Category: Trella Diaries

Daily journal of Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine from 1933 to her death on February 19, 2013.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1988-08-25

Thursday, August 25, 1988
Mary and I drove to Columbus. Left my car at Budget Rental and took American flights to San Diego. Dave and Dee met us at 2:50 their time. Took us downtown to Horton Plaza mod shopping mall. Back to airport to meet Kathi in from Anchorage at 4:50. Picked up our rental car. About 30 minutes to El Cajon to Dave and D’s apartment. Very small, but just right for them. They’re proud of their bargain furniture. Too late for Dee to cook dinner- had planned a roast so went out to eat
Our two rooms at El Cajon Travelodge in Magnolia very nice so watch Kathi’s video of their trip up the Alaska Highway there.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1988-08-24

Wednesday, August 24, 1988
In to Center at 9:00 for press conference to release new MCHS offer to purchase post office. Took Howard to grocery when I got back. Mowed lawn and bath and dressed in outfit I bought for Dave’s wedding. Hair done at Styling Salon. Bought blue scarf to go with it and at Marsha’s suggestion stopped at Elder-Beerman and bought earrings. To Country Club for Ted Myers reception- he’s retiring. Everybody there. Felger’s from Dublin – He recruited me to teach flower arranging for OSUM. Judy Felger was in the class. Talked to dozens of people including Mame Harmon and new husband. Sat with Charlton and Ruth Myers. Spent evening packing and picking up house. Hope I got everything.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1988-08-23

Tuesday, August 23, 1988
1 inch rain slow and easy all morning
Call from Doris that Mick Wallace died on August 15th- leukemia.
In at 9:30 for called board meeting of MCHS. 12 board members and three acquisition committee members there. Voted unanimously to make an offer for post office to real estate division of US Postal Service. Even Charlton Myers- then he pledged $500 toward down payment. George Brown pledged $5,000 and with my thousand the total was almost $9,000. Fantastic! Spent rest of the day at Center working on newsletter. Margaret Cottrell helped. Called Mary in too and when Norm Fogt stopped by used him also. Got to new post office where driveway was flooded at 4:50. Supper with Mary at Rax. Shopped at Big Bear and home exhausted.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1988-08-22

Monday, August 22, 1988
temperature 78
Ray Folerst out and moved large stone and railroad ties to bridge for egress area.
Kathi wants silk dried things.
Break in post office acquisition! John Hickson called me at 10:00 a.m. asking me to contact MCHS board members for a meeting Friday night to act on offer from Miller Carboa of US Postal Service to accept a bid from MCHS (as a non-profit organization) to purchase the post office I said the heck with Friday why not tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.? Called Ruth Mosher to set it up. Had to scrap newsletter and wrote front page article about offers. Also prepared material recapping feasibility study for board members. Had call from Lois Nicolosi asking me to host tour to Holland in 1989 for her travel agency! Distributed Recaps to some who couldn’t reach by phone and stopped briefly at Fall Fair meeting.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1988-08-21

Sunday, August 21, 1988
temperature 81°
Worked on MCHS newsletter all day and lists for ‘33 class reunion delivered to Bernard Brooks, Ray Hinklin and Paul Hableutzel..
Supper sweet corn, ham, bean salad and cantaloupe.
Made bread and butter pickles with new Salad Shooter that slices vegetables easily.
Gorgeous day- should have had the Hemmerly Reunion today.
Heavenly Blue Morning Glories blooming on deck. African marigolds finally making a show. Liatrus from Mary Brocklesby’s ditch blooming.
3/10 of an inch of rain