Justice Michelle M. Keller, a member of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, recently spoke to the Florence Rotary Club. Her district, the 6th Appellate, includes Boone, Kenton, Campbell and 18 other counties. When Justice Wil Schroder retired, Justice Keller was appointed to fill his term. She previously served on the KY Court of Appeals, 6th Appellate District, from 2006 until…
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David Mann Returns to His Roots in Northern Kentucky
David Mann, Vice Mayor of Cincinnati, returned to his roots in Northern Kentucky to speak with the Florence Rotary on Monday, July 28th. The Vice Mayor touted the many connections of Northern Kentucky to Cincinnati in that at least three mayors, including Mr. Mann, are originally from Kentucky. His father, Henry Mann, served as Mayor of Lakeside Park at the…
Read MoreBehringer Crawford Museum
At the Florence Rotary Meeting held Monday, July 21 at the Hilton of Florence, BCM’s Education Director Regina Siegrist shared the story of the Museum in Covington’s Devou Park and what’s next in its future. From the ridiculous – the infamous two-headed calf, to the sublime – the 1892 Kentucky streetcar and significant local artist collections, or the innovative freshART…
Read MoreDave Lapham Talks Football with Rotarians
Dave Lapham knows football! He played nine years with the Cincinnati Bengals (1974-1983) as an offensive lineman, and was a key player on the 1982 Bengals squad that won the AFC Championship. He has served as the Bengals radio color commentator for 28 seasons and is a Big 12 football analyst for Fox Sports Net. “People ask me what determines…
Read MoreFarmer’s Care
This week the Florence Rotary Club was honored to have the Director of Policy for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Warren Beeler, as our speaker. In January 2013 he was appointed to this position by Agriculture Commissioner James Comer who said: “He (Beeler) is one of the most respected leaders in animal agriculture, and I am honored to work with…
Read MoreSalyers Inducted into Heritage Hall of Fame
FLORENCE – John Salyers has been inducted into the Florence Rotary Club Heritage Hall of Fame. Salyers is the 15th person added to the honor roll since Florence Rotary was founded in 1945. Since leading the club as president in 2009-10, he has worked three years as an assistant governor for District 6740, which includes 45 clubs in the eastern…
Read MoreLauren Hudson Represents “Our Best Tomorrow”
FLORENCE – Robert D. Hudson says he gave up coaching basketball when his 14-year-old daughter started playing the game better than he could teach her. Based on that criteria, he might have to give up writing next. Lauren Hudson is his co-author on an award-winning book on capitalism that vaulted her into celebrity status after appearances on the John Stossel…
Read MoreSzurlinski Addresses Heroin Problem in Northern Kentucky
Tom Szurlinski recently spoke to the Florence Rotary Club about the heroin epidemic in our community. Tom is an associate attorney with Taliaferro, Carran, & Keys, PLLC, in Covington, and practices in the areas of civil rights defense and personal injury. Tom retired as the Chief of the Florence Police Department in April, 2013, after 27 years with the police…
Read MoreBill Scheyer Shares Vision of myNKY
“Be part of crafting your community’s future!” is the message from Bill Scheyer, President of Vision 2015. Bill and his team are responsible for the implementation of Northern Kentucky’s ten year strategic plan, and he shared exciting updates at a recent Florence Rotary Club meeting. Scheyer has been active in promoting economic impact in river cities, and served as city…
Read MoreSenator Mitch McConnell Addresses Rotary
The Florence Rotary Club was honored to have Senator Mitch McConnell speak at the April 14 meeting. Senator McConnell spoke about the state of the economy and the country today. He talked about the fact that we have a divided government right now. He said that Americans seem to like a divided government because we don’t want to give one…
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