Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday, March 21, 1991
MCHS 2
Hauled 5 wheelbarrow loads of dirt down to ruts Ray Foertshc made – planted grass seed & covered with straw.
Tom Wagner came out ‘to find out your side to all the controversy you’ve caused.’ My 11 concerns & my report for the Exec Committee on locating Pros for library on lower level – and asking board to view the nook already there in Harding Room #1 rather than remove (new) wall & encroach on the club room – destroying it for any use by Marion Area Genealogy Society. All that to provide a place for an altar that has no historical significance except that Episcopal Church chose to use money Hardings left to them to construct the altar.
He seemed placated but after his vicious attack on my article about library location I don’t trust him.

Wednesday, March 20, 1991
MCHS 2 hr
Royce to clean.
Started on minutes of MCHS Board & found my 2nd tape blank. Thank goodness Eula also recorded them.

Tuesday, March 19, 1991
MCHS 5+3 = 8
Prepared a list of 11 concerns about things happening in MCHS.
Also finished my study of library in lower level or in main lobby.

All I can do to force myself to go to Board meetings & have to defend my convictions. Jack asked additional space for the Harding altar from Episcopal Church by taking it from the Club Room. I suggested using alcove already at N. end of room – & protested that Harding was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. I called for paper vote. 7 for taking club room aread – 4 against. Out of 24 board members – not really a mandate.
Norm Fogt upset at the obligation paper to HPEF trustees. Says this is his last year as treasurer.

Monday, March 18, 1991
MCHS 5
Huber 3
Worked on comparison of sites for library for Exec Committee. Took it to Eula & Helen for their comments.
Wrote obligations for Board’s adoption on the $26,500 from sale of 255 S. Main St. that board vopted (June 1988) to use to reduce mortgage on HH & purchase lots on S. State – But it had previously been voted to HP Endowment Fund. BNut no formal record send to Funds Trustees.
Called David because couldn’t print MCHS labels that Margaret Copttrell needs – thinks it’s in printer exchange box.
Huber Board meeting at HH auditorium. Millis Nye presented report on Race Motors bldg corner Fairgound & Main and concluded it with recopmmendations to [urchase building – I had quite a time heading that off as I felt sure he meant to recommend pursuing purchase. He did! Good to have new board members Harraman – Marian brought about 60 pics of Huber & MSS from family album – great stuff.

Sunday, March 17, 1991
[No entry]

Saturday, March 16, 1991
27/54 sunny
Entered Huvber Dues payments & checked into SuperCalc.
Cleaned inside of car with ShopVac. Picked up flood debris in woods. Mostly corn fodder – Has beebn swept clean except where trees caught the corn stalks.
Scilla & winter aconite bloopming. Tried to work on ruts that Ray Foertsch left but guess I’ll have to have dirt hauled in.
Flight of red wings.

Friday, March 15, 1991
24/47 partly sunny
Mary picked me up at 9:00 & we headed to Sandyville via 30 & 250 to Campbell’s Candy. Should have called our order in January! Was only able to get 4 cases & a few molded chocolate rabbits. Quick lunch in New Philly & down 800 to Tippecanoe & then back roads to Don & Agnes’ – Shocked at Don’s appearance after replacement of mitral valve at Cleveland Clinic in Dec. He was unconscious for 5 days. But he says he’s on the mend. Agnes told all about George jackson, Judy’s husband. They had 46 cardinals at their feeder yesterday in the snow. Got to Coshocton & found Mary had left her purse. So added 2 hrs & 100 miles to the trip./Car turned 100,000 miles as we left Tippecanoe – the first time. Home by 9:00 pm.

Thursday, March 14, 1991
34/45
MCHS 2
Wrote to David as president of Terradise Computer Systems asking for HELP in printing labels – using FoxPlus I get a file read error. Can use same file in dBaseIII and they print ok.
Sorted Terradise Nature Center files for OSUM, Bob Stout, Kathi, David & me. Sorted out bequests ion my will & p[rinted out to take to Bob Stout, too.
Appointment at 3:00 & Bob had also done his homework so we clarified items in my proposed agreement. He will call Mr. Huber – OSU’s trust man & clarify points.
2 Marys met me at Turroff’s for dinner. Then to Sis Bills to pickl up dress & some trimmings & a hat for MCHS.
Then to OSUM for Shareholders meeting of the Marion Bank. Sat with Eula Rhoads after meeting Dean Hazard. Sought me out to tell me tony Conchell, editor of Star say Star still has Harding things and will give to MCHS. Also told Hazard about meeting with Bob Stout.
Called Don Shuster & all set to visit them tomorrow

Wednesday, March 13, 1991
Cancelled out trip to Sandyville & Tippecanoe (Shusters) because of snow belt through there. W had none here! Until late tonight about an inch.
So used this as a catch up day & pidaddled around.

Thank you letter from Tommy Hemmerly. Used my gift for Francis’ favorite charity – a Christian adoption agency.

Tuesday, March 12, 1991
23/35
Maxine Marshall out to see Edith Keeler’s genealogy material – Veered from all to Ohio Genealogy to all to MCHS if a library suitable can be set up. We also discussed having Marion Genealogy Society at Heritage hall.
Revised my autobio taking out details. Mailed Hildreth book to Zane Davis – Mailed auto bio & 10 copies of Reg II brochure to Richard Francoviglia.
In to Heritage Hall to copy brick records & Terradise Nature Center material.

Couldn’t get FoxPlus to print labels again. So frustrating – when I complain to David he says it is in the indexing suffix – ndx instead of idx – but he never tells me how to fis it.
At Heritage Hall I printed out the label list – but no labels there to print on. Copied dBaseIII off that computer & will try to install it on mine.