Bicycle Auction & Competition

The Gloversville Recreation Commission will be hosting the annual Bike Rodeo on Saturday June 8th near the Gloversville Senior Center. Used bikes for adults & children will be auctioned to the highest bidders beginning at 10am. The bike contest beginning at 12pm will feature obstacle courses, freestyle competitions and other events. This event is open to all ages. Helmets are required! Children 15 & under need a parent present to register.

Refreshments will be available for sale throughout the day.

For more information contact

Gloversville Recreation Commission Chair Jeff Ashe @ 725-7413.

Lecture on FJ&G Railroad

On Saturday, the Fulton County Historical Society and Museum will host a lecture at noon at the Fulton County Museum, 237 Kingsboro Ave.

Author/railroad historian Paul Larner will speak about the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad and the growth of the tanning and glove industry in Fulton County, a news release said

Larner grew up in the city in the 1970s, a news release said, and saw the last run of the FJ&G Railroad on Nov. 27, 1984.

In Larner's book, "Our Railroad, The History of the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad 1867-1893", he tells the story of early days of the railroad in Fulton County. Larner's research reveals the fall of an industry the little railroad helped to build, the release said.

After the lecture, Larner will give a tour of the railroad exhibit, which includes a scale model of the FJ&G and the mills and factories along the railroad. Tours of the tanning and glove exhibit also will be available.

There is no charge for the program, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

Article courtesy of The Leader Herald

Dodgeball Tournament

Dodgeball Tournament to benefit the Gloversville Boys & Girls Club

Memorial Day Parade

The annual Gloversville Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 27th 2013. Units in the parade are to be lined up no later than 9:45am and the parade will begin at 10:00am.

The line will march from Sixth Avenue and North Main Street, east on Sixth Avenue to Kingsboro Avenue, south on Kingsboro to Fulton Street, then west on Fulton Street to the main entrance to Prospect Hill Cemetery. There will be a memorial service at Prospect Hill Cemetery and the placement of wreaths will take place at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.