Yearly Archives: 1981

Diary Entry for 1/4/1981

-40° to -50° today. Below that is some places. We didn’t go to church. No church at Evans Mills. Called Kessel and Grace. Called Gladys. Vern and June called. They have been sick with flu. B-12 shot.

Diary Entry for 1/7/1981

Snowy and windy by spells. Very cold toward night. We went to city for Imferon. Got fluorescent bulb ring for kitchen light with money from anniversary party. Jim called. I called Patty.

Diary Entry for 1/17/1981

Nice day. Merrill went to dump. Took church stuff also. Grace called. Kessel and Mother T no better. Jim and Explorers on TV. They shoveled out fire hydrants all around city. Sent check to Sears.

Diary Entry for 1/25/1981

74 miles from our house to Vern’s. Got here about 11:30. Stopped at Ken’s on way. Vern, June and boys went also to Wolcott. Calvin and Robertson Funeral Home in PM from 2-4. Merrill and I spent night at Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 1/26/1981

Mother Tryon’s funeral 2:00 PM. Jim came for it. Quite a few there. Vern’s all went. Went to see Kessel after funeral. Administrative Board meeting. Bob G took over for me. Stayed over night at Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 2/1/1981

We went to church, 84 there. Didn’t go to covered dish meeting at Mills. Jim’s here for supper. Terrible slippery when they went home. I called to see if they made it OK. The wind kept blowing the car but no trouble. Lots of accidents. Several busses.

Diary Entry for 2/8/1981

We went to church, 81 out. The Quick’s left for Florida in the PM. Jim’s came for supper. Snowed in late PM and evening. Party at Lowville for Everett and Claire Haggerty, 35th anniversary. Aunt Maude, Lyla and Cheryl went also Ken’s.