Yearly Archives: 1994

Diary Entry for 1/6/1994

Ken’s 74th birthday. -27° below zero this morning. Indian River School on 2 hour delay. Sent Ken card and church Benevolence letter today. Merrill took church books to Rosie to audit. I washed work clothes.

Diary Entry for 1/7/1994

Nice today. Warmer but still below zero. Merrill cleaned driveway again. I sent tax return for rebate, $119.69. Merrill went over to see Gary. Agway brought 82.7 gallons of fuel oil, 99¢. Rev. Carol returned from vacation.

Diary Entry for 1/9/1994

We didn’t go to church, 50 there. Our furnace quit. Wiring burnt off. Frank Robbins put new wiring on it. Still below zero in morning. Sunny all day but very cold. I called Don’s. Donnie in Liverpool going to tractor trailer school.

Diary Entry for 1/10/1994

-27° below in morning. Sunny day. Only up to 8° all day. Jim, Sue, and Ashley here for supper. Had been to Syracuse. News breaking tonight of the murder of Sara Ann Woods. Man caught for other children’s death.

Diary Entry for 1/13/1994

Much warmer. Freezing rain. School delayed 1 hour. We went for groceries in AM. Robert Congdon called in evening. Beulah very ill in hospital. They called all the kids today to the hospital. She has had a slight stroke. She went back to hospital last Sunday. She fell in bathtub and cracked rib.

Diary Entry for 1/17/1994

8 above this morning. 51° warmer than yesterday morning. Holiday today. There was a terrible earthquake in California at 4:32 AM. 6.6 on R. scale. We watched it on TV most all day. 33 people dead. Vern called in evening. (Total 55 from quake.)

Diary Entry for 1/18/1994

Merrill cleaned driveway again. Still cold. Finally got order from Blairs that I sent for in November. (gold blouse, ivory sweater, plaid skirt, brown slacks, and navy slacks) all fit good. Terrible stormy in Adams section. Roads closed. Heather and Gilenda here for church money. Ordered Girl Scout Cookies from them. (2).

Diary Entry for 1/19/1994

-22° below this morning. The Gliesner’s (?) barn burned at 5 AM. 15 fire companies there. 60 head of cattle burned. Terrible stormy toward Adams and Syracuse. Everything closed in Oswego because of storm. This sure is a bad winter all over. Worst one in years. Sunny here but below zero. Started snowing here in PM. School let out at noon. Times didn’t come.

Diary Entry for 1/20/1994

-8° this morning. Sunny in PM. Drain pipes still frozen this morning. Merrill went to Antwerp for washer for sink drain pipe. Watertown schools and south still closed as it is still snowing hard. Indian River on 2 hour delay. Merrill cleaned driveway again. I washed dark clothes.

Diary Entry for 1/21/1994

7° above for first time in days in morning. Windy in PM and evening. Blowing snow. Still very stormy out Adams way. Schools still closed there. Also Sackets Harbor. Gladys Lamon called. Indian River School let out at noon. City schools closed.

Diary Entry for 1/22/1994

Very stormy all over. Windy, 22°. Cleared in PM. Merrill cleaned driveway. We went for groceries in PM. Washed clothes. Jim’s 26th anniversary on the city police. He became a member on 1/22/68.

Diary Entry for 1/27/1994

-24° this morning. Warmed up to 8° above in PM. Merrill cleaned out driveway again. Jim called in evening. He and Sue at Explorer meeting. They are surviving our winter so far. Lots of snow at Lorraine. Juanita’s sister Sylvia, 68 died. Her funeral is tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 1/28/1994

40° in morning. Up to 50° during day. Lots of water around. Ice everywhere from last night. Most all schools closed. Route 81 closed due to accident. Agway brought 81 gallons of fuel oil. We have used about 4 gallons a day the last 20 days, plus the wood fire. Church roast beef supper in evening. Merrill went over and brought ours home. Delicious. cost $5.50.

Diary Entry for 2/1/1994

Just zero this morning. Sunny day. Only up to 10° during day. I wrote Beulah. Gary B has another brain tumor. Barbara called. Gary had MRI test. His tumor the size of a golf ball. Near same spot as his other one. We cleaned our bedroom. Flipped mattress.

