Saturday, June 30, 2012

CROTON YACHT CLUB: THE GAZETTE LETTER FROM MR. HARVEY BRILL

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The following letter from Mr. Harvey Brill on the Croton Yacht Club appeared in the 6/28/12 edition of the Gazette.

To The Editor:

I've been a resident of Croton for 18 years and became a member of the Croton Yacht Club just about 3 years ago. As it happens, I was drawn to boating after walking one day with my wife along the river and noticed a boat for sale conveniently parked against the fence. Living about a mile from the boat club, what was appealing to me was that there are varying types of membership which can range from an initiation investment and the requirement of hours served with a reduced fee for boating, or in the alternative the option of being an Associate and paying market rates, which are slightly below the rates that Tarrytown is purported to be charging in Ms. Whiting’s recent letter. In either case, it's a cost that I as a boater get to pay, in time and money or just money. 

I've been reading Mr. Kauderer's many letters to The Gazette and have to say that I'm perplexed. In his earliest letters, his claim was that the CYC was paying minimal rent and not paying taxes, to which there have been a number of responses in both the Gazette and at Village Work and Budget sessions (some of which I've had the opportunity of speaking at) in order to set the record straight and to make those interested aware of the facts. There is no doubt that the Croton Residents who are invested in boating are adamant about the value that the club presents to all of its varying types of members, there is an intrinsic value in the club remaining a Village asset which is operated by its residents for the benefit of its residents. It also can't be argued that the terms of the present lease will be renegotiated, but to characterize the fees that were deemed appropriate and agreed upon by all parties when executed as imprudent and irresponsible is not tied to reality and like most things that we see in the news in an election year is self-serving.  

This then leads to the basic question of why? Why is Mr. Kauderer so intent upon the Club being turned over to private interests for the establishment of a Restaurant? Mr. Kauderer as a member of the Village Planning Board has publicly been in support of property that was committed in Half Moon Bay's site plan with The Village, as a restaurant be granted a change in use so that Mr. Plotkin could build a 6600 sq./ft. (habitable space) private home. When you view the site plan, this area is clearly a more appropriate spot which is highly accessible and could be serviced by cars, pedestrians or the many shuttles which already serve Half Moon Bay and Discovery Cove. Mr. Kauderer also in his many letters suggests that the village should consult with Mr. Plotkin for ways to commercialize the Yacht Club space. Why is this? Is Mr. Kauderer speaking in his capacity as a member of the Planning Board, an Attorney associated with many commercial real estate development companies, an Advocate of Mr. Plotkin for yet unknown reasons, or a concerned citizen? 

The hundreds of people who utilize these Village facilities are clear in their goals; it's the preservation of the historical usage of the property which dates back 55 years. What's unclear and needs clarification is what Mr. Kauderer's role actually is in his quest to commercialize this land. 

Harvey Brill, Croton on Hudson, NY

Friday, June 29, 2012

CANDID CAMERA, COURTESY OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY & ALLEN FUNT

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You never know what you’ll find at The Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society—Part Six.  We continue to be simply amazed at the wonderful things to be found at The Croton Historical Society. The care, enthusiasm and knowledge of our volunteers just can’t be beat…so when we heard that Allen Funt of Candid Camera fame had lived in the village on Mt. Airy Road—and we just had to know more—all we had to do was ask--and ta-da!

Click on the photo and article (1960) below to read all about it. Again, many thanks to the historical society for this very pleasant trip down memory lane.

You can also read more about Mr. Funt here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Funt

P.S. TO CHECK OUT THE LATEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: CROTON IN 1940--become a member today; to download the application:  http://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_WebDocs/HistoricalSociety/HSMembership.pdf

  
To see past editions of YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL FIND AT THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Part One: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – The 1904 Cosmopolitan Magazine, World’s Fair http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-never-know-what-youll-find-at.html
Part Two: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – The Kennedy Assassination etc. http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/03/part-two-you-never-know-what-youll-find.html
Part Three: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – Gary Cooper, Theresa Wright, and vintage sheet music http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/part-three-you-never-know-what-youll.html
Part Four: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – an 1888 French fashion plate http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/part-four-you-never-know-what-youll.html
Part Five: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – Jackie Gleason’s house http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/part-five-you-never-know-what-youll.html

