Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Dow Jones 7939 – up 50 points
River flooded to first step by terrace by dark – Thunderstorm about 6 PM.
Wrote 50 words on Hemmerly’s Flowers for Star ‘Merchants edition’. Will take photo tomorrow of Diane & Mike.
Dave Matyak here for 2 hrs. Carried plants to Rec room from garage & cut a piece of a rug for new Prius for my feet to keep pad clean – He has his laptop back. It needed a new hard drive – gave him the data on a 40 gigabyte flash unit.
Trying to compile a list of MCH Presidents but need the notebooks at HH. Still sorting papers to compile notebooks for Valinda Mackey & Doug Ebert.
69 mph winds all evening.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sorting papers AM – sent By-laws Standing Rules & Collection Mgment policy to Bob Hill in Prospect – $1.34 postage
Found the Jan 26 newspaper on the driveway where snow had melted.
To Dr. Wingers at 4:00 with hearing aid that WAS in purse when I dumped it out.
Took 5 copies of ‘Schools’ to Hemmerly’s & offered to write history of it for Star – Diane grateful.
To HH for Executive meeting. Gave report on 40th activities planned – Randy WInland there so gave him his free copy of ‘Schools’
Gale had tables full of tools collected from archives. Will use some to fill the Jacob Snyder tool box shipped by Wilbert Snyder from Boulder, Colo.

Monday, February 9, 2009
Prospect Merchants at HH 6:00
Sorted out more pictures for 40 years history & the rededication of Prospect 1913 bridge in 1984.
Proofed the history & printed copy for Jamie Steven even tho I had emailed it to him – 8 pages – I’m sure he will have to edit it-
In my new red Prius that started with no problem to Marion – Shopped at Aldi’s – $29 – then to McDaniels to give them title to 2005 Prius for transfer – Jim Waddell came over to visit – sorry he missed David Friday. To Dr. Winger at 3:00 – My left hearing aid that isn’t working was not in my purse. He cleaned the right one & I go back tomorrow at 4:30 – before exec meeting.
Mailed letter to Reassurance Life Ins. requesting $10,000 toward 2009 Prius.
Took me 15 minutes to unload all the recyclables that Tom Beckwe loaded for me.
TO Marion Styar and met Jamie Steven – seems happy to have my articles – several people I met all day said they enjoyed articles in yesterday’s Star.
Gale & I to Perkins for supper & back to HH to meet with group from Prospect – she gave them the $100 tour – 2 hrs!
Susannah had been here with the MCHS notebook . Left nice note on table.

Sunday, February 8, 2009
At computer from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM – finbished the history of MCHS – Inserted photos David had scanned.
No supper but didn’t miss it – Had my usual grapes & cheese bed snack,.
Reading again Wm. Least Heat Moon ‘Prairyearth’

Saturday, February 7, 2009
45° cloudy
A new 2009 Red Prius is parked in my garage & I own McDaniel Toyota $13,350.
David & I drove there in my car about 1:00 – Tom Beckel, Salesman, ‘Yes, available $1,000 rebate, choice of sea green or red – no navigation system – cash in unused extended warranty (450). Chose red, test drive on Mt. Vernon Avwe. T won’t have money for a week ‘OK’.-
Then David & I to HH for him to update the MCHS website – I return to secy book & got next throu 1984. Gale still moving bound newspapers to under loading dock – plans a computer in there for research.
Then to Denzer Funeral Home for tribute to Gertrude Burton – Linda Rudy there – neighbor of Barbara Burton – nbice chat with her & then back to McDaniels for paper-work signing & delivery – Had to wait – other sales being made – so David back to Denzer to see Carolen & Linda Burton before the funeral at 4:00 – then back to CIncinnati.
Zimmerman had me sign 10 documents & wanted money until Tom told him my word was enough. He & I drove tyo terradise. He put red Prius in garage, loaded my recycles & drove the loaner back to McDaniels. Tom says any problem – call him!
Gave him a hardbound Day Before Yesterday – autographed.

