Category: Trella Diaries

Friday, January 13, 1995
At computer most of day. Cut Forsythia to force. Brought paper white Narcissus to the light.
In at 1:00 for Huber fundraising. Mark B didn’t have report ready as Kathy has been off sick.
To Al’s with two Mary’s for lasagna.

Thursday, January 12, 1995
Finished cleaning up 1994 secretary notebook- ordered Morrow County Oil Boom for David $75. Printed out membership list for secretary book lost two members this week Norma Primmer and Dorothy Harper.
Willis Thomas called- will donate $500 to building fund.

Wednesday, January 11, 1995
Mary and I left for Sandyville about 8:15 a.m. foggy morning temperature 32 picked up candy including samples of chocolate baskets. stopped in Baltic at Miller’s for lunch. Good pork and mashed potatoes. To Rock Ridge castings new building but some Icy muddy approaches. Dan Yoder cordial. took half hour to find all the boxes with the parts of the toy Huber tractor. Across road to new house to visit Mattie. David in Montana working vacation. His room a museum. Driving out couldn’t make it up icy Hill and ended up crossways of road. Dan pushed me out!

Tuesday, January 10, 1995
David arrived at 9:30 with my new 540 MB hard disk for 486 DS 66 MHz also new floppy drives on old computer 2,500 Network didn’t work so took 5 hours to transfer directories and files.
Into hemmerly’s about 3:00 my dividend check $2,600 David’s $1,000 and he got a $500 Advance on delivery program using a CD-ROM program. But he owes $1,800 in taxes! He installed donor form on Accession program at Heritage Hall. Left for Cincinnati about 4:30 I met with budget committee for MCHS. Don Harraman got an earful!

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.