RELATED: PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE CURRENT SOCIETY EXHIBIT: THE MASSES http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/02/photos-from-opening-reception-of-masses.html

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

2 CROTON TEENS ACHIEVE HIGHEST SCOUTING RANK, SENATOR BALL, HOLY NAME OF MARY CHURCH

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TWO CROTON-ON-HUDSON TEENS ACHIEVE HIGHEST SCOUTING RANK – 6/25/12 SENATOR GREG BALL (R,C-PATTERSON) presented Kristian Laureiro and Aaron Baltic-Schecter of Croton-on-Hudson Boy Scout Troop 28 with NYS Senate Proclamations for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout at Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton. 

Monday, June 25, 2012

PART 5: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: JACKIE GLEASON'S CORTLANDT HOME

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You never know what you’ll find at The Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. Thanks to the generosity of residents, the archives are not only filled with the history of our village, but with postcards, magazines, books and more on everyday life—the stuff of future Society exhibits.

PART FIVE - Click on the photos below to see interior shots of Jackie Gleason’s locally famous “round” house on Furnace Dock Road—yes THE Jackie Gleason lived in the Town of Cortlandt and often visited nearby Croton haunts to hear the old-timers tell it.  The exotic house, completed in 1959 at a cost of $650,000, became the “most flamboyant house in town”—virtually everything in the three-level house was round—including the bed, and the study boasted a semi-circular desk with a built in record player.  The driveway was an electric, snow-melting driveway, the interior walls were East Indian teak, and the terraces were of Italian marble.

Now this was unexpected!  Again, many thanks to THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY for giving us a glimpse into a most unusual house owned by THE GREAT ONE.  Read more about Jackie Gleason here: http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-gleason-9542440

Saturday, June 23, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

Here's another ad we were able to salvage from the 1936 Saturday Evening Post we talked about here http://tiny.cc/gwbbgw  - A Christmas ad for RCA Victor--and the "living enchantment of the Magic Voice". That's some ad copy! Click on the ad.

This template is way out of our league but we can think of one or two putz artisans who just might find it inspirational! http://tektonten.blogspot.com/2011/01/pixar-papercraft-carls-house-miniature.html


Quite an interesting blog—The Bijou Blog—here’s a whole page of vintage Christmas – images, videos, etc. http://matineeatthebijou.blogspot.com/2011/12/celluloid-christmas-cheer.html

A wonderful 23 page booklet entitled Artistic House Painting, 1895, wonderful inspiration here for those who craft their own putz houses http://archive.org/stream/artistichousepai00john#page/n3/mode/2up

1952 The Perry Como Christmas show—the Chesterfield commercial at the beginning is worth the trip alone http://archive.org/details/thePerryComoShow-24december1952

Brushing your way to a happy holiday - 1959  http://www.flickr.com/photos/alsis35/sets/72157629871117423/with/6946186186/

Friday, June 22, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

Our friend Tony, who collects all things Mickey Mouse, was delighted when we salvaged this 1936 ad for the Ingersoll Mickey Mouse watch from the Saturday Evening Post we talked about here http://tiny.cc/gwbbgw

As you can see from the ad - CLICK ON IT - at only $2.95 for the wrist watch and $1.50 for the pocket watch back in '36, it makes you wish you could step back in time - especially since this is what people are supposedly getting for the pocketwatch! $1600! http://tiny.cc/d7abgw

Blumchen is running a Dresden trims special – check it out http://www.blumchen.com/index_12-06_dresden_borders_special.html

3 pages of Mini’s—might work for larger putz scenes--about 2 inches tall http://www.annastoydepot.com/mini-figure-toobs?sort=20a&page=1


Christmas miniatures—really tiny—perfect for putzes--now beware--from experience, we know that the paint job on some of these is only so-so; we sometimes will spray paint white and using fine tip markers, re-do them! At these prices you can afford to make mistakes http://www.harveyshobbyhut.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=43

Built-Rite Business Block – partial; this is very inspirational for putz builders! http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/06/built-rite-business-block-partial-set.html

Thursday, June 21, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

Serendipity...a friend was recently forced to replace much of the plumbing in an old addition to the back of her house. Fortunately it turned out well and the price didn't break the bank. Of course one of the walls had to be opened up--into which tons and tons of old magazines and newspapers had been stuffed for insulation purposes, a common practice in the "old days". Nearly all of these were wet or moldy or disintegrating past all redemption EXCEPT for one magazine stuffed up high...the December 5, 1936 Saturday Evening Post. Rolled into a tight little log, the mere act of unrolling the pages often proved too much BUT...at least half were salvageable to one degree or another---and with the help of an iron, the scanner, and a lot of patience, we were able to save this fantastic old ad for Margaret Mitchell's epic novel: GONE WITH THE WIND! Click on it!

