Most folks involved in the restaurant business agree it's a tough job to be in.
Despite the drawbacks, though, at least 10 local restaurant owners and operators have managed to keep the customers coming back to their restaurants for 25 years or more. Don Boller Owner, Dairy Queen Don Boller has always been in the food business. In the Air Force, he was a mess sergeant, and in the early '60s he had a traveling job with a food-related company. He and his wife, Lois, also own the downtown State College DQ but lease it to another operator. He s proud to have reached the point where he's hiring the children of early employees, and he's thrilled when former employees stop by to say hello.