Category: Trella Diaries

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.

Sunday, February 1, 2009
Got supper for Carroll Neidhard & Scott Crider because they came to Terradise to pick up the letter I wrote in support of his application for a grant to rehabilitate a house at 181 E. Columbia Street – and to pick up his gift copy of Schools (used his illustrations). Lasagna, broccoli, pumpkin bread & ice cream, hot cider & coffee.
Then we started brainstorming activities for the 40th anniversary celebration. After they left I wrote a summary & sent to Scott, Gale & David – wanted David to provided the DVD of 1976 movie of Marion & combo of musicians.
Took them to garage to unload sunflower seed & softener salt. Tried to start Prius but even tho display came on I couldn’t get it in reverse – then display went dark – I’m in despair.
Had sent email to Walt Stewart Toyota Service Manager & Jim Waddell, McDaniel mgr – commending them on taking good care. So sent another message about no power.
When I got up & looked out guest bedroom the sun was in the west! – Also in the east- Took photo – I can’t explain.

Saturday, January 31, 2009
20° – 26° sunny
Email from Kathi that Tony arrived from Sudi Arabia last Tues – and they didn’t let her know until she called1 (- ‘Been chillin’ out & catching up’).
Wrote (as requested by Gale) letter to Carroll Neidhart in support of a grant application to restore a house at 181 E. Columbia St.
Cleaned bill drawer in Mary Pryor desk to complete Bank statements for 2008.
Compiled expense & receipts for 229 E. Fairground & 229 E. Fairground [sic] – my 2 rental houses.

Saturday, January 31, 2009
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Kristi Decker Wright’s 39th birthday
Alls right with the earth at Terradise. Royce has house cleaned, I washed & put away all the clothes. Retrieved the Prius – had only a battery charge – nbot a new one – so no charge – Started marketing ‘Schools’ at Hemmerly’s & Convention Bureau. Have hearing aid batteries & pantry restocked with $69 groceries from Aldi.
Helped sorty for exhibits that Jane Rupp did not restock – The MacKays helping Gale assemble racks given by Macola & bound newspapers being moved to understorage below loading dock. Write my own letter of thanks for the $5,000 I donated to MCHS plus the 2 All-in-One printers-scanners-copiers.
Driveway plowed out yesterday & only a skiff of snow.
Email from Mary Grey Ham – Ed Sheneman’s daughter – She & Joe’s daughter may come to Ohio this summer – Lots of emails from Kathi & Kenny.
Only bad news is economic – more lay-offs. Girl Scout cookies fewer in the box.

Thursday, January 29, 2009
28° PM
6th coldest Jan on record in Ohio
Dow Jones 8149
Email from Dave Matyak citing -5 to -10 wind chill for not coming to plow me out. Suggested I call MCHS & find out who does it at Heritage Hall – Found it is Knickles so called them & by 3:00 my driveways were clear but I had to shovel from the porch to the drive & from the road 3 ft. to the mail & Star boxes.
Wrote news release for ‘Schools’ & sent to Gale, Willis & David for corrections.
While sorting papers in grey storage boxes found a letter from Forrest Sheneman to Ray & Iva Hemmerly – 4/25/1945. Joe a Major in the 66th guarding 200,000 Germans in a pocket & Eddy flying 45 missions along the Burma Road.
Made a Word file & sent to Mary Grey Ham who had sent me word of Eddy’s death after Christmas.

Continuing bad news on plant closings & job loss. Pres Obama signs first law – Banning lower pay for women for the same job men do.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
8 to 10 in. snow
Snowing all day. Fed birds 3 times – a good time to look at seed catalogs. Prepared an order to McClure & Zimmerman to use the credit for plants (bulbs) that didn’t grow last spring. 6 Iris Cresta & a new canna & lilies. Decided against ordering seed. Will buy plants at Tri-Rivers Horticulture.
Email from Walt Stewart at McDaniel Toyota. My Prius is ready to pick up.
-But I’m snowed in.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
9° – 27°
Sent 40th anniversary first installment to Jamie Steven at the Star – Responded favorably & asked for more – Also to send my good review on the new look for Star to the publisher.
Janis Seckel (Vera Mae & Alfred Smith’s daughter) here from 1:00 to 5:00 with her genealogy book that is a wonderful scrapbook of photos, clippings including a photo of 1933 graduates who attended Trinity Baptist Church – She thought it was graduates of Claridon High School. Fave her some Scioto Ordinance material since her family was displaced – 3 generations.
Had planned to go to Friends of Priaire Parks meeting with Mary Donaldson & Dick Cooper but weather forecast for 5 in. snow so I cancelled.
In the mail was the clipping from the Star from John Watkins – My first airplane flight with Doris Dudley & Jane Myers on TWA out of Marion to Boston. John had submitted it to the Star for the Monday night ‘Marion History’
Public TV – Migration of Butterflies & ‘Transportation’ of convicts to Australia 1789 & Mary Wade – 5 generations of descendants (300) when she died.

Monday, January 26, 2009
David’s 64th birthday
Dave Decker & Kathi drive to Pisgah craters for NASA test of equipment for Mars probe for life.
When * woke at 8:00 the house was warm and baseboard radiators so hot I couldn’t touch them 68 ° as set by thermostat! Called Roush P&H to cancel call – I guess it took that long to heat the water for the whole house.
Spent all morning going through the photos that were stored in Rwec Room lower cupboard. One box had been sorted into envelopes by dates. The other box need humidifying so I can sort them.
Gale out for supper – Baked sweet & sour chicken – red potatoes & beets. She shared her frustrations with Lynda Williams in the Archives – has put the clothing on hangers into archival boxes – will be moving the newspaper collection to under loading dock – Asked her to also move the Sheriffs records cases from Resource Center there also – Asked her to suggest to Mary Donaldson & Linda Condrey that they accession & catalog Resource Center collections.
She had made a chart of heating costs with the heat pump in use that showed savings. Made proofing corrections to my 40th anniversary article.