Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-18

Wednesday, October 18, 1989
Called Dee about noon. Dave called her last night at 12:00 when he got off duty. Ship rolled when quake hit.
Printed labels and updated database. Re-did newsletter to reflect last night’s board meeting actions.
In at 1:00. Quick Print couldn’t have newsletter by tomorrow so took it to Heritage Hall and ran it on copier while I wrote letters. Thanked Steve Jenkins for shelves and stair railings.
Helen Kaufman picked up newsletters to fold. Also sending letters about mortgage and $9.60 a day interest and Heritage Brick program.
Took corrections on page one of Transformation Fund to Brad Smith.
Ate chili at Wendy’s then took rest of newsletter to Helen. They shared pumpkin pie and coffee with me and had nice visit about House on a Rock in wisconsin.
Exhausted! to bed at 8:40
Cashed $5,000 CD and put in checking account for remodeling.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-17

Tuesday, October 17, 1989
Major earthquake in San Francisco at 8:05 p.m. our time. Linda okay but crying. Dave’s ship the Gridley anchored at Treasure Island where Bay Bridge collapsed.
To Heritage Hall at 10:00 a.m. busy all day. Copying Heritage Hall Brick flyers for teachers and to include in the newsletter. Also wrote appeal for meeting reduction to include. Called Chamber of Commerce and they will prepare folders for teachers with flyers from historic sites.
Ate with Mary at Turoff’s and then to Carroll Neidhart’s to see prelims on logo for MCHS-. looks good, but emphasizes Heritage Hall too much.
Met with Charlie Evers to plan committee and he didn’t bring any info not even a program book. But I’m going through his material. Found John C’s report on Heritage Preservation Endowment Fund but not John’s resign.
Board meeting hectic. Lucy always brings the minutes about 5 minutes before the meeting. Dropped PO box and will use 169 East Church Street as address. Headed to trustees to Heritage Preservation Enddowment Fund to resolve differences.
When I got home at 10:30 phone message from Mary my first inkling of San Francisco earthquake. Talked to David, Kathi- no word from Dave but Dee had called Kathi and Dave’s ships is in San Francisco Bay!

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-16

Monday, October 16, 1989
Temperature 75° sunny
Did headlines for newsletter. Got regional meeting changes ready to mail to Tom Kuhn. Jane and Geoff. Mowed for over 2 hours down in woods to chop leaves- ground covered.
In to Marion at 3:00 to Heritage Hall to copy Transformation Fund. Took to Brad Smith. Mailed genealogy to Peg Hartman on Bakers and Hemmerlys. Distributed material to Union Station, Stengel-True Museum and Harding Home about In Service Day. Tried to get Ohio teachers packets from Tomasi to distribute but they are being sent to each school.
Met Mary at 5:00 at Isaly’s. Virginia Seiter ate with us. To Willis Nye’s at 6:00. Willis explained why Huber was first gasoline tractor again. Took him to Huber board meeting. Voted to give 50 coloring books to Salvation Army and 50 to Clearing House for Christmas boxes.
Raining at 11:00 p.m.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-13

Friday, October 13, 1989
80° Sunny warm breeze
Call from Telfer got me working on Transformation Fund package. We wrote most of text but concept and layout is great. Still don’t like layout. In at 2:30 to compare notes with Jack. He accepted all of my texts.
Stopped at Hutchman’s to repay $7.50 owed them for dinner September 23rd. Gave me Swiss chard, huge mums, tomatoes, zucchinis and peppers.
Home and had my first shelf dinner- sweet and sour chicken $2.79 not frozen but microwaves in 2 minutes. Ate a paw paw.
Black kitten still hanging around. Seems to be injured.
Called David to tell him can cash check for his new computer.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-12

Thursday, October 12, 1989
74° Sunny gorgeous color on trees.
Spent whole day at computer- cleaned up MCHS database. Wrote MCHS newsletter (how about Hallmarks for a name?) Telfer wrote several articles. Practiced using WordStar 5.5- column format is great! Nothing to it- easy.
Only time for a quick walk to enjoy mums, late asters, leaves.
Took a bath and washed hair- 3 gallons of water (the good old days). Voissard Plumbing men here at 8:30. Found a valve in the line between pump and pressure tank wasn’t working and that kept the water pumped from the well from coming into the house. So great to have running water!
Tried to eat dinner on the deck but too many yellow jackets.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-10-11

Wednesday, October 11, 1989
Breakfast with David and then he loaded my SRC computer and monitor and the printer and took to Heritage Hall and installed them. I stopped by post office and mailed the Huber membership renewal notifications.
At Heritage Hall copied materials for executive committee meeting at 3:00- ethics for trustees to adopt. Contract between MCHS and Wyandot Popcorn Museum. Copy for transformation fund and Heritage brick sale and inevitable agenda.

David back to Terradise and cleared up printer problem for me. To Boyd’s about 1:00 for Melba Walker’s funeral. Sat with Jerry Ballinger and David. Large room completely filled. Sprague’s service made me feel as if I had had a visit with Melba. David left immediately to get back to Cincinnati to play at Sawyer’s point at 5:30. Gave me a special hug. I gave him a check for Terradise Computer Systems to buy a new faster computer and he’s running out of memory on his others.
Back to Heritage Hall for intensive executive committee meeting. George Brown there to discuss contract. Asked for a loan of July 3rd Rotograve section Marion Star with Etowah.