Cyberdefense Guy Ed Tivol

Ed is relatively new to our club having moved to Bowling Green in 2005. He came here to start a software company to protect computers against hostile actions. His company is called Electronic Warfare Associates Government Systems Inc. or EWA for short. An article in this Wednesday's Daily News says Ed is a vice president. Senator Mitch McConnell was in town for the opening of Western's Cyber Defense Lab which is working with Ed's company. The article said that the firm specializes in homeland security technology.

Ed grew up in Kansas City, MO and graduated in 1960 from Paseo High School. This is Harry S Truman country. Ed went to The Citadel and was career Army for the next 26 years. He mustered out in 1990 just weeks before Desert Storm. He retired with the rank of Colonel. He is married to LaJuana Wilcher and they have a farm here in Warren County and raise horses.

Brigadier General Dan Cherry, USAF Retired

Dan lived in Bowling Green until he was six then moved around a lot with his family. His Dad was an aeronautical engineer. His Dad was working at Lockheed in Marietta, GA when Dan graduated from South Cobb High School in 1957. He came to Western a year then joined the Air Force in 1959. Dan stayed in the Air Force 29 years and moved 22 times during that span. He married his wife Sylvia in 1960 and they have two daughters. Each of their daughters have two daughters so they have been nothing if not consistent. Dan loves those girls.

Dan is a decorated flier from the Vietnam War whose MIG shoot down was featured recently on national TV. In addition to starting air museums Dan enjoys flying, gardening, reading and do-it-yourself projects. He joined our club in 1989 when he retired. When you start doing the math Dan has lived here longer than he has lived anywhere. He must like it. How lucky we are to have Dan back in Bowling Green and in our club.

Kentucky - Tennessee Combined District Conference

The Music City Sheraton will host all four Kentucky and Tennessee Districts in a rare combined District Conference April 18 to 20. Click for a link to the website. Several years ago we flew into Nashville coming back from a trip visiting our sons in school in Tampa. I noticed as we were landing that cars were having a hard time getting around. The roads were a solid sheet of ice on this particular January night. We tried desperately to find a room in the airport area but they were all filled up. I was beginning to fear for our safety. I came across a young man walking to work carrying his duffel bag and picked him up. He took us the back roads to the Music City Sheraton Inn where he worked. He went in and explained our desperate situation to the manager and we got their best room that night for $40. They have always had a special place in my heart ever since. Make your plans now to go down to the District Conference and make a lot of friends from all over as well as see a bunch of old friends.

Amy Milliken our newest Paul Harris Fellow

Congratulations to Amy Milliken as our club's newest Paul Harris Fellow. This brings our number to about 112 or nearly 70% of our members are Paul Harris Fellows. Amy is the former Amy Hale and a former Miss Hart County. She graduated from Warren East High School in 1989, WKU in 1993, and Chase Law School in 1995. She is married to Wesley Milliken and they have two daughters. Amy is Warren County Attorney. She tells me that she, Wes and the girls enjoy boating on the lake. She gave up water skiing after injuring a knee.