Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday, March 4, 1990
40-20 degrees
482″ snow this season at Valdez, Alaska
1 hr – MCHS bricks.
Fixed baked spaghetti & fruit salad for lunch for Haldeman’s & Maxim. They arrived at noon. Across river to put up wook duck box that David made. Marshmallow roast in woods – supper at Wendy’s.
So many trees down across river.
They back to Cinci at 6:00. Me to HH to take Newsletter labels & pick up brick orders. Home at 7:30 – too tired to work – watched stupid Ferris Beuhler movie.

Saturday, March 3, 1990
Music lessons going on in basement. Hink came over to give sax student a boost. Lamenting utilities refusing to take food stamps. – Even being unemployed is a joke to him. David & I to PDQ to pick up newsletter – looks great. $177 for 750 copies – 8 pages – then met Karen & girls at Sam’s Warehouse – like Costco in Anchorage. Bought bleached jeans & shirt for Sarah. Groceries & stationery items for me. Gave Karen $250 to buy groceries while Maxim was there. Stopped at Antique Shops in waynesville on way home. Took Newsletters to Mary to fold. Home about 5:00 – to bed at 7:30.

3 hrs – Newsletter & book (didn’t count travel time)ack to David’s & met Maxim from The Ukraine. Chubby, pleasant, polite & the English he uses is without an accent. Watched part of Kathi’s Video on trip home from Alaska.
David had shown my way from Walnut Hills to UC – YMCA on way to printers so I could take in both “Bye Bye Birdie” & David’s “Fleeting Moments” orchesta & dance. But Sarah didn’t mention my going to BBY (she’s in chorus) so I skipped the hassle & let David do the driving.
Sat in balcony in Tudor style ballroom at Pearson’s* (trumpet) suggestion so could get full view & dancer’s in 20’s & 30’s clothes for “Alexander’s Ragtime Ball”. David’s trombone great & he did take off on Cab Calloway – Over at 12 & we picked Sarah up at cast party at fancy home.

[*Cincinnati trumpeter Pierson DeJager]

Thursday, March 1, 1990
9:30-6″00 LRP [Long Range Planning]
8:30-11:00 LRP
MCHS 7 1/2 + 2 1/2 = 11 hours [sic]
Mailed Howard’s income tax & estimated payment & my real estate tax payment. Worked on Bylaws Revisions.
Worked up outlines for Long Range Planning Committee using OAHSM “Agenda for the Future” & John Hickson’s Sept 88 thoughts. To meeting at 3:00 with wayne Fowler,Chr at Boy Scout Headquarters – John & Harry Mauk there.
At 5 to HH to pick up Charlton Myers’ copy of Geo W King’s book to take to Cinci tomorrow. Made 2 copies of it. Home for supper of lima beans & pork. At 8:30 wrote up actions of LR Planning committee – updated membership records from Margaret’s notes – printed out membership list with possible volunteeres and board marked.
Trying to get things organized for 2 days in Cincinnati.

Wednesday, February 28, 1990
-12.3 coldest Jan +10.6 warmest Jan.
MCHS 9:00-4:00
35 sunny
Prepared National Register application. In at 10:30 to Heritage Hall to train Mary Louise Harper as office volunteer – She’s a doll & so many personal problems.
Removal of lockbox frame revealed 7 pieces of mail dating from 1944 to 1977. Copied face & envelopes & called Roy Clark to pick them up. Went up steps to 2nd floor of Gift Shop for first time.
To prepare Register nomination researched Marion Stars for April, May & December 1910 – Full page story on “Building Completed” – So much fascinating detail that we need. Confirmed John G. Uncapher as contractor. He wrote his name on framed area where we removed boxes.
Mary Louise struggle with our old typewriter to type form for nomation. She took another form home to type.
Met Mary for supper at Isaly’s. Went to bed at 7:00 & right to sleep.

