Beth Eisenhardt:  

Life 1979 I bartended at Bay Valley Inn Nightclub and Resort for the summer and decided I needed to get away from Saginaw to forget a broken heart, travel and start a new life! So I joined the Air Force and traveled to San Antonio, Texas for basic training. I was really healthy but it was still rough training and exercising in the extreme heat in August in Texas! It was a long six weeks but I made it. Next I was stationed in Denver, Colorado for technical training. I had lots of time to explore Denver and go camping in the mountains. My first assignment was at Tyndall Air Force base in Panama City Florida for 1+1/2 years. My broken heart was long since forgotten. I was too busy to think of the past. What a change after living in MI. Sun, heat, humidity and lots of rain. I had so much fun. I had a gang of girls and guys I hung out with like the Friends TV show. Life was grand. I lived in a free apartment on the base, free utiliites, free meals and a paycheck. I went to Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City and the A.F. paid for it. I was anxious to travel more and was able to get an assignment to England for 4 years. I traveled all over England, Ireland, France, Greece, Amsterdam, ect. during my free time. I continued going to college at night for Business and Administration. In 1986 I left the Air Force and came home to Zilwaukee. I joined Holly's Inc. as a Mgr. and relocated to Kalamazoo. I worked at both their Holiday Inn Hotels and the Sheraton as a Food, Beve...Expand for more