, floored. This friend said, 'We love you, replace your floor,'' Reinecker posted on Facebook. 'It was at this point that my friend handed me a large amount of cash. had taken priority, as well as any money they had worked to save up for the project. Reinecker told the customer other repairs - appliances, air conditioning, etc. Around six weeks ago, she was approached by one of her regular customers who told her several people had noticed the carpet needed to be replaced. Reinecker and her husband have run the cafe for nearly 12 years. 'We had had it professionally cleaned a couple of times and it didn't matter.' Over time, it gathered the stains and stickiness from food being dropped on the floor. The cafe's dining area was covered with carpet and linoleum that was put in place in 1987. INMAN - Katy Reinecker is still grinning from ear to ear over the new floor in Inman Harvest Cafe, a project made possible by her regular customers, family and friends.

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