Tuesday, February 27, 1990
Newsletter 10 to 2 – Second Draft 4 hrs
Snow melted to 1″ in gauge
21-44 degrees snow melting
Picked up Newsletter at P.O. (from David). Stopped atl bank & set up appointment with trust officer for March 15. (for Howard)
first thought a few changes would do & could use what David created in Ventura. then realized it need more. Guess I’ll have to learn Ventura Publisher. Put it back on disc & took corrected hard copy & disc to P.O. Worked on cleaning up greenhouse when I came back – made cuttings of succulents, impatiens & geraniums & put into soil or perlite.
Had call asking permission to “run” me – along with 4 others – for Queen of 4-H Building Program – People vote by paying $1 toward fund – Need bio & pix by Monday.

Called Haldemans. David took boys to a “Cartoon Festival” movie. Maxim understands some English but speaks mostly in single words.
Racoon on deck – River Otters on TV. Marty Stouffer’s program “Fun Loving Animals” in Algonquin State Park – Acid rain threatens them.

Monday, February 26, 1990
9:30-12:30 Book 3 hrs
MCHS Membership 2 hrs
-1 to 28 sunny
Worked on the Second Draft of Chapter 1. In to Heritage Hall at 12:30 – ran off copies of “gift membership” letters for Charlie Evers to sign & got his weather comments. To Travelogue at Palace from 1:15 until 2:00 – Then back to Heritage Hall to lead Claridon Homemakers Club & husbands on tour of Heritage Hall. Vera Mae Seckel set it up – 12 people. All enjoyed even tho some said they didn’t think they would.
Met Mary for Huber’s land purchases for Willis Nye – Stopped gift membershop letters at Cottrells so membership card could be included – visited 15 min. Then to Palace again to see all of Tom Sterling’s “Vancouver Island” – mostly closeup wildlife – glorious.
Stopped at Seckel’s on way home to pick up picture of Prince Imperial to use with my Day Before Yesterday story. Visited – Howser family genealogy.
Kathi called to see if we want to attend Russian Circus while we’re in Reno. Gave her new schedule.

Sunday, February 25, 1990
Worse [sic] storm in 5 yrs. 9 people killed near Tipp City in 50 car pile up.
Worked out schedule for trip West. Sent copies to Kathi, Dave & Uncle Allen. Also sent copy of Edward Huber Memorial Association to Vivian and David Bratten with D’s letter about Amish threshing- Completed first draft of Chapter 1 – Landforms, Clearing, Survey. 1705 words- Maxim arrived at Haldeman’s at 2:00 AM.

Saturday, February 24, 1990
MCHS 9:30-11:30 2 hrs. home 2 hrs Book
Blizzard winds 15-45 mph
low 24 high 32
4″ snow

In to Heritage Hall to meet Nancy Nowlin along with Jack Telfer to interview her as writer for Rotary Club Production on Marion Co. history. She brought no samples of her writing & is working for a credit bureau. she would expect $10 an hour. Jack & I agreed that we could better on our own.
Grocery shopped & home just as snow increased along with wind. Whiteout by mid-afternoon. David called about 8 asking about conditions as Maxim was due in from NY City by van – 2 vans carrying kids left Poconos Saturday AM – were last heard of near Ashland on I-71

Friday, February 23, 1990
50 high midnight
Had talk with Howard. Showed him the value chart that bank prepared for his 73 US Bonds – value is almost $173,000 – of this $110,000 is interest. He again said several times that he wants me to have a considerable part- mentioned $100,000. I suggested a living trust administered by BancOne – would list bonds to go to each of MCHS, Kirkpatrick United Methodist Church & Salvation Army. Also list ones to go to me. Called Wayne Crum at bank & he will have trust officer come to house to make it out.-
Finished Howard’s 1989 tax return. His taxes are about $700 to pay. He paid $1,000 estimated.
Mary Louise Smith Harper called – wants to work at Heritage Hall- Set her up for Thursday AM – Jack called about meeting with Nancy Nowlin, writer for script for Rotary Production of history of Marion.
To Al’s in Cardington for dinner with Mary & Jordans.
sent membership application to Garden Club of Marion – Invitation extended by Dave Metzger.