Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
25-50°
3:30 Treca Board training
Sponsored by Treca, Marion Community Foundation & United Way – and attended by about 70 people in 2 sessions this should have had 1,000 non-profit board members in attendance. It was free – the former GE Building – refurbished as the Larry Mumper Technology Building – was luxurious – the handouts fantastic and the presenters knowledgable & enthusiastic.
Good to talk to Sharon Middleton (Thorpe) who lived on State St in the 1950s & ___ Wickersham, and Ron of Trinity Baptist Church.
Wrote a letter to JoAnn Neal, pres of Marion Board of Realtors, outlining MCHS plans for Victorian Tour of Homes – Sent to Gale for OK – also a copy to Mike & Linda Perry.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
60-27° Sunny
Made an outline for talk to Green Camp Seniors – listed blooming dates – Put in folder with deed & MCHS acknowledgment of gift of Green Camp Prairie. Karen’s directions incomplete but I arrived right at 1:00 – community center filled – 48 reservations for their potluck – Karen talked 45 minutes so that left me 15 minutes.
Only Gloria Dickason & Patty Carey knew of Green Camp Prairie – So I told them giving Kensel full credit – Also offered a summer tour.
On way home stopped at Marion Board of Realtors & talked to Lori Dye – offered an outline on plans for Victorian House tour on April 19 – She will email it for Joann ___ the president of Board of Realtors.
Dave Matyak came over about 4:00 – took him about 5 minutes to get tire back on golf cart & plug it in for next week – when weather warming is forecast.

Sunday, March 1, 2009
25° windy sunny
Call from David to ask my plans for attending Norm Fogt’s funeral service. Told him IU’ll go to funeral tomorrow at Emmanuel Lutheran – Meet him at 11:00 in parking lot.
Went to Terradise Nature Preserve as 1:00 – No one there! – when I signed guest book the Conyers, Condrys and Bob Klips had signed on March 1 -p Karen K didn’t give me the time – emailed my feeling to Mary Donaldson & Karen.
Lazed – fed birds – read Star

Saturday, February 28, 2009
Deposited $10,000 to Ohio State Bank check from Reassurance America. To McDaniel Toyota – paid by check $10,355.50 for 2009 Prius – when I came home I studied the manuals. Worked crossword puzzle.

Friday, February 27, 2009
55° AM – 32° 7 PM
If I had gone to mail box this AM instead of about 6:00 tonight – I would have had one less day worrying about where the $10,000 check would be deposited at the Ohio State Bank – so reassuring to find – among the junk mail – an envelope with return address Reassure America Life Insurance Co – $10,000 check made out to me enclosed. I had called McDaneisl to ‘reassure’ them I would be in to pay for my new red Prius when the check was deposited. So tomorrow it will be – by me – RALI.
Had emailed David to contact RALI so I called him – he had emailed me earlier that Norm Fogt died thurs at Colo Hospital (Marion Star web page)
Finished compiling tax infor except for checking contributions.

Thursday, February 26, 2009
55° raining late
Royce cleaning $50 – She didn’t make my bed – I did 3 loads of laundry. Not a dirty clothes in the house.
Worked on income tax – used Excel to sum – contributions – medical – interest – etc.
Corrected Board 2009 from Jerrie. We are short one trustee.
Called Ohio State Bank – no deposit of $10,000 from Reassure America Ins. deposit in my #719 account.
Dave Matyak came buy with his jack & got the wheel off the golf cart & into Prius to be fixed.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
52°
Dow Jones 7270
Wrote letters of thanks to Primrose Retirement Communities for cookies & punch – and to David H for all his involvement – also mailed Valenda Mackay & Carol Robinson for greeting & selling.
Worked on entering Income Tax figures in Excl.
Dave Matyak here from 2:00 to 3:30. No Jack so he couldn’t remove the tire on golf cart that is flat. Reactivated my weather gadget.
Becky Lux & son Peter came by to pick up prairie seed I gathered for her last fall. Will plant it back of Marca near Senior Center.
Offered help for cleanup at Terradise Nature Preserve and MCHS. Loaned her a couple of my prairie books.
Answered online survey on customer satisfaction with Toyota McDaniel on recent purchase of 2009 Prius – gave excellent to all questions.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
13-36° windy sunny
Dow Jones 7350
Sorted Income Tax info & entered contributions & Medical into Excel & summed. Wrote letter to Bob Hill of Prospect & sent with By-Laws-Standing Rules & Collections Mgmt Policy.
To P.O. & mailed certificates of honor to 10 founding members $1 each because large envelope – 59¢ for ½ that size.
To Nationwide Ins. & found that the $4 was not owing – voided check – to Ohio State Bank – cashed Natrionwide refund check – but no $10,000 deposit.
Shopped at Meijer – Actonel $35 – Groceries $39 but had a $10 Meijer refund.
Home about 5:00 but decided to not go to Friends of Prairie Parks.

Monday, February 23, 2009
25°
Spent all day creating packets for the 10 surviving founding members of MCHS – Include their certificates of honor, my letter to each, ad copy of program,. The sheet of answers and the news release I wrote for the Marion Star – sent to James Stevens.
Emptied one of the rolling files I stashed all the papers I’ll use to create trustees notebooks. Will get back to them after I gert my income tax info ready for Diane Mault.
Gale here for supper – cooked the diced ham & potatoe in white sauce like Janise Seckle Parthemore brought to me.
She had worked all day with cleaning crew at Heritage Hall including Valenda who told Gale of my call apologizing for doubting her sales figures on ‘Schools’, books & DVDs – Valenda said she had erred in not including the checks!
Called Carol Robinson & left a message. Had a call from robin Cook while gale was here. Could hear her easily, so David’s changing the phones helped.

Sunday, February 22, 2009
Icy 25°
Wasted most of the day creating new items for Trustees notebooks.