The Pioneers Inn got a bailout last year, but not from Uncle Sam.
People who live here and in nearby communities pulled together and raised about $3,500 to keep the town's only business open.
"We want this town to have something when we drive through,Click to see more results for hemorrho." said Marjure Coordsen, sitting in a booth with friends Alvina Krueger and Kathy Schroeder on Friday morning.
The women didn't just help save a historic 125-year-old building -- made of quarried limestone blocks -- that needed extensive repairs and new equipment.The mold consists of two primary components, the injectionmoulds and the ejector mold . They may have saved the lifeblood of the town, which has as its slogan: "There is a balm in Gilead."
People go to the Pioneers Inn for more than food. This is the place where birthdays are celebrated. It's where local clubs get together,Welcome to order chinaprojectorlamp, and the men and women meet for coffee, sometimes twice a day.
During Christmas, owners Karen and Lyle Keilwitz coax Santa Claus to visit and hire a horse-drawn sleigh for the kids. They follow it up with an Easter egg hunt in the spring.
The Pioneers Inn is where the UPS man drops off packages for Gilead's 36 or so residents. The John Deere dealer in Hebron does the same thing for farmers who order tractor parts.
People go to the café to buy stamps when the Post Office is closed -- and that's most of the day.
"The whole community would fall apart if we didn't have this place. We've seen it happen in other towns," Schroeder said.
The Keilwitzes bought the building in 1986, did some remodeling and opened it up as the Pioneers Inn.
They had many good years, but last fall they decided to close because they were not making enough money to do some much-needed repairs.
The roof over the front entrance is riddled with holes, and the pitted floor needs to be replaced. Two freezers are in bad shape, and the couple is shopping around for a new air conditioner/heating unit.
"I just didn't have enough money to sink into this place. I was just going to close up at the end of the year," Karen Keilwitz said.
Some of her customers asked her if she had any big plans, and she admitted she had none, save working for somebody else.
Then they did something extraordinary. They asked if she and her husband would stay if the community got together and raised money to fix up the place.
They agreed.
"I like this job. It's kind of part of me," said Karen Keilwitz, who does everything from taking customer orders to cooking the meals.
The customers formed a committee, and donations began to trickle in last month. On New Year's Eve, they held a customer appreciation day and sold tiles at $25 each for a new floor -- about $1,200 worth so far, Krueger said.
"I would have to move out of town," said Robert Schroeder, who drops by the Pioneers Inn four times a day. "I think it's the right thing to do."
So far, new studs and walls have been put in to help insulate a drafty storage room,EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK. and some customers cleaned up the basement so the sagging floor can be raised a few inches. More work is scheduled in February.
"I think it's wonderful," said Karen Keilwitz. "It's amazing who's all helping out. People in Fairbury and Hebron are donating to keep this place open. It's kind of weird.EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK."
But there may be ulterior motives at work.
"She has the best Sunday buffet," said Kathy Schroeder. "Her chicken and pies are unsurpassable. ... She is our balm in Gilead."
People who live here and in nearby communities pulled together and raised about $3,500 to keep the town's only business open.
"We want this town to have something when we drive through,Click to see more results for hemorrho." said Marjure Coordsen, sitting in a booth with friends Alvina Krueger and Kathy Schroeder on Friday morning.
The women didn't just help save a historic 125-year-old building -- made of quarried limestone blocks -- that needed extensive repairs and new equipment.The mold consists of two primary components, the injectionmoulds and the ejector mold . They may have saved the lifeblood of the town, which has as its slogan: "There is a balm in Gilead."
People go to the Pioneers Inn for more than food. This is the place where birthdays are celebrated. It's where local clubs get together,Welcome to order chinaprojectorlamp, and the men and women meet for coffee, sometimes twice a day.
During Christmas, owners Karen and Lyle Keilwitz coax Santa Claus to visit and hire a horse-drawn sleigh for the kids. They follow it up with an Easter egg hunt in the spring.
The Pioneers Inn is where the UPS man drops off packages for Gilead's 36 or so residents. The John Deere dealer in Hebron does the same thing for farmers who order tractor parts.
People go to the café to buy stamps when the Post Office is closed -- and that's most of the day.
"The whole community would fall apart if we didn't have this place. We've seen it happen in other towns," Schroeder said.
The Keilwitzes bought the building in 1986, did some remodeling and opened it up as the Pioneers Inn.
They had many good years, but last fall they decided to close because they were not making enough money to do some much-needed repairs.
The roof over the front entrance is riddled with holes, and the pitted floor needs to be replaced. Two freezers are in bad shape, and the couple is shopping around for a new air conditioner/heating unit.
"I just didn't have enough money to sink into this place. I was just going to close up at the end of the year," Karen Keilwitz said.
Some of her customers asked her if she had any big plans, and she admitted she had none, save working for somebody else.
Then they did something extraordinary. They asked if she and her husband would stay if the community got together and raised money to fix up the place.
They agreed.
"I like this job. It's kind of part of me," said Karen Keilwitz, who does everything from taking customer orders to cooking the meals.
The customers formed a committee, and donations began to trickle in last month. On New Year's Eve, they held a customer appreciation day and sold tiles at $25 each for a new floor -- about $1,200 worth so far, Krueger said.
"I would have to move out of town," said Robert Schroeder, who drops by the Pioneers Inn four times a day. "I think it's the right thing to do."
So far, new studs and walls have been put in to help insulate a drafty storage room,EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK. and some customers cleaned up the basement so the sagging floor can be raised a few inches. More work is scheduled in February.
"I think it's wonderful," said Karen Keilwitz. "It's amazing who's all helping out. People in Fairbury and Hebron are donating to keep this place open. It's kind of weird.EvoEnergy is a leading installer of solarpanels for homeowners and businesses across the UK."
But there may be ulterior motives at work.
"She has the best Sunday buffet," said Kathy Schroeder. "Her chicken and pies are unsurpassable. ... She is our balm in Gilead."
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