Friday, February 6, 2009
1° 7:30 – 34 9 PM Sunny
At computer from 9 until 5:”30 when David arrived. Reduced the MCHS First 10 Yedars from 1st version of 8 pgs to 3 for Jamie Steven at the Star. David was able to scan p[ix to send for introduction of Charlton Myers – and one for rest of MCHS history.
He cleaned up my desktop (On the computer – the real desktop is hopeless) by removing unused icons – showed me enough of Excel that I can enter data for Income tax and sum with S symbol. Contacted gale & she will meet us tomorrow for David to help with MCHS website.
He wanted Dugout Pizza for supper. Large pepperoni was $10.25! – Only ice cream I had was chocolate mint – only kind he won’t eat!

Thursday, February 5, 2009
-17° 7:30 AM -25° PM
Fed the birds & ate breakfast.
By 9:00 I was at computer transcribing notes from Vol 1 of MCHS minutes 1969-1978 – Refilled bird feeders about 3:00 & Dave Matyak stopped about 5:00 with salt to take care of ice on side porch. He installed a 100-watt bulb in office & now I have good light.
TV dinner & bread & peach marmalade for supper – This Old House TV ugliest timber from house I ever saw.

What I have now is not suitable for the Marion Star but I’ll use it to condense the material for the Star.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Josh invents Ice Shark!
Kathi & Dave Decker back to Henderson by 5:30 last night. 7 inches of snow in Cinci.
Started 2nd installment of MCHS history using the official notebook of 1969-1978 on loan from Resource Center.
Email from Jamie Steven asking for more with pictures.
Time out to spend with Dave Matyak – He determined that the door bell chime in my bedroom is wired & it still works from door bell on front porch. The one I purchased yesterday at Meir did not have the very small batteries that were supplied. It was the only one with two push buttons & had been returned to stock – So I’ll return it. And by buying a very small (???) battery the one I have will work – Don’t need one with 2 push buttons! – Gave Dave the Bouvardia plant in bloom that I’ve enjoyed for a month & still blooming.
THen got into the boxes of MCHS pictures looking for ones before 1982 when we acquired the 225 S. Main St houser – found some of Marion County Fair activities & some Sesqui-centennial.
TV & crossword puzzle in Star until 8 & then back to writing 2nd installment of MCHS history.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What a day! No house phone working so called Jim Carpenter on cell phone & he came out about 12:00 to jump-start Prius. Did it but it would stay running so had to call Gators AAA. We had loaded the recyclables in the Prius & had to unload them,. Drove to Back Ohio & chased check for running expenses & gave Jim $40 – He didn’t want to take it – Told Corey in Service Dept that the Prius had no problems until last year (or 6 mo?) – no new 12 volt battery available so I have the Corolla loaner until David can come up & talk to them about a trade.
Stopped at Meijer for new door bell chime box – old one don’t ring! $20 – Cynthia (David’s 1959 classmate) helped me & wanted to know why David didn’t come to 40th reunion – gave her his email address. New broom $12 (Carroll broke old one knocking icicles off eaves over deck & salvaged it for wall papering).
Mail was delivered today – Paid Roush’s Heating & Cooling $368 – Dues to Marion Union Station & Friends of Prairie Parks- water bill 2 mo $58 & phone & email $100.
Email from Hugh Morgan with compliments. Forwarded to David with an acct of today. Left over lasagne, broccoli & fresh pineapple for late supper.

Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunny – 6 more weeks of winter
Got into sorting piles of paper in office – found a list of first members in 1969 – Through Oct.
Didn’t make much progress on completing notebooks for Velinda Mackay & Doug Ebert – new trustees.
Gale cam for supper of leftovers from last night- She OK’d the preliminary plan for 40th anniversary.
Talked about all the reorganization of newspaper collection to under the loading dock – has filled 3 of the 6 racks that roll – sure will be harder to use for research – Has moved the file cabinets of Marion plats out of old archives room & they will be against wall with newspaper racks in front of them.
Was showing her the upside down huge icicles that Carroll knocked into the snow on the deck – when she spotted deer crossing the river – They stopped on bank & look our way – eventually saw nine.