CV-TEC will hold a forum to assess the training needs of local businesses and industries. Discussion topics will include employee and training opportunities for area businesses, short- and long-term employment and training needs, an overview of the Assembling Industry: Manufacturing & Education program, an overview of the National Work Readiness Credential, and an overview of the National Retail Federation/Customer Service Credential. The forum will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 14, at CV-TEC’s campus in Mineville. Organizers are asking those interested to RSVP by Sept. 25 by calling Diane Leavine at 518-561-0100 ext. 236. For more information, click here: Forum information.

Ticonderoga, N.Y. — It has seemed like the entire 2015 New York BASS Nation tournament season has been dodging rain drops. Forecasts have been ominous and at times, we have had light rain or a thunderstorm nearby but up until the Club Team Championship, no direct hits. Ticonderoga Supervisor Bill Grinnell welcomed us on Friday with the promise of “no rain” and so we set up the registration and the predictions came true as we enjoyed a typical August afternoon with warm temperatures and some sunshine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=NRBhkMHi97c Read more about the 015 New York BASS Nation tournament here: 2015 NY BASS Nation Ticonderoga Tournament. Mike La Pointe hauls the day one lunker.

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The ROOST Board of Directors toured the Whiteface Region before their most recent board meeting. Board members like to meet in the organization's various regions from time to time to familiarize themselves with all that we have to offer. For the board's September meeting, the representative from the Whiteface Region, Bob Hockert, set up the visit. It included a trip to the summit of Whiteface Mountain, where board members were treated to a tour of the Atmospheric Research Center there by Operations Manager Paul Casson. From left, Bob Hockert, ROOST board President Mike Beglin, Administrative Assistant and DMP Coordinator Kerry Blinn and Director of Marketing Jasen Lawrence at the top of the Whiteface Atmospheric Research Center station. The board meeting was then held at Marble Mountain Lodge. The board was welcomed by Wilmington town Supervisor Randy Preston, and Michelle Preston and Bert Yost from the Whiteface Visitors Bureau. Adirondack Wildlife Refuge also gave a presentation that included encounters with some of the animals they have rehabbed at their Wilmington property.