Below is our Newsletter for the week of September 10, 2018
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August 20, 2018 Newsletter
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Below is our newsletter for the week of August 13, 2018 #FloRo #Service Above Self #PeopleofAction
Read MoreWeinberg Introduces Ronald McDonald House to Rotarians
FLORENCE – Mike Weinberg says the Ronald McDonald House is much more than an affordable place to stay for family members with critically injured youngsters at Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “We’re not just a shelter,” Weinberg said. “We provide all the things people are missing from home. “It’s important to us that the families feel comfortable and happy … that…
Read MoreJeannine Kreinbrink Brings Civil War History to Rotarians
FLORENCE – If you happen upon a long trench or a U-shaped mound atop a hillside in Northern Kentucky, you may have stumbled upon hallowed historical ground, according to Jeannine Kreinbrink. The Union army built an eight-mile arc of defensive fortifications across Northern Kentucky in September 1862 to block Confederate troops marching toward Cincinnati. The fortification line included a series…
Read MoreInteract Students Share Dominican Republic Experience
FLORENCE – Last year, the video produced by the Interact Club of Boone County to document a trip to the Dominican Republic highlighted the students’ activities. This year, their video focused on the people they helped … and their smiles. “This trip was just as amazing as the first time,” said Alex King, who returned with the Interact Club for…
Read MoreShawn 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 MoreThe Beverly Hills Supper Club: The Untold Story Behind Kentucky’s Worst Tragedy
FLORENCE – Robert D. Webster says he did not set out to write a book on the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire when first approached, particularly a book that suggests the blaze was arson. He changed his mind after listening to stories from survivors. “I kept hearing a different story (about possible causes) than I had ever heard before,”…
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 MoreInstant Racing Coming to Turfway Park
FLORENCE – Chip Bach doesn’t expect an immediate turnaround in Turfway Park’s fortunes, but he is betting on instant racing to raise the stakes. Bach, the general manager at the Florence track, said thoroughbred racing facilities in Kentucky have struggled financially because of competition from casino gambling and slot machines at tracks in neighboring states. An electronic horse racing game…
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