MALONE – A restaurant that has been in the village for nearly 30-years was open to the public for the last time on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Mike and Lynn Hosler, the owners of Hosler’s Family Restaurant on East Main Street across from the Franklin County Fairgrounds in the village of Malone, spent the following days cleaning up and preparing for the start of their retirement on Monday.
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Hosler’s Family Restaurant was open to the public one more time on Sunday, Sept. 20. The owners, Mike and Lynn Hosler, said without reliable staff, regular customers and dedicated family members the restaurant would not have been a success. Provided Photo
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