We hope to salvage more! Stay tuned. You may also enjoy Robert Scott's 'FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN" at http://notorc.blogspot.com/2009/05/frankly-my-dear-i-dont-give-damn.html

For collectors of antique beaded Czech Christmas ornaments – Gablonz – quite a few really interesting examples all in one place http://www.gablonz.com/Antique_bohemian_beaded_Christmas_decorations._~_1870-1940._Area_of_Jablonec_nad_Nisou___Gablonz/Gablonz_Collection/Gablonz_Collection.html

Everything you ever wanted to know about vintage Shiny Brite ornaments http://embitca.hubpages.com/hub/shiny-brite-christmas-ornaments

Was lucky enough to find a strand of these lights at a tag sale last year—and they all work! http://www.flickr.com/photos/48144295@N08/6715821961/in/photostream

Another ad from the days when cellophane was new and exciting! http://www.flickr.com/photos/48144295@N08/7108239597/in/photostream/

Water, Cereal and Smokes—some great 1960’s postcards—and everything you ever wanted to know about Pluto Water! http://viewlinerltd.blogspot.com/2012/06/water-cereal-smokes.html

ROBERT SCOTT'S LATEST: THE STRANGE WAR OF 1812  http://notorc.blogspot.com/2012/06/history-monday-june-18-marked.html

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS GABRIELLA WHELAN & EMILY GROENENDAAL

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CONGRATULATIONS CROTON-HARMON 2012 VALEDICTORIAN Gabriella Whelan; read more here: http://tiny.cc/3a57fw AND SALUTATORIAN Emily Groenendaal; read more here:  http://tiny.cc/7c57fw

Links will only be good for a few weeks.

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

With our area under a heat advisory through tomorrow and the air conditoning cranking away, this wonderful 1931 Coca Cola ad featuring Santa Claus just somehow seemed right. Wishing for colder days! Click on the photo.

We love seeing what our fellow Christmas collectors and crafters come up with, and they seldom disappoint. Here's a wonderful log cabin putz (loggie) created by Nan—click on the link and keep scrolling down the page to see all the photos - we especially love the little touches like the tiny little ax! http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=182


More cool Christmas tea lights, these ones are little Christmas trees http://www.lightsforalloccasions.com/p-1986-wax-glitter-christmas-trees-2-pack-led-color-changing.aspx

Now here’s something we’ve NEVER seen before—asbestos snow! http://www.flickr.com/photos/asbestos_pix/sets/72157612373287384/with/3562991737/ 

German Train Museum! “Today for Train Time I thought I'd do something a little different. For the next couple of weeks I'm going to share some pics taken at the Nürnberg Verkehrsmuseum (Nuremburg Transportation Museum) way back in 1989”—wonderful pix http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/06/train-time-nurnberg-verkehrsmuseum.html

THE CHINA CABINET set of vintage plates, silver, crystal, etc. ephemera just had a major update—you can see it here http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157626219097576/

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

To the right, courtesy of The Croton Historical Society, Tyrone Power, 1943, Syracuse Herald American.

A friend of ours inherited a German turn of the century Christmas chocolate pot and matching chocolate cups and saucers—gorgeous holly design—hope to photograph it soon—but that got us to thinking about Christmas china and we found this very interesting site---yes it is all very expensive but certainly nice to look at; MORE HERE

A little closer to our price range and not quite as old or perhaps as grand, tee-hee, this Christmas coffee set from the 1970’s, made in Japan http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/4269788778/

Glen Ellyn Haffner, Pre-War,  Tin-litho train station – very cool http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/06/american-flyer-glen-ellyn-station.html#comment-form

A wonderful collection of vintage Christmas wrapping paper, box art, etc. http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmiller/sets/72157594523714853/with/2152247525/

We want to take road-trips to all these places! http://www.christmasnostalgia.com/

PART FOUR: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
 
You never know what you’ll find at The Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. Thanks to the generosity of residents, the archives are not only filled with the history of our village, but with postcards, magazines, books and more on everyday life—the stuff of future Society exhibits.

