OCTOBER
14 2022
Gowanda FallFest scarecrow contest, 5K winners announced BY BILL PEGLOWSKI
“Petit Noel” at Art’s Cafe Springville Center for the Arts will be presenting a unique kind of art show this upcoming holiday season. “Petit Noel” will display creations by local artists and artisans, with a focus on smaller, giftable items. Patrons can support local artists by shopping the show at Art’s Café beginning on Small Business Saturday and ending on Christmas Eve. Art’s Café will be transformed into a holiday gift shop filled with artisan quality items such as small paintings, postcards with original photography, handmade toys, unique jewelry, artisanal soaps, handthrown mugs, and ornaments.
Those who aren’t shopping can enjoy the space as a creatively designed art exhibit. To view or shop “Petit Noel”, visit Art’s Café, located at 5 East Main Street in Springville, between November 26th and December 24th. Art’s Café is a community and worker-owned artisan bakery and café with a connected arts workshop, performance venue, public green roof, and artist residences. Interested artists are encouraged to submit samples of their work by November 1st. For more information or to submit an application, visit SpringvilleArts.org or call the Center at 716-592-9038.
GOWANDA, N.Y. - The Gowanda community celebrated its annual Harvest Heritage Fall Festival the last weekend in September along with the Gowanda Boosters Club’s annual Alumni Weekend for the second year in a row. The centerpiece of FallFest in Gowanda is the annual Scarecrow Contest. The event features voting both online and in person in Gowanda, the former of which has come to dwarf what happens on paper ballots. For 2022, the Gowanda Free Library, which placed second last year, came out on top. Its scarecrow, “Minions,” received 182 online votes plus 14 in-person tallies for a 196 total. In second, with 156 online and 5 paper votes, was “Phyllis,” the creation of Cheryl and Randi John. With 83 votes, all online, “Mr. T. R. Ash” by Sue Trewer took the bronze. Gowanda Mural Project, which had won last year, finished with a vote count in the 50s. Group officials said that the scarecrow might have been too abstract for Gowanda. It was also a creative work that required some explanation found on a sheet attached to the scarecrow. The sculpture, “Sustainable Sisters,” was a reference to the Haudenosaunee’s Three Sisters, represented by the crops corn, beans and squash. Gabel Brothers Furniture neglected to register their scarecrow, “Baking Betty,” but still displayed it in an attempt to get write-in votes, managing support from 71 individuals online. As for Alumni Weekend, the highlight was the annual Panther Prowl 5K race was held Sept. 25 at Gateway Park. Sixty-four runners took part in the race, including the entire
Photo by Bill Peglowski Gowanda Free Library director Hayley Wilkins accepted the first-place medal for “Minions,” winner in the 2022 Gowanda Scarecrow Contest.
Gowanda cross country team. It was a damp morning with a light drizzle that turned into a downpour during the middle of the race. In the end, cross country runner Drew Shull (19:32) finished first for the men’s division and overall with teammate Chase Bolen (19:48) right behind in second. Also representing the Cross Country team, Autumn Pupo
(20:51) came in 5th overall and 1st for the women followed by Calie Hudson (21:25) at 6th overall. The oldest woman in the race was Mac Mackenzie, 79, of Jamestown, who finished 46th (33:59). The oldest male runner at 70 was Tim Geiger, of Fredonia, finishing 27th (29:18). Following the race, Weidner
Chicken BBQ catered a meal at the Gateway Park pavilion. Proceeds from the dinner benefited the Gowanda Class of 2023. The Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual classic car show, also scheduled for Sept. 25, was canceled due to an unfavorable weather forecast.
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