MORAGA Sunrise Rotary Club, Dr.

Patti
Rochette who has opened the
ROTARY Radiance Family Wellness center
in Lafayette and Mary Caburi,
guest of Herb Wehmeyer.
NEWSLETTER Honorary members Lou
November 13, 2018 Roessler, Carol Irwin and Ann
Damaschino also attended the
meeting.
Next Celebration: Nov. 20, 2018
Noon Meeting
Moraga Country Club

Program: Clunkers for Charity

Greeter/Invocator: Dave Kruegel

Nov 27 – Fidel Bafilemba, Rotarian from Goma,

Congo
**Nov 29 – Business Group Meeting – I Kind
Discussion
Dec 4 – Toys for Tots (bring toys!)
Dec 18 – TBD
Dec 25 —dark
Jan 1 – dark President Ron at the Podium
*Jan 8 – TBD (at Serbian church hall)
* Dinner Meeting @ 6:00 pm – MCC
** Business Group Meeting @ 11:30AM at the
~~ HAPPY BUCKS ~~
Serbian Church
Gary Irwin offered a High $5 for
the visit of Flor Huart, who was an
President Ron Mucovich rang
exchange student with the club 12
the bell to open the meeting. Alka
years ago. See the pictures
Mulakaluri offered a moment of
below.
reflection and silence for the fire
victims throughout California. Linda May also offered $5 for the
birth of Frank and her 10th
Our guests this evening included grandchild, Sasha Rose May
our speaker, Roger Howland, earlier today.
Chris Laszez-Davis, the current
President of the Lamorinda
Dianne Wilson held up a $1000
check received from a friend as a
donation towards the Sierra Leone
orphanage project. Dianne
mentioned that we have a
remaining $5500 goal to complete
the current phase of construction
at the orphanage.
Herb Wehmeyer was happy
about his granddaughter getting
married in Colorado.
Ron Mucovoch was ecstatic
about Cal Bears win over USC
and also Northwestern winning the
Western Division of the Big Ten.
John Erickson is happy about the
Kansas State Wildcats win over
the archrival Jayhawks.
Debbie Roessler is happy about
her niece attending Disney
University.
Birthdays
Alka Mulakaluri celebrated her
birthday on October 25th on the
same day as her 25 year old
grandson.
Lad Lynch, under the protection
of the Fine Free Hat, celebrated
his birthday with family at the
Blackhawk Museum and a
sumptuous dinner at the Lafayette
Park Hotel.
~ANNOUNCEMENTS~~
Rotary Holiday Party
John Erickson announced that
our Holiday Party will be held at
the Claeys Lounge at St. Mary’s
College on Tuesday, Dec 11.
John passed around a signup
sheet for the event. Call John to
make your reservation. The cost
is $60 per person.
Camp Fire Disaster Donations
Gary Irwin suggested that the club
pool their donations to the
Paradise Fire Victims. He
mentioned that Aubrey Copland,
a former club member, had made
a donation through the club. Make
your check out to Moraga Rotary
designating the check as a fire
victim donation and Lad will send
a single donation to the Paradise
Rotary Club.
60th Anniversary Celebration
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.
A Note About January 6th
Meeting Location
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.
Nite at the Races Meeting
Frank May announced that the
next Nite at the Races committee
meeting will be held on Monday,
November 19 at Moraga Royale
starting at 5:30 pm. We need
everyone’s help this year to make
sure our largest fundraiser is a
success.
Congratulations, Mike!
Please congratulate member Mike
McCluer on his recent election to
the Moraga Town Council.
Help Moraga Rotary When You
Purchase from Amazon
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Amazon sign on to
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select Moraga Rotary Club
Foundation as your charity. Shop
the site as usual and Moraga
Rotary receives a small donation
with every purchase that you
make.
A Visit from Flor Huart
Flor, Carol and Gary
Carol & Gary Irwin recently
hosted our former 2006-2007
exchange student from Argentina,
Flor Huart. After completing her
college education, she began
working in the high-tech industry,
and recently completed a five-year
stint in London for Gamesloft, a
company that makes video games
for smart phones. Having
exhausted her work visa in Great
Britain, she has lived in Paris for
the last three months. Her current
business trip has taken her from
Paris to Los Angeles and Moraga,
and she is on her way to
Singapore, Dakar, and then home
to Paris. On the way, she will hop
down to Australia for a week of
vacation. While an exchange
student, she lived with the Orwig
family (which she visits regularly),
with occasional sojourns at the
Irwins’.
The raffle was won this week by
Gary Irwin. The “magic marble”
barely eluded him.

~~PROGRAM~~
Our speaker today, Roger
Howland was introduced by Gary
Irwin. Roger is a member of the
Pacific Society of Mayflower and
and Mayflower. He is a graduate
of both San Francisco State and
Cal, and a distant cousin of Gary.

