Category: Trella Diaries

Friday, August 28, 1987
[No entry]

Thursday, August 27, 1987
To Reno and Kathi and I to Colorado Springs to visit Kristi at Air Force Academy. Her books are a stack 2 ft high. She uses Word on her computer.

Wednesday, August 26, 1987
[No entry]

Tuesday, August 25, 1987
Coolest day since May 4th- high 66°

Three calls saying they like new format for newsletter.
Wrote to Kristi and Dave but may not send them. I talked too much about my feelings. But it hurts me that Dave always sends his regards to Bob when he writes to Kathi but he never said even hi to me or Mary. Call from Jim Owens. Nationwide is canceling the insurance on Dave’s car because they know nothing about Kathleen Tober. I know Kathleen won’t have the money to buy any.
Called David to see when he is coming up this week but too busy working on the addition to his house. I shudder to think of his financial condition.
Carroll Neidhart called with questions about Elizabeth Hemmerle Huber connection to my Hemmerly.

Monday, August 24, 1987
Wrote news releases to publicize tour to Philadelphia. Beginning to despair of getting enough to go. Mary at sale of Emily Barnharts effects. Bought a plate, microwave stand and clothes hamper, small paper cutter- $30. Things sold for less than half of retail value. To Ponderosa for dinner with Mary. she is going to Judson Hills tomorrow for a retreat until Thursday p.m.
Got my car license transferred. Stopped at OSUM to see if Ted Myers would put up the 12 Northwest Ordinance & U.S. Constitution posters for a while. Glad to. Asked about botany courses and looked at plans for shelter house at OSU prairie*.

[*This shelter house would later bear her name]

Sunday, August 23, 1987
Cleaned grass out of bed by front drive, rueing that I had canceled the Hemmerly Reunion. Temperature was about 70 humidity 38% and no mosquitoes a perfect day for being outdoors.

Cut 200 ribbons and fishtailed them for Huber sesquicentennial Huber descendants (gold), committee (green), ushers (red) and for sale (cream).
Watered- the front didn’t bring much rain here as it went through.

Saturday, August 22, 1987
At computer most of the day. Wrote minutes of MCHS meetings.
Kathi sent Mary the tape of Dave’s call from the Philippines and called her telling her that she had a card from Dave with August 4th postmarked. He had cabin fever. She had letter from Kristi- she made the rifle team!

Friday, August 21, 1987
Wrote news release about MCHS program next Thursday and a Day Before Yesterday about the Marion steam shovel’s cinder pile along Clinton street. Took to Star.

In to Center with Mary to fulfill mailing the newsletter. Mailed 266 copies. To shop to get ribbon to make badges for Huber Sesquicentennial and ordered rubber stamp to mark them.

At 4:30 Mary brought Jordan’s out and I drove my new wagon to Cardington for dinner at Al’s- lasagna.

Letter from Agnes Shuster. Judy has gone back to Taiwan. Tom is buying Bob’s log house from Virginia, Bob’s widow.

Thursday, August 20, 1987
Dave sailed from Philippines.
Missed Kathi’s call while I was in Marion to take the newsletter to Laippley’s and pick up tickets to Colorado Springs and the Philadelphia tour info. Called back- Dave had just called her from Subic Bay on shipboard. Had been in Philippines since August 13th. Will not be able to call again until December.
Worked on updating MCHS membership list. In at 4:00 to get one time ribbons but had to order. Met mary, Ulles and Haldemans at Bob Evans Restaurant for dinner. To shop to copy tour data and took to Cottrell’s. Correspondence secretary material to Ruth Mosher. 155 at Mosher reunion Saturday.

30 minutes trying to pick up films at Meijer. Home tired.

Wednesday, August 19, 1987
Haldeman’s got off at 7:30 headed for State Fair style show for Sarah, Josh and Jed.
Went in to pick up tour material at Town & Country- not ready. Flyer not ready at Jo Ann Radwin’s office so took Kass, Pat & Virgil for ride in new wagon. Finally got flyer and home to work on newsletter. Back at 6:00 to pick up tour brochures- still not ready. Supper with Mary at Perkins. Ulles in Ottawa today. Home and read paper, etc and back to newsletter at 10:00. Finished paste up at 2:30 a.m.
Took flyer to Hutchman’s and showed Bill my new wagon. He has bought several Olds from C&D.