FLORENCE – The criminal justice system is not well-equipped to combat the heroin problem in Northern Kentucky, a Boone County public defender says. “We get in on it at the tail end of the problem,” said Steve Florian, an attorney who serves Boone County for the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy. “I don’t know the solution, but we all need…
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Hughes of Gateway Presents to Rotary
“Our mission is to offer high quality, affordable, accessible and inclusive post secondary education and training,” said Dr. G. Edward Hughes, President and CEO of Gateway Community and Technical College. Dr. Hughes recently spoke to the Florence Rotary Club about the college, and the new Urban Center in downtown Covington. Gateway was established through the Kentucky Community and Technical College…
Read MoreQ&A: Santos discusses role as Rotary president
Melissa Stewart: FLORENCE — Billy Santos, 33, of Park Hills has many titles. At The Bank of Kentucky he’s vice president and regional manager. At home, he’s dad, and most recently at the Florence Rotary Club he’s president. It may sound like a lot to juggle, but the Boone County businessman wouldn’t have it another way. Santos recently sat down…
Read MoreCitizen Of The Year 2013
The Florence Rotary Club will be presenting the Citizen Of The Year award on Monday, July 29, 2013. We hope you will participate by submitting the nomination of a local citizen who meets or exceeds our criteria. A monetary award of $1,000 will be given to the charity of the finalist’s choice. Print Citizen of the Year ‘Criteria & Nomination’…
Read MoreFrench Rotarians Visit Florence Club
Bonjour, mon amis! The Florence Rotary Club recently hosted a group study exchange of Rotary members from France. After a whirlwind tour of local colleges, government, and law enforcement, the group spoke about their careers, interests, and Rotary Clubs in their hometowns. Yann de Sereville is the team leader of the Rotary group study exchange program, and has been a…
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Read MoreMeet and Support Guilherme Mezzari
Dear Rotarians, On behalf of Guilherme Mezzari I am sending you a copy of the email that he sent to me with the access to his video concerning his exchange in America. It has been entered into a Rotary Youth Exchange Contest and after you have viewed the video, you can vote for it as the best. You always want…
Read MoreMid-South PETS Report
This year at Mid-South PETS there were a total of 331 President Elects representing close to 15,000 members. Participants were from Districts in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Among the distinguished Speakers were Ron Burton, Rotary International President Elect; Bill Boyd, 2006-2007 President of Rotary International, and John Germ, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation. In addition to the President Elect Training…
Read MorePlanning Commission Shares Boone County Growth Picture
What is composed of 256 square miles, including 33 miles of interstate highway and 42 miles of river frontage? If you answered “Boone County”, you are correct! Kevin Costello of the Boone County Planning Commission shared these facts during a recent presentation to the Florence Rotary Club. Costello highlighted the 2010 Boone County Comprehensive Plan, along with the 2035 Future…
Read MoreFlorence Rotary Travels Boone County’s Barn Quilt Trail
When I read the Florence Rotary newsletter announcing our February 11th meeting featuring a talk on Barn Quilting I pictured large quilts hung in barns. I could not help but wonder why anyone would want to put their quilts out in the barn, but assumed there must be some hidden purpose. I am familiar with the avid quilting community centered…
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