Rotary Kerrville dedicated its Centennial flagpoles at the new Kerrville Public Safety Building during a special noon meeting and ceremony in Guardian Plaza. The event honored Police Week and featured remarks from city leaders, a presentation of colors by Tivy ROTC, and tours of the new facility.
Service Above Self, Since 1926
For a century, the Rotary Club of Kerrville has strengthened Kerr County through hands‑on service, youth leadership, community partnerships, and global humanitarian work. From supporting first responders and veterans to empowering students, protecting families, and responding to disasters, our club delivers measurable impact that lasts.
Today, our members contribute thousands of volunteer hours, invest in local youth, support critical community programs, and collaborate with partners across the world — all driven by Rotary’s commitment to Service Above Self.
Kerr Arts and Cultural Center executive director Lanza Teague provided the program last Wednesday, describing the upcoming Smithsonian traveling exhibit, Spark! Places of Innovation.
Lanza has deep roots in Kerr County, with her ancestors settling in the area in the 1880's. In addition to her duties at the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, she writes a column on local history for the Kerrville Daily Times.
Lanza worked on the application to host the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, and her efforts paid off with Kerrville being only one of six cities in Texas to be selected. The exhibit explores innovation and invention in rural America. Numerous examples will be displayed showing how rural communities created new products and solved problems. The exhibit will also showcase local inventions, companies and solutions from our area.
The program at the meeting last Wednesday was Schreiner University's Center for Talent and Workforce Development (CTWD). Former Kerrville Rotary Club president Marta Diffen introduced the speakers.
Dr. Melissa Allen is the Director of the CTWD. The Center for Talent and Workforce Development provides career training, certifications and continuing education for both students and working adults. The program provides job training programs in high demand fields including Banking, Healthcare, Mechatronics, Nursing, Real Estate, Software and IT, Project Management, Viticulture and Professional Development.
The program offers certifications for people already in the workforce, to allow them to advance in their field. The certifications are also beneficial to students in various majors who want to add practical skills and internships to the degree they are pursuing.
Our speaker at the last Rotary meeting was Special Agent in charge of the San Antonio office of the Secret Service, Brian Gibson.
Brian was previously in the McAllen office, and has been in the Secret Service for twenty five years.
The Secret Service was created in 1865 shortly after President Lincoln was killed at Ford's Theater in Washington DC. The agency's initial role was to investigate and combat counterfeit currency.
