Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Monday, January 9, 1995
Wrote up December executive committee minutes on 20 MB computer in at 11:00 to prepare agenda for board meeting with Jack took Huber newsletter to Fahey bank for them to mail. took Huber membership cards to Laippley’s. Got demonstration of their new Ricoh color copier. left bags of trash and him release. Cass interviewing Jason who decorated Radio City Music Hall and now wants to work at Hemmerly’s?! Need to replace Pat Winn on weddings. Priced shelving for resource center at Office City (new Hall-Beck’s in Plaza.)

Sunday, January 8, 1995
Called David – my computer not ready Sat. Has orientation Mon night for Josh in USA Robotics program. WIll bring computer up Tuesday. So I bit the bullet – huntee out some labels printed extra in 1993 – Using them & writing plaque (63) members & museum (16) donors have 1999 Newsletters ready to mail. Then remembering Sunday is a day of rest I watched women’s figure skating, napped, did Sunday crossword puzzle – had midafternoon lunch & evening TV. Working on Standing Rules amendments for MCHS

Saturday, January 7, 1995
Winter Wonderland – 2 ½” snow covering everything. No wind to disturb it on branches. Took some photos.
At 11:00 in to HH with Huber Newsletter on disk. Roads not too bad.
Using WS7 & Century type formatted text finally got it finished. Emma WInckl came in for a Huber packet & offered to help fold newsletters. I ran 225 copies & she folded. FInished at 4:30. Took a copy to Star. Shopped at Krogers. Home by 5:30. Tray supper & TV. Watched Big Band Music & Lawrence Welk Show & Ballroom Dance. Thanks for Public TV.

Friday, January 6, 1995
MCHS 1+1 Huber 4+7+4 Mileage 20
Called Don Harraman. He will serve on budget committee. Having carotid artery operation Jan 16.
Call from David – new computer not ready. Since snow & ice covering roads glad he won’t be driving up today. Mary called – has cold – not going out for supper.
Using 20 mgb computer in Rec Room. Wrote copy for Huber Newsletter. Will take it to HH to do layout & print. Call from Ray Coleman with more Huber employee plaque members. He will help me fulfill newsletter. Call from Dick West on operations function. Keith Koehler will serve.

Thursday, January 5, 1995
While Royce cleaned upstairs got utility room ready to receive the c’mas decorations used in 1994 – also sorted out recyclables in garage. Getting artificial tree down the steps quite a job. Cooke lima beans with end of ham. Hadn’t had it for years. Dick West out at 3:00 for consultation as Financial Affairs chair. I also want him to finish the Transformation chair & wind it up this year. Discussed many MCHS aspects & classified the ‘cancers’ we have to live with. He supports Strategic Planning.

Wednesday, January 4, 1995
Call from JD Britton – Local History Officed – Strategic Planning with their staff has a $1,000 fee. He says result might be that Jack T. would be shown as not giving Society what we need.
David called & new computer not ready until tomorrow late – and he will transfer data via network before bringin it up Friday.

Tuesday, January 3, 1995
2° sunny
Finished proposed function & committee structure. Using old 20 mgb computer in rec room created file for MCHS calendar. To HH at 3:00 to print out on computer there and consult with Jack on Committee. He came to meeting with his agenda. We’ll change that! – added mine on separate page.

Monday, January 2, 1995
12° high 22° MCHS 8+3 Mileage 20
‘My best kept diaries through the years
Stop short with January drear careers.’
-Trella Haldeman circa 1948
But not in 1994!

Tried Drive B – even with freshly formatted disks wouldn’t read – wrote David a letter – conclusion that I want a new computer – then called him & read it over phone. He offered to come up to pick up computer – compromised that I meet him at Sarah’s dorm at Wright State – Loaded computer, picked up Mary, met them, visited briefly in Sarah’s room, (She gave me a pewter angel on a card) & headed home – shopped at Meijer – home by 7:00

Sunday, Januarty 1, 1995
Frustrated by inability to use Drive A – got the stuck disk out, but new one won’t go in. This keeps me from using Foxbas. Called David & he tried to talk me thru FoxPro commands. I want report of volunteers only – Finally created a new database MCHS Vol – what a waste of the first day of new year – I need to learn Foxpro – get an easier program or a new computer-

Thursday, May 4, 1995
Enterted Abe Hemmerly info* – Don’t have much – now only David & Conrad Jr to do.
Kensel Clutter over with plants of pinnatified prairie dock – Marion Co. silene regia & a pink spiderwort. He planted some across road & some along driveway.

[* For Hemmerly Genealogy]