The recently formed Tri-Lakes Young Professionals will host an interactive panel Oct. 21 that will give young professionals the opportunity to get advice from local industry leaders. Local business owners will tell attendees about their own experience starting and running businesses in the Tri-Lakes area, then answer questions and engage in a discussion with the audience, sharing tips about what they would change if they were to go back and do it all over again. The panelists are: Lake Placid Pub & Brewery - Chris & Catherine Ericson Hoffman Auto - Taylor Hoffman Origin Coffee - Jecinda Hughes Bear Essentials - Greg Moore State Farm Insurance - Mike Foote The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts at 17 Algonquin Drive in Lake Placid. Following the hour-long panel discussion, attendees will proceed to Desperados for some free networking time, during which they can talk with panelists one-on-one. Those interested in attending should RSVP via email or on the Facebook event.

The winter Lake Placid Job Fair will be hosted once again by ROOST and members of the local business community this fall. The purpose is to attract potential employees to the region to fill our full time, part time and seasonal staffing needs. Conference Center at Lake Placid, 2nd Floor Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 2 to 5 p.m. It's free for local businesses to set up a booth. Don’t miss this chance to meet potential employees face-to-face! To register, click here to download the form and email it to Bethany, or call her at 518-523-2445 for more information.

Mary Joy and Alex Lu, owners and operators of Rail Explorers USA, would like to cordially invite you to the Inaugural Harvest Ramble 2015. The event takes place on Thursday, October 15. The event is a chance to celebrate the collaboration and success of local businesses and the communities of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Lake Clear and Tupper Lake. The celebration starts in Lake Placid at 3 p.m., proceeds to Saranac Lake, gives attendees a chance to try the Rail Explorers’ railbikes to the Lake Clear Lodge, then continues with food, drink, music and art at the Lodge! For more information, click here to download the flyer: Ramble_Invite. Please RSVP via email, or call Mary Joy with questions at 917-922-3924.

Motorists are advised that a paving project on a stretch of Route 74 in Ticonderoga and Schroon, in Essex County, began on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Work will occur from just east of Letsonville Road to just west of the causeway at Eagle Lake, a stretch of approximately 2.6 miles. During the work — which began with cold-in-place recycling of the old pavement and laying new pavement starting approximately Oct. 19 — motorists will encounter alternating single closures controlled by flaggers from 6:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. The weather-permitting work is expected to be completed by Oct. 23. It is imperative that motorists remember to drive carefully in the vicinity of this construction zone, for their own safety and the safety of workers. Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license. For up-to-date travel information, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org.

The Wild Center is seeking artists to submit work for a new juried art exhibit called The Forest and the Trees, opening in May 6, 2016. All media is encouraged. All art for the exhibit will be selected by a multi-disciplinary jury of scientists, educators, curators, and artists. Click here to download the submission form: Forest-and-Trees-Art-Submission-Form. Artists can use it to submit work and that has more information about the exhibit. This form can also be downloaded directly from the museum's website.