NEW FROM ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BLOGS--CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES--TODAY IS THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF CROTON'S INCORPORATION--1898--SEE AND READ MORE HERE https://crotonhistory.org/2018/02/12/crotons-120th-anniversary/
Monday, February 12, 2018
NEW FROM ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BLOGS--CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES--CROTON'S 120TH ANNIVERSARY
NEW FROM ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BLOGS--CROTON HISTORY & MYSTERIES--TODAY IS THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF CROTON'S INCORPORATION--1898--SEE AND READ MORE HERE https://crotonhistory.org/2018/02/12/crotons-120th-anniversary/
1932 CROTON ROTARY TALK -- WAS SHAKESPEARE AN IRISHMAN?
BY SPECIAL REQUEST - Was Shakespeare an Irishman? December 1932 - Rotary Speaker Asserts Shakespeare Was Irishman...
Click on the photos.
You may also have an interest in...
THE CROTON ROTARY 1940-1975, lots of great stuff here, PART 1 http://bit.ly/1jnzOx3
AND PART 2 http://bit.ly/2EzqB39
FROM 1960-------CONCERT PIANIST ANDRE DE LA VARRE SPEAKS TO THE CROTON ROTARY http://bit.ly/1LdHeu8
1971 BUCK CANEL SPEAKS TO THE CROTON ROTARY http://bit.ly/2nSmJAS
For more about the Croton Rotary, visit their FB page at http://bit.ly/2smcp8Z
The latest happenings, photos, charitable endeavors and more! Or by post to...
PO Box 323
Croton-on-Hudson, New York--10520
Sunday, February 11, 2018
2018 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DONATION TO SEPTA
2018 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DONATION TO SEPTA: On Thursday February 8th, for the 2nd consecutive year, the Knights of Columbus #4730 of Holy Name of Mary Church, Croton-on-Hudson, donated $2000 to the Croton-Harmon Special Education PTA's (SEPTA) after-school program for elementary school students with special needs.The program enables students to develop important social and communication skills in a small supportive group setting. It has been a success and board members are considering the possibility of expanding the program in to the middle school.”
Pictured are (L to R) Mark Teague, Chris Schiermbock, Daniel Daudier, David Lally, Jeanne Harrington-Schiermbock, Melissa Freebern, AnnMarie Sasso, Joseph Barillaro and Marc Albanese. CLICK ON THE PHOTO.
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN...http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2017/01/holy-names-knights-of-columbus-present.html
MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON
It's followed by a fabulous museum exhibit--a paper nativity Berlin 2017--courtesy of our Flickr friend Thomas Quine a.k.a. Quinet. There is so much to take in on this one.
Click on the images and enjoy. See his antique and vintage "toy castles" here:
http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2016/10/more-fabulous-vintage-websites-finds_24.html
Vintage Valentine's Heart Candy Boxes, some outstanding examples http://bit.ly/2EgAlQJ
Making trees from plastic straws, or if you prefer "lavender flowers", a fun way to recycle plastic straws http://bit.ly/2BRBKLJ
Remembering Shirley Temple, still iconic after all these years
(also featuring Baby Peggy and The Little Rascals); CLICK HERE 
Paul's 2017 Christmas train http://bit.ly/2soiRwc
From Croton's own Jan Johnsen's Serenity in the Garden blog, two recent posts: Eeyore's Garden Advice (yes Eeyore!) http://bit.ly/2nNxNz7 and A Succulent Plant Valentine, A How To http://bit.ly/2Ef2LL2
Check out all the latest news from BST AUCTIONS https://www.bst-auctions.com/default.aspx
PHOTOS 2018 GAZETTE CUP, CROTON HARMON & HENDRICK HUDSON BOYS/GIRLS
PHOTOS FROM THE 2018 GAZETTE CUP, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, PHOTOS PROVIDED BY PATRICIA LYNCH--WITH MANY THANKS AS USUAL
It was Senior night.
Croton Girls honored seniors Ryan Noel, Emily Squire and Emily Kehoe as well as Media Specialist, Megan Giordano and Statistician Ashley Rossini.
Croton Boys honored seniors Matt Minett and Graham Webster (Your editor has known Matt and family for years!)
Final Scores:
Girls Varsity: Hen Hud 45 Croton 26
Boys Varity: Hen Hud 50 Croton 37
Players of the Game: Hen Hud: Taylor Prokopiak Croton: Anna Eng (last photo, also provided by Lynch via Joe Eng.)
(To the right is Graham Webster and Family)
More snaps follow. Click on the photos.
And again on a personal note: Patricia Lynch is one of those amazing "Moms" (and more) who always manages to get that important picture.....Or in this case, pictures.....
And is always willing to share.
Many many thanks....Congratulations to everyone...with a big acknowledgement to the parents as well!
