I-Batar - Umlando Wokudlela Kwasendaweni
Okuqale njengesitolo sezipho ngo-1997 kukhule kwaba enye yezindawo zokudlela eziphambili esifundazweni.
IBatar Cafe nesitolo sezipho kuqanjwe ezindaweni zokudlela ezihamba phambili ezingama-20 zaseIndiana Tourism Bureau esifundazweni.
Abanikazi uDick Tracy noKen Sashko bayaziqhenya ngebhizinisi ababambe iqhaza kulo futhi balikhulile.
Ekuqaleni, uTammy VonDielingen uqale isitolo, ebesinokuhlobisa kwasekhaya nezipho. Isisekelo samakhasimende akhe esasikhula sasivame ukumtshela ukuthi bafuna indawo yokuhlala phansi futhi bajabulele umbono ngenkomishi yekhofi noma yetiye.
Indlela le ndaba ekhulunywa ngayo ukuthi kwakunguye kuphela umama kaVonDielingen, uBarbra Tracy, owayedinga ukuzwa futhi ngemuva konyaka, uCafe Batar wazalelwa esakhiweni esihlukile.
Ngo-2009, uTammy wasivala isitolo, ngakho ikhefi laphinde lakhula futhi ukufaka isitolo sezipho. Kwathi ngo-2016, uBarbra wadlulisela leli bhizinisi endodaneni yakhe uDick, nakumlingani wakhe uKen.
Laba bobabili banqume ukushiya impilo yabo eChicago lapho uDick abesebenza khona njengomqondisi wezokukhangisa, kanti uKen usebenzele i-United Airlines. Ekuqaleni wayecabanga ukuthi kuyiphutha ukusuka edolobheni elikhulu ayelazi njalo ukuya emphakathini omncane njengoSeymour.
Kepha, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wafunda ukwehlisa ijubane wathola i-grove yakhe njengompheki kaBatar.
UDick ugijimisa isitolo esimnandi futhi ahlobise amakhukhi eShukela eBatar.
Kuyo yonke le minyaka, izihlalo zikhuphukile kusuka ku-12 kuye ku-74 namakamelo okudlela amabili. Ku-2017, ibhizinisi lakhula langeza iMuscatatuck Hall, okuyisakhiwo esihlukile esizinikele emicimbini emikhulu efana nemvula yomshado, izinsuku zokuzalwa nemishado. Bangeze futhi ngoLwesithathu emahoreni abo okusebenza.
Ingxenye eyinselele kakhulu yebhizinisi ukuthola usizo olulungele ibhizinisi.
"Ukuthola abantu abafanele kubalulekile empumelelweni yethu futhi sizinika isikhathi sokuthola okulungele isitayela sethu," kusho uDick.
Ngonyaka, baziwa ngezinto zemenyu ezithandwayo njengesaladi labo lenkukhu elenziwe ekhaya, abaqale ukuthengisa ngephawundi ngemuva kokuthi amakhasimende amaningi elicelile.
Isangweji likaKen's Reuben nalo lase lithole ukuthandwa.
"Inkulu futhi yenza umlomo wami ungamanzi njalo uma ngiwufaka ku-grill," kusho uKen.
Amakhekhe ezinsuku zokuzalwa zamahhala nawo athandwe kakhulu, abawanikeza cishe angama-236 ngonyaka odlule.
Laba bobabili bayavuma ukuthi ingxenye enhle kakhulu ngokuba neBatar yindawo lapho abantu behlangana khona ukuzwana.
"Njengoba sinikezwe indawo emaphakathi, imvamisa siyindawo yokuhlangana yabangane abade abalahlekile abafika bevela nxazonke," kusho uDick. "Bahlangana lapha bagonane, baxoxe, bahleke, bakhale futhi bavakashele usuku lonke."
Ezinye zezinkumbulo abazithandayo ukuchitha isikhathi namakhasimende athembekile njengezithandani ezindala ezihlala zixabana.
"Besisanda kuvula isizini futhi bangena ngaphakathi emnyango wangaphambili," kusho uDick. “Welule izingalo zakhe ukwanga okukhulu. Yebo, ngenkathi ngibhajwe egonweni lakhe, ngabheka phezulu kumyeni wakhe ngathi, 'Yini inkinga yakho? Awumanga ngokwanele ebusika? '”
Yilapho umyeni athi, “Kunzima ukugona umuntu wesifazane uma ekushaya ekhanda!”
Vakashela ikhasi leBatar Facebook ngokuchofoza lapha.
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IJackson County Visitor Centre ibhala izindaba ezincane ezimayelana nezindawo zokudlela zakulesi sikhathi ukuze amakhasimende azokwazi ukuthi axhasa bani lapho e-oda ukudla noma uthenga ikhadi lesipho kubo kulesi sikhathi sokuzama.
Uma ungumnikazi webhizinisi, chofoza lapha ukuze ugcwalise ifomu elizofakwa.
