Yearly Archives: 1985

Diary Entry for 2/21/1985

Kristina Rudes funeral. We took food from UMW to Rudes. A beautiful day. Got groceries. Catherine Salisbury wants Trustees to meet tomorrow night. Real Estate agent lease up on CEC. Called Trustees.

Diary Entry for 2/24/1985

We went to church, 55 out, and Sunday School. Communion. Raining and foggy all day. Merrill went over in PM and pumped out CEC. Rev. Salisbury called at 11 with water in basement. Merrill went over. Firemen pumped it out.

Diary Entry for 2/25/1985

A great day. Merrill went to Mills for hose and glass for church. He put new glass in CEC window that kids broke Saturday at Rock-a-thon. I cleaned silverware drawers. Washed and ironed. Darcy was over. She hurt her knee at Dry Hill skiing on Thursday.

Diary Entry for 3/8/1985

Raining. Merrill sent card and picture of Christian Education Center to Fort Drum. Price: $30,000. He checked CEC for water. Rev. Salisbury and Rev. Bea left for 3 days of meetings at Marcy. June T. planned to attend it also.

Diary Entry for 3/9/1985

Sunny and warmer. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned floors. I made cheesecake. Joey’s 11th birthday. Gary in New york City and Linda at Horseheads. They both got home in evening. Left Friday evening.

Diary Entry for 3/10/1985

Today would have been Uncle Berl’s 92nd birthday. We miss him so much. We went to Sunday School and church, 45 there. Douglas Ido preached. School principal of Evans Mills. Very good. Ministers are at Marcy retreat. Great day. Many out walking.

Diary Entry for 3/14/1985

We went for groceries in AM. We went to funeral home in PM for Ciel. June R called. Her cousin had phone put in. Audrey called in evening. Jolie and Jill are coming out tomorrow. I called folks for food for Ciel.

Diary Entry for 3/15/1985

Dr. Sommers, 11:45. Filled one tooth, $22.00. Got eye drops. We went to Sackets for girls. Had supper there. Car hit pole by Trices at 1:19 AM. They put in new pole for night. Power back on at 8 AM. Vivian over to use phone.

Diary Entry for 3/16/1985

Nice sunny day. Merrill took garbage. He went over to church and got covered with paint. Wayne and Harry painting. I made pies. Merrill got letter from Gambles. They will give him a new blower starter free. Girls played with Darcy’s kids.

Diary Entry for 3/17/1985

We went to church, 47 there. Went to Sunday School too. Jim’s came for girls. Here for supper. St. Patrick’s Day. There was a bad tornado in Venice Florida this morning. Gehm’s live there. Snowing about all day.

Diary Entry for 3/18/1985

Sunny but colder. Ground white. Sent Claude Simonds card in Mercy Hospital. He went in yesterday. Merrill put “For Sale” sign on CEC. We called Vernon’s in evening. Tornado less than 1/2 mile from Gehm’s. No damage there.

Diary Entry for 3/21/1985

Sunny, but cold. We went for groceries in AM. I called Leah at city. I went to Aldersgate meeting at Adams with Rev. Salisbury and Marilyn Garbut from Mills in evening. Got home at 9:30. Merrill got cards and letters. The state cut trees on Main Street. Philadelphia looks bare.

Diary Entry for 3/24/1985

We went to Sunday School and church, 67 there. Tammy and Rocky Slates baby baptized. I called Kay Hanson. Dilly not going to funeral home or funeral. Brenda called in AM. Want us to come out to sugar bush. Called Jim’s. Delores called and we talked for an hour.

Diary Entry for 3/26/1985

We went out to Lorraine. Gloria and Jim Collins here with their land petition. Had lunch at Don’s. Juanita and Donnie’s birthdays. We spent PM at Brenda and Bill’s sugar bush. Got half gallon maple syrup, $10. It is $18 a gallon. Got letter from Vern’s. They have 1980 Plymouth small car now.

Diary Entry for 3/28/1985

Warm again today. Merrill went down to June’s in morning. Sent Carl birthday card. He is 50 today. Patty called. Bob Puffer is back in city. Jim’s plan to go to Oswego for Easter also.

Diary Entry for 3/29/1985

Got Easter card and letter from Dot’s friend Ella Dranicke of Chicago. I made candy, monkey bread, blueberry muffins for UMW Bazaar. Merrill went over town for groceries. Made pizza for freezer.

Diary Entry for 3/31/1985

We went to Sunday School and church, 81 there. Psalm Sunday. 3 Ellis kids and Michelle Patches baptized. Jim’s here in PM and for supper. Jolie is wearing glasses now. Patty and Jill got new ones. Snowing and slippery in evening.

Diary Entry for 4/2/1985

Snowing. Marty was over. They are selling their house. They are looking at a trailer at Evans Mills. D Gleason called in evening about annexing our street to the village. Angie Haggerty died 3 years ago today.

Diary Entry for 4/3/1985

Red Cross clinic: Merrill 104/74 and 15 blood count. Mine was 152/44 and 13 blood count. Meeting at Town Barn about annexing Collin’s property. A good turn out of neighbors. We got Easter card from Vern’s. I feel punk from diarrhea.

Diary Entry for 4/6/1985

Raining in the morning. Washed clothes and hung them outside. Sent 35th anniversary card to Nancy and Philip. Didn’t go to their open house at Gerald and Ginny Delles. Terrible windy in evening.

Diary Entry for 4/7/1985

Easter. cold 35°. 85 out to church at Philadelphia. We went to church at Evans Mills then picked up Audrey and went to Vern and June’s for dinner. Jim’s there also. Gail there. A great day together. Got home at 7 PM.