Sent Dan and Minnie Henderson birthday cards. We went for groceries in AM. Drains still frozen. Only up to 25° at noon. Got HEAP rebate, $325.00 to Agway Inc.
Yearly Archives: 1987
Diary Entry for 2/21/1987
Minnie Henderson’s 83rd birthday. Another sunny day. Up to 38°. Washed clothes. Merrill took trash and stopped for Aunt Maude for church offering. Got tax refund, $239.00. Made cheesecake. Audrey to Samaritan Keep.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1987
Another sunny warm day, 40°. We went to church 67, and Sunday School 47. Joyce Griffin in charge. She gave a great sermon. Bible compared to newspaper. Pauline and Garmon are in Florida. Abby staying with Uncle Len.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1987
Jim goes to Canton for police training. Dan’s 20th birthday. Another nice day. Got 2 bottles (1000) Calcium oyster tablets. Aunt Maude fell in bathroom last night.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1987
Another sunny day. 10th in a row. Only up to 28°. They put up a third bubble today for 801. Housing project moving along fast. Cheryl called to say Aunt Maude is in the hospital. She fell in bathroom last night. Broke 4 ribs.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1987
Sent cards to Aunt Maude, and Audrey in hospital. Another sunny but cold day. I went to Rebekah’s with Ginny. Only 6 of us there.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1987
I sent Dr. Scanlon Medicare claim for refund. We went for groceries. Another sunny day. A little warmer today. Got letter from June. Vern still having eye trouble. He goes to Kingston March 25th.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1987
I cleaned buffet drawers. Beautiful day. Sunny.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1987
Another great day. Up to 40°. 24 days of sunshine. A record for February.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1987
Merrill went to dump. He had Clark Trice sign (witness) 2 Agway certificates. Cloudy with some flurries. We went to Sunday School 49, and church 79. Kids sang. Raining hard. Called Jim’s. all okay.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1987
Snowy and windy day. Merrill took church tax exempt blanks to town office. Wrote Vernon.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1987
Snowy and colder. Merrill cleaned church. Wash basin drain finally thawed out. I went over to Chomsun’s.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1987
Ash Wednesday. I spent day with Aunt Maude. She is hearing those voices again. Nice today 32°.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1987
Just great day. We went for groceries. I made strawberry jam and cinnamon rolls. Got Agway check for cashed in money market certificate and stock shares, $172.34. We are no longer Agway members.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1987
Vernon to Dr. Scanlon. Another great day. In the 40’s. I washed clothes and made brownies. World Day of Prayer, 7:30. Nice program. Chomsun’s went with us. Larry Rosbrook and Margaret Oakes married at Vera’s tonight by Rev. Catherine.
Diary Entry for 3/7/1987
Beautiful day. Merrill went to dump and put new candles in at church.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1987
Spring like day, 60°. We went to church 68, and Sunday School 50. Cha’s got a second car yesterday. Ford. The kids are out on bikes up and down the road. Elaine Horton’s 3 girls stopped in for a visit.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1987
Joey 13 today. Snowy and cooler. Sent first payment to Merrill’s new Blue Cross Select, $14.60.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1987
Sunny but cold all day. Dr. Sommer 11:45. All okay. 2 x-rays of end teeth. $18.00. Went to city. Had muffler put on car at Cole Muffler. Cost $79.46. Got eye drops and Plaquenil at Fays. We went to Administrative Council meeting in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1987
Art and Doris Haggerty leave for Florida today for two weeks. Another nice day.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1987
Renewed AARP membership for 3 years. Sunny temperatures in 40’s.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1987
Vern and June go to Vermont. Friday the 13th. We went for groceries in AM. Sunny today.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1987
Sunny. Washed clothes. Hung them outside. A just great day.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1987
We went to Sunday School 44, and church 77. Jim. Pat, Joel here for supper. Girls had band practice. Vi said Jeff Meeks and wife have baby girl, Jessica Rae.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1987
Dr. Siegel 12:45. He started me on blood pressure pills. 1 in morning and 1 at night. Merrill got 2 pair of shoes. 1 black and 1 brown.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1987
