Coronavirus claims Alden coffee shop

Cafe closes for good

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The coronavirus pandemic is taking it's toll on businsses.

Forcing many to lay off employees... in some cases shut up shop for good.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco joins us live... isabella you caught up with one owner making a tough decision... pappy's is just one of countless businesses shut down by the coronavirus.

Any restaurant owner will tell you owning a small business is grueling... especially during a worldwide pandemic... that's why the owner of one caf!

In alden is making the hard decision to close her doors.

In the little town of alden there is a charming coffee shop named: you betcha caf!

And ice cream shoppe.

When julie marschalk opened the shop, it was the realization of a dream.

"i can hear people laughing and talking, i love hearing the laughter and banter, just the friends i have made, and being part of this community."

<nat > "i really am going to miss it."

Right after the outbreak... julie made the tough decision to close her business.

Times have been tough for this business owner.

"we've been struggling since last year, i haven't paid myself last year in any way since thanksgiving, it was just clear to me closing for any amount of time be it 2 weeks 2 months or 6 months it wasn't feasible for me."

As any entrepreneur would know á owning a business is tough á even more so during this pandemic.

"i ddin't know until now owning a small business how important it is to shop local, it's hard to know what hours to keep, how much to place a price on a grilled cheese sandwich that people will still come in and buy it."

This caf!

Was always a product of passion.

"i have always been one to live for life experiences what you can learn from life and feel about life, this teaches me more and more all that really matters is money, finances."

Julie has hit a roadblock for now... but is already julie actually is a nurse by training á so she says will probably look for a job in nursing... but she says she'll still find a way to make people happy through her cooking..

Live in rochester ib kimt news 3 thanks isabella.

Under the governor's executive order... bars and restaurants are closed until