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Growing up in an Amish community taught Anna Herschberger a lot about herself.
She helped her mother cater a restaurant, Miller's Home Cooking, out of their home.
She learned how to cook Amish-style food such as biscuits and gravy and mashed potatoes with gravy.
"My mom had a restaurant in her home, so that's all I've ever known how to do," she said.
Anna remembers helping her mother serve large groups of people that came and ate at their restaurant.
With the largest groups being up to 100 people, she remembers placing tables and chairs outside on the porch with her mother to accommodate their customers.
"Working with my mom has helped a lot," Herschberger said. "I learned how to handle things when I'm under pressure."
Although Anna keeps a close connection with her family, she decided the Amish community was not the style of living she wanted because she wanted to grow up and raise a family in a more modern environment as a Methodist.
With a life filled with restaurant experience, Herschberger worked as a waitress at Yoder's for eight years before being asked to take ownership.
"I looked at it as a good opportunity," she said. "I was always involved in restaurant work and enjoy doing it."
Cindy Kauffman, an employee at Yoder's, said she was disappointed to discover the owners were selling their business until she realized Herschberger would be taking over.
"She expects you to work hard and do your job right," Kauffman said.
The name, Yoder's, came from the original owner's last name. However, Herschberger said she would not change it because it is an established name.
Her favorite part of her job is meeting new people everyday and learning how to do things she never thought she would have to do.
For instance, Herschberger fixed the computer printer when it was not working correctly, and she learned how to change the pilot light on the boaster.
"I feel like I learn something new everyday dealing with the public," she said. "I'm always faced with lots of questions."

Yoder's offers a variety of homemade breads, cinnamon rolls and butters, and the restaurant also has a 2,000 square foot gift shop.
"At a chain restaurant, people get the same thing at each place. Here, the food is not prepackaged; it's rolled into our own stuff," Kauffman said. "The quality is there."
"Many people come for the buffet because you get a variety of food," Herschberger said. "The buffet also includes a salad and dessert bar."
Herschberger works closely with her 20-year-old son Daren who helps supervise Yoder's with two other managers.
"Working with my son is great," she said. "He's really done well and gets a lot of compliments from customers."
She hopes her son will someday take over the restaurant.
"It's such a big part of my life and it's a neat place," she said. "I would like to keep it in the family."


 
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