Today, salmon, once thought inexhaustible, are at the center of many conservation and harvesting issues. The Association's mission is to educate and guide today's youth, especially those at-risk, emphasizing these values and putting them into modern context. Documentation will include descriptions and photographs of the new Ft. Powell Military Boarding School, a mentorship program, a summer camp, and a program called Caring Adults Providing Support and Guidance. May. Colorful Czech traditions, religious customs, folk dances, tastes, sights and sounds will be celebrated and documented.
Events rotate to different counties where family members live during the three-day reunion.
Since 1792, voters have gathered in Georgetown, Delaware, the county seat, to learn the election results in a tradition known as Return Day. Every two years on Election Day, winners and losers ride in horse-drawn carriages or march together in a grand parade. The town crier declares the election results and a ceremonial hatchet is buried in a wood and glass box, along with any bitterness from the campaign. Since its founding in 1869, the tiny Swiss community of Helvetia, W.Va., has celebrated Fasnacht each February to usher in the Spring season. In the tradition begun in native Switzerland, homes are decorated with scary figures to frighten Old Man Winter and jovial celebrants march through the town in Mardi Gras fashion.