Flor Huart at the All-Access Playground

Some news About the Rheem

Theatre

Rheem Theater movie times are

NOW back in the East Bay Times
along with all the other movie
listings. When Rheem Theater had
Roger Howland Describing the First Thanksgiving
it’s short closure, the East Bay
Times removed the Rheem
Roger began by identifying some
Theater from its listing but now it is
little-known facts about people of
back.
the Mayflower. Half of the people
were not religious and were
Any questions please contact Bob
merchants or adventurers.
Fritzky, Moraga Community
Passengers included a murderer,
Foundation Board Member at 925-
a mutineer and a criminal wanted
899-0945 or bfritzky@gmail.com
by the crown.
Also see the press release at the
Roger then took us back to 1607
end of this newsletter concerning
and the first unsuccessful attempt
the reinstatement of the Classic
of the Pilgrims to leave England. A
film Series at the Rheem Theater.
second attempt in 1608 was
partially successful in that the men
in the group were able to escape
to Holland. The women and
children were arrested but
eventually made their way to
Holland.
In 1609 several ships were
assembled to resupply the existing
colony at Jamestown. One ship,
the Sea Venture, after running
aground at Bermuda, and a
lengthy stay on the island, finally
arrived in Jamestown in 1610.
During the stay on Bermuda, a
group leader emerged. His name
was Stephen Hopkins who
eventually sailed on the Mayflower
after returning to England.
William Shakespeare utilized the
adventure of the Sea Venture and
Stephen Hopkins as the basis for
his play, The Tempest, in 1611.
After several false starts and a
major change of ships, the
Mayflower travelled to the New
World in 1621. The first winter in
the New World was a hard one
with half of the original settlers
surviving. The “First
Thanksgiving” was celebrated
over five days late in 1622, Ninety
Indians attended the event. Only
five women cooked the meal. The
initial peace treaty between the
Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Indian Nation lasted 50 years.
~~ Cliff’s Corner ~~
One Day in Africa
It is not uncommon for Rotarians to make
modest contributions to wonderful
humanitarian projects happening in some
location on the other side of the world.
Unfortunately, we may never see the final
outcome of our generosity.
I recall one day some Rotarians were
driving me through the countryside in the
region of Lesotho, which is totally
surrounded by the nation of South Africa.
This area is the home of many of the Zulu
tribal communities. As we bumped along
the dusty dirt roads, I was touched by the
dismal appearance of the shacks being
used as schools. Actually, some looked
more like chicken coops.
All of a sudden, we came to a clearing in
the brush and there was an amazing
concrete block building with a corrugated
steel roof. This was a new school – clean,
sturdy and functional.
We stopped and walked up to the new
building. To my amazement there was a
sign above the front door – “Built by the
Rotarians of California and the Rotarians
of Stockton and Livermore.” And, of
course, there was a Rotary wheel!
My mind flashed back two or three years
earlier when several California Rotary
Districts were collecting funds for some
new schools in Lesotho.
As we were talking about the project, we
heard some youngsters singing. Then, all
of a sudden, about 50 children came from
behind the building. They were in
spotless white shirts and their bare feet
were stomping in the dust. I was told that
these youngsters had walked three or
four miles on a Saturday morning to sing
and say “thanks” to a Rotarian who had a
small part in building their new school. I
wished that all the Rotarians who MORAGA ROTARY DIRECTORS 2018-2019
donated their dollars could have shared
that moment.
President Ron Mucovich
Even more amazing is that every day Co-Presidents-elect Debbie Koo & Evie
hundreds of Rotarians are enhancing the Michon
lives of people they will never see or Past President Dianne Wilson
meet. Nor have they heard the voices of Co-Secretary Vickie Devlin & Evie
Michon
children singing, “Thank you, Rotarians.” Treasurer Lad Lynch
Foundation Chair John Erickson
Youth Service Chair Rich Render
Public Relations Gary Irwin
Greeter/Invocators: Newsletter Editor Frank May
Community Service Tony Schoemehl
Chair
11/20 = Dave Kruegel Co-Chair, Barbara Bruner
11/27 = Roger Gregory International
12/04 = Linda May Services
Co-Chair, Linda May
12/11 = CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
International
12/18 = Evie Michon Services
Membership Chair Debbie Koo
Director at Large Mary Sue Erickson
Coming Events: Director at Large Roger Gregory
Director at Large Debbie Roessler
• November 17: Rotary Day at Golden Advisor to the Board Jim Campbell
Gate Fields Advisor to the Board Cliff Dochterman
• December 11: Rotary Holiday Party
• March 9: A Nite at the Races District Governor 5160 Jon Dwyer
• March 30: Cliff Dochterman’s 60th President, Rotary Barry Rassin
International
• May 17-19: District Assembly for four
districts at Peppermill Casino in Reno. Newsletter Editor – Frank May
• June 1-5: Rotary International
Convention in Hamburg, Germany
• June 25: Demotion Party
 CLASSIC FILM SERIES RETURNS TO THE RHEEM THEATRE

Having received numerous requests from local residents, Derek Zemrak, owner-
operator of the New Rheem Theatre, has decided to reinstate, on a trial basis, the
treasured “Classic Film Series” that local movie goers have enjoyed for the last
several years.

The showings will be on the second Wednesday of every month starting in

January, 2019, in the small upstairs theater at the Rheem Theatre. This is the
perfect venue for classic, older films. Showtime(s) will be at 4:00 PM, offering the
viewing audience an opportunity to see a film and perhaps enjoy an early dinner
at a nearby restaurant.

The movie schedule for the first quarter, 2019 is:

*January 9 “A Star is Born” (1937) starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March
*February 13 “The Man with the Golden Arm” starring Frank Sinatra
*March 13 “The Third Man” starring Orson Welles

Derek and his Staff look forward to welcoming all movie enthusiasts from the
local communities.

Contact:
Derek Zemrak
The Rheem Theatre
350 Park Street, Moraga, CA 94556
(925) 388-0751
www.lamorindatheatres.com