An EF-2 tornado ripped through Three Rivers earlier this month, but a local Applebee’s manager helped 50 customers and staff avoid the worst of the storm.
Aubrey McKenzie, the bar and service manager at the Three Rivers Applebee’s, helped 50 people shelter inside the restaurant’s kitchen when the tornado hit on March 6. No one who took shelter inside the kitchen was hurt.
“I knew what my position was in this building. And what I needed to do. So I tried to remain calm. And get everybody where they needed to be. It was fast moving,” McKenzie said.
Without missing a beat, McKenzie went from dinner service to serving her community, helping customers get where they needed to be to try to stay safe…