Social Security up 1.3%. Medicare $16.90 and $17.90. Vern and June and Dan, Jim Patty, Joel, Jill, and Jolie here for dinner. Vern’s brought us a coffee maker. Merrill, a coat and me a blue blouse. They all left about 5 PM. Missed Steve not being here. A lovely time together.

We took down decorations. Merrill and Bill M took down manger on church lawn. Sent HEAP form and card to Simonds. Got tax notice, $509.78. Snowing in PM.

A beautiful day. So pretty out with fresh snow. June R here most of PM. She is moving to Bay.

Went to Cheryl and Aunt Maude’s after church. Cheryl had a delicious dinner. We went to Sunday School 43, and Church 60. Cold. Down to zero this morning. Irene Atkinson, 71 died today.

Perin Kiechle, 94 died at home this morning. I called folks for food.

Nice today. Warmer. I made cinnamon rolls for Kiechle’s. We went up to Kiechle’s. Ed Bennett’s were there. Uncle Len, Pauline and Garmon had been there earlier.

Perin Kiechle funeral at Ben and Dawn’s. We went. Took food from UM Church. slippery in evening. Snowy. Robbins man cleaned furnace.

UMW at parsonage at 1:30. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. 10 out. Wrote Vern’s. Sunny today. Merrill got oil change and Lube on car at Sunoco, $17.50.

Corine here about CEC purchase offer. We went for groceries after lunch. We took UMW food for Switzer family funeral. Merrill went over to Marg’s in evening for church report.

Snowing hard. Merrill and Wayne H tried to fix CEC fence but ground is too frozen. They went up to Corine’s. We finished church reports for 1986, Cha cleaned out our driveway with his new snow blower.

We went to Sunday School 40, and church 64. Snowing and cold. We gave Rev. Collin our reports.

Light snow and some slippery roads. Merrill cleaned out driveway. 801 bubbles removed. 1 unit of housing all up.

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30. All okay. Merrill got navy all weather coat at JC Penney’s. $42.00. Administrative Council. I have devotions. 12 out. Sheri Rudes first meeting as chair. Greg Delles starting to put tub in CEC room.

Rebekah’s. I didn’t go as Ginny didn’t come. Tired today from yesterday. Merrill called Gladys. Her 77th birthday. She and Clarence are okay now.

Foggy all day. We went for groceries in AM. Stopped at CEC. No one there working at tub.

Colder but sunny all day. Merrill went over to CEC. It’s about finished (bath and shower) Got letter from Beulah Macklin.

-10° during the night. Sunny but cold all day. Washed white clothes. Made cake.

We went to Sunday School 47, and church 70. The three Cha kids went with us for first time. Snowing most of the afternoon.

Martin Luther King Day. No school. Merrill went over to clean up after plumbers. $750.00 for tub and work.

Merrill went to bank and post office. Took CEC bill to Marg in evening.

No school because of heavy snow in morning. I called Jim at the Y. Patty quit her job. They cut her to 20 hours.

Jim’s 19th anniversary on police force. Merrill paid taxes, $509.78 at Town Barn office.

Mother Tryon died 6 years ago today. We went for groceries. Very stormy in PM. Much colder in evening. I made cinnamon rolls and baked beans.

Cold -5°. Merrill took trash. Also went to Aunt Maude’s for her church envelopes. Very stormy at Adams and Mannsville. Route 81 and 3 closed.

We went to Sunday School 36, and church 56. Stephanie and Stephen went with us. Adams Center school destroyed in gas explosion at 1:30 AM. No one hurt. Vern and June called in evening. All are well there.

Still cold, -8° in morning. Sunny. Washed dark clothes. Merrill called Giles and others about CEC sale.

Appointment with Giles 2:00. He wants new purchase offer drawn up. We went to see Audrey. Her 63rd birthday. Had some of her cake and candy. Patty and Jean B had been there.

Rev. Collin here for 1 1/2 hours about church business. We have to hold a Charge Conference about CEC sale.

A nice day. Warmer. Merrill got hair cut and went to store.

Snowing lightly about all day. Snowfest Ball in evening.

Snowfest starts. Merrill cleaned out drive way. Merrill went for groceries. Lots of Snowfest things on radio all day. Washed white clothes. Merrill called June R.