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LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will held its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 13th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Ouita Michel. She   presented" A Kentucky Chef's Tale: The Quest for Kentucky's Cuisine." Since 2001, when Ouita Michel and her husband, Chris, opened their flagship Holly Hill Inn in Midway, Ky., she has made locally grown ingredients a priority in her world-class cuisine. Michel’s restaurants have purchased $3 million of Kentucky-grown meats, dairy and produce. She has been a James Beard Foundation Award nominee as Outstanding Restaurateur and Best Chef in the Southeast numerous times. Michel and her restaurants are regularly [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 6th, at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program's guest speaker is Ryan Quarles, Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture. The trade tariff war with China has negatively affected soybean growers. Former tobacco growers who rushed to convert to hemp production face a glut in the market. And animal rights activists and some nutritionists push to limit livestock production, arguing for the adoption plant-based diets using ingredients that can be effectively grown using commercial greenhouse supplies. It's not easy being a farmer these days or an [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, January 30th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker is Dr. Gregory O. Hall. In fall 2016, Dr. Hall joined the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. He previously served as Head of the Department of Political Science and Director of the International Studies Program at Morehouse College. Dr. Hall has held appointments at institutions both in the United States and abroad, to include Hong Kong and Turkey. He has made numerous public appearances in various [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 23,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Stuart Foster, State Climatologist, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Stuart Foster is a professor of geography. He received his Ph. D. from The Ohio State University in 1988. As state climatologist for Kentucky since 2000, he focuses on the analysis and visualization of climatological data and the delivery of climate services. Dr. Foster served as president of the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) from 2012-14 and currently chairs the AASC Mesonet Committee. He is [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, January 16th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speakers were Rob and Diane Perez, Founders & Owners, DV8 Kitchen, Life Changing Food. DV8 Kitchen is a non-profit restaurant located in Lexington, KY that serves all-day breakfast sandwiches. The business was developed and operates as a second chance employment opportunity for people who are trying to redirect their lives. For these people, it is often difficult for them to find employers willing to take a chance on them, yet DV8 works to shatter the [...]

  LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 9th, at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Alex Waldrop, President & CEO of  the National Thoroughbred  Racing Association. His presentation was titled: Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding in Central Kentucky and Beyond: Impact of Recent Events in California Alexander M. Waldrop is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) where he leads the Thoroughbred industry’s national office responsible for matters pertaining to federal legislative advocacy, racing safety and integrity, marketing and promotion of the [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, December 19th,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The  club's  program  is the ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY with students from Booker T. Washington.  The day was full of music, good cheer, gifts for the students and a visit from the jolly old man himself, Santa! The club has a lot to celebrate as we turn over another decade and move into 2020. WRAPPED UP IN GIVING! What, another decade gone? Just like that ten years have flown by, giving us an ideal opportunity to look back and [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Dec. 12th ,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker is Mark W. Summers, PhD, Thomas Clark Professor of History at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Summers is one of the foremost experts on U.S. presidential history and a prolific author, master storyteller and often a contributor to news sources for expert commentary on any  number of topics related to U.S. presidents. To quote Rotary Club President-Elect Jamie Schrader, “This week's meeting will be a blockbuster and guaranteed to be fascinating for all,” [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Dec. 5th, ,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Lawrence Weathers, Chief of Police, Lexington Police Department. Chief Lawrence B. Weathers is a native of Lexington Kentucky. He joined the Lexington Division of Police in 1989. He has a Masters of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He began his police career as a patrol officer and has worked as a supervisor in every [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Nov. 21st,  at the Red Mile, 1200 Red Mile Road. The program’s guest speaker was Mary Quinn K. Ramer is President of VisitLEX, where she oversees all administrative, marketing and convention activities for the destination organization. Mary Quinn brings 20 years of tourism, marketing communications, and event planning experience to VisitLEX. Prior to becoming President, Mary Quinn spent seven years as the Vice President of Marketing at the organization. During her tenure, she has overseen a successful rebranding effort and launch of the iconic blue horse brand, coordinated [...]