Year: 1990

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Trella Hemmerly – 1990-05-20

Sunday, May 20, 1990
Sunday – up at 9:00 Scrambled egg, bacon, toast for bfst on deck. Across river for pails of dirt to fill in by lower drive. Set up Princess of Wales juniper and golden showers rambler. Fixed cord on flag pole. Mary out – quick lunch – In to Heritage Hall for a tour about 4. They left to try to see Steam Train – Me home and collapsed.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1990-05-19

Saturday, May 19, 1990
Mary & I to Everett Hemmerly’s estate sale – Gems sold at noon so we went about 12:30 – My # was 522 – Never been at such a big sale. I bought a 1879’s wash stand with marble back and sides. Thelma & Gene had been there since Tuesday getting ready. Bought 2 leather jackets for Jed & Josh. A stack of motorcycle publications sold for $700. Home about 5. Put veggies in with pot roast & was ready for supper when the Haldeman’s arrived at 6:00. Ate on deck, but had mosquitos. Josh & Sarah mowed across the road while David & I mowed among evergreens & along front bank with push mower. Showed old slides & videos-

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Trella Hemmerly – 1990-05-18

Friday, May 18, 1990
9:30-5:00- writing 7 1/2.
Windy to 30 mph.
Sunny – 40 to 68
Rewrote Lou Whitmire’s Star story about “The Marion Story” book & Judge Myers & I.- After all she asked for my input.
Also rewrote 2 former Day Before Yesterday columns. – Cemeteries & Indians for Star to use in Feb for Centennial.
Mowed around Oak tree & across the road from 7 to 9. Hauled sand to lower terrace, getting ready to landscape lower entrance. Pool is leaking again.
Letter from Don Shuster with check for flowers for Wilda & Jackye. Also letter from Steve Potter concerning Howard’s trust. Suggests gradually transferring to HH funds. And letter from Virigina Lewis, Florida, agreeing to my suggestion for her brick ordered.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1990-05-17

Thursday, May 17, 1990
Brought brick data base up to date & printed out new numerical list with corrections. – Howard folded Newsletters.
In to Heritage Hall at 1:00. Mary there to help with mailing. HH crawling with tours. Nazarene from Columbus. Mailing of 475 copies to PO about 3:30 – Not enough postage in Permit #83 so I wrote $50 check – to cover mailing.
Came home & set out geraniums & mowed lower lawn. Back to Turoff’s at 6:00 for dinner with Trinity Radar Class. Then to HH where the group of 26 toured with me as guide. Tour & my lecture took 2 hrs! Home at 10:00.
Nice letter from Ed & Sara Sheneman telling about Celia’s wedding.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1990-05-11

Friday, May 11, 1990
MCHS 3 hr EHMA 1
39-59 Bought Prince of Wales & Sky ? Juniper & more veg & marigolds & ageratum.
In to Bob Evans for bfst with EHMA Board members Nye, Mauk, Barry, Winck – called by John Watkins to meet with Jim Craycraft of tri Rivers to discuss possibility of bld EHMA Museum on Tri Rivers property alopng Rt. 95 – area where Ed Huber had farm about 1900. Jim was very supportive. Pointed out parking is available – They have over 30 Acres not being used – construction could be by students – Jim will take our proposal to Tri-Rivers Board when we have it ready.
To Heritage Hall to take pictures for National Register nomination. – Jack brought me up to date on sponsorship appeal for Harding Collection. Gave him another $500 on my pledge for kitchenette. Balance $2,000. Picked up his column for Newsletter. Back home & took Howard to bank & grocery.
Left note for Wayne about no schedule A included with Trust & asking how Howard’s $60,000 in cash is invested. Then drove to Claridon Prairie & took camcorder pix. He was really impressed when I showed him the results. Wrote letters to all my grandchildren telling them that I’m thinking of leaving Terradise as a Nature Center. In to Marion to mail them as missed Caledonia 4:00 PM pick up when Richard West phoned in his building committee report & Charlie Evers brought his own. – Ate with 2 Mary’s – Her breast biopsy was bloody so another in 2 weeks. Barb having computer romance with Mary’s 6 & 4 yr old cousin.