Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Relief to have Prius start when I pushed Power.
To HH for Exec meeting – one hour spent on 2009 Budget – $8,000 deficit!
Gale wants to omit purchasing City Directory (Polk – $200) for 2009 to sAve money1
I said let’s contact lawyers.
County commissioners cut our funds to $10,000 from $13,000.

Monday, January 12, 2009
Cloudy 28°
Willis Thomas picked me up at 1:00 & we drove to Hartman Printing to see sample of his book ‘Schools’ He found a few changes to make. Will fix & e-mail to Karen Hartman tomorrow. Books printed by next Mon or Tues!
E-mail from Lynn Hemmerly Birch – descendant of Mactellus Hemmerly through Charles, Mac & Robert – She had called last Oct but I couldn’t understand on phone but gave her my e-mail. She wants to buy 4 books – I need her address!
Sorted some of the autobio files trying to consolidate to one folder-
WIllis shoveled snow from porch, steps, walk & driveway & stopped at Kroger’s in Mt. Gilead so I could shop.

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Lazy day-
Dave Matyak forwarded Dispatch columnist Swatrz – Rare birds in Central Ohio – Willet – White Winged cross bill – Oceanic Gull.

Saturday, January 10, 2009
32° – dull
Jim Carpenter out here about 11:00 with his jumper cables & battery & soon had the Prius running. He followed me to Marion on slushy roads – Stopped at AAA to renew 2009 membership Expire 1/31/2010 (so no more emergency calls until 2/1/2009) – To HH where Mel Wallace was getting ready to become Elvis – Only about 20 people attended – Jim took pix of me & others with Elvis crooning at us.
Jim also hauled 1919-1920-1921 bound copies of Marion Star – couldn’t find news stories of Helen Stull’s death & balloon burning but photographed June 18, 1938 account of Hemmerly/Haldeman wedding & receptions – will e-mail it to me.
Moved the video tapes from main Resource room to new bookshelves in computer room. Sorted them by topic. Moved files of TimeLine to tower shelves of Charlton Myers collection- prelim to getting them accessioned.

Friday, January 9, 2009
Ed Sheneman funeral today – Died Jan 4
Frustrating Day – Sad to have news from Mary Grey Ham, e-mailed my memories. He’s the last of the Hemmerlys & Shenemans who lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla 1926/1927 – except me. Beulah White’s obit in paper – Girl Scouts and for many years she with her 2 girls, were the first to be here for open garden.
Trying to decide how to handle Prius lack of power – logged on Toyota ‘Problems’. Almost an hour reading it – most in regard to snow & gravel & car stopping. And not meeting the 50 mph highway & 60 mile city – Also not getting a complete fill-up (which I have experienced) & mpg reading wrong – GPS not complete – etc.
Called LaDonna Murphy to see if Mike Lyon could jump start – no reply – unloaded on David. ‘Call Toyota’ – talked to Cody. No use bringing it in ‘the auxiliary battery replacement not in stock.’
Had an e-mail from Gale about Whirlpool exhibit so told her I had no transportation to come to ‘Elvis Birthday’ tomorrow. Jim Carpenter was there & he will be here at 10:30 tomorrow with his jump start. Gale br oguth me milk & bananas. Gave her the maroon throw (gift from Haband) for Mary Don’s mother.

Thursday, January 8, 2009
Prius run down – no doors or lights on – no power.
Wrote to Norm Anderson after getting his PO Box from internet – My C’mas letter returned using a street address – Thanked for the wooden painted orioles – (2) – Every year since we met 1995(?) he has sent 2 birds he makes.
Order from Haband arrived – Love the maroon red coat & 2 long night gowns that with a belt could be dresses.
Wrote to Ohio Environmental Council protesting the acknowledgement of $150 gift when I gave $500!
Jamie Steven of Marion Star e-mailed encouragement to submit my auto-bio columns. He also managed to get ‘Elvis Birthday’ in ‘Plan Ahead’ on front page.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009
32° Dow Jones 8769 1 in. snow
Bfst with David & he left for Toledo to visit clients today & tomorrow. Asked him what he would do if I cashed one of Howard Howsers HH Bonds ($17,000) – ‘Pay off the house loan that have used its equity for Susannah’s college fees.’ ($30,000) – so I would have to cash 2 ($34,000)
Sent e-mail to Jamie Steven at Marion Start bemoaning Star reduced to 8 pages – Tonight 2 of them are full page ads! – Also sent him Gale’s notice of ‘Elvis’ – Sat – my and Annual Meeting report.
Revised stories of my life in 1920’s – and their tragedies.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
1 in. snow
Dow Jones 9015
Epg – electronic pr button – shows programming.
Watched snowing from bed – about an inch fell – biog flaks amidst tiny ones – At computer – a yellow crowned kinglet flew into redbud tree. Wrote letter to Esther Miller about the Pelee book she sent and I sent back without postage (I think). Also sent her my C’mas letter & a return envelope. Sednt Donna Sullivan a Christmas letter returned from Marjorie Dickey Parsons – my recycling for today.
Wrote a letter to Marion Star – has been a constant in my changing life & now it’s changed.
David here overnight. Did so many little things (to him) – Showed me that I need to set TV to channel 3 first to get digital picture. Carried last of the Christmas decorations to the utility room. Corralled my autobio files to one place on computer.

Monday, January 5, 2009
From 9 until 3:30 on computer – Finished draft of chronology – 4 pages to 2000!
Call from Gale reminding me of going to Prospect to meet with Merchants Assoc about starting a Historical Society – Met a Bob Evans for supper – about10 people including John Watkins – They lean toward a sub-chapter of MCHS – Told them to consult Local History Office – Gale reminded them of necessity of Collections Management Policy – Invited them to visit HH of Feb 9.
Gale dropped me off at Bob Evans & left – no power! – Called B&B – there in 15 minutes & jump started – $25 since AAA expired – Home by 8:45.
The Marion Star tonight was 1 section – 8 pages! – cost cutting measure.

Sunday, January 4, 2009
40° foggy all day
E-mail from Dave Decker. Enjoyed my autobiop ‘The Depression Era’ and his solar radio-light-etc. E-mail from DJH – ‘Keep up the good work’
Phone call from Donna Sullivan – I didn’t send her my Christmas Letter! – so I will and also – ‘Depression Era’. She told me people like to be around me because I am so giving – and they hope it will rub off on them!@
What a nice compliment – said meeting me was a highlight of her life! – wants me & David H to visit.
At David’s request I prepared an outline of book – ‘Cover’ through ‘Afterword’. Also compiled a ‘Time-line’ (Chronology)
Late supper of sauerkraut & cauliflower with cheese sauce – still nibblinbg of C’mas cookies that were gift from Marilyn Schnipple, Gale & Karen H.
Sorted through the notebooks of Ray’s poems. Some gems – and some duds. Paris’ poems in front of notebook I. To bed at 2:00.