Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Monday, June 10, 1991
59-84
OAHSM 4 hrs
Slept until 9:00 – mowed front lawn with push mower.
12:00 to 4:00 worked on History of PC Computers & reworked David’s cost sheets for Hardware, software, printer.
Kass called saying Ohio Edison sent me a bill for May/June electricity at 665 Normandy./ Fields renters moved out & I forgot I had an order in to continue service whe stopped by renters. So had to write them to cancel that order & give them Field’s address. Told Kass to forward bill to them.
Mary out to pick up a copy of Walt’s appreciation certificate for WWII service. Had been sent to David (4 copies) & he sent on up for Olgua.
Mowed lower lawn – watched TV – Howard up at 3:00 PM thinking it was 8:30 AM because it was light.
Pitted cherries that Josh & Jed picked while we were in Cinci.

Sunday, June 9, 1991
Mary Jordan called at 8:00 to tell me before I heard it on the news that Marilee was killed last night at 9:00. Drunk driver from KY didn’t stop at Rt. 423 coming from marion Cardington Rd E. She died instantly./
Defrosted some spaghetti I had baked & made some fruit jetll. Picked Mary H up about 12:00 & went to Mary & Carls – Nancy & Ron there & Bob & Pat came & also Jackie & Jerry Ballenger. Mary J had been to Waldo to see Keith – Her garde at back so well designed & cared for.
At 2:00 Mary H & I went to Emmanuel Lutheran Chruch to greet Wanda & Willis Nye on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Drove along Claridon Prairie & listed bloomers – First butterfly weed & black eyed susans. Talked to a Railroad Historian who was not very friendly.
Called David to tell him about Marilee.

Saturday, June 8, 1991
Shopped with David & Karen at Sams Warehouse – $169 – film, tapes, food, office supplies.
Mary & I stopped at Caesar’s Creek Lake & took a little walk below the 200’ dam. Also stopped at Brown Lake State Park N of Springfield. Home about 5:00. If anyone ever needs my journals I’m not sure they will find it as interesting as I found the Moody’s.

Friday, June 7, 1991
Mary & I left for Cinci at 8:00 & met the Haldemans in the Rotunda of the Museum at former Union Terminal. The OmniMax Journey Through the Grand Canyon was inspiring. Holding Susannah’s hand, fingers clasped, noticed the constant jerking. Right hand didn’t do it.
David ran into a friend in the rotunda who had tried to give 2 journals written in the 1850’s by his ancestors. Was told they didn’t want them – by personnel of gift shop we think – So he gave them to David to read. Visited Dinosaur exhibit, Findlay Market & Eden Park to eat snack watching the Ohio River roll by.
To David’s office for a Ventura Publisher lesson. Then home & I read the fascinating journals of Ella & Mary Moody – & life in Cinci before the Civil War – called Gale Peterson, Director of Cinci Hist Soc & he regretted the brusqueness of an employee.

Thursday, June 6, 1991
Need a day to relax. Watered & fertilized all beds around house. Have 3 of the five Simplicity roses (hedge type) showing growth.
Tried to teach myself Ventura again. Manuals not too helpful.

Wednesday, June 5, 1991
Howard’s 89th birthday. Took him to Reece’s in Caledonia for groceries – all he wanted for his birthday.
Tom Andreas, Legal – Bill Mitch – Ecology Prof of Dept of Natural Resources & Crowell, Real Estate – all from OSU came about 10:00 for tour of Terradise to evaluate value as a wetland flood plain. It was great being with Prof. Mitch who heads the Ohio River Consortium on Ecological Technology. He recognized the bald cypress & knew the phosphates discharged from Trailer Park caused the duck wee proliferation. The ox bow across reiver was especial interest to him – Crowell says the value of my land is the benefits it creates for all downstream from it. Showed them, the house but not much interested in it – I’m wondering if we should consider a gift of only the land.
In for supp[er at Turroff’s with Mary H & Geneva Brewer. Thebn to HH for Marion Genealogical Society meeting. Celebrating 15 years by honoring all officers. Dick West & I led tours of building. IO emphasized areas of benefit to them. Maxine Marshall, pres, refused to bring matter of MGS meeting at HH to members for vote. Talked to Pat Winn about Doretta – Don Davis collector of books.

Tuesday, June 4, 1991
59-68 NE Windy
MCHS 3 hrs
EHMA 3 hrs
First week of June chill – remember 1945? – Walk home on first leave after Navy Boot Camp & we all froze at a picnic S of Brush Ridge!
Ann Bush out at 1:0-0 to have helop with letter writing for MCHS – seemed to get a kick out of using computer – Wrote letters to 4 girls from Waldo Elementary who raised pennies for restoration of Harding Memorial. Also the resolution asking for money from County.
Phyliss Tomlin called wanting a description of Heritage Hall for publicity for Business After Hours. Wrote it & dictated it to Tammy over phone.
Had to wear a sweat shirt when I trimmed euonymous & river bank. Took car to Young’s Sohio for new tires. Willis picked me up there & to EHMA – called Board Meeting. Ron from Morton Bldgs there to ans questions.
Tires & balance $288-
While Anne & I were on upper deck she spotted femail wood duck on river followed by 8 ducklings in single file. She headed up along the bank & they all followed!

Monday, June 3, 1991
OAHSM 6 hrs
Bud Sawyer here at 10:0-0 & to work on planning computer workshop.
Mary brought Famous Recipe chicken. Cole slaw & potato [sic] salad out for lunch & was our guinea pig to follow out ionstructions on using WordStar & DBaseIII & I was thee try out for Bud teaching Quark Express – MacIntosh Desktop Publshing program – seems easier than Ventura

Sunday, June 2, 1991
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Saturday, June 1, 1991
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