The Annual Gowanda Scarecrow Contest was held from Sept. 27 to 30 as part of the village’s FallFest Weekend. A total of 12 scarecrows were entered and the bulk of the voting was done on Facebook. Taking First Place in the 2024 Gowanda Scarecrow Contest was Happy Crayons by Gowanda Free Library. Accepting the award were Library Director, Heidi Khawam, and library clerk, Samantha Bucco. In Second was Cheer Captain Sally Walker by the Gowanda Youth JV Cheerleaders. Accepting the prize for the group were cheerleaders, from leftKendra, Juna and Rae. Third place went to Grow with 4-H by Perrysburg Barn Buddies 4-H. The scarecrow was entered by club leader Marcia Stang, shown standing directly behind the scarecrow. Also on hand to accept the award were club members Colin, Allie, Aubrey, Wyatt, Leo, Karen and Joey.