The Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky is pleased to welcome Deana Izzo of the Boone County Schools to their December 10th Meeting. Deana Izzo has lived and worked in Boone County for the past 15 years. As a transplant from the Southwestern part of Kentucky, she has enjoyed serving the Boone County School District in the role of a Guidance…
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Please join us as we hear from Rod Bell regarding the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves program. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is the lead Defense Department program promoting cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their National Guard and Reserve employees. Established in 1972, ESGR operates within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense…
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Boone County Schools hopes to enroll every high school student in the district this fall in a voluntary drug testing program with rewards for just saying “No.” The district will launch Drug Free Clubs of America in all its schools this fall. The voluntary program is the latest iteration of efforts to discourage students from using drugs. “Drug Free Clubs…
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Start with 85-year-old blueprints and design schematics. Find a few workmen or companies with knowledge of the original construction techniques. Then add modern technology to restore, refresh and upgrade the building without substantially changing its historic look. That’s the formula for the $224 million renovation of Cincinnati Union Terminal, according to Cody Hefner, manager of media relations. The project is…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Most family-owned small businesses do not survive into the second generation because of breakdowns in communication and trust among family members. That’s the assessment of Steve McLemore, the engagement director for the Goering Center for Family and Private Business. He contends family conflicts, not monetary issues, are the biggest villains. “The hard stuff is the people stuff,” he…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Kevin Butler faces the task of building a base of rabid FC Cincinnati soccer fans who don’t recognize geographical boundaries. He left ESPN for a job as chief branding officer for FC Cincinnati. His charge is marketing, public relations and outreach that creates a one-community brand. His challenge is the Ohio River. “What blows my mind is this…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Doug Bickel’s cap acted like a magnet when he returned to Utah Beach on the coast of France for the first time in 71 years. The letters on his cap say “World War II Veteran.” Bickel, 95, was among the 24,000 allied troops who hit the beaches at Normandy in 1944 on D-Day. Everywhere he went upon his…
Read MoreFLORENCE – When the Kentucky National Guard was called to assist with hurricane relief in the Caribbean in early November, the USO went into action. Members of the Kentucky Guard learned of the assignment only a day ahead of their scheduled departure. The USO put together care packages with food and toiletry items for the military units called together to…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Horses don’t lie. They don’t mask their feelings. They don’t talk back or judge you if you pour out your innermost thoughts. And, they’re loving, caring and sensitive. “We use that natural relationship as a mirror to help people overcome their relationship problems,” says Beth Long, founder and CEO of New Day Achievement Program. New Day offers equine…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Employees of two Northern Kentucky businesses have received awards for exemplary support of members of the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve. Rod Bell, area chair for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), presented the awards at a meeting of the Florence Rotary Club on Monday, Oct. 16. ESGR is a Department of Defense program that…
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