chapel and it is the far right of that building.

A
map link is included at the end of this newsletter.

JANUARY 26, 2016

NEXT MEETING: February 2, 2016

Noon meeting; Dryden Hall !!!!

Program: Jafer Yaghoobi; Author of Let
Us Water the Flowers: Memoir of a Political
Prisoner in Iran.
Greeter and Invocation: Dick Vance
~~CLUB MEETINGS COMING UP ~

* Feb 9 - No Club meetingAttend Interclub meeting

* Feb 10 Interclub Fab 5 meeting at Rossmoor
* Feb 16 Linda Groobin, Caring hands Voluntary
Caregivers Program
* Feb 23 Larry Tessler; SCORE Mentor Program

CarC
*Regular Noon Meeting

** Second Tuesday Evening

~THE MEETING~
The meeting was opened with a high decibel ring
of the bell by President Roger, who welcomed us
all and reminded us that the Club had been serving
the community and the world for 48 years.
Greeter Ron Mucovich greeted those he hadnt
yet greeted, and offered a prayer for the families of
U. S. servicemen whose lives were recently lost,
and for former Moraga Rotarian and Past
President Dan Dahlen who is in Kaiser Hospital
after a recent severe heart attack.
Guests today were: Moraga Police Lt. Jon King,
Fremont Rotarian Alka Mulakaluri, Larry
Tessler, and speaker Dan Dunn.

~ALERTNEXT MEETING MOVED~

Our next meeting is at noon, February 2nd in
Dryden Hall. As you face the college chapel,
Dryden Hall is in the building to the right of the

~HAPPY BUCKS AND FELLOWSHIP~

Barbara Bruner gave a couple of HBs for Cals
stirring 1 point basketball victory over Arizona . .
Angelo Costanza gave a HB because he
attended the game where St. Marys beat archrival Gonzaga, due to Ron Julians rally cap
when the Gaels were down by 15 . . . The Rajah
gave two HBs for the Warriors huge win over the
Spurs last night . . . Larry Tessler, whose
birthday is this week, gave a nice check for $77 .
. . . . . Cliff Dochterman gave a HB for his safe
return from Rotary service in the wilds of San
Diego at the International Assembly, where he
helped train all 500+ of the incoming District
Governors in the world. His grande finale speech
was translated into 9 languages, including
English, and the video of the speech has
probably gone viral by now on the Internet. Try
this:
http://video.rotary.org/7nYB/you-arethe-conductor-cliff-dochterman/
A rumor is circulating that one our members with
a history of such things will be circulating at our
next meeting a traditional Super Bowl pool
signup sheet, a 10 x 10 pool with payouts each
quarter and final score, for just $1 per square.
The Club will get 25% off the top just for the
indignity.

. . . President Roger mentioned that A Nite at

the Races committee meetings will be at 5 pm
at Cliffs on Jan 25, Feb 2, Feb 22, and March 7,
all Mondays. All are welcome.
February 10th is the annual Fab Five Interclub
Luncheon, held at the Rossmoor Activity Center
beginning at 11:30 am. Buy your $25 tickets
from Treasurer Lad. We will have no Club
meeting February 9.

Employee of the Month Brian South & friends

~EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH~

Kevin Reneau invited Lt. Jon King of the
Moraga Police to introduce this months
Employee of the Month, Moraga Rotarian Sgt.
Brian South. He was described as great
representative of the Town and the best
investigator on the force, who also handles many
service projects of the force such as working with
elementary school children and fundraising for
the Special Olympics. Brian received $100 in gift
certificates donated by Town businesses, and a
Get Out of Jail Free card.
The Employee of the Month, the joint project of
Moragas Rotary and Chamber of Commerce
has now completed four years of operation.
Kudos to Kevin Reneau and Larry Tessler for
leading the project, and Cliff Dochterman who
is on the selection committee. Thanks also to
Lamorinda Weekly for publishing the photos of
each awardee.

~ANNOUNCEMENTS~
The dinner for Moragas Businessperson of
the year Kevin Reneau will be on Tuesday Feb
23 at 6 pm at the Moraga Country Club, cost $55
per person, so sign up with Gary Irwin to attend.

President Roger complimented Kevin Reneau

for arranging the State of Moraga Business
2016 seminar last Tuesday evening at the Soda
Center. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce,
we heard from the Town of Moraga, an
economics professor from St. Marys College,
the new owner of the Rheem Shopping Center,
and our own Rotarian, Ron Mucovich. We
learned that Rons big mission on the
commercial real estate front is getting a
Mexican restaurant into this town. Over 100
people attended, including several Rotarians.
The District Conference will be April 1-3 at the
Yolo County Fairgrounds. Fun will include a
golf tournament on March 31, and the Friday
night social where food and drink are free. No
free lunch, thoughno such thing.
Tony Schoemehl and Gary Irwin volunteered to
help at Orinda Rotarys Crab Feed last Saturday
by tending bar. They had to work three whole
hours (not counting the eating and drinking time),
and their talents were well received. It was tough
work, but someone had to do it. Orinda Rotary
will reciprocate by sending volunteers to help
with our A Nite at the Races.

