Taste of South

set for May 3

The Juneteenth 2024 Celebration Committee will be sponsoring the Annual Taste of the South on Friday, May 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Open Door No. 3 Church of God in Christ, 59 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk. Dinners will be take-out only.

The Annual Taste of the South is a Southern style African American down home barbecue featuring for dinner bar-b-que ribs, bar-b-que chicken, shredded pork, macaroni and cheese, green beans with white potatoes, and cornbread.

The dinner will also include a taste of many Southern dishes such as sweet potato casserole, corn on the cob, sweet potato pie and pineapple upside down cake.

This event will kick off the Juneteenth 2024 celebration. For more information and tickets, please call Laurie at 785-7900 or Loretta at 363-1102. Reservations are required.

Brocton-Portland Seniors mark

49 years

BROCTON — The Brocton-Portland Seniors met on March 26 at Tri Church. Prayer was given by Laurel Giambra and the Pledge of Allegiance by Linda Riley, with a delicious tureen lunch, followed by Margaret Jagoda, president, opening the meeting. Eclipse glasses were given by the Brocton Fire Department. Brook Cusimano, RN of Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care shared information. The health care proxy and Molst forms should be placed on the refrigerator door. For more info, call 716-338-0033.

The group’s 49th anniversary will be celebrated on Tuesday with Pat Cook as entertainment. The Catering Company’s lasagna, salad, bread and dessert will be included. Make reservations of $8 to Barb Crandall, treasurer. Bingo was held with a variety of prizes provided by members.

Alumni sought for commencement keynote

GOWANDA — The Class of 2024 at Gowanda High School is seeking a speaker for graduation on Friday, June 21 at Hillis Field.

Gowanda alumni who have been out of school for at least 10 years and who have an inspirational or motivational message to share are asked to please apply to be a graduation speaker.

Visit www.gowcsd.org to complete the graduation speaker application form by Friday, May 10.

If you have questions, contact Principal Rebekah Moraites at msmoraites@gcslearn.org.

Volunteers sought for Gorge cleanup

During the summer of 2023, the Morgan Duke Conservation Society, a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization, entered into a Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with DEC Region 9 to assist in cleaning up litter and trash from the Day Use Area and Camping Area at Chautauqua Gorge State Forest on Hannum Road in Mayville. These specific areas are popular during the summer and holidays.

The Morgan Duke Conservation Society is welcoming community members, residents, and students to join in their efforts. Volunteers will be supplied with necessary items such as orange bags, pickers, safety vests, and gloves. To make the volunteering experience enjoyable, volunteers will receive data collection sheets to log the type of garbage collected and report any trail conditions. For students seeking volunteer service hours, becoming a volunteer with the Morgan Duke Conservation Society is an option. They can log their hours on the volunteer portal provided by the organization.

For additional information about Morgan Duke Conservation Society, please visit our website at www.morganduke.ngo or reach out to James Sullivan at Jsullivan@morgandukecs.ngo. You can also explore volunteering opportunities on our website at https://bttr.im/gthgf. Our organization is based in Hudson Valley in Orange County, New York, and has established Volunteer Stewardship Agreements with DEC Regions 3, 4, 5, and 9 to enable individuals to volunteer and assist in the protection of these popular summer destinations.

Congregation

service focuses

on grief

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, located at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom.

For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings and directly behind the second building.

The theme for April is Interdependence. On Sunday, members Diane Clark and Jessamine Daly-Griffen will lead us thru a service called “The Good of Grief”

In the soul’s longing for perfection, grief and sadness cannot be circumvented. Recognizing grief can bring a person a deep understanding of self and the universe at large. This service will offer a window into the beautiful things that a new understanding of grief can bring us.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua strives to be a vibrant, welcoming, multigenerational, diverse community enlivened by the power of radical love. For more information about us, visit our website at www.uucnc.org, like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/uucnc, or give us a call at 716-679-7944.