Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Friday, February 10, 1984
Royce here to clean. In town at 9:30. Got belts for sweeper. Stopped at shop to copy Whitman agreement & sent to Judge Myers. Bought sunflower seed & salt for ice melting.

Stoppe at 229 E. Fairground & spoke to Debbie Alexander – her husband called her – wouldn’t talk – ask if they rec’d eviction notice – “Yes, & they would be out by first of month. Talked to City Hall (?) and they said had to make arrangements to pay back rent.” Made me sick to see condition of house.

Picked Cat up at Kantzer’s Vet. Stiches in her paws. $30 for declawing, $15 for shots. Ralph Hedges finished decorating $551. Picked Dave up at school so could bring his 36″ x 36″ table home. Fried rice for dinner.

Thursday, February 9, 1984
Blizzard in Sarejevo. Alpine events cancelled.

Ralph came just as I was leaving to take Cat to Vet for declawing. Sure hated to leave her. Deposited Hecker’s $900 + insurance check for Ken’s hospitalization. To shop & Gloria Marshall.

Ralph had hall painted & working on paper hanging when I got home. Practiced calligraphy.

Bob Whitman over with agreement between him & MCHS – his attorney made very few changes. He brought Dave book on back-packing & had proof of flyer for book.*

[*Book on Jim Thorpe]

Wednesday, February 8, 1984
Ralph started papering. Looks rather blah-.

Took Dave in for haircut at 5:30 – Maxine Marshall working on computer cemetery records. She took Dave to Mary’s * I went to Calligraphy Class – did lower case [calligraphy script:] efghijkl – We’ll never get through the alphabet & do some projects in 3 more lessons. Got groceries after picking Dave up.

Watched opening of Olympics. Magnificent – costumes – formations, etc.

Tuesday, February 7, 1984
Practiced calligraphy after bfst with Howard. Ralph patching ceilings & sizing walls to be papered.

Picked Mary Brocklesby up for MCHS board meeting changed to first Tues so Dick Bryson can be there. Discussed getting bicentennial money for MCHS – supposed to have been $3,000 left bu not at Home Federal. Decided to give job to Frank Selby on bid on finishing back room. Will urge Co. Commissioneers to erect marker at Courthouse to commemorate 100th anniversay. Landscape plan approved.

Monday, February 6, 1984
Ralph Hedges here at 8:30. Patched walls, took grass cloth wallpaper off living room (Oscar Beck put in on in 1960’s) & sized walls. I did calligraphy. Wrote agenda for MCHS Board Meeting tomorrow night – letters to Mary VanAtta Bishop & Martha Romine – Figured rental expenses – showed a not loss of $56 on the 4 properties – But withdrew $7,000 from profits – Depreciation & interest gave me the tax loss.

Maxine Marshall & Corrinne McAfee on my computer at shop. David took Karen to Columbus today for checkup by Dr. Davidorf. She sent me an “engagement” card for a joke.

Sunday, February 5, 1984
Another 2″ snow!

Washed the hall walls ready for Ralph Hedges tomorrow. Worked on Green Camp Twp Cemetery records.

Took Dave to BYF at 6:00. Went to shop to copy Sierra Back Pack Material to send to Tom in Sparks. Gave Dave #35 check for deposit. He slept in Rec Room until 2:30.

Watched “On Golden Pond” on T.V. Katherine Hepburn, Henry & Jane Fonda.

Saturday, February 4, 1984
3″ snow – Dave called it a “minor miracle” as it looked last night with all the snow melt4ed that the BYF couldn’t come for sledding.

I went to Center at 12:45 until 2:15 – Didn’t call anyone else to go in. Went throu the mail accumulated from November.

About 12 came ou9t in the Trinity bus. Temp was 38 & snow melting but they had fun.

Sent Center Landscape plans to Betty Hubbard & Barb Cornwell for OK.

Thursday, February 2, 1984
Caught up on filing. Worked on cemetery entries for an hour. Ask Dave to clean lower drive of melted ice & waitied an hour for him to do it before I do so water could drain off. Then ask him to help me wash car – No response.

10 from Hemmerly’s attended F.T.D. District 4H meeting at country club – Judy & P:at competed in Nat’l Cup competition – a table arrangement & wedding bokay – Judy won first place. We were surprized & delighted – got $100 from District Treas.

Kellog from Overhead door out to measure for new garage doors.

Wednesday, February 1, 1984
Dave to Tri-Rivers today with class to visit. Impressed but ask him to talk to his mother, Dave Wiessner & Dr. Whitman for deciding.

Talked to Bob and then Carol Whitman. He has M/S ready & Steve will be over today to pick it up. Went to National City Bank & openmed Thrifty Checking acct with $600 & wrote check to Whitmans for $550.

To Mary’s to pick up their pension checks & deposit. Joel Field called that he had $320 in new kithcen & bedroom carpet. Stopped by to see baby Preston. To calligraphy class – finally made letters.

Tuesday, January 31, 1984
Wrote checks – Finished application for corporation for Marion Area Genealogical Society. In to shop about 1 & took David to Wendy’s for lunch. Corrine McAfee, Mary Jo Baker & Maxine Marshall in to put cemetery records in computer. They are learning – but still don’t feel comfortable. Norma did payroll with very little help from David who went back to Cincinnati tonight.

To MCHS meeting – Charlie Evers Bits & Pieces rather superficial program. But called Board meeting after- OK’d Bob Whitman’s Jim Thorpe project.