Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday, August 18, 1987
Breakfast on deck with Karen and kids while David went into shop to take new accounts payable program and look over the new computer system for AR. Left for Lake Erie East Harbor about 11:30. Gorgeous day low humidity – about 85. Got picnic stuff at IGA and ate at table facing lake- could see clear to Pelee Island. Kids playing in sand bar. Water temperature 78°. I finally succumbed and put on my suit. Steep cement embankment for erosion not easy to navigate but enjoyed swimming. Got pizza in Caledonia but I went to MCHS board meeting without eating. Home at 9:30 Josh had mowed.

Monday, August 17, 1987
Sorted and cleaned house. Mowed for about 2 hours. Place looks nice and David couldn’t say enough nice things when they arrived about 7:30. Had stopped at McKinley Park to see Walt and Olgua.

Mary and George and June Ulle came about 5:00. Ulle’s just in from Reading PA for 3-day visit. Cooked inside but ate on deck. Susannah modleled at State Fair three outfits- fourth on nightwear. David showed us videos of the style show.
Pete Belt delivered my new white old’s Cutlass cruiser. Wrote him a $7,000 check and he drove off in my Cutlass Ciera.

Sunday, August 16, 1987
Spent 9 hours straight at computer learning NewsMaster. Tried to do whole newsletter on it, but WordStar handles text better. But it’s great for headlines and art. Feel I can use it to advantage.

Saturday, August 15, 1987
Met Mary at 3:00 at LK Convention Center for Bill and Erma Hutchman’s 50th wedding celebration. Table of wedding gifts and photo book interesting. Erma did many of the table arrangements and lots of neat touches. Between reception and dinner I went to borrow station wagon but it was out so loaded my picnic benches into the Ford Astro van. First time I drove it. Back to family dinner at 6:00. Ed good as master of ceremonies. whole family there except Ann’s husband Kelly. Helped haul cake and flowers over to house. Met Duane Lockwood- Erma’s cousin. Home by dark.

Friday, August 14, 1987
Called Boston company and transferred money market funds to cash management fund. To Savings of America where Kristi’s CD was due. I am borrowing that $1,600 until September and then we’ll reinvest $2,000 in a money manager for her- now paying 10% Plus.
Called Pete Belt and told him to deliver wagon Monday- the one in Warren not available so we’ll take their white demonstrator with electric windows added for $7,000.

Thursday, August 13, 1987
90 Hot muggy
In to Houghton Sulky building to photograph dedication of Edward Huber marker (that I wrote the text) and take notes. Interesting building with many pictures on walls. Originally Methodist Church in 1840s. Picked up planks from Huber Museum part. Deposited check from Hemmerly’s, shopped at Krogers, got microwave popcorn popper at Odd L:ots and saw Oleta’s mother. Oleta still hearing from Dave. Wrote Winnie Gohde and Kathi. Sorted papers into floor movable file. Bulldozer down at Murphy’s finished pushing down the barn that has been half down for years.

Wednesday, August 12, 1987
Mary out and 12:30 and we headed up Route 4 to Lorain to tour the frigate USS Oliver Hazard Perry FFG7. Lake area beautiful along Route 2. Had to wait nearly 2 hours among the 5,000 who toured the Perry from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saw only the two open decks and wheelhouse. Dinner at Vermilion at Elberta’s- Lake Erie perch delicious. Bought peaches and home via 395 [sic – proabably 598] into Galion. Surprisingly hilly. Home about 8:00. called on answering machine from Pete belt as light blue olds wagon with everything. wanted me to pay $7,600 plus my car. I offered $7,000 because I don’t want third seat.

Tuesday, August 11, 1987
Wrote to Dave and Kristi. Letter from Kathy with copy of Kristi’s last letter.

To Marion County Republican Women’s Club luncheon at noon to speak on Marion’s celebration of Bicentennial of Northwest Ordinance and U.S. Constitution.

To C&D Chevrolet & Olds in Mount Gilead to see Cutlass Cruiser that Pete Belt called me about. 6 cylinder- sure quieter and peppier than the 4 cylinder in my Ciera but no electric windows or seats and a demo so offered to look for one at same price $7,000 with my car.

Saw news report on frigate Perry at Lorain this week. Called Mary and we’ll go tomorrow.

Monday, August 10, 1987
In to see Jo Aann Radwin with news releases on Northwest Ordinance exhibit at Harding home and tour to Philadelphia and material for flyer on tour. Then to Uniglobe with itinerary for them to prepare brochure. Visited Irma Campbell- very talkative.

Letter from Kathi with copies of first two letters from Dave. He’s seen flying fish and has duty on the signal bridge.

Back into Marion at 5:00 to meet Mary and Loren and Jessie at Bob Evans restaurant. Loren has no feeling on left side but abke to talk and walk- stroke was in May.

Sunday, August 9, 1987
Thunderstorm at 8:00 a.m. 4/10 in rain. Worked on itinerary and poster for October 1, 2, 3, 4 tour to Philadelphia. Wrote ideas to Bill Nolan on getting people to annual meeting OAHSM.

Mary out with 10 packages of microwave caramel corn from Woolworths tent sale – 50 cents eacgh. Prepared news release on 12 poster Northwest Ordinance exhibit at Harding home.