Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday, April 13, 1991
50-65 Cloudy, showers
MCHS 4 hrs
Took Benoni Hildreth’s pension application from ‘War of 1861’ to the Civil War re-enactment at Rivedr Valley Jr. Hi. MCHS table had a respectable display of framed discharges, letter from battlefields, etc. Dick West ably mannning if with explanations of strategies. Helen Kaufman and Dorothy Winch & Keith Kohler also there. Then to mary’s to take June’s 1949 letter describing an auto wreck near Mecahanicsburg. Stopped for plastic table implements to use for labels – Gas @ 94 cents gallon. Stone ground wheat bread for Howard at Nickles Bakery.
Took nap PM & watched TV until 10:30.

Friday, April 12, 1991
Mary brought June & George Ulle out for bfst – Belgian Waffles with sausage. Took walk thru woods on this side – too coll for spring beauties to be open – and windy. Then across river (via road) to show them boundaries. George helped me dig about 10 small pawpaws & then plant them across the road. Told them to come back in Sept in 5 years for the first crop.
Howard’s income tax report arrive about 1:30 – no comment – nbithing. Just the way I sent it with questions on Feb 19! – Finished copies & to BancOhio in Caledonia to ask what had to be included (their bank statement no) He was incensed at treatment I’d received.
To Kass’ at 6:30 for the Hemmerly Dinner Party – David didn’t make it. Tied up in Cinci – Talked mostly to Ed Evanoski on Pawpaws, Hemmerly’s beginnings, etc. 32 there.
Didn’t make it to the meeting of Rosalie Adams, Dick West & Mary Ann to plan Reg II program.

Thursday, April 11, 1991
Spent most of day getting packets ready for Hazard, Andres & Robt Stout on what occurred Tues. Also sent Bob my revisions on will.
Howard’s income tax report still not here – Kathy Fair called saying it was returned ‘undeliverable’ – I don’t believe her – she forgot to mail it.

Met Mary & June & Geo Ulle at ‘Peppers on the Border’ for chimichangas. Once a week is too often.
Up to Mary’s afterward for a visit. Their 17-year-old grandaughter Heidi is living with them. They cam to go to Rachel Callahan’s 50th wedding anniversary party on Sat. at Ottawa.

Wednesday, April 10, 1991
Call from Steve Jenkins telling me to hang in there – things are looking up. Then he put Eula on the phone – She had picked up papers from JDT from her HH box – He is now suggesting a ‘lobby reading room – and a library in the swing room with door through N. wall to archives area’. -Now where did he ever come up with an idea like that! She also read a communication from GKB buthang [sic] his long range plan (10-20 yrs) for MCHS & WPM – Also his thought on my 11 concerns that bear out mine. I couldn’t believe my ears! Eula asked how I felt & I said ‘vindicated.’ I feel like a great weight has lifted off me.
Arwood Ginn & Betty Richards made a visitation from Trinity – again providential. It gave me an opportunity to tell them the story of the Episcopalian ‘Harding Altar.’ Read Jack Warwicks ‘Growing up with Warren G. Harding’
Called Mary to come out with a pizza so I could share the above with her.

Fearing frost tonight so did a 45 minute video of Terradise featuring the Star & Saucer Magnolia in full bloom. And forsythia and daffodils.

Tuesday, April 9, 1991
59/75 partly sunny – rain evening
Cleaned off the bed in computer room & got things filed.
In at 1:00 for perm at Styling Salon – $38.50 – In Nov it was $28 – in Jan $35.
To OSUM at 3:30 to meet with Dedan Hazard, John Andres (OSUM trust attorney), Bob Stout & Pweg Hendricks. Now Hazard is saying that cannot match endowment funds Howard might give except with ‘in kind’ contribution of staff time, etc. Bob says that is acceptable. I offered to continue maintenance as long as I’m living here. Andres said the reversion clause might be a problem, I agreed to reduce it to 50 years. John will work on it a bring it back – He jumped at the chance to come out & see Terradise, but it was a quick look as a storm broke just as we got here. I sent him on his way & headed back to Marion in a downpour to meet Mary for supper at Bob Evans.

