Celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy Dinner with the Republican Party

Celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy

Dinner with the Republican Party

Gideon Thompson

The Ashland Beacon

Grab your calendars and get your tickets, it’s almost time for “The 2025 Boyd County GOP Lincoln Dinner.” In honor of President Abraham Lincloln and his historically recognized accomplishments with the Republican party, dinners are held each year commemorating his service. Elected in 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican President of the United States, paving the way for a new world. Within one month of the 1861 Presidential Inauguration, President Lincoln had already began restructuring the country in support of the people by initiating the Civil War at Fort Sumter. By 1862 President Lincoln had driven the United States into new territory with the Homestead Act, allowing 160 acres to those brave enough to venture into the westwardly unknown. On January 1^st, 1863, President Lincoln addressed the entire country proclaiming freedom for all slaves form the Confederate territory delivering the “Emancipation Proclamation.” Following the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln successfully abolished slavery through the Thirteenth Amendment passed just after his death in 1865. Recognizing the vast effects of President Lincoln’s administration, each Lincoln dinner held is in honor of one of the most epic Republican candidates to have ever served our country.

            This autumn the 2025 Boyd County GOP Lincoln Dinner will be held on Saturday, November 22^nd at the Bellefonte Country Club located at 208 Country Club Dr. in Ashland, Kentucky. Attending this year are keynote speaker Senator Robin Webb of district 18, Master of Ceremonies Tom Roten with the Tom Roten Morning Show, Guest speaker Boyd County Judge Executive Eric Chaney, along with several regional and state candidates and elected officials. Aside from attending speakers, confirmed guests attending are Congressman Andy Barr, Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Businessmen Nate Morris and Michael Faris, KY Treasurer Mark H. Metcalf, Representatives Scott Sharp, Patrick Flannery, and Aaron Thompson, Boyd County Attorney Curtis Dotson and John Daniels, Boyd County Commissioner David Salisbury, James King, Commissioner Jeremy Holbrook, and City of Ashland Mayor Chuck Charles.

           Reception for the event will begin at 5pm allowing time for everyone to meet and mingle, then continued with dinner at 6pm along with speakers and public figures.  Tickets must be purchased to attend and are available online at www.boydcountyrepublicanparty.org. Ticket prices are set at $100 for VIP admission, including the meeting and greeting at 5pm followed with dinner and presentations at 6pm, and $65 for general admission which includes dinner and presentations at 6pm. Throughout the event there will be items available from a silent auction that will be running continuously during the event. The auction will benefit the support of the Boyd County Republican Women’s Club annual scholarship program. Proceed collected from the 2025 Boyd County GOP Lincoln Dinner will be donated to the Boyd County GOP in support of the Republican Party and their operations.

            The 2025 Lincoln Dinner is open for Republicans looking to celebrate in honor of President Lincoln and creating new bonds with fellow party members. If you are interested in discovering new candidates and their agendas for the Republican Party, Makin new friends with similar ideas, finding new avenues for business development, or strengthening the Republican community, then the 2025 Boyd County Lincoln Dinner might be the event you’ve been looking for. Further information can be found on the Boyd County GOP Facebook page or by visiting boydcountyrepublican.org. No matter what your reason is for attending, the evening is set for success as it is rooted in historic tradition with support of the local communities and state of Kentucky at its center.