And to the resident who asked if there were any photos and articles from previous Gazette Cups, click on the link for the 2016 cup--which honored Coach Thom, who was retiring:
http://bit.ly/2EfrUVE
And for the 2015 Cup--photos/content again courtesy of Lynch with additional content provided by Jim Higgins:http://bit.ly/2H59rsQ
For more, check directly with THE GAZETTE:
(914) 271-2088
(914-271-4574)
Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment
And to everyone who worked so hard to make this year's Gazette Cup such an outstanding example of good sportsmanship, a BIG EVERYTHING CROTON SHOUT-OUT!
Saturday, February 10, 2018
EAGLEFEST 2018 AND CROTON'S OWN "FEED THE BIRDS"
Well another Eaglefest has come and gone--and by all accounts, it was the most attended. Stay tuned for photos and links. In the meantime, here's a shot from today's event--Rob Armanini of Feed the Birds! Click on the photo, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
FB http://bit.ly/2extHVP
BY SPECIAL REQUEST, VINTAGE PLAYGROUND ARTICLES & "BOTTLE-CAP BAZAAR"
HAD A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR ANY OF THE OLD CROTON "FIELD DAYS", "BOTTLE CAP BAZAARS" and "PLAYGROUND ARTICLES".
Click on the images and enjoy. And check with the society to see if they have more. (914-271-4574, Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment)
As for the BOTTLE CAP BAZAAR (IT'S ALSO PLAYGROUND NEWS AS WELL):
From 1959 http://bit.ly/2ufE4nx
Then there's this PLAYGROUND ARTICLE", from 1952: http://bit.ly/2BUTrKy
Again, check with the Society to see if they have more.
THANK YOU 2 THE AUTHORS OF THE CRAZY LIVES OF POLICE WIVES, LATEST DONATION
AND NOW A WORD FROM Carolyn Buchanan Blacking re: The Crazy Lives of Police Wives----Carolyn LaRoche and I are pleased to share the news that we have donated our latest quarterly book profit of $400 to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Our book, the Crazy Lives of Police Wives, is available on line at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the National law Enforcement Officers Memorial gift shop. www.nleomf.org This quarter's donation brings our total donations to National Police charities to $5,983. We thank all who have purchased our book! We wrote the book to help police wives from around the country and with that goal in mind, we will always donate all authors' profit to police related charities. As long as you continue to purchase our book, we will continue to donate all of our profits to national police charities. Again, a very sincere thank you to all!
FORMER CROTONITE ANDERSON NOW STEPINAC TRAINER SAVES MSM PLAYER'S LIFE KDJ BLOG
BREAKING: FORMER CROTONITE NOW Stepinac Athletic Trainer saves freshman
basketball player’s life--2/10/18-Maxwell Anderson was stationed in his usual spot in the corner of
the Stepinac gym on Friday afternoon, watching the second half of the freshman
game when the school’s Athletic Trainer witnessed a Mount St. Michael player
crash to the floor. READ MORE HERE https://kdjblog.com/2018/02/10/breaking-stepinac-athletic-trainer-saves-freshman-basketball-players-life/
Thursday, February 8, 2018
FROM THE E.C. MAILBOX
Your editor's response. Force--there's that word again. Normally this wouldn't receive the slightest recognition but it's indicative of how little time the commenter has actually invested in the local business community.
Because many supermarkets, including Shoprite, sell flowers that are RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED; you can find the designation on most of what's being offered. This designation, according to the tag, means that the bouquet "CONTAINS 75% ALLIANCE CERTIFIED FLOWERS". In addition the "plastic wrapping" on most of the bouquets we've seen is marked OXO BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING.
Perhaps the commenter would like to direct his or her attention to other local businesses that use "too many resources" or in the alternative, he or she can grow their own posies...in short, less flailing, more reading....
PAUL STEINBERG 2/8/18 GAZETTE, ETHICAL MATTERS, FERRARA, THE NEWSLETTER, ETC.
A letter from Paul Steinberg, 2/8/18 GAZETTE; re-printed with permission.
To the Editor:
New York is a phenomenally corrupt state, and as Governor
Cuomo prepares to stand for re-election he is under fire for not doing enough
to effectuate his pledge to clean up Albany.
But as even the Cuomo-unfriendly NY Post has noted, many of Gov. Cuomo’s reform proposals have been
blocked by Republican members of the legislature. The lax standards for ethics
benefit the self-interest of both parties in Albany, and that is unfortunate.
What is equally unfortunate is the editorial stance of The Gazette (Nov 30-Jan 6 issue: “Outgoing Croton administration changes
‘compensation’ policy”), and the subsequent echo of that stance by Amy
Ferrara (Gazette, Jan 18-24), when
the Village of Croton took steps to ensure high ethical practices in Croton’s
government.
The resolution which passed on November 20 regarding Board
of Trustees’ compensation is available on the Village website, as is a video of
the Board discussing the resolution.
At no point during the discussion does anybody discuss Ann
Gallelli, nor does the resolution say anything about Ms. Gallelli.
