I enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18 while attending Southwestern in San Diego, CA., and served in Vietnam during the height of the war. I am proud to live in America, and hold strong beliefs in our duty to support our country. I was assigned to bases throughout Europe and Asia. In the 1980's I was assigned to the United States Central Command and reported directly to General Robert C. Kingston. During that time, I made numerous trips with him to the Middle East. After serving 20 years, I retired from the Army while living in Las Vegas. Having traveled the world, I was anxious to settle down in a nice quiet small town with beautiful surroundings.

We met through close friends, married two months later, and raised three sons. We watched with pride as the eldest married, and with unbelievable joy as he and his beautiful wife gave us a granddaughter. While they learned the business, we were busy planning our retirement in Northern Idaho. When the opportunity finally came, we looked hard and finally found our "dream home". While moving in we both agreed this was the perfect home to share with others and opened the "Ponderosa Lodge Bed and Breakfast". So much for retirement.....