Click on the photo to see an amazing 1888 French Fashion plate in very good condition from a women’s publication known as Petersen’s Magazine--and click on the link to see the corsets that went along with it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/7398278748/in/photostream/

Now this was unexpected!  See more antique fashion plates here: http://www.printsoldandrare.com/fashion/

The Cornelia Cotton Gallery (271-6802, 111 Grand Street) also has antique fashion plates for sale. 

RELATED: PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE CURRENT SOCIETY EXHIBIT: THE MASSES http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/02/photos-from-opening-reception-of-masses.html

AN EVERYTHING CROTON HARMON GARDEN TOUR 2012

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With the eagerly awaited annual Croton Arboretum Garden Tour on the horizon, your editor thought you might enjoy our own up-close-and-personal quick mini tour of Harmon’s gardens. To see the slideshow, click on the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157630192450622/show

Monday, June 18, 2012

CORNELIA COTTON'S PUBLIC HEARING REMARKS ON HARMON RE-ZONING/WOOD-HARMON R.E. OFFICE

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A summary of Cornelia Cotton’s recent remarks to the Croton Board of Trustees on HARMON RE-ZONING. 

Related: For a summary of the law as it currently stands now, i.e., currently under an injunction and cannot be implemented until ALL litigation is resolved, see the Gazette article link at the end of Ms. Cotton's remarks:

"I want to emphasize that in my remarks I am not taking sides in the controversy about the Harmon re-zoning, but rather addressing an issue that is highlighted by this debate. It is the urgent need for a historic preservation ordinance -- a need that has existed for a long time, and one that we should deal with before we lose any more of our precious historic legacy. 

In particular, I am concerned with the former Wood-Harmon real estate office at the corner of Riverside and Benedict, the oldest and most significant building in Harmon, which is located in the area that will be affected by the new law.  There is now, under the current zoning law, nothing to prevent owners to tear down this building and to replace it with another structure.  Under the new law, the problem will be the same -- owners will be able to demolish it and to replace it with another building.  I understand that the former Harmon office is not in good shape, that it has been allowed to deteriorate.  This is what worries me. There will be an incentive to tear it down -- but we should not make laws and then add exceptions -- we should enact an ordinance before we rezone.

When we moved to Croton, in 1953, the Van Cortlandt Manor was in a sorry state.  The two aged descendants of the family who lived there had not been able to maintain the property and had sold it to Jerome Britchey, who was going to tear it down and transform it into a parking lot for train commuters.  Fortunately, the Rockefeller Family stepped in and saved the Manor.  I wonder whether there is a patron who will come forward to buy and restore the Wood-Harmon office building?

While I am addressing my remarks to the entire board, I am particularly aiming them at Dr. Schmidt.  I heard you say that you are not seeking another term on the Board.  I am asking you -- challenging you -- that you consider initiating a historic preservation ordinance as an apt legacy of your many years of service to this community by calling together a committee of interested citizens selected from members of the Croton Historical Society and the Friends of History.  We are blessed in this community with not one but two history groups.  That committee would then identify those historic buildings or groups of buildings or places that should be given a special status.  They need our love and protection."  END OF MS. COTTON'S SUMMATION

Additional links you may have an interest in:

--GAZETTE ARTICLE ON RE-ZONING  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/gazette-article-highlights-only-2nd.html
--LETTER FROM THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON THE HARMON SALES OFFICE; please note that while unavailable ONLINE, the Croton Friends of History, also wrote a letter supporting the Historical Society which appeared in a past edition of THE GAZETTE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/02/croton-on-hudson-historical-society_03.html
--ROSEANN SCHUYLER'S LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND CROTON FRIENDS OF HISTORY http://ind-coh.blogspot.com/2012/02/letter-to-editor-february-23-2012.html