Tony and Gary--Service above Self ?

Rajah sez: Remember our District Governor,

Ken Courville asked us to note the acts of
kindness we do and put them in the Be A Gift
To The World collection box here on the
podium. Please write the kind things youve
done this past week and slip it into the box.

~PROGRAM~
Our speaker today was Dan Dunn, the Director
of the Museum of the San Ramon Valley. The
central building is the Danville train depot, built in
1889, which was restored and relocated in 1999.
It is registered as a National Historic building.

President Roger and Dan Dunn

Another building owned by the Museum is the

Tassajara Grammar School, which has been
restored and is used for immersion history
sessions conducted by the Museum. The 3rd
graders use McGuffey readers, ink and quill
pens, old desks, and learn 19th century
curriculum for a day.
The Valley's past is featured in a permanent exhibit
that includes artifacts, an historical narrative frieze
and pictures of historic buildings. The Museum
collects, stores and protects artifacts from the San
Ramon Valley. A Museum Store offers exciting gifts
and
remembrances
for
visitors.
In addition to a permanent exhibit on Valley history,
the Museum sponsors revolving exhibits and
several guided tours including the Alamo Cemetery
and Old Town Danville. School children are served
with special Indian Life programs for fourth graders
in the fall and the Tassajara One-Room School
program for third graders in the spring. Classrooms
are invited to tour the various exhibits.
The Museum and the Huntington Library in
Pasadena were the two chosen to coordinate in
Northern
California
an
exhibition
which
memorialized the assassination of President
Lincoln. It was also a partner to commemorate the

centennial of the 1915 PanamaPacific Exhibition

which was built on the northern waterfront of San
Francisco, from which the Palace of Fine Arts
remains.
The Museum also hosts periodic exhibitionsthis
year, these include Icons of the Valley, Model
Trains, survival during the internment of Japanese
Americans, and early inhabitants of the Bay Area.
The Museum also has a textile collection and has
exhibited 1880 wedding gowns.

Apr 1-3 District 5160 Conference in Woodland

May 14 Moraga Community Faire
TBD -- Rotary Field Day
Jun 28 Demotion party dinner
Aug 5-7 OMPA swim meet food booth

And please remember this week to be a

Gift to The World!
The Rajah

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
Newsletter editor for January -- Gary Irwin

Dan, Marcella, and Nora at Orinda Crab Feed

Raffle: Larry Tessler won $10, but donated it

back to the Club. Very generous, and we will put
it to good use.

Scheduled Greeters and Invocators:

Feb 2 Barbara Bruner
Feb 9no meeting
Feb 16 Al Simonsen
Feb 23 Gary Irwin
March 1 Kevin Reneau

Click below to see where Dryden Hall is at

SMC.

SCAN0041.PDF

~SCHEDULE OF FUTURE
PROGRAMS~
CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS
Feb 10 Fab 5 Interclub Luncheon at Rossmoor
Feb 23 C of C Dinner for Kevin Reneau, BPOTY
Mar 12 - A Nite at the Races Fundraiser

February 2nd Jafar Yaghoobi,

author speaking on his book,

Let Us Water the Flowers: The

Memoir of a Political Prisoner
in Iran. Meeting in Dryden
Hall.
February 9th No Meeting due
to the Fab Five Assembly
meeting on February 10th noon
in Rossmoor, where the speaker
will be Rotarian, Brad Howard
February 16th Linda Groobin,
Manager of the Caring Hands
Volunteer Caregivers Program
February 23rd Larry Tessler,
SCORE Mentor to tell us about
the business advice SCORE can
provide to entrepreneurs.
March 1st John Walker,
Principal Campolindo High
School
March 8th Evening at Trinity
Center, School Street, Moraga
Open (Possible speech contest
sponsored by Orinda & Moraga
Rotary Clubs.)

March 15th noon (back at

Soda Center) - speaker from the
Orion Academy, a special
school for autistic middle and
high school students here in
Moraga.
March 22nd - Candace Andersen,
Supervisor Contra Costa County
March 29th noon (back at Soda
Center) Chris Lardge,

speaking on Cracking the

Enigma Code.
April 5th Steve Burchick, A
Compass and a Camera, A Year
in Vietnam.
April 12th Evening at TBD
location speaker,
Assemblywoman Catherine
Baker

Moraga Rotary Board meetings: (All Tuesdays

@ 5:00 pm in the Trinity Center at the Serbian
Orthodox Church on School Street)
February 16th
March 15th
April 19th
May 17th
June 21st