Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday, June 26, 1986
Worked on prairie brochure a.m. Know now why I put it off- just can’t use Kensel’s material- no meat to it.

Dave up at 1:30 and helped me about 45 minutes- chopped some weeds. Then mowed. I watered and fertilized. To MCHS program meeting. Dave Cheney a flop on Railroad in Marion- no pep. Lots of railroad buff visitors. Bob T. James offered help on layout of prairie brochure.

Wednesday, June 25, 1986
To Center at 12:30 after trying to use CPM Typestar program JC sent. Won’t load- sent it to David. At Center mixed and bagged Eber Baker beans with Mary, Emily Dale and Geneva’s help. Mrs. Irey and Mrs. Schroeder at Center to buy books for John Sebra- Ed Huber’s grandson 80th birthday. To Turoff’s with Mary, Emily Dale and Geneva. Grocery shopping $43 even with double value coupons.

Tuesday, June 24, 1986
To Girl Scout Day Camp at 9:30 in Pioneer dress. Held at Police Athletic Association near here off 309. Talked 10 to 15 minutes to 10 units about 125 girls- mostly warn them about the many guises of poison ivy.

Took 1894 wedding story to Star. To shop and Kass told of problems with Ozzy I because only 4K of memory. Talked to David and decided to order an Equity 6 IBM compatible. $2,600 but $4,000 job. Can handle A/R when we are ready and inventory. Use same hard disk.

Plowed garden after a nap about 5:00 p.m. Oleta here for supper.

Monday, June 23, 1986
Up at 7:00 to go to final long-range planning committee meeting. Jim Strider did a masterful job compiling the distillation of our months of work. Bill Nolan treated the committee to lunch at Brown Derby and then conned me into taking Regional Coordinator job. 1st VP of OAHSM, Lots of entries for awards came at last minute. Elizabeth Reeb and I went to Sullivant Hall- 15th and High to see costume display and when I got home I found article Stewart Brown gave me about McNeil-Fairfield wedding and used it to write my June Day Before Yesterday column. Finished at 1:45 a.m.

Sunday, June 22, 1986
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Saturday, June 21, 1986
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Friday, June 20, 1986
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Thursday, June 19, 1986
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Wednesday, June 18, 1986
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Tuesday, June 17, 1986
Wrote up May MCHS board minutes. Wrote newsletter. Wrote thank you to Marion County Commissioners for $3,000. Man from John Deere here to put belts back on pulley wheels. There is a knob on front that releases them. Mowed lower lawn and around pond.

Picked Clara Gillen and Mildred Selanders up for board meeting. Norm talks very loud. John Hickson gets the meat of a problem quickly and isn’t afraid to make motions. Charlie Evers not enthusiastic about a Scioto Ordinance Area tour this fall.