Saturday, September 17, 2022

THE GREAT JACK-O-LANTERN BLAZE RETURNS, NEWS 12

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'Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze' returns with all its glowing glory to the Hudson Valley

The "Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze" kicked off Friday night at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson.  The event returned to the Hudson Valley for its 18th year and features around 7,000 artistically hand-carved pumpkins. MORE AT 'Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze' returns with all its glowing glory to the Hudson Valley (news12.com)

THIS WEEK'S SPAGHETTI WESTERNS PODCAST EPISODE 100: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY!

In case you missed it!

The Spaghetti Westerns Podcast, Ep 100 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly


OBITUARY FOR JOHN T. LOWNEY, JR.

John T. Lowney, Jr, 65, of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly from a brief illness September 12, 2022 at Tobey Hospital. Born in New Bedford, son of the late John T and Virginia (Duffy) Lowney and stepson of the late Catherine (Hardiman) Lowney, he lived in Croton-on-Hudson, New York before moving to Mattapoisett in 2020.  MORE AT https://www.wanderer.com/obituaries/john-t-lowney-jr/

IN THE NEWS: GOV. HOLCHUL GAVE ELITE ACCESS--AND RESULTS--TO CAMPAIGN DONORS: EMAILS

READ more at https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/gov-hochul-gave-elite-access-and-results-to-campaign-donors-emails/

1965 HERMAN KAHN, ATOMIC WAR EXPERT & SOME SWINGING CROTON SIXTIES LINKS

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A reader came across this bit on Herman Kahn, "A-War Expert", of Hudson Institute fame.

Click on the image from the Overseas Press Bulletin, 1965.

For those who don't know, The Hudson Institute is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:

#1 - BUREAU OF HEALTH OKAYS SWIMMING AT SENASQUA PARK 1962; MORE HERE

#2 - TIGER RAG, OCTOBER 1968; SEE MORE HERE

#3 - JUST SOME ODDS & ENDS FROM SEPTEMBER 1967 IN CROTON; SEE MORE HERE

#4 - SOME CROTON BITS & PIECES 1965-1969; MORE HERE

#5 - 1963, CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA AND GERTRUDE BERG; MORE HERE

HOLY NAME OF MARY - CONGRATULATIONS DON & DAGMAR

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HOLY NAME OF MARY 

CONGRATULATIONS DON & DAGMAR---60TH WEDDING ANIVERSARY---CLICK ON THE IMAGE FROM THE 9/11 CHURCH BULLETIN.

NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP: PATRICK SWAYZE

From our friends at European Film Star Postcards: Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze (1952-2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He had his big break with a starring role in the hit Dirty Dancing (1987). 

Swayze scored big again with a tough-guy role in the rollicking action drama Road House (1989), as well as the romantic lead in the supernatural drama Ghost (1990).

2024 FIRST COMMUNION DAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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