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 tight, but family bonds…
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? Did you score some great deals at the IDWI (“I Don’t Want It!”) sale in the Mountainview…
Barbara Barr Bengen, Assistant Governor, Rotary District 5500 When the horrific fires ravaged Southern California, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke and the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSRC) combined forces to help those in need. Many of the residents in the SaddleBrooke communities lived in those areas and have friends and family who have been directly…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Welcomes New Member Bob Lamar Christianne Dettmann The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club proudly welcomed new member Bob Lamar on Jan. 16. Bob, his lovely wife, and their West Highland terrier settled in SaddleBrooke Ranch back in 2015. Bob is no stranger to Rotary service, having been involved previously with the Rotary Club…
Barbara Barr Bengen, Joe Guyton, and Bill Demeroutis Can you imagine trying to escape a house fire and having to drop your infant son from a second-story window to the arms of a person down below? That’s what happened to the mother of the Mullineux family of five who just lost their Oracle home to…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Supports the Golden Goose Frank Shipton Volunteer members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) gathered to prepare for the opening of “Midnight Madness” at the Golden Goose in Catalina. SSR members volunteer each month in support of the Golden Goose event. Surprise! SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Welcomes New Member Fore For Kids…
A Special Gift from Rotary Rotary International and Barbara Barr Bengen A group of third graders are going to be receiving a special gift: the gift of words. The Rotary Dictionary Project is a nationwide effort to provide young students with their own personal dictionaries. Members of the SaddleBrooke Rotary Club distribute the dictionaries to…