~HAPPY BUCKS & RECOGNITIONS~

April 12, 2016

NEXT MEETING: Tues., April 19, 2016
Noon, Soda Center, SMC
PROGRAM: Michele Robbins:
Shalom can Change the World

John Erickson, winner of the lowball Fine

Free Hat, extolled the merits of a certain
hardware store and even gave up some
sample merchandise, a high tech
flashlight
made in China.
He also
presented to our commanding officer a
Navy captains hat which was smaller and
probably more comfortable than the Rajah
turban.

Greeter and Invocator Ron Mucovich

~~FUTURE CLUB MEETINGS~~

* April 26 Marielle Smallheiser What We Should

Know About Medicare.
* May 3 -- Linus Eukel The John Muir Land Trust
and Carr Ranch Project.
** May 10 Agnes Moore (The official 94 year old
Rosie The Riveter)
(Evening Meeting at Soda Center)
*May 17 Diane Hardy & Tim Farley Annual Report
From St. Marys College.

*Regular Noon Meeting

** Second Tuesday Evening

~BUSINESS MEETING~
President Roger, perhaps a bit weary
from the meeting setup, opened the
meeting with a wimpy ring of the bell; his
mulligan ring was adequate by club
standards.
Jim Campbell
offered
thoughtful Thought for the Day, and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
The many guests in attendance were:
Friends of Rotary Larry & Carol Tessler,
Diego Rios, and Mary Caburi; Rotary
spouses Linda Campbell, Joyce
Ellenberg, Mary Sue Erickson, Ann
Damaschino, Leslie Lynch, and Pam
Reneau.

I wouldnt look either, Roger

Ron Mucovich gave a HB because of all

the spouses in attendance . . . Kevin
Reneau gave a HB because he and Pam
had recently vacationed in Palm Springs
and he was able to sweet-talk his way out
of a fine. . . . Ann Damaschino gave a HB
because she had finished their tax forms
and had just four quarters left (or
something like that) . . . John Erickson
gave eight HBs because a busload of Ace
judges rated his store a winner in a
business contest (if they had tried to park
the bus, John may not have won) . . . Mary
Sue Erickson gave a HB to get John to
shut up and sit down. . . . Linda May gave
a HB because she completed eight tax

returns of family members . . .

Lad Lynch gave a HB for Leslies two
cataract-free eyes. . . . Jim Campbell
gave a HB for the Warriors great season
(even though they had only won 72 games
then), then many others jumped (slowly)
on the Dubs bandwagon with a buck
each.
President Roger presented Tony
Schoemehl with a pound of the worlds
strongest coffee, Death Wish, for him to
used in the USS Hornets Navy coffee
pots. Is that the kind where the spoon
stands up straight in the cup?
~CLUB SERVICE KUDOS~
We owe a debt of gratitude to the Club
members that set up the infrastructure for
each meeting. While the Rajah sets up
the sound system every week for our SMC
meetings, it isnt with just a snap of his
fingers. We always count on our tech,
Frank May, to rig the proper electronics to
be able to show the speakers videos.
Dick Vance, Tony Schoemehl, Al
Simonsen, John Erickson, and Kevin
Reneau all help when able. This week
away from SMC, Tony arranged the
catering and bar, and Gary Irwin and
Roger Gregory schlepped some Rotary
gear from the locker to make us feel at
home.
And, of course, we really
appreciate that Ron Mucovich and the
Serbian Church allow us to use the hall
on these occasions. Sorry if I missed
anybody.
Cliff Dochterman was at the Evanston
IL headquarters of Rotary International
this week, and we are sure the
organization is now even better
because
of
his
wisdom
and

contributions.
~ANNOUNCEMENTS~
The next E-Waste collection day will be April
30. Rich Render circulated the signup list
and got a lot of volunteers, especially
because of the food and beverages he
promised. Room for just a few more lucky
workers.
The District Bocce tournament will be held
on Saturday, June 18 at the Martinez Bocce
courts; signups are being taken by Captain
Angelo.
He will conduct a coffee &
doughnut-fueled practice session a few
weeks before the tournament.
There will be a Past RI Presidents Dinner
held at Blackhawk Country Club on
Tuesday May 3, and will feature PRIPs
Rick King, Gary Huang (from Taiwan),
and Cliff Dochterman. For information
and signups, talk to Debbie Roessler.
Cost is $45 pp which incl dinner and wine.
Its a hot ticket!
Link to info:
http://www.sanramonvalleyrotary.com/ri-pastpresidents-summit-registration
Debbie Roessler announced that the
Chamber of Commerce mixer which Rotary
will host will be on Wednesday, Sept 21. We
should use this event to raise money for the
playground project.
Evie Michon reported that 61 books have
been delivered to Juvenile Hall library by
Debbie Roessler. Many of these books
have been donated by local bookstores
along with the donations from the Club.
Barbara Bruner won the raffle and the $10,
but couldnt find the lucky marble.

