Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday May 22nd
Willis Thomas in with his “The First Surveys in Marion County” and the first trails & byways. Lots of good research & a good map only copy on loan to MCHS resource Center.
Alaska Daisies, Dames Rocket, Beauty Bush, Rhododendron in full bloom.

Friday May 21st
Worked in garden a.m. Set out red salvia in greenhouse. To Heritage Hall- researched on cemeteries for Marion Online- problems. Picked up Mary Jordan and met Mary H at Bob Evans for supper.

Thursday May 20th no entry

Wednesday May 19th
To Dr. Nowacki about my knee- he took more X-rays and advised exercise- lay on back raise extended leg halfway and time it.

Tuesday May 18th
Set out Marigolds & Alyssum in patio bed-weeded bed by greenhouse watched over by big garter snake. Matt McCoy glad to have my digital pictures to work from to plan new plantings around the pool. Also will do one for fallen oak site- Rhododendron and Azaleas in bloom there. Mary out she discovered she had $50,000 in savings bonds after waking at 2 a.m. to look in her safe.
She cashed one for $3,200 to increase her checking balance. To Hemmerly’s at 4 for annual profit sharing meeting need $8,000 for computer update and still have over $19,000 for bonuses and $23,000 dividends.($10,000 for me ) Evaluation study shows worth of business is $202,000
To Tim Hortons with Mary for supper. To Meijer and bought petunias, salvias, verbena and dusty miller $30. To board meeting at HH received $22,000 from Carl Campbell’s estate for HPEF*. Decided to reinvest maturing HPEF CDs in Marion and Fahey Banks.

*Heritage Preservation Endowment Fund

Monday May 17th
Don Keil here- sprayed more weed killer- tried to start new mower and wouldn’t run. Cleaned area around pool so Matt McCoy can see what he has to work with two and a half hours 90° hot!

Sunday May 16th
Set out Mexican primrose and sweet alyssum and cleome seedlings. Watered newly seeded grass areas. Mary out about 3:00 for spaghetti dinner. Cooked asparagus from Clutters. Call from Ruth Carhartt about a Wallace Cutting[?] painting she has. Used internet search and found listing of his paintings from $65 to $250- printed out for her.

Saturday May 15th
No one in for research at Resource Center so I got the books from Charlton Myers estate on the shelves which meant sorting his whole collection. Richard Carey in. Says he will get RC computer hooked up to internet. Took Famous Chicken boxes to Mary for supper. Checked her e-mail since she hadn’t since May 5th!
Picked up my green cloth bag (used as purse) at Meijer I left it in shopping cart yesterday.

Friday May 14th
Gardened- set out rest of impatiens- to HH- Timmons & Anderson of MAGS there. Man from Tenn on Stockwell family and girl from Cleveland researching.
Picked up Mary J and to Perkins to meet Mary H for supper. Shopped at Meijer and left my green cloth bag in shopping cart. Called them and they had it! Not only my wallet but also the asparagus!

Thursday May 13th
Call from Bob Whitman 8:15 inviting me to be his guest at noon Kiwanis meeting where he will speak on Jim Thorpe. Nice luncheon and when he started to introduce me all of the men at our table said oh we know Trella. Bob gave me credit in his talk for making his book “Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians” possible and told of the opportunities it brought him and meeting people he wrote about.
At 1:30 met the Clutters at Ridgedale School parking lot. Kensel gave a talk on his WWII experiences and we headed for Hardin County and Lawrence Woods 1000 acre ODNR site with a mile of plastic boardwalk. Spotted 40 kinds of wild flowers and trees were 150 ft tall- rainy but we didn’t care. Then to their house (via the Shawnee-Sandusky trail) to see next version of Sandusky plains 1819 map the 54 inch by 54 inch format- needs a few changes. Opal had a nice supper and gave me a package of fresh cut asparagus.
To Morral Firehouse for meeting called by Louis Conkle to plan for the 4th of July reading of Seclaration of Independence. Charlton’s family group will carry on his tradition.
Call Ted Frericks and gave him names of members of Jay Wilbur Jacoby family who may help him find descendants to clear title to land still in JWJ name!