Monday, April 8, 1991
OAHSM 8 hrs
Stopped off at Anna May Swaderers on way to Columbus to leave labels for EHMA – OAHSM Board Meeting Met with Nominating Committee – & Finance Committee & worked with Rosalie Adams to put labels on the second mailing for Reg II meeting.
Home by 4:30 & loafed rest of evening.

Sunday, April 7, 1991
84/52
MCHS 2 hr
Huber 1 hr
Did a lot of thinking – Geo talked of his dad ‘stepping down’ & serving only as a consultant. Suggesting that now is the time for me to do the same for MCHS. Does he realize all I do?

Saturday, April 6, 1991
Sunny 79
MCHS 2 hr
Huber 2 hr
Lee Jones of Jones Blacktop came about 11:00. Estimate of $50 to repair sides of blacktop along new walk & timbers. In at 1:00 to meet Huber Board at old Race Motors Bldg. 15,000 sq ft for $190,000. I think too big & too much. Revisited Lincoln Mercury Building next to Trinity & it looks better & better. I suggest we offer $75K for it. To HH to run more Reg II announcements & leave not to Jack about news release not mentioning MCHS – only Heritage Hall – Quaintance in to leave pix & p[laque. Supper with Mary & then to Kensel Clutter’s to get 30 kinds of prairie seed – chorus frogs calling there & at Irey’s pond.
Returned Geo K Brown’s call – he feels I’m not a ‘Team Supporter’ – yet when he went over my list of ‘concerns’ he had to agree with me on every point. Another case of Jack’s ‘sicking’ [sic] his henchmen on me instead of talking to me himself. (See Mch 21) = Picked bokay of daffs from the 200 blooms under white oak. Planted prairie seed along lower driveway in brick in soil hauled from flood pile up. Mowed upper lawn.

Thursday, April 4, 1991
MCHS 2
Waited all morning (at computer) for Delmar Brewer to show up. Finally came at 11:00 & in 2 ½ hrs he drove steel fence posts behind rail fence posts to straighten them, rototilled the area along S. side of lower driveway (after I removed tulips, black-eyed susans) top get it ready fo plant as a prairie. Also rototilled an area across road for a vegetable garden. Cleaned the edges of upper driveway & helped fill in ruts that Roy Foertsch missed. So I felt $22 was a bargain – He is really a worker.
In at 2:00 to meet Quest Club members at Heritage Hall for tour of Wyandot Popcorn Museum. Geo. Brown told history of collection & of each machine. Really more than even I could digest. Dick West back a little subdued from Gall Bladder removal & peritonitis.
Met Maary at 4 & we went to Peppers for dinner. Her 72nd birthday.
Had chimichangas & fried ice cream. Had chimichangas a year ago in Texas for her birthday.
To bed at 7 – & right to sleep.

Wednesday, April 3, 1991
30/62 windy
Royce here to clean – Welfare!!
Pat Cummins called concerned with Reg 4’s new Reg Rep – Weustner of Canton wants the job but everyone agrees he’s a bully.
Wrote to Dave & Dee. Kristi & Kathi & David. Sent copies of my proposed will to last 2.
At 2 Tabor Allison brought about 15 of his Botany Class for field trip across river. Tree identification from buds – & then hike thru flood plain & then point survey. Identifying & measuring trees in a 150’ circle – but everything is metric – Found a cache of owl pellets under large honey locust & among these a bird leg bone with a blue bird band around it! ASlso spotted Harbinger of Spring – Spring beauties blooming & sessile trilliums plentiful on flood plain – also garter snakes.
Watched Kathi’s tape of Kristi’s receiving Levitow Award of Airman of the Month at Castle AFB in Nov. Their visit with Dave & Dee & caving & trip to (Feb) lake to see Eagles – So proud of Kristi’s achievements.