Diary Entry for 2/2/1994

Only down to 0° over night. Up to 18. Gary Belile has 2nd brain tumor operation. They found more tumors. So sad. He’s 53. Ground hog day. Sun out in PM. Cloudy in morning. Talked with Vivian twice.

Diary Entry for 2/3/1994

Temperature 16° in morning. 22° later. Windy. Snowed some. Sunny some. UMW at parsonage. Called off because of the weather. Hard to see to drive with the blowing snow. Drains still frozen. Hot water won’t thaw them. Barbara called. They were telling Gary today about his many tumors. Got letter from Evelyn and Howard.

Diary Entry for 2/4/1994

10°, up to 18° and windy. Merrill cleaned driveway. Still snowing off and on. Indian River Central closed. Also several others. Got letters from Juanita and Beulah. Times didn’t come. Talked with Linda B in evening. Gary under heavy medication today. He is to have radiation treatments.

Diary Entry for 2/6/1994

18° in morning, up to 32° in PM. We went to church, 47 out. Communion. Got groceries after church. Ken, Holly, and Hillary here in PM. Had been to Gouverneur. Got a hog. Sandy Fagan called. Beulah out of ICU. She’s not good. Vern called in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/7/1994

2° in morning, up to 8° in PM. Paid bills, electric bill $196.96 (2 months), cable $20.30, telephone $30.73 (3 months). Jim, Sue, Ashley, Jolie, and Shawn Michael here for supper. Kids so cute. Got refund from HEAP, $175.00.

Diary Entry for 2/8/1994

-8° in morning. I talked with Barbara. Gary moved out of ICU to a special care room. He is eating good. Margaret Waters in hospital. She has had a stroke. A mini one. They let her come home.

Diary Entry for 2/10/1994

-30° in AM, up to -3° in PM. Merrill cleaned out driveway again. UMW canceled because of cold. To send in money for Week of Prayer and Self Denial and have program later on. Sent Joel card, note, and $10.00. Jolie called. She and Jamie going to North Carolina, February 18-21 to visit Jamie’s folks.

Diary Entry for 2/13/1994

Joel’s 18th birthday. We didn’t go to church. Stormy day, freezing rain, snowy. Beulah Congdon, 82 died this morning. Vern called two times. Also Robert C. I called Beulah M. I talked with Sandy twice. Also Sue and Jim called.

Diary Entry for 2/14/1994

Cold, sunny, -2°, up to 8°. Merrill cleaned driveway. Terrible stormy Syracuse way. Jim and Sue had to go to Rochester. We went to bank and Pharmhouse. Tired me out. I don’t know why I’m so tired all the time. Called Gladys Lamon to tell her about Beulah. Rev. Carol called. Talked with Jolie and Shawn Michael. Kevin and Lorraine Pickert had baby girl, Sara Ann today.

Diary Entry for 2/15/1994

4°, up to 32°. Visiting hours for Beulah at Colvin-Robertson Funeral Home in Savannah, 2-4 and 7-9. Sandy and Gloria called. Jim called in evening. He is taking us to Beulah’s funeral. Called June and Vern.

Diary Entry for 2/16/1994

8° in AM. Beulah’s funeral, 2 PM. Jim and Sue took us. A large funeral. Her 10 kids all there. Nice service. Lots of flowers. We stopped at Timmy’s and Calvin’s home. Came home by Oswego and stopped at June and Vern’s. They gave us their picture.

Diary Entry for 2/17/1994

40°. Warmest day in weeks. Sunny. Lyla was here. Sent Jill card, letter, and $10.00. Lyla was here, Cheryl has to have a hip replacement on hip damaged by accident years ago. Talked with Vi in evening.

Diary Entry for 2/19/1994

Jill’s 19th birthday. Up to 60°. Great. Washed clothes. Jim, Joel, and a friend, Michael Stewart in bad accident at Sackets. A drunk driver ran into them. Jim hurt the worst, broken neck, crushed knee, and all had head injuries. Sue called early and Patty later in evening. Doctor Peckham is doctor.