Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday, November 6, 1990
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Monday, November 5, 1990
Voted for Voinovich/DeWine, Larry Adams, Nancy Sitterly, Lois Weber, Hobson, Adams. Sitterly and Weber lost & Fairground levy did too.
To Hutchman’s for dinner. Ed there with his 2 dimensional houses – True Home, Brown & DeWolfe houses – He’s good!
Works from his head on photos. Wants to market thru HH Gift Shop. $12.50 his cost to us.
Bill, Erma & I to Nature Club Meeting. Project Wild explained by Cathy Keen & David Massie, elementary teachers. After being trained they are provided with project books & can train other teachers. But only 6 people to hear their great presentations. Had owl pellets for us to dissect & chart to compare bones we revealed to the skeleton of a vole. Brought it home for Howard & John & Jed to see.

Sunday, November 4, 1990
Pancakes & bacon for b’fst. David & I walked in Ralph’s meadow hunting cow patties to make manure tea – no luck, but he laid the last section of old brick with Beldon Brick. Also put safety strap on driveway slope by mailbox. Got Ky Fried chicken, cole slaw & potato salad for lunch & we ate on patio. Seemed odd without Jed & Josh.
Collapsed when they left – my 75 yrs caught up with me – But revived by 7:30 to host MCHS Exec Comm to get our beefs about Jack on the table.

Saturday, November 3, 1990
On Registration Desk from 8:30 to 9:30 with Saarah Remgren – She told us this was her last day – off to home state of Maine since her husband has finished Graduate School.
Jack Telfer – Helen Kaufmann & Eula Rhodes down for sessions but didn’t see much of them. Ate lunch with Richard Francoviglia & others. Pat C, J.D. , Margaret & husband from Meigs Co. Jane Trucksis brought me a hanky from Belgium – I presented resolution honoring Jane & John Briley & Joan King who are retiring from Board.
Bought rag rug & Paulding Basket from the John Paulding group – Davis – Virginia, etc. Meeting over at 3:00 so went to Shopping Center on Sawmill Rd & shopped at Office America – Back to Hotel at 4:30 to wait for Haldeman’s to came after attending Ohio State game – They there at 6:00. Even David couldn’t find that Hotel. Ate at Shoney’s & I came home. They stayed on Coluimbus for Sarah’s Band competition at Columbus at 7:00. They got in about 1 but I was asleep.

Friday, November 2, 1990
Up at 7:00 to be at OHS by 9:00 – Chaired the Exhibit Workshop – Only 17 out of 41 registered showed up – think they went to Dublin Stouffer Hotel where the Annual Meeting was announced. Good presentation. To Hotel & checked it – Richard Francoviglia had 4 VIP rooms to use so assigned one to Barbara Shephard & me. Good to see old friends. Sat with Jane Trucksis for dinner – Elizabeth Sharp of Smithsonian gave insight on how the museum project into the future. Student Performing Arts groups gaver program.
I bid the minimum $200 for $800 printing from Jeanne Dorr’s husband’s company at the silent auction & got it – Auction raised $900 for OAHSM.

Thursday, November 1, 1990
43-72 B’ful Sunny
Finished dry stone wall on west side of driveway using left over stones. Transplanted Alaska daisies & creeping phlox into that bed.
Mowed upper lawn & below terrace & paths all thru the woods getting ready for official visit of Dean Frances Hazard, Dr. Tabor Allison & Peg Henderson – development officer of Ohio State University Marion.
They cam at 1:30 & we waqlked first to East end & then down to West end & around pond. Took about 45 minutes – then into house, but so warm in here we adjourned to beech deck to discuss OSUM accepting Terradise as part of its Nature Center. Dean Hazard enthusiastic about the site – “more than I expected” – Showed them letter from Guy Denny notifying me the council had awarded Terradise Ohio Nature Area* status. Peg will set up appointment next week with Trust Officesr. I should have deed & my will available. They will survey & match any endowment I contribute.
Pooped after they left. Enjoyed b’day cards & letters from Kathi & Bob & Dave & Dee.
David send repayment on loans as my b’day gift.

[*Ohio Natural Landmark]

Wednesday, October 31, 1990
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Worked on relaying brick walk by greenhouse.
In at 5:00 to meet Mary at Rax. Then shopped at Big Bear – home.
Called David – He may come up to Shelby tomorrow & stop here while OSUM people are here.

Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Took Howard to Caledonia to bank & grocery. Mary out & got video working to copy. She knows how to push the right buttons. Started taking up brick by greenhouse that don’t match. Cut off bamboo in greenhouse beds & cleaned up area. Cleaned part of garage so guys can get in to service water softener.
All that wore me out – C allied Dean Hazard’s office & set up date for Thursday at 1:30 for visit to Terradise.
Back out & cleaned up leaves around steps & moved old bricks to pile by stone wall.
Mary brought birthday gift out from Kathi – cuddly gray zippered & hooded sweat shirt. With $20 check in pocket. Also sent Oneida pewter angel.

Monday, October 29, 1990
Sorted papers – setting up new files for personal papers.
Called Mary Brocklesby to see if she wanted me to pick her up to go to Program Meeting. She said cousin Bob Thew from NJ was visiting & they would come.
Mary took me to dinner at “Peppers on the Border” – Marion-Marysville Pike – New Mexican Restaurant. Had chimichangas. – To Marys to rest for an hour before going to HH for Jack Kellog’s program honoring 125th birthday of W.G. Harding. He was great – brought lots of pictures & collectibles.
Gave Hal Boncutter the Legal Function file taken from my files.
Got letter from Steve Jenkins suggesting I use enclosed picture of our Ex Dir (rear end of P. Imperial).
MCHS had received a 1980 IBM Computer – takes up whole end of accessions room!
Also got a rejuvenated copier from Masonic Lodge.

Sunday, October 28, 1990
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Tried to learn Mail Merge. Not much luck but did get letter ready to send to unpaid pledgers to Purchase Fund.