Monthly Archives: May 1986

Diary Entry for 5/2/1986

Dr. Scanlon 1:30. All okay. They did extra exam because of Plaquenil. $40. Got a minute timer, $3.99 at Fays. Merrill did work on June’s tractor. He stopped at Howard and Evelyn’s. All are well there.

Diary Entry for 5/3/1986

50th anniversary Helen and Allen Rockwood. We went. A nice party. So good to see everyone again. We went to Jim’s after for awhile. Orv in hospital with broken leg in Ogdensburg. Snowing.

Diary Entry for 5/7/1986

PPR meeting at 7:30 at Evans Mills. 8 there. Merrill took me. Meeting about marriage questionnaire and July and August church hours. Thunder storm in morning. Raining. Merrill put new church candles in.

Diary Entry for 5/8/1986

Linda B left for 2 weeks training in Pennsylvania. Cloudy, rained some. Washed upstairs curtains. Sent Jim and Pat anniversary card. Merrill mowed church and CEC lawns. We went for groceries in PM. Gerald Delles here.

Diary Entry for 5/9/1986

Washed bedding from upstairs. Merrill mowed lawns. He went over to church but Gerry didn’t come to dig up pipe. Frieda Kent stopped by. Patty called in evening. Got cards from Vern’s and Jim’s.

Diary Entry for 5/11/1986

Mother’s Day. We went to church, 64 there. We went to Jim’s for dinner. Audrey went with us. Joel has eye infection. We went to choir cantata at church in evening. I taped it. Just great. Vern and June called in evening.

Diary Entry for 5/12/1986

I called Randy Beckstead to mow church lawns. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. He helped move tables and chairs at church in evening. I washed my rust colored coats. Nice day.

Diary Entry for 5/13/1986

Mother and Daughter Banquet, 130 there. Held at the church. Very nice. I picked first asparagus and rhubarb. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Sent Patty card, note and money. Corrine and C.M. man here in evening about CEC.

Diary Entry for 5/14/1986

They have cement slabs laid on overpass. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. I froze first asparagus. I didn’t go to Lodge. School budget voted down by 2 votes. We didn’t vote.

Diary Entry for 5/15/1986

Patty’s 39th birthday. Merrill got hair cut. He got new belt for lawn mower. He mowed lawns. Merrill got hand caught in emery belt. Hurt two fingers. One badly. Administrative Council at 7 PM. We went. College student with survey there.

Diary Entry for 5/17/1986

Steve graduates from Oswego College tonight. Cloudy in morning but a great day. I washed clothes. Merrill went to dump and to Susan’s and Junes about CEC tax exemption. Armed Forces Day.

Diary Entry for 5/18/1986

Steve’s party at Oswego. Very nice. Gehm’s, Jan and girls, and Jim’s there also. Thunder storm there. No rain. Very hot and muggy. We stopped at Fays on way home. We met Kathy Halbert for first time.

Diary Entry for 5/25/1986

We went to church. Meeting after church. Decided to have church during July and August at 9 AM. We went to Don’s in PM. A heifer hurt his knee this AM. Roy there also. Boys milked for Don. We took plants to cemetery. I called Richard.

Diary Entry for 5/26/1986

Memorial Day. A just great day. Had picnic supper outside. Merrill planted most of garden. We got out lawn furniture. Merrill worked at Horton’s building fence in the afternoon. Belile kids in pool for the first.

Diary Entry for 5/29/1986

Merrill worked at Horton’s. The Cha family moved in today across the street. We went for groceries in evening. Tractor trailer accident by overhead. Driver hurt bad. I washed clothes.

Diary Entry for 5/31/1986

It rained some during night. Cloudy and cooler. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Mowed some of lawn in evening. I baked apple and rhubarb pies. Cha family moved the last of their furniture.