Teenager pens letter to cafe owner before temporary closure

Teenager pens letter to cafe owner before temporary closure

A caé in dana, indiana has left a big impact on one of its customers.

"off the roads caé" temporarily shut down on april 11th... due to covid-19.

On the last day of business, a customer surprised the caé owner with a little dose of encouragement.

New for you tonight on nightwatch..news 10's tilly marlatt brings us more.

Pk} in the small town of dana a local restaurant has become a second home to many people.

It's a place to laugh and connect.

Off the tracks caé has been closed for nearly two weeks.

Owner dede veillon says she misses her customers.

"i knew that it was a pretty important part of the community.

We've got such a good support group with the locals and we have people come from all of the surrounding little towns, chrisman, illinois, st.

Bernice, clinton.

We have customers even come from terre haute to see us."

16-year-old isaiah stewart is a loyal visitor to the caé.

He dines frequently with grandma.

On the restaurant's last day of business before the temporary closure, isaiah wrote a letter to dede.

"i gave it to her and she was very surprised but yet again she was really happy."

(isaiah stewart) "it brought tears to my eyes when he brought it to me."

(dede) the letter describes how much isaiah will miss dede during the closure and provides a few words of encouragement.

"i really enjoy writing the letter and everything and i think it's going to impact thousands of people."

(isaiah stewart) a little dose of cheer in the midst of a tough season.

"we've received cards thanking us for being here and stuff like that, but never a letter like that."

Dede plans on posting the letter by the front door of the restaurant.

Reporting in dana, tilly marlatt, news 10.

The restaurant plans to reopen monday.

They'll be offering carry-out for lunch and dinner.

Tonight scattered showers, mainly before 8pm.

Patchy fog after 2am.

Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

North wind around 8 mph.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight scattered showers, mainly before 8pm.

Patchy fog after 2am.

Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

North wind around 8 mph.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday patchy fog before 9am.

Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69.

North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Friday night showers likely, mainly after 2am.

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Quarter of an tenth and between a amounts precipitation 60%.

New precipitation is mph.

Chance of wind around 7 southeast low around 54.

Cloudy, with a 2am.

Mostly mainly after showers likely, friday night morning.

Calm in the mph becoming wind around 5 near 69.

North with a high partly sunny, otherwise, before 9am.

Patchy fog friday 30%.

Precipitation is chance of around 8 mph.

North wind around 48.

With a low mostly cloudy, otherwise, after 2am.

8pm.

Patchy fog mainly before showers, scattered tonight 30%.

Precipitation is chance of around 8 mph.

North wind around 48.

With a low mostly cloudy, otherwise, after 2am.

8pm.

Patchy fog mainly before showers, scattered tonight dinner.

Lunch and carry-out for offering they'll be reopen