Our first program of 2008 was a History of the Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport presented by our own Ken Hines. Ken said he grew up close to the airport and spent a good deal of time hanging around there as a youth. Ken is instrument rated with a commercial pilots license. He lived 30 years in Phoenix and says he used to fly quite a bit out West. Our airport has evolved a great deal over the years and is now highly regarded by members of the general aviation community.Ken graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1952 and got his degree from Bowling Green Business College in 1956. He went to work for the Hartford Insurance Company in 1960 and served in a variety of towns including Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Evansville, St. Louis, and Hartford. In 1973 he was sent to Phoenix where he stayed until 2003 when he came back home. He and his wife Barbara have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren in Texas and three in Missouri. Ken's interests include refinishing furniture including some caning, golf and reading especially about the Civil War. Ken says a project that is near and dear to his heart is an effort to encourage renewed interest in the Barren River. He'd like to see an excursion boat route developed between Bowling Green and the Greencastle Dam which is 12 miles downstream. I hope he is successful. Ken welcome home. We're delighted to have you back in BG.
