Late 70's leaving the snow behind Sarasota and the gulf coast became her new home, a place to create and share her award winning talents. Winnie created Palm Coast Florist and Gifts of Sarasota FL, where she has owned and operated it with her family for 34 years.The joy of pushing the Industry envelope and bringing joy and Smiles to many decades of Family, Friends and Customers. Winnie graduated from Croton High School, the Wilfred Beauty Academy as a professional Hairdresser for 30yrs, Achieved her Art degree, and her AiFD Certification in Floral Design. Some may remember some of her earlier fun adventures/ventures. Ditching school to go see " Elvis" and ending up on the Cover of the NYC Newspaper the next day, Cover shoot photo of "Life Magazine Group Photo": The Croton Dam","Workshop Wonders", "The Cove Restaurant - and the seasonal place of "The Oktoberfest" -Croton on Hudson, NY and of course later Palm Coast Florist and Gifts.
Friday, May 13, 2022
OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR WINIFRED OTTAVIANO
Residing in Sarasota Florida since the 70's, formally of Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
Late 70's leaving the snow behind Sarasota and the gulf coast became her new home, a place to create and share her award winning talents. Winnie created Palm Coast Florist and Gifts of Sarasota FL, where she has owned and operated it with her family for 34 years.The joy of pushing the Industry envelope and bringing joy and Smiles to many decades of Family, Friends and Customers. Winnie graduated from Croton High School, the Wilfred Beauty Academy as a professional Hairdresser for 30yrs, Achieved her Art degree, and her AiFD Certification in Floral Design. Some may remember some of her earlier fun adventures/ventures. Ditching school to go see " Elvis" and ending up on the Cover of the NYC Newspaper the next day, Cover shoot photo of "Life Magazine Group Photo": The Croton Dam","Workshop Wonders", "The Cove Restaurant - and the seasonal place of "The Oktoberfest" -Croton on Hudson, NY and of course later Palm Coast Florist and Gifts.
Late 70's leaving the snow behind Sarasota and the gulf coast became her new home, a place to create and share her award winning talents. Winnie created Palm Coast Florist and Gifts of Sarasota FL, where she has owned and operated it with her family for 34 years.The joy of pushing the Industry envelope and bringing joy and Smiles to many decades of Family, Friends and Customers. Winnie graduated from Croton High School, the Wilfred Beauty Academy as a professional Hairdresser for 30yrs, Achieved her Art degree, and her AiFD Certification in Floral Design. Some may remember some of her earlier fun adventures/ventures. Ditching school to go see " Elvis" and ending up on the Cover of the NYC Newspaper the next day, Cover shoot photo of "Life Magazine Group Photo": The Croton Dam","Workshop Wonders", "The Cove Restaurant - and the seasonal place of "The Oktoberfest" -Croton on Hudson, NY and of course later Palm Coast Florist and Gifts.
THIS WEEK'S GAZETTE, SCHOOL ELECTION ARTICLE & ASSORTED LETTERS, GAZETTE, PATCH
The blog has received a number of comments over the last year regarding the current state of education both locally and nationally.
You are encouraged to read the following items:
---The Gazette, Week of 5/12 through 18, 2022, front page article on assorted school elections; Note that for the Croton Harmon district, voting will take place on May 17th AT THE CROTON HARMON H.S. in the small gymnasium. Again, additional information is on the front page. (Information is also available for the Hendrick Hudson district, Ossining and Briarcliff.). The Gazette does not have an online presence but is on sale just about everywhere.
Please remember that some of the Croton Harmon school district lies outside of the village. You may want to reach out to friends and relatives.
---In this same edition of The Gazette are a number of letters regarding the Croton school district voting; this list may be updated as more information becomes available.
******There is a lengthy and detailed letter, with appropriate citations from Daniel Bennett regarding Mr. Diamond. It is also available on THE PATCH HERE.
******There is a letter from Jessica Dieckman on the same page for Connolly Caputo and Burns but it is also available here.
******There is a letter from Leo Weigman and Chandu Visweswariah on school buses. It is must-read for assorted reasons.
******There is a detailed letter from Paul Steinberg regarding parental rights, gender issues, and much more. It is a must-read.
WE ANSWER THAT BURNING QUESTION: WHEN DID CABLE FIRST COME TO CROTON?
Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.
WE ANSWER THAT BURNING QUESTIONS: WHEN DID CABLE FIRST COME TO CROTON? CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW---1983!
REMEMBERING GARY COOPER
Cooper's career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women...
A LETTER ABOUT THE UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN
THE FOLLOWING LETTER IS IN THE 5/12/2022 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE AND PRINTED HERE WITH PERMISSION:
TO THE EDITOR:
The May 17th CHUFSD school board election really should not be about personalities, heavy-handed social issues and agendas, or the beliefs people hold about largely non-education and non-parenting topics, and yet many promote that it is.
It really should not be based on feverish devotion to the ephemeral concept of a monolithic Croton Culture, wherein presumptions are made about who fits in or not, but many promote that it should be.
The May 17th school board election must be about one thing only: our children, the students. As CHUFSD residents we must recognize and distinguish candidates who respect all members of the community, regardless of belief, background or occupation, and who, in all earnestness, are attempting to gain position for the sake of the children. Our job is to then choose candidates who do not, either directly or through their conduct, polarize or divide.
Through what I have read, learned and have been told by both the proponents and opponents of all those running, I identify that Greg Burns and Cathy Connolly Caputo intend to dedicate their efforts to our children's needs, without peripheral politically-situated motivations.
Regardless of the results of this election, all members of the school board, now and in the future, have the duty to respect and listen to families with varied ideas and experiences, and should not be governing the direction of our schools based on their personal political allegiances.
Heeding this, our schools will grow ever stronger in inclusiveness and achievement.
Sincerely, Jessica Dieckman
MEMORIES OF THE PEWTER HORN IN CROTON, 1978 & 1979
BY SPECIAL REQUEST: 139 Grand--the former home of Croton's Dr. Acker--has been undergone many reincarnations throughout the years--assorted restaurants, including The Croton Steak House, a gift shop known as Treasures & Tales, followed by another known as Wake Robin.
For a time it was also the home of THE PEWTER HORN, started in 1978 by Ed and Mabel Dean. Click on the photo from 1978.
See and read more from the archived post at EverythingCroton: MEMORIES OF THE PEWTER HORN IN CROTON, 1978 & 1979
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN MEMORIES OF THE CROTON STEAK HOUSE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-croton-memories-croton-steak-house.html and MORE CROTON STEAK HOUSE http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-croton-memories-part-two-croton.html
There's also been a request for an index of the "Dr. Acker" postings. Coming soon!
NEW FROM EFSP: BUTYWAVE SHAMPOO!
New from our friends at European Film Star Postcards:
Butywave Shampoo - "Butywave Shampoo - gives life to your hair", said a popular British advert in the 1920s: "Each shampoo contains in separate packets Egyptian Henna and Lime-Juice Rinsing Chrystals." This was a shampoo that loved an exotic image. When the smash hit The Son of the Sheik (George Fitzmaurice, 1926) with Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky arrived in Great Britain, Butywave released a series of sepia postcards of the film to promote its shampoo.
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CLICK HERE FOR THE KWATTA CHOCOLATE FACTORY MOVIE STAR CARDS, COURTESY OF EFSP
AND NOW ONCE AGAIN: MORE FROM THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEE, BUT FOR ME VIRUS CHRONICLES---PATTI LUPONE
Chalk up one more celebrity COVID hypocrite: musical theater great turns out to be a (maskless) ranting mask Karen. A viral video shows the Tony and Grammy winner screaming “get the f–ck out” at a patron for refusing to mask up after a performance of “Company” at the American Theatre Wing. Yet LuPone wasn’t wearing a mask as she ranted. Color us shocked.
Yes, she was doing a post-show Q-and-A. She likely wanted her face to be seen and her speech to be understood. But the policy of the theater where she was performing requires masking.
So why not her? Does being on a stage mean you can’t get others sick? MORE AT https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/patti-lupones-hypocritical-privilege-makes-her-a-mask-karen/
AND MORE ABOUT LUPONE AT https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/05/11/truly-insane-maskless-broadway-actress-flips-out-after-spotting-audience-members-masks-not-covering-noses/
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SEE MORE FROM THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME VIRUS CHRONICLES ARCHIVED AT THE OLD BLOG HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND.....
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