Forty years ago, Ray and Wilma Yoder thought it would be fun to visit every Cracker Barrel restaurant in the United States. On Monday, Ray's 81st birthday, they reached their goal as they sat down to eat at their 645th Cracker Barrel in Tualatin, Oregon.
Cracker Barrel surprised the couple of 60 years with a paid trip to their newest location in Oregon, flying them out from their 40-acre farm in Goshen, Indiana. The Yoders were greeted by cheering employees, their own aprons, and lots of hugs, with Ray digging into a blueberry pancake with blueberry syrup and Wilma some eggs and hash browns. "It was quite special," Ray told KOIN 6. "These little farm kids aren't used to all this hype."
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