PART 4, WISH YOU WERE HERE: A CROTON POSTCARD, COURTESY OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON HISTORY & MYSTERIES

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CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES, WISH YOU WERE HERE, A CROTON POSTCARD: Our postcards this time—there are 4—come from one of our favorite local blogs: 


To the right is the OLD POST ROAD INN--click on the postcard, then read all about it @ http://crotonhistory.org/2012/02/22/old-post-road-inn/

See Part 1 of A Croton Postcard, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, here: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/05/wish-you-were-here-croton-postcard-part.html
See Part 2 of A Croton Postcard, Asbury United Methodist Church, here: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/05/wish-you-were-here-croton-postcard-part_25.html

GAZETTE, ISSUES REMAIN FOR CROTON EMS

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GAZETTE, 6/14-6/20/12 CROTON PREPAREDNESS CHIEF: ISSUES REMAIN FOR CROTON EMS; SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
-Croton EMS was spun off from the Croton Volunteer Fire Department four years ago; the intent was two fold - to increase ranks of ems volunteers who were not interested in also training as firefighters and
-to allow for the billing of insurance companies for provided services.
-A year ago next month, in response to a dwindling number of volunteers, COH trustees approved retaining a paid EMT to provide service 12 hours a day on weekdays.
-Despite this, according to Richard Nagle, Croton's director of emergency preparedness, Croton EMS remains "a fragile service".
READ THE REST IN THE 6/14 TO 6/20/12 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE, ON SALE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE.

CROTON MEMORIES 2012: THE 1973 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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Continuing our 2012 CROTON MEMORIES SERIES here at Everything Croton, we thought you’d enjoy seeing some photos from the 1973 Croton Shakespeare Festival, courtesy of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Click on the photos below. You may also have an interest in today’s artistic/theatre/performing opportunities here in the village:

As always, many thanks to the historical society. November 2012 update, more photos here  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/11/crotons-shakespeare-festival-part-one.html


Stay tuned for more Croton Memories 2012. To see past editions: 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

AN EVERYTHING CROTON UPPER VILLAGE GARDEN TOUR - APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2012

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With the eagerly awaited annual Croton Arboretum Garden 2012 Tour on the horizon, we thought you might enjoy our own up-close-and-personal mini tour of the Upper Village--featuring scenes from the gardens of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Holy Name of Mary, Declan's greenhouse, and much more. To see the slideshow, click on the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157630137909436/show 

Thursday, June 14, 2012

MORE EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS ETC.

We fell in love with this charming cover for the September 1935 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Click on the photo.

So Lara found this amazing antique  German Christmas site; you could spend hours there—all frightfully expensive of course—but lots of eye candy, it's updated regularly, and it has just about everything Christmas on it - save the little houses! Still it is so worth your time http://www.christmas.li/

Not your everyday crepe paper flowers, a tutorial (and supplies) - by the way it doesn't look all that difficult! From Blumchen http://www.blumchen.com/hh_craft_2010a_crepe_paper_posies.html

Mercury glass mini bead garland, perfect for a small feather tree http://the1760house.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=273


A wonderful repro—German sheep with cart – and the price is actually reasonable! http://the1760house.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=401

6/14/12 GAZETTE ARTICLE, YACHT CLUB BULKHEAD REPAIR, REPLACEMENT

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The 6/14/12 Gazette article - CROTON ADVISED OF BULKHEAD'S ADVANCING DETERIORATION -  Highlights only; to read the entire article, pick up your copy of THE GAZETTE on sale just about everywhere in the village:

-Trustees, representatives of the yacht club, and Ocean and Coastal Consultants met at a work session last Monday night; specifications should be ready for release to contractors by the end of July
-Board was advised by O&CC that the recent discovery of sinkholes mandates that the project move forward (Editor's note: see 4/30/12 email from the Croton Yacht Club to the board notifying them of the sinkholes AT http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/sinkholes-at-bulkhead-croton-yacht-club.html)
-Replacement tentatively scheduled to begin in the fall. Bids would have to be reviewed before awarding of contract.
-Village trustees maintain that the replacement of the bulkhead is Croton's responsibility, as the property owner, and is not tied to how much compensation it receives from the club.
-Just under 90 feet of the original bulkhead was replaced by the club in 1990.