Roberta’s 35th birthday. St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve felt horrid all day. George Belile died at 10 PM at Rome.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1987
Barbara Called to say George Belile died at 10 last night. Vern called from city. He and June on way home from Canada. His eye exam went okay. Infection will clear up by itself in time. Had Frank Robins in evening to repair furnace.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1987
Merrill went over to Gary’s. Funeral is Saturday. We went for groceries. Merrill took bathroom wash basin drain apart. Runs slowly. Merrill put in window glass at CEC.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1987
Snow flurries for first in weeks. Melted as fast as it came. Merrill went to Antwerp and Mills. I made cinnamon rolls for Belile’s. We went to funeral home in evening. Merrill fixed wash basin drain. Merrill got birthday card from Beula. She has sold her home.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1987
Merrill went to George’s funeral. I made macaroni and cheese for Belile’s.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1987
Gladys called Merrill. We went to Sunday School 42, and church 68. They sang Happy Birthday to Merrill. A grand day. We went for a ride and ice cream to Gouverneur. Linda and kids here in PM. Vern and June called in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1987
Sunny and very warm, 60°. We walked down to 801 housing. 11 buildings up so far. Saw a robin on lawn for first this year. Darcy was over.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1987
Beautiful day, 70°. We went for walk. Sent Eleanor card and letter. We started house cleaning. Cleaned front porch.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1987
Rebekah’s in PM. I went. Drove myself. A great day. Went for walk. Sent Juanita and Donnie card and letter. Washed dining room draperies. Merrill washed most of windows on outside.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1987
Raining and cloudy. Merrill put in window light at CEC. We washed bedroom windows and wood work. I dyed brown curtain. Good to have clean draperies and curtains again.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1987
Foggy this morning. We went for groceries in AM. Went for walk. June has D & C in today in Syracuse.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1987
Sunny. Washed clothes. Darcy and Michelle Wood here. Brought pussy willows.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1987
We went to Sunday School 34, and church 49. Jim, Patty, Joel and Todd Husley (?) here for supper. I called June. She’s doing okay. Covered dish supper and slides of Holy Land 6 PM. We went for slides. Frogs are hollering for first time.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1987
Windy and cloudy and raining. Corine called. She has another purchase offer on CEC, $38,000. Mrs. Branch will clean church, $5.00 an hour, 2 hour limit. Vi asked her.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1987
Colder and rainy. Snowed in evening. Windy at times. Jim called in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1987
Clinic: Merrill 132/88 and blood count 15 1/2. Mine 156/86 and count is 11. Patty called from her mother’s room. Jim called later in day to see if we had heard from June.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1987
UMW at parsonage. 9 there plus Collin. He had Bible study lesson. Snowing. Ground white. No letter from June.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1987
Cloudy and sunny by spells. 40°. We went for groceries in AM.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1987
Kay Branch cleaned church for first time. Merrill went over to show her what to do. $5.00 an hour, 2 hour limit. Washed. Cloudy.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1987
Daylight time begins. 3 weeks early for first. We went to Sunday School 44, and church 74. Joyce Griffin here in PM after lay speakers material.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1987
Cloudy and rainy. Women, 52 killed in accident north of Philadelphia last night A tractor trailer and 2 cars involved.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1987
Raining. Cloudy all day. Wrote Vern’s. Howard and Evelyn here in evening. Good to see them.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1987
We went for walk. I didn’t go to Lodge. Merrill went over and locked church for Marg in evening. Cloudy all day.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1987
District meeting at Antwerp. Leah took D D Pres. Sunny. Beautiful day. Corine here with purchase offer for CEC. Donald Laveen I and II buyers. Made cake and cup cakes. We went for groceries. Got 15 pound ham at 99 cents a pound.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1987
Sackets band leaves for Washington, DC. Beautiful day. School vacation starts. Washed clothes. Debby, Crystal, Kyle, and friend Mary, here at supper time on way to Gouverneur.