Monthly Archives: September 1980

Diary Entry for 9/6/1980

Merrill went to dump. Cleaned church and mowed lawns here. They are green as spring. Belile’s painted their house. Looks nice. I made cookies, cakes. Cooked pork roast. Washed Merrill’s clothes.

Diary Entry for 9/7/1980

Church back to 11:15 AM, 92 out. Good to hear the choir again. Jim’s here in PM and for supper. Tom and Karen Lynch’s barn burned this PM. Jim’s painted his house this week. Brown and white.

Diary Entry for 9/19/1980

Pearl Hostiling [?] 82, Merrill’s cousin’s funeral at Adams. Bill Heck’s funeral at 1 PM. Church full. Kids stood in fellowship room and back of church. Tracy sang. Sandy Hockey called. Glenda gave me iron shot. Frank brought first fuel oil this fall @ 92.5.

Diary Entry for 9/20/1980

Warm, up to 83°, windy. Merrill mowed lawns. We went to dump. I stopped at Donna Ellis. Saw Katrina for first time. Gave her $5. Aunt Maude and Cheryl went to Canada to Gilson’s and Loren’s. Jim and Explorers worked on Run-a-thon.

Diary Entry for 9/24/1980

Merrill staked black berry plants. Bible study, I went to 10 AM meeting. Renewed Vern and our Reader’s Digest, $21.86 for 2. Rebekah’s election, NG Nancy W, VG Vicky Flynn. Merrill called Robbins to clean church and our furnace.

Diary Entry for 9/29/1980

Pastor Parish, Evans Mills. I went with Margaret. We decided not to raise salary, just on expenses. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. He went to Griffin’s to look at their wood stove. I washed clothes. Glenda gave me iron shot. I called Carl Scee.