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LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 10, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  was Mark Stoops, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Football. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. The 2022 season marked yet another year of achievement for Coach Mark Stoops and the Kentucky football program.   When the Wildcats took on Iowa in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl in December of 2022, [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, Aug. 3, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  was Mark Rucker, Certified Bourbon Steward/Co-Host of he Bourbon Life Podcast: A Bourbon Life. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. Mark D. Rucker, an attorney based in the picturesque city of Lexington, Kentucky. Beyond his legal expertise, Rucker's life took a fascinating turn when he delved into his passions and merged [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, July 27, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  was Dr. Burton Webb, President, University of Pikeville. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. Dr. Burton Webb can trace his Kentucky roots back to Samuel Porter, Jr., who entered the Commonwealth in 1777, just one year after the start of the war for independence from Great Britain. For the next six [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting Thursday, July 20, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  will be incoming  president Kim Johnson sharing her Rotary Club of Lexington vision for 2023-2024. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, Kim went to college at the University New Mexico in Albuquerque graduating with a degree in English and Communications. Married for 39 years [...]

In place of our weekly lunch meeting we are holding a 5th Thursday Event! Join us at Counter Clocks Baseball Stadium for a Tour and Game! 207 Legends Lane Lexington , KY 40505 FIFTH THURSDAY EVENT!!JUNE 29th Counter Clocks Baseball Tour, 5:00pm (free) meet at the main entrance. The Lexington Counter Clocks will play the Lancaster Barnstormers now in a double header. Due to the double header, the first game is at 5 pm (tickets $8).  They will be 7 innings each. This is also Thirsty Thursday and Bark in the Park night! No need to notify Susan. Just join us [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 22, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s  speaker  was President Winn Stephens addressing the club for this final program of the 2022-2023 year. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. THE WINN COLUMN “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike.” – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath My Rotary journey started in 2014. Bill Cox had [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 15, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speakers  were River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, Solar Energy Solutions. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. “Here comes the sun (Doo-d-doo-doo); here comes the sun.  And I say, “It’s alright.” – George Harrison/The Beatles For today’s speakers, River Fuchs and Rhodes Thompson, the sun is certainly “alright”, as will become apparent [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, June 8, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Darren Nelson, Director, Babasol Tournament. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. The Barbasol Championship, a sanctioned PGA tour event came to Lexington in 2018, becoming the first such event to be held in Kentucky since 1959, with the exception of the PGA Championship held at Valhalla. Today’s speaker, Darren [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting Thursday, May 25, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program’s guest speaker was Commissioner Whitney Allen, Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs. This is the Rotary Club of Lexignton's annual Memorial Day Program. This meeting was also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org  to reserve your meal. On 4 August 2021, Governor Andy Beshear appointed Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Retired) Whitney Allen as the seventh Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veteran [...]