Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Sunday, August 18, 1985
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Saturday, August 17, 1985
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Friday, August 16, 1985
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Thursday, August 15, 1985
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Wednesday, August 14, 1985
Bill and Dave to Wyandot Lake for the day in 2 cars. Bill’s broke down as they started home so he came back here instead of going home as he planned.

I worked on Prairie brochure and first history article for the Star also on the prairie*. In to shop to print brochure and got gibberish on printer. Called David but he couldn’t help.

Then was copying all the great Stokely papers that Lurline Stokely sent and got the copier jammed. Norma will be in a tizzy in the morning.

Shopped and home about 8:30. Printed brochure on my dot matrix printer and pasted up dummy. Beat. So hot and sultry. 11:00 p.m. temperature 75°, and 85% humidity

[* This was the start of a long running “Day Before Yesterday” column which ran in the Marion Star and was later collected in a book available at terradisebooks.com]

Tuesday, August 13, 1985
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Monday, August 12, 1985
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Sunday, August 11, 1985
Bob Whitman called and invited Dave and me to lunch with him and Carol at Turoff’s. He had visited Jim Thorpe’s family in Texas and Oklahoma and wanted to share his experiences.

Got info on Awards copied and sent to Julie at local history office. Dave and I had hamburgers on new grill on deck.

Saturday, August 10, 1985
Met Kensel and Opal Clutter at Hemmerly’s at 7:00 and off to Ohio Prairie conference at Yellow Springs. Good displays of books that didn’t have time to peruse. Dr Charles King’s slide presentation on history of prairies was just what I need for my column. Visited Zimmerman’s elwood, Stillwater and Goldie prairies. learned rattlesnake master, rosenweed,, plant, oxeye orange coneflower Scott Houston excellent leader. took 20 preliminary brochures on Clarendon Prairie tour next Saturday and they disappeared immediately. home about 7:30

Dave had moved pile of dirt, put picnic table together, put up thermometer, moved boards, prepared base for brickwalk on South side of deck relayed bricks and I took up for mini patio at foot of porch steps- looks great.

Friday, August 9, 1985
Ray worked all day trying to get automatic vent assembled. Finally found motor shaft was frozen and couldn’t work. Called Dick Davidson and he will bring another.
Donny, Dave and I worked on area south of beech deck. Got railroad ties in to hold bank. Can’t believe how they can move those heavy ties.

Royce here cleaning but didn’t have time to work inside.