President Kevin thanked Amoromas

proprietor, Hafiz, for arranging to have our

March 7, 2017
Next Meeting: March 14
Evening Meeting
6 pm: Soda Center, St. Marys College
Program: Tia Kraiter; Pixar
Rotary meeting in his restaurant. The
salad and pasta were very tasty, and the
accommodations were very good. No
wonder a few Rotarians are regulars at his
Thursday evening winetasting, where if
you buy some wine for dinner, you get free
corkage.

Greeter/Invocator: John Tomei

*March 21- Riley Smith: Sustainability at SMC
*March 28 Edric Kwan; Moraga Public Works
*April 26 Russ Aubrey: Iceland
*Regular Noon Meeting ** Dinner meeting

~BUSINESS MEETING~
The meeting was called to order at
Amoroma Italian restaurant by President
Kevin, and the Thought for the Day was
given by Ron Mucovich, concerning the
. . . .under God, indivisible . . . phrase in
the Pledge of Allegiance, which was not
recited due to absence of a flag

Guests today were: Teresa Onoda, the

Mayor of Moraga and our speaker today;
Officer Mike Ortiz, a 10 year veteran of
the MPD; and Mary Caburi, friend of
Rotary.
~ANNOUNCEMENTS~
President Kevin reported that the All-
Access Playground now has more than
$200,000 in the bank, and a significant
amount of pledges. Now is the time to
really bring in some money to close the
gap. Our goal is $250,000. 100% of
Moraga Rotarians have donated to the
project.
Hafiz, proprietor of Amoroma
John Tomei reported that the final tasks
for A Nite at the Races (this Saturday)
are being completed; the catalog is at the
printer, the bid sheets are done, and the
various props necessary to the event are
being located in the storage locker and
other places, all ready to be assembled on
Friday beginning at 1 pm at Holy Trinity
Hall. Anyone needing a job or two to bring
this event to a successful conclusion
should call Frank May, who will have no
trouble at all finding jobs for you.
Past District Governor Laura Day has Rotary team finished 3rd out of about 50
been working with the District 5160 and teams, and has a trophy to prove it.
the Oral History Center of the Bancroft
Library at Cal to preserve the wit and
wisdom of PRIP Cliff Dochterman.
They have recorded about 14 hours of
reminisces from Cliff, and now need to
produce a finished product. Since the
Oral History Center is funded primarily by
donations and grants, Clubs, Districts, and
individual Rotarians are asked to
contribute toward this project. Rotary Club
of Moraga will donate $500 and many
individual Moraga Rotarians have agreed
to donate. How about you?

Donation checks should be made payable Debbie K, Evie, Mayor Teresa, John E. & Debbie R.

to:
Rotary District 5160Cliff Dochterman
c/o Lynn Jepsen
1945 Hackett Drive:
Woodland, CA 95776
For further information:
www.rotary5160.org/oral-history-project
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancrof
t-library/oral-history-center
Kevin Reneau meant to announce that
without one or two new newsletter editors,
there may be weeks with no newsletters
because we dont have enough volunteers
to produce them. Its a nice service to the
Club and to others that like to keep track
of what we are doing. Special deal:
volunteer to do just one newsletter to see
if you enjoy it. See Frank or Gary for
details; if those guys can do it. . . . . . .
Angelo Costanza reminded the Club
members to form teams and sign up for
Rotary bocce tournament to be held on
Saturday, May 20. Last year, one Moraga
~RECOGNITIONS & BUCKS~
Happy Bucks: Angelo Costanza gave a
High Five for four of the local high
schools winning or placing very high in the
local Mock Trial event; Miramonte HS will
represent Contra Costa County in the
State competition . . . Gary Irwin gave a
Happy Buck for his U of British Columbia
rugby team beating UCBerkeley twice
this year . . Debbie Roessler and Lou
(Lou! Lou! Lou!) traveled to SoCal and saw
the Reagan Presidential Library, Reagans
Air Force One, and listened to Pres.
George W. Bush talk about his new book
about his portraits and subjects, all
wounded warriors. . . .Dianne Wilson just
returned from PETS in San Jose, where
Cliff Dochterman gave what he said was
really, for sure, his last speech and was
typically eloquent. She said about 700
Rotarians were there, and the fellowship
and instruction were excellent and
inspirational.
 ~PROGRAM~
Our speaker today was Teresa Onoda,
Mayor of Moraga. She started the year as
Vice Mayor, but was elected to the top job
when Mayor Dave Trotter severely injured
his knees, and the rehab time constraints
forced him to be just a Councilman again.
Teresa grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and
graduation from Creighton U. in Omaha,
Nebraska as did many of her family. She
has been a teacher and an acclaimed
artist. She served one term on the Town
Planning Commission, and was elected to
the Town Council in 2014 for a four year
term. She and her husband John live in
Sanders Ranch, and her horse Fargo lives
in Bollinger Canyon, you betcha.
One of Teresas goals is to expand the
amount of art in public places in the Town,
and she was responsible for getting some
sculpture pieces on loan at the library.
The Town conducted a survey of residents
by Godbe Research to find out the issues
were the most important. These were 1)
rapid response to 911 calls, 2) protecting
ridgelines & hillsides, 3) maintaining storm
drain system, 4) maintaining streets.
Other important items were local
businesses, crime prevention, quality of
open space, & reduction of traffic
congestion.
The Towns most important priority is to
finish the Rheem Blvd sinkhole repair, and
to finish the repaving of Rheem Blvd to
St.Marys Road. Another goal is to make
significant progress on the Moraga Center
Specific Plan, which was developed in
response to State requirements to provide
fair share housing. The Town has a
balanced budget, and has received
awards for its financial management. A
labor agreement was concluded with the
Town staff, and a party was held to
celebrate it.
Teresa said that her presentation at
Rotary was her first one as Mayor, and we
have no doubt she will be invited to speak
to other Town groups in the future.
CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS
Mar 11 A Nite at the Races dinner/auction
Mar 24-26 District Conference in Berkeley
May 14 Moraga Community Faire
May 20 - Rotary Bocce Tournament in Martinez
June 10 -14 Rotary International Convention,
Atlanta, GA
June 27 Demotion Party
Aug 4-6 OMPA Food Booth
MORAGA ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PresidentKevin Reneau
President-elect Dianne Wilson
Past President.....Roger Gregory
Secretary .Vickie Devlin
Treasurer..Lad Lynch
Community Service ChairBarbara Bruner
Youth Service Chair....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 .Debbie Roessler
Director at Large.Linda May
~~~
President, Rotary International .John Germ
District Governor ...Fred Collignon
Editor Gary Irwin
Greeter Schedule:

3/21/17 = Bob Fritzke

3/28/17 = Marv Ellenberg
4/04/17 = Dave Kruegel
4/11/17 = Vickie Devlin
4/18/17 = Dick Vance (greeter) Herb W. (invocation)
4/25/17 = Debbie Koo
5/02/17 = Mike McClure
5/09/17 = Peter Metzger

There is a new GoFundMe link that can be

used by friends and family to make direct
contributions to the All-Access Playground:
https://www.gofundme.com/lamorinda-
allaccess-playground-2vagv4fc