Gowanda Small Town Times

Jamestown Community College has announced the names of the full-time students who have earned Dean’s List honors for academic excellence during the spring 2023 semester.

Two Gowanda students are among those named for Dean’s List honors. They are Mary Denea and Rosalee Royce.

Photo: The scene at Gowanda VFW Post 5007 on July 15 gives one view of their car show that day. Photo courtesy of VFW Post 5007 via Facebook.

Saturday, July 15, was a big day for car enthusiasts in the Gowanda area. Two local groups held car shows that day. It was a busy day for both the Gowanda VFW Post 5007 and the Collins Regional Historical Society.

For the VFW post, it was their 1st Annual Car & Motorcycle Show. The following winners have now been announced:
* Commander’s choice - Car/ Dick Bradigan; Motorcycle/Larry Miller Jr.
* Board members choice - Car/Mike McCarthy; Motorcycle/Debi Weber
Gowanda VFW Post 5007 expressed thanks to everyone that came out and participated.

Meanwhile the Collins Center Town Park was the scene for the Collins Regional Historical Society’s annual car show. The event, one of two primary fundraisers for the historical society, is traditionally held on the third Saturday in July every year. The only recent exceptions were 2020 and 2021 due to Pandemic restrictions.

With two cars shows on the same day this year, the Collins Regional Historical Society was particularly thankful to those drivers that went above and beyond to support their effort. That included drivers making several trips to bring multiple vehicles to the show. There was also a vehicle which originated in Collins Center that John & Betty Swanson brought up from Tennessee for the show. It was reported that cars from Collins, North Collins, Gowanda, Chaffee, Silver Creek, South Dayton, Blasdell, Lackawanna, Randolph, North Otto, and Cattaraugus were on hand for the show.

The following winners were announced:
* ANTIQUE CLASS: Robert Natwora of North Collins, NY with his 1955 Studebaker.
* MUSCLE CLASS: Dave Kota of Gowanda, NY with his 1969 Chevy Nova.
* ORIGINAL CLASS: Gerry Edwards of North Collins with his 1955 Chevy Belair (this vehicle has had an ALL MATCHING NUMBER RESTORATION!)
* KID’S CHOICE: Eric Edwards of Collins, NY with his 1951 Chevy 3100

Finally, the Collins Regional Historical Society expressed special thanks to the following local businesses that contributed to the basket raffle: McCormick’s Hardware, Tim & Bonnie’s, Peace of the Pie, Creekside Market, and Rolling Hills.

Andrew Musacchio recently earned a degree from Grove CIty College on May 20, 2023. Musacchio earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and General Science Secondary Education Certification. Musacchio is from Gowanda. In addition, he was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. He is a 2019 graduate of Gowanda Central School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Musacchio (Brenda) from Gowanda.