FLORENCE – Kent Whitworth calls it “history on a stick.” Technology geeks call it a specialized software program for a mobile device. Common folks may call it a history book, a summary of historical markers or a customized tour guide with map. It is ExploreKYHistory, a smartphone app Whitworth introduced to Florence Rotarians at a luncheon on Monday, June 27.…
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Shawn Carroll Inducted into the Florence Rotary Club Heritage Hall of Fame
FLORENCE – Shawn Carroll has been named to the Florence Rotary Club Heritage Hall of Fame. Carroll, executive director of New Perceptions in Edgewood, is a native of Boone County who is well-known for his involvement in church activities, charitable events and youth sports. “He is a man of faith, a man of integrity and a man of service,” noted…
Read MoreFlorence Rotary Presents Scholarships to Six Boone County Students
FLORENCE – The Florence Rotary Club has presented $1,000 college scholarships to six Boone County high school seniors. The scholarship winners were recognized at a luncheon on Monday, April 25, at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport in Florence. The selections were based on interviews of nominees from each of the high schools by Florence Rotary members. The selections were based on…
Read MoreShawn Marler Blazes Trails for NKY Boy Scouts
FLORENCE – Ask Shawn Marler about the impact of scouting in Northern Kentucky and he’ll tell you about a fourth grader in Newport and his Boy Scout hatchet. The youngster walks past gang members and people taking drugs on his way home from school, but he doesn’t carry the hatchet to protect himself, according to Marler. He carries it to…
Read MoreCircus Mojo Comes to Rotary
FLORENCE – What do you do if your mojo isn’t working and your life appears to be spinning out of control? Well … uh … you might try spinning a plate to get your mojo going again. That’s what Paul Miller says. Miller is the founder of Circus Mojo in Ludlow. One of the ways his troupe brightens the spirits…
Read MoreSt. Elizabeth Healthcare Network Expanding to Erlanger
FLORENCE – St. Elizabeth Healthcare plans to open a behavioral health facility with 197 beds off the Dolwick Connector in Erlanger in June or July 2017. “That will be a game-changer because there is such a great need in Northern Kentucky,” St. Elizabeth CEO Garren Colvin said. Colvin traced several game changers currently in play at St. Elizabeth Healthcare during…
Read MoreHomeless Children in Kentucky Increasing
FLORENCE – Kentucky has more homeless children per capita than any other state in the nation, and the problem actually may be greater than the numbers indicate, according to a staff attorney for the Children’s Law Center (CLC). The National Center on Family Homelessness ranked Kentucky worst in the nation on one scale of child homelessness (adjusted for state population)…
Read MoreOasis of Hope at DCCH Center for Children and Families
FLORENCE – The DCCH Center for Children & Families provides an oasis of hope and care for young people across Kentucky with emotional and behavioral problems. The 83-acre campus in Ft. Mitchell serves as a residential treatment center for children 6-14 who have been removed from their homes by the state because of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Up to…
Read MoreDistrict Governor Cindy Legg Addresses Florence Club
FLORENCE – How can you provide clean water to impoverished families scattered across the rugged mountains of Eastern Kentucky and beyond the reach of municipal water systems? All it takes is a little help from your friends, said Rotary District 6740 Governor Cindy K. Legg. A little help from friends in Rotary clubs throughout the eastern half of Kentucky, including…
Read MoreFlorence Rotary Club Celebrates its 70th Anniversary
FLORENCE – The Florence Rotary Club celebrated its 70th anniversary on Monday, November 2. The organization has grown from a handful of business people who struggled to find a permanent home for Rotary to the second largest Rotary Club in District 6740, which includes all the clubs east of Interstate 75 in Kentucky. The organization also has grown from a…
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