MORAGA
ROTARY
NEWSLETTER
October 30, 2018
Next Celebration: November 6, 2018
Noon--Moraga Country Club
Program: Steve Woehleke;
Offshore oil drilling
Greeter/Invocator: Angelo Costanza
*Nov 13 – Roger Howland: Pilgrim thanksgiving
Nov 20 – Clunkers for Charity
Nov 27 -- Debbie Koo
Dec 4 – Toys for Tots (bring toys!)
Dec 18 – TBD
Dec 25—dark
Jan 1 – dark
*Jan 8 – TBD (at Serbian church hall)
* Dinner Meeting @ 6:00 pm – MCC
President Ron Mucovich rang
the bell to begin the meeting, and
Mike McCluer delivered some
Halloween factoids, and led the
Club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Our guests were Red Smith, a
former Moraga Rotarian in the
‘90’s, and our speaker Cynthia
Battenberg, Moraga Town
Manager.
Cynthia Battenberg, Moraga Town Manager,
and President Ron
~ANNOUNCEMENTS~~
On Friday, Dec 7, at 6 pm at the
Hacienda, the Moraga Police will
partner with the Marines Toys for
Tots program for a party to accept
unwrapped toys or cash gifts.
Complimentary beer, wine, and
hors d’oeuvres will be served.
John Erickson announced that
our Holiday Party will be held at
the Claeys Lounge at St. Mary’s
College on Tuesday, Dec 11,
and not on Dec 13 as previously
planned.
An afternoon party to celebrate the
60th Anniversary of Cliff
Dochterman’s Rotary service
will be held on Saturday, March
30 at the Holy Trinity Hall of the
Serbian Church, so mark your
calendars.
Due to kitchen renovation at
Moraga Country Club, our first
meeting of 2019 will be a dinner
meeting on Tuesday January 8,
to be held at Holy Trinity Hall of
the Serbian Church.
The program at our evening
meeting on Nov 13 will feature
Roger Howland, a member of
the Mayflower Society, who will
speak about events leading up to
the First Thanksgiving.
President Ron recounted the
Jeanette Fritzky Tribute Walk
which was held on Saturday,
where about 250 people came out
to walk, help, volunteer, and honor
the late Town Councilwoman.
Jeanette Fritzky Foundation has
been established by her family to
address the higher cancer risk of
certain cancers that are linked to
women of Asian descent. Prior to
Jeanette's diagnosis, she was
unaware of the greater risk.
Rotarians and friends wanting to
donate in memory of Jeanette
Fritzky may send checks to:
Jeanette Fritzky Foundation
Attn: Bob Fritzky
22 Sanders Ranch Road
Moraga CA 94556
Tax ID# 83-2309497
~~ HAPPY BUCKS ~~
President Ron gave 2 HBs for
football wins by Cal and
Northwestern . . . . A few other Cal
graduates ponied up a few bucks,
too . . . Guest Cynthia
Battenberg topped them all with a
High Five for the great Cal win,
and Angelo Costanza matched
the High Five for Cal when he
arrived.
Gary Irwin gave a Hang Ten for
1) the excellent participation and
spirit for the Jeanette Fritzky
Tribute Walk last Saturday, and
2) Moraga Rotary contributed its
auction knowledge and plastic
holders to the sixth Annual Turkey
Shoot given by Moraga Country
Club to benefit the Food Bank of
Contra Costa and Solano, held
at Moraga Country Club last
Monday, and 3) the Kansas
Jayhawk football team which now
has a one game winning streak.
President Ron thanked Frank
May for producing and distributing
a current Club roster.
Three of our cheapest members
engaged in interminable bidding
over the Fine Free Hat, which was
finally won by Treasurer Lad for
(drum roll please!!!) $60.

