Tag: Tradition

20 year old tradition shows Wilson County students importance of agriculture

Jun. 5—For over 20 years, Wilson County Schools has been participating in what it calls “Farm Day,” a day of educating students on where food and other goods come from. “We provide as comprehensive of an agriculture experience as possible for all second grade students in Wilson County,” Career and Technical Education Supervisor Bonnie Holman […]

Holiday tradition endures in Canandaigua with planting of new tree

CANANDAIGUA, NY — The six-foot concolor fir planted last week on Holiday Lane in Canandaigua won’t resemble the Christmas tree placed annually at Rockefeller Center in New York City any time soon, as neighbor Bob Stolze put it. But the new tree will help the neighborhood continue a long-standing year-end tradition, one that was threatened […]

A spring tradition

May 8—Each year as the trees regain their leaves and the sunlight stretches longer, an annual vendor event provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy the spring weather. With temperatures forecasted in the low 70s, the fourth annual Market on Maple event Saturday should be a welcome break from the cold, wet weather. This year, the […]

The Cultural Tradition Behind Thailand’s Sabai Sabai Drink

Roll up to a hotel or cocktail bar in Thailand, and you may be greeted with a beverage called Sabai Sabai. What has become known as a welcome drink offers refreshing sips of Thai-made Mekhong liquor, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda. Thai basil leaves typically garnish glasses of this refreshing sipper, and while the […]