Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday February 21st
To HH for open house- Final event in our 30th anniversary celebration Donna Lawrence and Howard Mitchell in “Library” for signing their books- geneal[sic] people in resource Center so I could float and help Jim Hoffman research in bound copies of Marion Star.

Saturday February 20th
To Southland Mall where Jane had set up MCHS exhibit with Victorian toys including my repro stereo stereopticon viewer.. several interested in book.
Then to HH for resource center duty- Willis Thomas in with his map of prairies in Marion township.
Send letter to Jim Owens listing losses.

Friday February 19th
Called Jim Owen to report break-in.
Found cordless drill missing from utility room electronic organizer and gold coin from safe and rec room (left blue outer box)- e-mailed K&D and had calls from them I’m still shaken.
Watched birds at feeder for feederwatch.

In to Heritage Hall about 6 p.m. to be ready for Brad Lepper’s program. His presentation on “Great Hopewell Road” (Newark to Chillicothe 60 miles) great- Bob Hiret[?] came. -Caledonia artifacts are archaic 4,000 to 8000 BC

Thursday February 18th
When I returned from Heritage Hall about 5:45 found doors open including one to patio with outside knob knocked off- Doors and drawers open all through the house and muddy tracks in kitchen- Noticed phone in living room missing so checked basket under table for Canon Sure Shot 70 camera in case. It was gone- called sheriff’s office and deputy Winfield came about 6:30- Took my story and said to call him if I found more items missing. Called Don Kyle to come tomorrow and put in new lock set
At HH had put artifacts from Bob Haset[?] and Ken Hecker’s collections in Ray’s butterfly boxes ready for tomorrow night.

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February 16th incredible day
MCHS Board voted 10 to 4 to proceed immediately with planning and installing elevator as planned since 1990.
9:00 To “Something Good” with three other class of 33 members and their wives Ardess Risch, Bob Keller, Francis Roush- shared George Sifritt’s letter with them.
10:00 To Jack Telfer’s office- Shared my paper on elevator study- He agreed that it should go ahead with money given for it and he and George would raise money for further expansion.
11:00 To Dr. Cloran for teeth cleaning $37.50 stopped by hemmerly’s shop.
12:00 To Le Saon styling for perm $42.50 left car at car wash and vacuum.
2:40 Home- made report and labels for 1907 history distribution sold 54 of 100 ordered.
6:20 Back to Heritage Hall for board meeting- Code of Ethics (reduced and revised) passed- Jack urged immediate start of elevator project.
9:30 Home- Relaxed- opened box of chocolates Mary gave me- Valentine from “Guess Who?”- Letter from Keith Lamb my basket of silk rose scented December 15th just arrived!

Monday February 15th
Put Board Pride letters in envelopes to mail. In to Heritage Hall at 11 a.m. to check charter member list- stuff with invitations to 30th anniversary events- Also life and honorary members about 125 letters to mail- 1907 Jacoby history reprint arrived from Windmill by UPS- Brought orders home to create database for distributing them.
e-mails from Dave got book package but hadn’t opened because he flew in 10 minutes
-from Gary Rivers webmaster Marion site he wants to he wants DBY stories.
Kathy called about Don Baker repairing their typewriter.
Rick Steves in Turkey cave City of Cappadocia!-

Sunday February 14th – 46 years ago today Ray and I were married.
Spent most of day rewriting elevator history material and reproducing it for board meeting.
Mary out about 3 with Valentine heart box of candy for me. I gave her a crossword puzzle solver (electronic) but she had found hers was battery operated so she didn’t need it and gave it to me. Made salmon cakes and baked potatoes for our supper.

Saturday February 13th
When I got home at 6 p.m. call on answering machine from George Brown to call him- did – He had call from Dick Carey asking him to serve on Long Range Planning for building expansion and asked Carey him to ask me to serve. I agreed- but told him my stand on elevator project- “It should not be put on hold.” and he agreed!- So I asked him to call Jack Telfer and tell him of our objections on it being put on hold- He will!– So?

To HH at 1 p.m. after taking news release on Brad Lepper and 1907 history to Star- Ferguson girl to resource center to do research on Harding Hotel- no luck finding story on Dillinger (gangster) in 1930’s Star- Told her of Hotel involvement of oil boom in Morrow County. Copied from directories information on who were tenants. Marvin LaRue contributed story of couple in late ‘20s who picked up man whose car was disabled on Kenton Pike coming to Marion hunting Joe Sansotta (Marion’s bootlegger & connection to Chicago’s underworld) When Eula Rhoads heard story she told me of “drive-up window” at back of saloon to serve “customers”- Her dad got a call from Joe complaining of dogs barking and scaring away her customers. This revealed her dad was Marion County’s first dog warden and I started gathering material.
Supper with Mary at Bob Evans- my usual catfish meal

Friday February 12th
Worked on more material to persuade board members to go ahead with elevator project & entered income tax info into a file. In to Heritage Hall to show stuff to Jane and check charter member file. Took “Famous Chicken” dinners to Mary’s apartment for our supper. Call from Laddie Warren 1907 history will arrive Monday by UPS