Gowanda Small Town Times

photo - A group of older players gathered at Gowanda Gateway Park on July 26 to play softball.

from Gowanda recreation director, Mark Benton -

The 5th Annual Old timers softball game took place at Gateway Park on Friday, July 26, 2024. Nineteen players participated in the exhibition game that was played in front of an appreciative crowd. Besides the locals, players traveled in from Lakeland, Florida, Allegany, Little Valley, Springville, Amherst, Hamburg and Fredonia to participate in the game. The game was sponsored by the Gowanda Recreation Department.

The New York State Lottery has announced that one of two First Prize tickets for the July 25 evening Take 5 drawing was sold at Gowanda Shop’N Save. The First Place prize totals $16,759.00. The other First Prize ticket was sold at a Farook Ahmed location on 8th Avenue in New York City.

There were 103 Second Prize ($488.00) and 4,051 Third Prize (20.50) winners. Another 41,840 players won a Free Play.

St. Francis High School has announced the following Gowanda student as the recent Honor Roll is announced:

Second Honors: Ethan Farley (11th grade), Sam Comstock (11th grade)

HAMBURG – John Zygaj, Interim Principal of St. Francis High School, recently announced the Honor Roll of students who achieved academic honors for the First Quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. St. Francis High is a Roman Catholic, Franciscan, private, college preparatory school for young men in Western New York.

First Honors are awarded to students achieving a weighted Grade Point Average of 95 – 100+ while Second Honors are given to students averaging 90-94.990.

Gowanda students who made the list are as follows:

Second Honors: Ethan Farley (11th grade); Samuel Comstock (11th grade).

St. Francis High School, a Roman Catholic, Franciscan, private, college preparatory school for young men in Western New York has announced its first and second honors for the third quarter of the 2022-23 school year. Gowanda area students who made the list are as follows:

COLLINS

Second Honors: Jonas Herdlein (11th grade)

GOWANDA

Second Honors: Ethan Farley (10th grade), Samuel Comstock (10th grade)