Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Thursday, August 29, 1991
92/70
MCHS Brick 2 hrs
Kass called saying John Teeter called her about getting vinca plants. Found them at Carmar at 50 for $13.50 But busy or no answer at Teetor’s.
Loaded up jugs of water to water Norway Spruce at Jackson Center Cemetery – Mary & WIlda & I drove there. Wilda not aware that her ancestors were buried there – David & Sarah Baker Hemmerly – Samuel & Susannah Zimmerman Baker – Conrad & Margaret Hemmerly. Stopped at Fanny & Floy Baker (Samuel Baker’s) homestead. Karl Wright mowing. He bought it from Floy. Drove through Forest & reminisced about Saturday night shopping & visiting there & Baker Reunions in Gormly Park. Home thru Killdeer – Lakes very low – good for shorebirds & egrets. Supper at Mary’s. Corn, melon, tomatoes & bratwurst. Peaches (from my tree) & ice cream. TOured Heritage Hall & picked up brick orders. All bricks laid that Todd can do.
Home to enter infor in Brick.dbf ready to take to Mike Lyon at Glen/Gery tomorrow AM.

Wednesday, August 28, 1991
Rusty Schultz & helper replaced sills on greenhouse & sealed it with cement. $355 – then installed insulation panels on spring loaded rods. %557 – Richard Davidson had to bring them up because he didn’t think he could fix the greenhouse in one day.
Phil Postell out with new screen for patio door & squared up the frame. So I waited for weeks & they would appear day Wilda was here. Had to change plans to go as I needed to be here. So Mary picked up the Huber Newsletter & corn & brought Wilda out & we had lunch on deck- quiche, tomatoes & peaches & ice cream & thebn put labels on Newsletter & Mary took them back in to Fahey Bank to mail as I had to wait until Rusty finished to give him a check. Then in to Meijers to pick up pix & took new slacks to shop on Church St to have them lengthened.
To Mary’s for dinner – corn on the cob – Bratwurst, tomatoes, Indiana melon & raspberry short cake. Wilda has been missing good Ohio produce. She showed videos & snapshots of her family & trips to Caribbean & Alaska.
She is worried about Jackyes’ attitude towards gher family since Kent’s death. She shuts them out – and won’t give the boys responsibilities.

Tuesday, August 27, 1991
90/69 35th 90 degree day this summer. Watering
Ran EHMA labels on 20 mhz computer using DBaseII as I still get an error in Foxplus when I try to run labels. (Forgot to change printer to Draft on WS5.5)
Wrote story on Award & took to Star. Bently truck unloading dirt for new flower bed so I asked if they had ½ load left so took my address & took it right out.
Meet Mary at Hemmerly’s – to Turner’s and picke 4 pts red raspberries. Traffic heavy at 23 & 270 – Wilda awaiting at gate – smoking. Looks great but hobbles like me. Drove downtown Cols to see the 6 tons of Belgian tuberous begonias spread on Statehouse lawn in gorgeous design. Only drove by so could only see color. Stopped at Buehlers in Delaware for supper. Toured Hemmerly’s & New Dimension when we picked up my car. Year end report from Acct – Sales $478,000 profit down about $19,000. Message on answering machine that Rusty will be up tomorrow to repair greenhouse.

Monday, August 26, 1991
EHMA 8 hrs
Watering – wrote Newsletter using a combinatiopn of Ventura Publisher and WordStar 5.5 Need more copy so excerpted material from Geo W. King book on his relationship with E. Huber.
Picked up labels at HH & 4 rows of Postal, Organizations & Schools (LCD) are laid. Took dummy to Laippley’s & can’t get it until We. AM. Picked up AAA books on PA, MD – had to have new card made. Ate with mary at Perkins.
Kristi called last night with names of motels in Annapolis. Called 3 & filled because of Parents Weekend – Sop called Holiday Inn at Glen Burnie # 1 S & got room for $58.00

Sunday, August 25, 1991
Made 25 prairie plant signs with Avery Label maker & taked to stakes & got them up with Kensel’s help just before 3:00. About 20 people came in the heat. Jackal & Barb Reece from Caledonia & 2 others walked the whole mile.

