Sunrise Rotary Inducts New Members Marsha Lindeken and Thom Wells Christianne Dettmann We’re growing! The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is excited to welcome two more members to its ranks. Focused squarely on community service throughout the Copper Corridor, the Club cherishes and celebrates everyone who has committed to helping make a tangible difference in and…
Linda Drake In recent weeks, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke enjoyed learning about Trico Electric Cooperative from its CEO. We welcomed Brian Heithoff, Trico’s CEO and General Manager. Brian has held this position since April 2021. He leads the member-owned electric utility, focusing on grid technology, sustainability, and service to areas around Tucson, Marana, Pinal County,…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club Inducts Kelly McDonald Christianne Dettmann The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is proud to have inducted Kelly McDonald as a new member on Feb. 19. His Rotary journey, however, did not begin in Arizona. Kelly has been a Rotary International member since 2012, joining in Washington state at the invitation of the…
Spotlight on Mary Thompson—SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Joyce Wainscott The little engine that could—also known as Mary Thompson—has chugged uphill her entire life. A founding member of SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary, Mary was born in Rochester, N.Y., where winter builds character and grit comes standard. Mary grew up in a small apartment filled with love. Money was…
Barbara Barr Bengen What are you doing with your soft plastics? We can’t add them to our recycling bin and set them out on the curb. If we put them in the trash, they just stick around in our landfills for hundreds of years. Tah dah! Enter soft plastics recycling! The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke…
Christianne Dettmann Did you find some hidden gems this past fall at any of the Golden Goose Moonlight Madness sales? Did you visit the Rotary’s “Quilts of Love” sale at the Sunny Side Up Café on Oct. 28-29, 2025? Did you score some great deals at the IDWI (“I Don’t Want It!”) sale in the…
Rotary Club Honors Andrea and Dan Stephens as Citizens of the Year Barbara Barr Bengen Andrea and Dan Stephens are entering their ninth year as the driving force behind one of the community’s most impactful efforts, the annual food drive. Due to Andrea’s and Dan’s leadership and tireless dedication, the communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke…
Barbara Barr Bengen When disaster strikes, heroes appear in many. forms. After the fire is out and the first responders and insurance adjusters have left, all that remains are the charred skeletons of dreams and memories. And then, how does one make that jump to clear the land to start anew? Enter more heroes, Team…
Barbara Barr Bengen Each November, cyclists from around the globe flock to Tucson, Ariz., to ride in the scenic streets of El Tour de Tucson. For Rotary International, this event is the organization’s largest fundraiser in the world, uniting Rotarians from the four corners of the Earth to raise funding to end polio now. The…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke: Doing Something About It! Barbara Barr Bengen How many times have you been in a conversation about the shortage of people in vocational trades? We often ask, “Whatever happened to Shop and other trades classes?” Everyone is talking about the need for more people entering the trades. So the Rotary…