Year: 1989

Wednesday, August 23, 1989
In to Heritage Hall, leaving my car at McDaniels (Inskeep) for rotor brakes repair. Their office closed so borrowed Harry Bard’s car to get a McDonald’s breakfast. Called David to see if I can get the printer working. When I mentioned a short cable that I didn’t know what it was he said it was adapter for Osborne executive but I found it was needed on the Osborne one to make it work. Don’t know who disconnected it in the move. Moved secretary’s and treasurer’s records from Center to Heritage Hall. But crucial 1986 records of Elections not there- need to show history of trusteeship of Heritage Preservation Endowment Fund.
Mary Rainier didn’t show up for training. Borrowed Mary’s car to come home and work on Fall Fair poster, eat, and close windows. Back at 3:00 for Cook’s Show Off committee meeting. Bake sale during Popcorn Festival on September 9th. Borrowing shop’s Chevy wagon. Home again to rest. Back in at 7 For Fall Fair committee meeting.
Called Hilda Hemmerly- Pat, John’s wife answered. Can’t make it to funeral tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 22, 1989
half inch rain
Worked on Huber newsletter and entered membership info from financial reports. Picked Mary up about 12:15- she drove. Don and Fanny already seated at 1:00 when we got to funeral home. Sat with Don, Gale Zimmerman and we three only ones of Floy’s relatives I saw. But room full of neighbors and friends and Fanny’s nieces and nephews and family. Burial at Hueston Cemetery. The church for lunch. Fanny asked Mary and me to sit across from her. She much more like herself today. A real ritzy 94-year-old lady. Took some flowers to their house, including our small mixed design arrangement. Waited about an hour for Fanny to come home with two nieces. The neighbor girl will stay all night with her.
Ken Hemmerly called saying Merlin Hemmerly died in Columbus Monday. Had cancer for several years.
Estimate from Baldauf on kitchen cabinets is $4,750 for cabinets plus $600 for counter. Guess I’ll still be considering Wolohans.

Monday, August 21, 1989
Mr Asher out to give me estimate on new roof. This one is about 20 years old. TV room leaking and around chimney. Would be $3,400 for 20-year regular shingles and $4,000 for 25 year guarantee textured.
Set out rooted impatiens directly into garden. Finished pulling Sweet Woodruff from Savin Juniper bed by side entrance.
Worked on transferring info to new computer. Got records ready for Huber board meeting
Picked up flowers and and got to Shields funeral home about 5:00 p.m. Floy looked 40 instead of 97. Had dinner at Maple Leaf Restaurant and back to Marion in time for Huber board meeting at Heritage Hall.
Mike Dietsch again blocked their giving anything for purchase of post office- after all MCHS (me mostly) did for them to get started. Got June and July financial report showing over $6,000 in a savings account!
Call from Charlie Evers. John Keegan mad because he was not re-elected a trustee of Heritage Preservation Endowment Fund.

Sunday, August 20, 1989
Call from Mary about 2:00 saying Floy Baker died at 12:25 a.m. Dropped everything and we went out to see Fanny. She’s lost- almost incoherent.
Was working on rebuttal to man who couldn’t find anyone in Marion who remembered Norman Thomas.
Called Bev Hemmerly, Don Shuster, Doris Gibson and Ken Hemmerly to let them know about Floy.

Saturday, August 19, 1989
Dave called asking if he should buy Encyclopedia Britannica for $1,400 I said no and he agreed.

Friday, August 18, 1989
Meant to write the Huber Association Newsletter, but got sidetracked fertilizing garden and then working on the kitchen. Cleaned range and pans, cooked chicken, another step in chunk pickles, did laundry, re-arranged shelves.
Bath and to dinner at Al’s in Cardington with Mary Hecker and Mary Jordan and Carl.
Letter from Dave Decker with his $130 loan repayment for his Mercury Lynx.
Acceptance letter from Francis Steube.

Thursday, August 17, 1989
To Heritage Hall to help Jack Telfer with secretarial work. He wants to release the news stories, but wants me to write them. Showed me plans for incising Heritage Hall into facade of building. Sounds expensive. He and Tom Wagner went to Russ Reichardt’s and Judge Myers to see possible donations. I called Marie English to see if she was still interested in donating her furniture to society. Jack suggests we be housed in Charles Baker house that Mrs Patterson is trying to sell.
Home by 3:00 to meet with Ms Lutz (Wolohan rep) to measure for cabinets in kitchen. Cooked supper for Mary- string beans with ham and little new potatoes, beets, corn and watermelon. Delicious.

Wednesday, August 16, 1989
Finished Region Representatives Handbook, letters to Jeff Stokes, John Weaver and Mayor Brown and Richard Francoviglia. Re-wrote letter to Brown after call from Richard with suggestions. Also sent copy of my Day Before Yesterday on 100th anniversary celebration of Marion becoming a city.
Dashed in by 6:00 to mail letters at Marion Post office. Picked up drawer at Baldauf’s to check color in my kitchen- it’s perfect!
Stopped at produce stand on Barks Road for corn, beans and a tomato- 50 cents. Proprietor gave me extra corn, nectarines and beets!
Mary called me to be sure and see eclipse of the moon. When total it was reddish. quarter by 12:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 15, 1989
Royce here to help me clean garage. Got the north side completed. Cleaned and all but the shelves and potting bench on the south side. Exhausted but in to have supper with Mary before going to board meeting at Heritage Hall. Nine items from executive committee meeting adopted but still had business until 9:30. Lucy’s minutes needed correcting but she didn’t have them ready until 5 minutes before meeting so no chance to correct except at meeting and she isn’t speaking to me because I objected to the errors she inserted into my news release about prairie tour- for instance saying it is along railroad in Claridon, and inserting plants before grasses and forbes.
Calledl David- they had a great day at State Fair yesterday. Sarah got three ribbons on her baking and Karen got five on the kid’s clothes.

Monday, August 14, 1989
Wakened by Mayor Robert S. Brown with his idea on celebrating 100th anniversary of Marion becoming a city on June 2nd, 1990. So wrote a Day Before Yesterday column to kick it off and a letter to Brown outlining a modest celebration emphasizing growth. Day Before Yesterday article and co-sponsorship with Marion County Historical Society with ceremonies at City Hall and Heritage Hall on June 2nd, 1990- and Eula Watts Palace production if she’ll do it.
Wrote Francis Steube- Canal Winchester- giving details of what [OAHSM] regional reps do and compacted report of 1989 Regional meetings for regional Affairs committee. Both chairman moved out of region.