Saturday, August 24, 1991
Picked Helen Kaufman up at 7:45 & on Rt 23 by 7:55 – In Dearborn took about ½ hr to find the Hyatt Regency in Fairlane Shopping Center. Met Jim Strider in the courtyard- happenstance- & he escorted us to Registration Desk & Trade Show (picked up computer program info) & then to the Awards Luncheon. J.D. Britton – Dr. & Mrs. George Knapper, Mary Morgan (award recipients also), Jim & Helen at our table. About 200 people there. Good soup – terrible chicken & rice concoction. 90 awards given – most to Historical Organizations. The District Chairman read the qualifications for his group of states. Mine is a Certificate of Commendation for dedicated service in promoting local history on Ohio. Left about 2:30 after pix & a ride in one of the glass elevators. Stopped near Bowling Green for gas & a milkshake & home by 5:00.
Called Kathi- visiting Bob in Oklahoma City – Bob in 6 wk school. Upset that I would loan Dave money to buy motorcycle. Told her I won’t.

Friday, August 23, 1991
Watering
Worked on membership expiration notices for EHMA – ran 30 letters on laser printer of people who didn’t pay with first notice.

Called Dave & told him I couldn’t forgive myself ( and the rest of the family wouldn’t either) if my money caused his death or injury on a motorcycle – told him if he felt he had to separate & needed transportation he should arrange bank financing. He must be responsible for his decisions. He was understanding & said he had waited a long time to hear me say that.

Thursday, August 22, 1991
Mary shopping with me at Elder Beerman. Bought Alfred Dunner jacket, skit & slacks & blouse. Then mary saw 2 jackets that looked like me – at 30% off – couldn’t decide so bought a red one & olive green one.
Mary protests loaning Dave money to buy a motorcycle – thinks a divorce might be best so Dave could finish his education, meet a girl his equal & live happily ever after – in Ohio!

Wednesday, August 21, 1991
79/54 Sunny
Huber 7 hrs.
A day of history – 3 days attempt by an 8 man coup by Communist leaders in Russia failed due to the protests of the Russian people in Moscow led by Boris Yeltsin, the first elected president of Russia. Finally the communist threat no longer hangs over the world. Gorbachev had been held under house arrest by Communists. The people congregated & built barriers against tanks to protect ‘Down with junta – Down with KGB’ – 150,000 people congregated to hear Yeltsin,.
At Terradise a more normal day – Royce here to clean – Fertioliozed plants – rejoiced in the enlarging peaches – watched hummingbirds at feeder on side porch. A perfect day.
At 1:00 met Sheilda Balyantine, photographer from Marion Star at Claridon Prairie. Taking shots for announcement of prairie tour Sundaty. Also came to Teerradise for shots of me.
At 2:00 started on Huber Newsletter & finished about 6:30. Ruth Mosher out to borrow my WordStar 5.5 manual. Gary Brammerl out to figure on installation of new bathroom.
Then worked on membership renewal letter & labels.
Dave called about 10:30. To satisfy Dee’s need to sort things out for herself he will be staying in the ship & needs a motorcycle to get around – asked to borrow $500 – admitted her background – was poor – always lived in a trailer park. She is seeing a psychiatrist -!- They are both going to counseling.

Tuesday, August 20, 1991
MCHS 8 hrs
Worked on minutes for Exec Committee last Tues & didn’t finish in time to go with Mary to take David & Vivian Bratten to the airport. Called them to say goodby. Printed out layout for ‘LCA’ from Super-Calc.
In at 6:30 & picked up pix at Marion Photo Finishers at Depot & then to Board meeting – MCHS – 2 ½ hrs! Todd got 9 courses of bricks laid & will finish tomorrow.
Jack had call from Ohio Magazine writer asking about Mariobn’s ‘Odd Name Society’ – I was able to supply info that it is Bob Hinklin’s brain storm. Will call reporter.