AGAIN, read the entire article in the new edition of THE GAZETTE.

RELATED: A SECOND important message from the Croton Yacht Club http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/important-2nd-message-to-public-from.html

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

CROTON YACHT CLUB, A BLAST FROM THE PAST, CHRISTMAS 1973

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With the Croton Yacht Club in the news so often these days, we thought you’d enjoy this ‘blast from the club’s past’, circa 1973, a little slice of its history here in the village. Click on the photo from the Croton Cortlandt News.

RELATED: AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CROTON YACHT CLUB WITH ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/important-2nd-message-to-public-from.html

AND THEN OF COURSE THERE WAS LAST YEAR'S HURRICANE IRENE, PHOTO COURTESY OF CROTON'S MARCY COHEN http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/08/croton-yach-club.html

6/14 updated - GAZETTE, BULKHEAD http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/61412-gazette-article-yacht-club.html

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

Sometimes it's the simple ads that are the most effective; this one for Lifesavers is from 1948 - and it really jumped out at us when we were perusing a vintage Look magazine (click on the photo). Speaking of Lifesavers, here's a little  history: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lifesavers.htm 

--We love trying new products for our crafting projects—and here’s a great new one, even better than Krylon Fusion: it's called  Universal Spray Paint from Rustoleum – this stuff works on ANY surface, the can is ergonomically designed, and does not lose pressure even when held upside down etc. – check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0yRm2r7qhQ

--Outdoor Christmas decorating—turning tomato cages into TREES—friends did this last year—the effect was much better than you’d think! http://www.dannylipford.com/christmas-tree-in-a-snap/

--The last 4 pages of the Marx 1953 Train/Accessories catalog: http://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2012/06/marx-1953-catalog-pgs-20-24.html



--A friend was going to make an arbor to go with her antique fence for her larger putz houses—but at this price, it pays to just buy and embellish we think http://www.americansale.com/Products/Lemax-Village-Accessory--Wooden-Arbor-84814__314077.aspx


MORE CROTON MEMORIES: THE CROTONIAN BLUE-BIRDS

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Continuing our 2012 CROTON MEMORIES SERIES here at Everything Croton, a visit to 1920 with THE CROTONIAN BLUE-BIRDS. 

We loved everything about this photo of the “Crotonian Blue-birds” from 1920: the name of the band, the playful expression of some, the deadly-seriousness of others! Standing left to right: Joseph Germinero, Raymond Kimball, Callahan Geo Ferris, Frank Hutchinson, Thomas Stanton, Harvey Woods, John Donohue, Bob Gildersleeve, Bert Leicht, John Murnin, Ed Garrison, Louis Giglio, Lonard Kimball & Joseph Zerello. Drummers: Joseph Radowsky, Elburn Smith, Martin Gregory, Herbert Chase, William McCarthy and Robert Keate, instructor. Click on the photo. As always, many thanks to the Croton Historical Society. Stay tuned for more Croton Memories 2012. To see past editions: 

1963 A CROTON WINTER CARNIVAL http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-croton-memories-1963-croton-winter.html

Monday, June 11, 2012

PART THREE: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VINTAGE SHEET MUSIC

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You never know what you’ll find at The Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. Thanks to the generosity of residents, the archives are not only filled with the history of our village, but with postcards, magazines, books and more on everyday life—the stuff of future Society exhibits.

Click on the link to see just a small sampling of vintage sheet music from their archives; there are some wonderful things here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/sets/72157630104744292/with/7362157282/

Related:
Part One: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – The 1904 Cosmopolitan Magazine, World’s Fair http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-never-know-what-youll-find-at.html
Part Two: You Never Know What You’ll Find at The Croton Historical Society – The Kennedy Assassination etc. http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/03/part-two-you-never-know-what-youll-find.html

RELATED: PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE CURRENT SOCIETY EXHIBIT: THE MASSES http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/02/photos-from-opening-reception-of-masses.html

AND DON'T FORGET, NOW YOU CAN OWN a piece of THE MASSES exhibition; the covers are on sale—click http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/05/on-sale-from-croton-historical-society.html

