IN THE NEWS: PROBE NSBA "DOMESTIC TERRORISM" LETTER ENDS IN APOLOGY, PLEDGE TO "ENSURE" THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN"

ARTICLE IS FROM THE EPOCH TIMES; you will hit the paywall---but the gist is:

Top officials at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) have apologized for a controversial letter that called on the Justice Department to probe parents under domestic terrorism laws, blaming a “concerning lack of internal process and accountability” on the part of the association and vowing policy changes “to ensure this does not happen again.” The apology and pledge to do better going forward came in a May 20 statement issued at the conclusion of an independent investigation into the circumstances around the Sept. 29, 2021 letter to the Justice Department.  MORE HERE.

AND HERE IS THE NSBA STATEMENT FROM THEIR OWN WEBSITE https://www.nsba.org/News/2022/independent-review

IT'S AMERICAN RED CROSS FOUNDER'S DAY & THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON REMEMBERS

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

American Red Cross Founder's Day is being observed today!

The American Red Cross was established in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton, its first president. The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville at Dansville, New York. Read more here

Click on the photo to see a 1935 cover for the Croton-on-Hudson News...courtesy of The Croton Historical Society--and for just a small portion of American Red Cross history right here in Croton, see below:

--1962, CROTON, JFK, MORE here
--1966 JOSEPHINE GRIFF honored for service, more here
--1968 RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS, more here
--2012 RED CROSS BAKE SALE, HOLY NAME OF MARY; click here

FOR MORE ABOUT TODAY'S AMERICAN RED CROSS, click here

IN THE NEWS: CHURCH ATTACK, CALIFORNIA, GUNMAN WAS CHINESE IMMIGRANT MOTIVATED BY HATE FOR TAIWANESE PEOPLE, AUTHORITIES SAY

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said.  The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, which worships at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, authorities said at a Monday news conference.  Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said the motive of the shooting was a grievance between the shooter, identified as a Chinese immigrant and U.S. citizen, and the Taiwanese community. China claims Taiwan is a part of its national territory and has not ruled out force to bring the island under its rule. The suspect was identified as David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas. 

READ MORE FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AT https://apnews.com/article/religion-shootings-california-1be9931f502664693afbdaa3f1cf6c57

AND

5/19 UPDATED -- Church shooting suspect David Chou sent diary to newspaper (nypost.com)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST, ELMER SUDS, 1983

Welcome to The New Everything Croton--a collection of all things Croton, our history, our homes, our issues, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

COURTESY OF THE OUTSTANDING ARCHIVES MAINTAINED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, A LOOK BACK AT ELMER SUD'S, 1983---by special request.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ARCHIVED POST AT THE OLD BLOG.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2022 FREE THROW WINNERS: RUDDEN, FINN, SARCONE, CAPUTO, McANDREW, MIN, AND CHINN, HOLY NAME OF MARY

Welcome to The New Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2022 FREE THROW CONTEST. The contest was held on My 12th. Twenty sharpshooters took part.  Click on the image from the parish bulletin for the winners!

FOR MORE ABOUT THE HOLY NAME OF MARY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, VISIT their fb page.

IN THE NEWS: "NETFLIX CANCELS IBRAM X. KENDI'S ANTIRACIST BABY PROJECT"

Netflix axed multiple projects this week, including an animated film based on Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Baby, a book aimed at preschoolers.

The move comes after Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, the first time the company has lost more subscribers than it has brought in in a decade. The platform also fired 150 employees, including those in the animation department. According to the service, however, the firings were a creative decision and not financially motivated.  READ AND SEE MORE AT  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/netflix-cancels-ibram-x-kendis-antiracist-baby-project

AND RECENT NEWS ABOUT NETFLIX---THE NEW EVERYTHING CROTON: IN THE NEWS - MORE WOKE ISSUES: NETFLIX PUTS ITS WOKE EMPLOYEES ON NOTICE WITH BLUNT MEMO

THIS POST IS CLOSED TO ALL COMMENTS; COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS MSUT BE EFERERD TO THE MEDIA SOURCE(S) CITED, NETFLIX, ETC.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST: THE CLASS OF 1972, CROTON CORTLANDT NEWS

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With the Class of 2022 Graduation  on the horizon, and once again by special request, it's time to pull out this oldie but goodie from the files for the Class of 1972 ---courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by The Croton Historical Society.  it's from the Croton Cortlandt News. Click on the scans below.  There's a Class of 1972 Football team photo thrown in for good measure.

And in case you missed it: A CROTON GRADUATION 1983; CLICK HERE. 

NEW FROM EFSP: GENE KELLY

New from our friends at European Film Star Postcards:  Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly (1912-1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955).  READ AND SEE MUCH MORE HERE.

AND SPEAKING OF "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS"...AND CROTON'S OSCAR LEVANT....CLICK HERE.

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