WSCS at Willabelle’s. 11 out. First time at her house. I went to Bible Study. I have cold. Got letter from June. Gehm’s are in Florida.

Marie G here to sew after school. Got her shorts almost finished. I taught Released time. Got groceries. I went to Bible Study at Parsonage with Ruth

Charge Conference at Mills, 8 PM. Covered dish supper at 7 PM. We didn’t go. I was sick in bed all day with the flu bug. Terrible head ache and temperature. Got Readers Digest book, also Digest.

Power off during night about 3 hours. Terrible stormy. No mail. Most roads blocked. No school. I got dressed today. Washed bedding. Merrill put bucket on tractor for first time. Didn’t clean barn.

Church Building Committee Meeting, 2 PM. We didn’t get to it. Merrill plowed driveways for over 4 hours without stopping. He broke shafting lever on tractor. Hall’s cleaned barn. Called Vern’s. They are snow bound with no power when I called. Mail and milk went.

Church Installation Committee. Merrill went but I didn’t feel up to it. Light snow about all day. Aunt Maude and Vi called. Sharon Hall leaves for Montreal with 4-H at 11:30 AM.

Nice today in morning. I’ve felt punk all day. Hard to breathe. Got card from Leah. Made cake pudding dessert.

-20 below in morning. Only 10° all day. Merrill went to Philadelphia. Got hair cut and ordered car parts. I didn’t go to Bible Study. Sharon Hall gets home tonight from 4-H trip.

0° this morning. 20° during the day. I taught Released class. First I’ve been out in a week. Called Times about paper. Haven’t got it this week. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Went to Lodge in evening. Committee of 4 from school system present.

-12° below at 7 AM. I went to Philadelphia to bank and got groceries. Got Valentines and letter ready to send in evening. Washed my hair.

Sent Valentines and birthday card and letter to Mother T. Wrote Vern’s. Called Times paper again. Washed clothes. Merrill went to Philadelphia for Times. Marie G here to sew after school.

Marie here in AM to sew. Donna Stevens with her. Nancy Rose and Suzanne here to cut out Centennial dress. Cleaned house in PM. Called 4-H kids in evening about cards to me mailed. I broke long hand off cookoo clock.

Very icy in AM. Raining and freezing. We went to Sunday School and church. Mom called in evening. They are well out there. Called 4-H girls about mailing cards,. Wrote Mom letter.

The Blankenships left for south. Merrill went to Mills for bucket valve. Got cards from Gehm’s and Schell’s from Florida. Made pie and cake. Taylor’s got home from Florida.

I went to Bible Study. Margaret G in charge. We went to city for eye drops. Went down to Jim’s. Pat’s father visited them for a few days for the first time. Marie here to sew after school. Vickie here in PM. Jane and Dougie here after her.

Mother T’s 83rd birthday. Sent the Blankenships in Georgia 50th anniversary card. [? 50?] Merrill helped on minister’s study putting on paneling in AM. I didn’t have to teach Released time as Esther is back. Got Valentine and note from June. She addressed it wrong. Willis Hogaboom died in Mercy Hospital.

Pres. and Mrs. R Nixon to start on trip to China at 10 AM. Heard on radio this morning that Bill Horton, 62 died last night, my 2nd first cousin to die. Alice Carr was first one. Vern’s called. Are coming tomorrow night. Called Mom in evening. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at Parsonage.

Gary and JoAnne Pastor have baby boy born at 11:30, 6 lb, 9 oz, Gary Patrick. We went to funeral home for Bill. All 6 kids got home. Vern’s got here about 6 PM for supper. Brenda is pregnant, August.

Bill Hogaboom’s funeral at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 11 AM. We didn’t go as it started snowing hard. Vern got to meeting at Conference Center but left early. Got home at 2:00. Going bad. Called Jim.

Everything plugged in AM. Got dug out at noon,. Vern’s car wouldn’t start. Used Howard’s heater. Kids left at 2 PM. Called at 4:15. Roads rough. Oswego got more snow than here. Marie here to sew.

Winter vacation, no school. 4-H Dress Evaluation at Philadelphia Fire Hall. I took five of girls. Sharon was judge. 10 below in morning. No mail. Marie, Jamie, Nora and Linda got blue. Judy, Jackie, Debbie, Vicki, Lorraine, red. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper and evening.

No school. 4-H swim at Y, 1-2 PM. All went but 2 Debbie’s and Sharon. Mary took load of girls. Merrill went to Fry’s for tractor lever. Got card from Pearl Payne from Florida.

No school. Sent WSCS Evaluation Reports. They are a month late as Esther just got them to me. I didn’t go to Lodge. Leah called. Mrs. Andrews funeral today.

No school. I have headache. I got Bible, The Living Bible Paraphrased from Christianity Today. Got magazine for one year, $7.50. Merrill cleaned out driveways with blade. I went to Bible Study at Wheeler’s with Ruth Eg in evening.

No school. I went to Philadelphia to bank and grocery store. Cleaned house. Washed clothes. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Sent income tax, $522.60. Sent Life insurance, $54. -10° at 7 AM, 22° during day.

Snowed during night some. Stopped in AM. Nice day. Bob F called to say doors for parsonage didn’t come.

A beautiful day. Warmer. We went to church. Danny T had charge. We went in evening to see slides of the Holy Land by Mr. and Mrs. Ball. Very beautiful. Vic Delles died today. He fell.

Pres. Nixon and staff land back in Alaska from China. Back in Washington in evening. Merrill cleaned out dishwasher strainers. He went to Theresa for washer seal. Wesley Grahams have trailer by cemetery. Wasn’t there yesterday.

Leap Year. Warmer. I went to Bible Study. Margaret G had lesson on prayer. Nice lesson. Minister’s study is so nice. Wrote Uncle Berl and Ruth Schell. We went to Vic Delles’ wake. They took Eva to Bay hospital. Bob called in evening. Doors are here. Chief Tousette retires.