The language of the resolution is clear, and it references
both the statutory and ethical rationale for the resolution. Neither of those
matters were addressed by the Gazette
article, nor were they addressed by Ms. Ferrara.
There was a tradition in Croton that the Village Newsletter
was a patronage stipend given to a Trustee. Arguably that was always in
violation of Chapter 54 of the Village Code, and certainly it was one of those
“traditions” that needed to be changed to comply with the existing law.
You might disagree with Mayor Dr. Schmidt’s handling of the
Newsletter, but there is no disagreement that he led by example: taking the
Newsletter out of the political patronage trough and directing that the Village
Manager handle the matter in a non-political manner.
For 2 years, Dr. Schmidt left the production of the
Newsletter to be done by the Village staff. This practice not only saved money,
but it also removed even the perception of politicization of this municipal
resource.
That is not “petty vindictiveness”, it is ethical
stewardship that respects the citizens of Croton and our inclusive
representative democracy.
Nobody from Croton United ever got any pecuniary benefit
from the Newsletter, nobody from Croton United ever got state pension credit
for production of the Newsletter, and nobody from Croton United ever used the
Newsletter to bash their electoral opponents nor their electoral opponents’
respective employers.
Dr. Schmidt’s position on public service as a privilege and
not an opportunity for personal gain is well known and longstanding. That is
what he did with the Newsletter.
To suggest (as the Gazette
article does) that this position was “specifically” directed at a particular individual
is to ignore both the precedent which Dr. Schmidt set and also the black letter
language of the resolution. The resolution applies equally to all individuals,
just as Chapter 54 applies to all individuals serving on the Board of Trustees.
Have we become so cynical that we prefer to believe that Dr.
Schmidt and Trustees Pugh, Anderson, and Walsh were acting out of hidden spite
rather than acting in what they honestly believed to be the public interest?
The resolution passed 4-1, and even Ms. Gallelli explicitly
stated that her grounds for opposing the resolution were procedural and not
substantive. In fact during public colloquy with Mr. Walsh, Ms. Gallelli said
she was not taking a position whether the resolution was substantively
objectionable. The municipality is not preventing anybody from publishing a
Newsletter.
In 2018 anybody can set up a website or Facebook page and
reach a global audience with negligible to zero cost. And anybody can write to
their heart’s content and email their views at no cost whatsoever.
All of us have a right to express our viewpoint. What we
don’t have is a right to force the taxpayers of Croton pay for that expression
nor to lend the imprimatur of the municipality to our personal expression.
The Village Newsletter is now being produced under the
supervision of the non-political Village Manager, and that is a step forward
into a new age of ethical and transparent governance.
Albany could take a lesson from Croton: stop working
backwards from the “What’s in it for my party!” demand and instead start
working forward from the “What’s the right thing to do?” perspective.
All of us have a role not simply in changing the current
climate of political ethics, but also in supporting and advocating for written
policies that foster good government.
Just because politicians have always done a particular practice does not
mean that we as citizens should not make a change for the better.
--Paul Steinberg, Croton-on-Hudson
--Paul Steinberg, Croton-on-Hudson
MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON
Can't get enough trains, vintage or otherwise, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE and join the forums at BIG INDOOR TRAINS(TM) bigindoortrains.com/ There is SO MUCH great info to be found--for collectors of "old" and "new", tips, tools, catalogs, fab ads and more.
Next up a neat photo from 1959--77 Sunset
Strip's Edd Byrnes! 
Edd's "Kookie" character became a national phenomena; read more about the show here http://bit.ly/2kVROkBIt's followed by one of our favorite vintage "building" tins; the Alamo! We haven't been able to find out much about this one.
Last time we looked it appeared to have been a candy filled souvenir.
Click on the photos and enjoy.
--Art texture using crumbled wax paper and glue youtube.com/watch?v=YskhEvNsrIo
--Another great art texture and a fab way to re-use cellophane, plastic wrap and bags (your editor loves this and uses it alot on small furniture pieces, cardboard projects, and more) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gyi_Iq83Zg
--An oldie but goodie and one of our favorite putz houses from Howard Lamey--lighted! http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/6925279266/in/photostream
--Here's a nifty little tin-litho jet from the Japanese firm of 'K', courtesy of Toys & Stuff http://bit.ly/2BhNPc6
--For the love of tiny pianos, from our friend Holiday Jenny http://everyday-is-a-holiday.blogspot.com/2012/04/for-love-of-tiny-pianos.html
--Another oldie but goodie, fab putz houses from Mimi.... http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=268&p=1284#p1284
YES OF COURSE! CROTON LOVES THE OLYMPICS - 2018
THIS POST WAS UPDATED IN 2026; go to EverythingCroton: CROTON LOVES THE OLYMPICS 2018--BY SPECIAL REQUEST
REMEMBERING DEL SHANNON
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