Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

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Trella Hemmerly – 1985-08-14

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]

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Trella Hemmerly – 1985-08-10

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.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1985-08-09

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.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1985-08-08

Thursday, August 8, 1985
Called Dr. Charles King, head of Ohio biological survey and the Clutters* can go on the Prairie tour in Madison County Saturday.

Ray and Donny worked until noon and then Danny came. Ray finished all of the carpentry work including gate and steps at East End of beech deck. Dave dug out area for bigger brick walk at foot of porch steps and Donnie laid brick. Had to trade Belden Brick from here and there in other walks to get enough.

Dave fertilized lawn under oak tree and front of house and mowed. He sold his Penthouse magazines to Donny for $15! Says he found a stack of them down in the woods, got some from Chris and bought some. Sure glad to get them out of the house.

Corn from garden again. So tired I drove the car over to pick it up. Fried trout and just carrying it to deck to eat when Donna Ruth and Norm Fogt came to go over agenda for board meeting until 20th. Here until dark. Julie of Local History called about awards notification letters. I [illegible]

[* Kensel & Opal Clutter, prairie enthusiast and farmer]