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Memorial car show is July 29
The Craig M. Sutton Sr. Memorial Car Show will be Saturday, July 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at American Legion Post 62, 211 Central Ave, Dunkirk. Enter at back parking lot off Eagle Street. There is a $5 registration entry fee with proceeds to benefit the American Legion. Music provided by Chautauqua Audio Works. Food and drinks, door prizes, basket raffles, 50-50 raffle. Free admission to the public.
City church planning revival services
The members of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church at 18 E. Second St., Dunkirk, invite the community to come worship with us so souls may be revived, from Monday through Friday, July 28. The church revival will begin at 7 p.m. Our evangelist will be Rev. Earnest Lindsey of Shannon, Miss.
Sewer district gathers Tuesday
There will be a special meeting of the board of directors for the Portland, Pomfret, Dunkirk Sewer District on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The meeting will be at the Dunkirk Town Hall, 4737 Willow Road, Dunkirk. The meeting is open to the public.
Leadership Summit set for Aug. 3
Kirk Young, vice president of Student Affairs at Jamestown Community College, will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Southern Tier Leadership Summit on Thursday, Aug. 3, at St. Bonaventure University.
The summit is sponsored by Leadership Cattaraugus, Leadership Allegany and Chautauqua Leadership Network.
This year's summit begins with registration from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the University Conference Center in Doyle Hall and concludes at 2:30 p.m. The 2023 theme is "Creating an Engaged and Dynamic Team." In addition to the keynote, the conference will feature networking activities, a panel discussion, breakout sessions and a catered lunch.
The cost is $60 for current cohorts and alumni of LC, LA and CLN and $70 for the public. Online registration is open at https://shop.oleanny.com/collections/event-tickets (online service fee applies)
Young has served as vice president of Student Affairs at JCC since 2014. Before joining JCC, he worked for 10 years at Utah Valley University. Throughout his years in higher education, he has worked in enrollment, fundraising, and marketing, as well as serving for several years as the director of the Center for the Advancement of Leadership at UVU. Prior to his career in higher education, Young worked in sales and management in private industry where much of his work focused on employee development and engagement.
He is the founder of 221b Performance Solutions, a leadership and organizational development firm that works closely with organizations to assess performance, design solutions, and implement strategies for addressing a variety of challenges. In this capacity, Young helps individuals, teams and organizations identify and achieve their potential.
Young lives in Lakewood with his wife, Katie, and their three children.