Golfers who birdied the Turkey Shoot hole
sponsored by Rotary Club of Moraga
~~PROGRAM~~
Our speaker was Cynthia
Battenberg, the Town Manager of
Moraga. Cynthia has more than
20 years of experience in local
government including
management, planning, public
works, economic and community
development, and many other
services. She was previously the
Community Development Director
in San Leandro. She graduated
from UC-Berkeley and earned an
MBA from UCLA. Last week,
Cynthia spoke at the Business
Group monthly meeting.
Cynthia has been very impressed
with the natural beauty of the
Moraga valley, the outstanding
schools, and the high level of
volunteerism here.
Town of Moraga has an annual
general fund budget of about $9.5
million, but has very little money
for capital replacement and
maintenance. Property taxes,
limited by Proposition 13, provide
about 5.2% or Town revenue.
Citizens spend about 80% of their
sales taxable transactions
elsewhere, so sales tax revenue is
much lower than in most towns.
The 1% sales tax for road
maintenance levied on Moraga
transactions is similarly limited.
This year’s parcel tax measure for
storm drain maintenance failed to
pass by about 140 votes.
The Town has received partial
reimbursement of $2.4 million from
the Feds for the Rheem sinkhole
repair.
The Canyon Road bridge
replacement had already been
queued up for replacement before
it was closed, and some funds and
been allocated by other agencies.
Due to the landslide on the site,
though, the bridge location had to
be moved slightly, lengthened,
and reinforced, adding significantly
to the cost. Also, bike lanes and
lighting were added. Construction
may commence in April 2019.
Significant land use changes in
process are:
• 126 unit residential project
near Bollinger Canyon was
denied by the Planning
Commission in October.
• The Palos Colorados single
family project is reportedly
for sale.
~~Cliff’s Corner~~
The Object of Rotary
Occasionally people may ask, “That is the
purpose or object of Rotary Clubs?” The
answer is found in a very simple one-line
sentence in our Constitution. It states,” The
Object of Rotary is to encourage the ideal
of service as the basis of worthy
enterprise.”
Then, it proceeds to list four areas in which
the “ideal of service” takes place:
Club Service – The development of
acquaintance among the members as an
opportunity for service.
Vocational Service – High ethical standards
in business and professions; the recognition
of the worthiness of all useful occupations,
and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to serve
society.
Community Service – Undertaking useful
activities in one’s personal, business and
community life.
International Service – Advancement of
international understanding, goodwill, and
peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons.
What this really means is that the well
balanced and active Rotary Club gives equal
emphasis to each of these four areas of
activity. In Club Service the best Clubs
strive for excellent weekly meetings, great
fellowship, good social activities and making
Rotary fun.
The excellent Clubs promote Vocational
Service by providing the very best business,
professional and vocational enterprises
among all their members.
Outstanding Rotary Clubs achieve
Community Service objectives by meeting
the needs of their community and seek to
undertake a wide variety of projects to
enhance the quality of life for all.
And finally, exceptional Rotary Clubs reach
out, through International Service, to
promote peace, goodwill and better
understanding by undertaking projects
which improve lives of people in needy
areas of the world.
Moraga Rotary can be proud that we rank
very high in all four areas of Rotary Service.
That is the Object of Rotary.
Coming Events:
• Nov 2: Tribute dinner for PRIP, Rick
King, with RIP, Barry Rassin and
several Past RI Presidents.
• November 17: Rotary Day at Golden
Gate Fields
• December 11: Rotary Holiday Party
• March 9: A Nite at the Races
• March 30: Cliff Dochterman’s 60th
• May 17-19: District Assembly for four
districts at Peppermill Casino in Reno.
• June 1-5: Rotary International
Convention in Hamburg, Germany
• June 25: Demotion Party
 MORAGA ROTARY DIRECTORS 2018-2019

President Ron Mucovich

Co-Presidents-elect Debbie Koo & Evie
Michon
Past President Dianne Wilson
Co-Secretary Vickie Devlin & Evie
Michon
Treasurer Lad Lynch
Foundation Chair John Erickson
Youth Service Chair Rich Render
Public Relations Gary Irwin
Newsletter Editor Frank May
Community Service Tony Schoemehl
Chair
Co-Chair, Barbara Bruner
International
Services
Co-Chair, Linda May
International
Services
Membership Chair Debbie Koo
Director at Large Mary Sue Erickson
Director at Large Roger Gregory
Director at Large Debbie Roessler
Advisor to the Board Jim Campbell
Advisor to the Board Cliff Dochterman

District Governor 5160 Jon Dwyer

President, Rotary Barry Rassin
International

Newsletter Editor – Gary Irwin

Greeter/Invocators:

11/13 = Alka Mulakaluri

11/20 = Dave Kruegel
11/27 = Roger Gregory
12/04 = Linda May
12/11 = CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
12/18 = Evie Michon