~CAMPO INTERACT PROJECT~

The Campolindo Interact Club is
having a used clothing drive the week of
Monday, April 18th. The clothing will be
sent to the White Pony Express, Free
General Store for distribution to
homeless and destitute people in Contra
Costa. The clothing drive will run for two
weeks so bring your clean, used clothing
donations to our regular meetings on
April 19th and we will make sure they get
to the Interact Club.
~SPEAKER OF THE DAY~
Our speaker today was Cameron Deal,
the Senior Field Representative in
Lamorinda for Assemblywoman Catherine
Baker who was delayed by proceedings in
her legislative committees and could not
present the program. Cameron is a UC
Davis graduate who grew up in and still
lives Lafayette. She has worked in politics
about eight years.

Cameron said the Assemblywomans

program concentrates on four areas:
Education, Infrastructure, encouragement
of business and job growth, and Financial
Discipline. The latter means saying No a
lot as legislators always have constituents
who want to direct government spending
toward their favorite topics.
She has gotten four of her bills to pass,
dwelling on Child Abuse Prevention,
easing the transfer of Veterans to civilian
life, easing regulations for vocational
licensing, and promoting transparency and
accountability for the new Bay Bridge
project.
Assemblywoman
Baker
and
Assemblyman Glazer from Orinda are
working together to obtain emergency
funds to fix the new sinkhole on Rheem
Blvd. She opposes the twin-tunnel delta
water project and the high-speed train
favored by Gov. Brown. She receives
many good legislative ideas from
constituents, and her goal is to be
responsive to the people she represents.
~OTHER STUFF~
Close enounters of the humpback kind:
A Carol Irwin video from Antarctica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Z9
Vcfp4w Gary is in the stern wearing the
CalTrans--orange coat and hood.
Bill Eames is hosting the Last Friday Social
at his house in Rossmoor, starting at 6 pm.
Bills address is: 1901 Lakeshore. Phone
is: 510-604-9592. Gate password is: rotary.
Carpets and wine should be: white.

Speaker Cameron Deal and Roger

CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS

 May 10th evening at the Soda

Center Agnes Moore, Rosie
the Riveter. 94 years old.
May 17th noon at the Soda
Center Diane Hardy & Tim
Farley speaking about St.
Marys College
May 24th Open noon at the
Soda Center
May 31st Open noon at the
Soda Center
June 7th Open - noon at the
Soda Center
June 14th evening at the Soda
Center Gary & Carol Irwin
tell us about their recent trip to
Antarctica
June 21st - Open - noon at the
Soda Center
June 28th Evening, 6:00 pm at
the Soda Center, Claeys Hall
Demotion Dinner

Apr 29 Last Friday Social at Bill Eames

Apr 30 -- E-Waste Recycling
May 3 -- Past RI Presidents Dinner
May 11 Rotary Field Day
May 14 Moraga Community Faire
Jun 18 District Bocce Ball Challenge
Jun 28 Demotion party dinner
Aug 5-7 OMPA swim meet food booth
Sep 21 Chamber of Commerce mixer (sponsor)
Mar 24-26, 2017 District Conference

MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-16

President.Roger Gregory
President-elect ..........Kevin Reneau
Past President.Debbie Roessler
Secretary.... .Kevin Reneau
Treasurer.... Lad Lynch
Community Service Chair......Barbara Bruner
New Generations... ...Rich Render
International Service Chair..Tony Schoemehl
Public Relations ...Gary Irwin
Membership........Frank May
Director at Large...John Erickson
Director at Large..Marv Ellenberg
Director at Large Cliff Dochterman
Director at Large ...Linda May
President, Rotary InternationalRavi Ravindran
District Governor.Ken Courville
Assistant District Governor..Mark Roberts
April Editor Gary Irwin

Future Greeters/Invocators
April 26 Tony Schoemehl
May 3 Evie Michon
May 10 John Erickson
May 17 Frank May
May 24 Herb Wehmeyer

List of upcoming programs:

April 26th noon at the Soda
Center Marielle Smallheiser
speaking on Medicare
May 3rd noon at the Soda
Center Linus Eukel speaking
on the John Muir Land Trust
and the Carr Ranch Project

Moraga Rotary Board meetings: (All Tuesdays

@ 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center at the Serbian
Orthodox Church on School Street):

April 19th
May 17th
June 21st
July 19th