Friday, June 8, 2012

SINKHOLES AT BULKHEAD, CROTON YACHT CLUB--UPDATED

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Because significant sinkholes are now present at the Croton Yacht Club bulkhead, we thought it was important to re-print the link to their letter from the Gazette of a few weeks ago: Click http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/05/important-message-from-croton-yacht.html

UPDATED: THIS ISSUE IS ON MONDAY'S WORK SESSION AGENDA:  6/11/12 http://crotononhudson.novusagenda.com/
Pasted below is formal notification to the village by the Croton Yacht Club regarding the bulkhead
April 30, 2012 To: Village Board of Trustees
Copy to: Abraham Zambrano, Village Manager
Subject: Bulkhead Sink Holes
The Croton Yacht Club (Tenant) is making formal notification to the Village of Croton (Landlord) of conditions recently discovered relating to undermined conditions along the western bulkhead (retaining wall). As a result of the  deteriorated condition of the over 50 year old bulkhead, erosion of upland soil and fill material has occurred and continues toadvance along the shoreline and underneath the concrete cap and sidewalk. After noticing a small sink hole at the North West corner of the bulkhead, a detailed inspection of the site on 4/27/12 revealed a void approximately 28’ x 11’x5’ in size under the sidewalk and concrete cap (see attached photo). This discovery prompted the Yacht Club to conduct test borings along the entire western bulkhead perimeter in order to determine if similar voids exist. Our test results revealed that additional significant voids exist at four other locations (see attachments) along the bulkhead and in areas where prior mitigation efforts have been undertaken. The results of this effort and supporting documentation attached only reflects our findings at these designated test sites and does not dismiss the possibility that other similar or more serious conditions may exist in other locations. The Yacht Club has taken the precautionary action of isolating the perimeter of the western bulkhead with “Caution” tape to prevent public access until such time as the Village performs its own evaluation and provides direction to the Yacht Club. Since restricting public pedestrian access may not be in accordance with our lease agreement, we are asking for your written consent within five days that the precautionary action we have taken is appropriate and adequate under the circumstances. As always, the Yacht Club is committed to being of service to the community and we await your direction and guidance on this development.
Respectfully,
Croton Yacht Club, Board of Directors Bob Bruce, Commodore Dennis Kooney, Director Robert Dusconi


6/14/12 UPDATED:  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/61412-gazette-article-yacht-club.html

Thursday, June 7, 2012

EVERYTHING CROTON'S FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC.

Many thanks to Jimmy L. for sending us this 1948 General Electric Christmas ad featuring the beautiful Maureen O'Hara - and also touting her new film, The Long Denial. Click on the ad.

What a fascinating railroad buildings model site; lots of “putz-abilities”: http://clevermodels.squarespace.com/models-gallery/

Wow—sale pending on this fab vintage Christmas item – very interesting http://www.icollect247.com/itempage.php?uniqueid=54651

Barclay Christmas One Horse Open Sleigh Figures 1930's http://www.icollect247.com/itempage.php?uniqueid=44916


Lighted Christmas bells—NEVER saw anything like these before http://www.icollect247.com/itempage.php?uniqueid=12627

1950’s Wind up Santa on reindeer http://www.icollect247.com/itempage.php?uniqueid=47009

Finally got around to using these Folkart “Shiny” Paints—they do create the effect of lacquer http://www.dewberrycrafts.com/products-a-supplies-store.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=59

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

CET THANKS BAKED BY SUSAN, ANOTHER REASON TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

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There are many reasons to support your local business community. Here is yet another.

As many of you know, CET first grade classes recently visited a number of local business as part of their Social Studies/Communities curriculum. After interviewing the owners about how they help the community and how they run their shops, each student got a hands-on experience.

Click on the photo to read a thank you note from Ms. Glynn's class to Susan O'Keefe, owner of Baked by Susan. Students got a lesson in how much hard work is involved in running a bakery and of course, each one got a delicious BBS cupcake! To find out more about this fabulous addition to the Croton business community, visit http://www.bakedbysusan.com and http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/06/back-at-susans-brown-butter-peach-tarts.html
And remember—SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES! THEY SUPPORT YOU!

You may also have an interest in seeing some photos from a recent CET field trip to FEED THE BIRDS, courtesy of Ms. Lynch - click on the link http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/05/photos-update-on-recent-cet-class-field.html