Cold but nice day. We went to church 38. Cobby had charge. Gloria read Scripture reading.
Yearly Archives: 1989
Diary Entry for 1/2/1989
We went to Vern and June’s with Jim and kids. Steve and Kathy and Dan and Robin Halbert there also. Dan is dating Robin, Kathy’s sister. Dan gave us his year book picture. A nice day together. Got home at 7 PM.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1989
Cold and sunny. Got tax notice, $661.46, up $52.90. Eric here for his door key. Ken called in evening and we talked for over an hour. All are well. Don doing better. Jim in police school this week.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1989
Very cold. Below zero all day. Stormy Pulaski way.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1989
UMW at parsonage. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. Very good, 9 there. We went for groceries before meeting. Very cold all day.
Diary Entry for 1/6/1989
Ken’s 69th birthday. Warmer. Made 2 banana bread, 12 cupcakes, and 1 apple pie. Merrill fixed snow blower at church. Got letter from Beulah M.
Diary Entry for 1/7/1989
Washed clothes. Merrill helped Horton’s in PM putting door on at Mills.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1989
Warmer today. Windy. Snow all melted. We went to Sunday School 38, and church 49. Jim called in evening from work.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1989
I called Kathy. Aunt Maude doing okay. They took her chair to her. Merrill helped Horton’s on door in PM. Snowing south of Adams way.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1989
Merrill helped at Horton’s. We went to administrative Council in evening, 12 out. Good meeting.
Diary Entry for 1/11/1989
Sunny, cold wind. Raining in evening. Roads very slippery. I went to Rebekah’s with Ginny. Her daughter Jill has cancer bad again.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1989
25 year old woman killed on Route 11 near Antwerp Street. Very icy in morning. Lots of accidents.
Diary Entry for 1/13/1989
Friday the 13th. Cold wind.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1989
Gladys Lamon’s 79th birthday. Merrill called her. I washed clothes. Jim called in evening. Sackets without water.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1989
We went to Sunday School 45, and church 55. Raining, windy, and snowy. Colder in PM.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1989
Martin Luther King Day. No mail and no school. Not a bad day. Some snow, some sun. Merrill went over to Marg’s to get church report figures.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1989
Very stormy. Washed Merrill’s work clothes. I called Lindsey about Stuart Jackson.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1989
Dr. Sommer, 2:45. Filled my tooth, $29.00. We went to Bible Study, 6 there. Beulah Congdon’s 77th birthday. Warmer. Some snow flurries.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1989
Mr. Jackson’s office called. Appointment Tuesday, January 24th at 10:30. Worked on church reports.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1989
Watched Inauguration all day. Very nice to watch. History being made. We went for groceries in morning. Meeting at Sandy Creek about medical garbage burning on Ken’s farm. Roberta on TV against it.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1989
Cold -10° in morning. Beautiful day. Full moon. Worked on church reports. Washed clothes. Jim called in evening. All is well. Evelyn Drake died in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1989
Went to Sunday School 58, and church 50. Beautiful day but cold wind. Finished reports. Jim called in evening. Today is his 21st anniversary as city policeman.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1989
We called at funeral home for Evelyn Drake in PM. Went into city to see Aunt Maude at Macauly Hall. Got oil changed, $16.00. Like spring. In the 50’s.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1989
Appointment with Atty. Stuart Jackson. Went out to Don’s afterwards. Nice today. Got long letter from June and Vern.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1989
Sold 2 antique rocking chairs to Ernie Davis for $100.00. Rebekah’s. I went. Merrill went to Bible Study. June left for Washington, DC on train to visit Nancy Schaffer.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1989
Sleeting and ice everywhere this morning. Schools closed. We went for groceries. Paid water bill. $120.00 for 6 months.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1989
Snowy. Paid taxes $661.46. Wrote Vern’s. I called Patty
Diary Entry for 1/28/1989
Sunny and warmer. In the 49’s today. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1989
We went to Sunday School 49, and church 44. Jim, Jill, and Joel here for dinner. Ordered Girl Scout cookies from Molly Liston. Wanda L brought basket of pecans from Mississippi. Judy Gibson here. They took her kids from her in Binghamton.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1989
Raining and cloudy. Wrote Beulah.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1989
Trustees meeting. All there but Marge. We went to city. Took June R’s debt notice to FHA. Stopped at store. Merrill got coat and pants. I got slacks and sweaters.
Diary Entry for 2/1/1989
June Ridsdale owes us $27,280.48. She is behind $9900.00 plus interest of $225.00. Bible Study canceled. No more Red Cross free clinics:
Diary Entry for 2/2/1989
Cooler. No sun. Ground Hog Day. We went for groceries. UMW postponed until next Thursday. Rainy and freezing in evening.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1989
Very cold. Some flurries but mostly sunny. Washed work clothes. Garage barn burned at George Belile’s place. Countryman’s lost lots of furniture.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1989
Power off during 2 AM – 6 AM for repairs. Cold. -10° when we went to bed last night. Merrill took garbage. I washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1989
We went to Sunday School 47, and church 47. Meeting after church to start plans for 150 anniversary of our church. Snowtown feast ended today. A success inspite of no snow.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1989
Snowing in morning. Beautiful white sunny day in PM. Merrill cleaned out driveway.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1989
Snowing all day. Lake effect. I called and canceled Thursday’s doctor’s appointment with Dr. Siegel. Vern called in evening. June had her operation on her foot in morning. All well. They didn’t have to replace joint. Kathy had accident, not hurt.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1989
Merrill cleaned out driveway. He went over town for milk. Sunny. Paid bills, lights, cable, telephone. Sent for Pennys catalog.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1989
Snowing in morning. Merrill cleaned driveway. Sent June card and letter. Cheryl Horton here. Stephanie Cha here after school for paper.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1989
School delayed an hour. Snowing in morning. Merrill cleaned driveway again . We went for groceries. Debbie stopped in on way home. She took kids out to Don’s this morning. She got a ticket for wrong turn. Merrill got his hair cut. Snowing bad in evening.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1989
Stormy again. Merrill cleaned driveways. Sent Joel card, note and $5.00. I made chili. Merrill cleaned floors.
Diary Entry for 2/12/1989
Fellowship Renewal Sunday at church. Sunday School 47, and church 68. Coffee hour after church. Very nice. Jim called in evening. He has a cold. Stephanie here for Times paper. Merrill cleaned driveways in morning again. We called Vern and June. Her foot is coming good.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1989
Joel’s 13th birthday. Nice day. Warmer. Nice article in Town and Country about Jim and snow shoeing kids.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1989
Sunny most of day. Gerald Pancheau here for church pay. He said Mary and Hartford both sick in bed. Noreen called about article about Jim.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1989
Warmer during day. Freezing and slippery in evening. We didn’t go to Bible Study.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1989
Sleet storm over night. Everything icy this morning. Merrill cleaned out driveway. Crazy weather. Snow, rain, sleet, and thunder and lightning today.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1989
Cold, -10° when we got up. Sent Jill card, note and $5.00. Jim called in evening. All well. Jill and Joel at school dance. Jolie working at Kline’s store in mall.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1989
-20° this morning. Sunny. Washed clothes. Sent Vera birthday card. Made a layer cake.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1989
Jill’s 14th birthday. Jim, Jill, and Jolie here for dinner. We had birthday cake for Joel and Jill. Jolie working at Kline’s Sport store in mall. We went to church 40, and Sunday School 41.