February, 2017: ROOST hosted travel writer Nicole Dossantos, who wrote about winter events including the Empire State Winter Games, the World Snowshoe Championships and the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, among other things. READ THE ARTICLE

Where do you live? We live in “Cascadeville” (our self-named neighborhood surrounding the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg). Where are you from? Born and raised in Lake Placid, but have moved away four times, the last time in 1985. Married to Glen Cameron for 29 years. How long have you worked at ROOST? I have worked here since January, 2010. Job title? I am ROOST's Events Coordinator, the IRONMAN Lake Placid Volunteer Director, and Communications Director for Empire State Winter Games. Description of your job duties: I manage 80+ sector captains and about 3,000 volunteers for the IRONMAN Lake Placid race in July and for the new IRONMAN 70.3 race in September. I oversee the internal communications flow, among other details, for the Empire State Winter Games. I also manage the database for our events schedule and head up special projects such as the Distinguished Volunteer of the Year awards celebration and Tastes of Maple event. What do you like about working at ROOST? I love working at ROOST because there is always something new and the energy here is electric. With so much going on in multiple regions and on multiple platforms, there’s never a dull moment. I love working with so many people who are much younger than me. They help keep me young and in touch! Hands down my absolute favorite job responsibility is the work I do with IRONMAN. It is seriously a life-changing event for many, many people, including the volunteers. There’s just nothing like it. Race day is a 20-hour work day and there is such an incredible energy throughout the 18 hours of the race, so much so that I don’t lose the momentum until my head hits the pillow. We always need volunteers, so if you haven’t experienced it you really should! What are your favorite things to do outside of work? Spending time with my husband Glen at our camp on the lake, which has been in our family for nearly 70 years; kayaking on the incredible waterways of the surrounding regions in the Adirondacks; skiing (both XC and alpine); hiking; camping; gardening; dining (I LOVE food!); and of course photographing our magnificent surroundings. Tell us about your pets and/or children. We have a family of four - 2 big orange tabby cats, Morris and Timber; a Labra-Dane (1/2 chocolate lab and 1/2 great dane) named Duke and a yellow lab named Bear. We don’t have children, which is what has allowed us the financial ability to have traveled so much. Pets cost way less than kids! If you were a superhero, what powers would you have? I would have the power to make the elderly both physically and mentally young again. My mother (who turned 100 last July) lives at Elderwood at Uihlein nursing home and it’s heartbreaking to watch the deterioration of our elderly population. In the near future I intend to start research to try to find a way to attract a company that could develop a large state of the art assisted living facility in Lake Placid. I’ve had my eye on the old W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center property, which is for sale. It would be a perfect location and a main building is already in place for administration, etc. It is a large tract of land on which to expand and develop an attached living facility. I sometimes walk the dogs up there which prompts me to give this project a great deal of thought. What are you passionate about? I’m passionate about our community and the region in which we live. My native roots in Lake Placid are what make me who I am. I feel so fortunate to have been born and raised in such a special place as Lake Placid. The people here are like no other place I’ve lived or visited. Every day I drive to work along the Route 73 corridor between my home and the village and every day I am blown away by the beauty I drive through. It’s never the same and it’s always the same, if you know what I mean. The mountains are constant and comforting but the weather, the light and the landscape is never, ever the same from one day to the next, one season to the next, or one year to the next. This is what I love about Lake Placid and the Adirondacks. I’m grateful every day for what we have here and for the privilege to help promote such an amazing place.

February, 2017: The Weather Channel interviewed Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau live via Skype as part of a feature on the World Snowshoe Championships held February 25th. The interview was conducted at 8 a.m. the day of the event and focused on the unseasonably warm weather and the 50-plus volunteers on hand to shovel snow onto the race course. Despite the spate of 60 degree weather leading up to the event, the village succeeded in hosting this international competition by changing the venue to Dewey Mountain, where there was still enough snow. Volunteers shoveled snow onto the eight kilometer course and dug trenches for drainage along side the trail. In the end, Saranac Lake volunteers and organizers pulled off a great event and racers were able to compete in a mixture of snow, water and slush.

March, 2017: ROOST assisted travel writer Christina Vercelletto with her trip to Lake Placid in February. She writes about all of the off-hill activities available in the village. READ THE ARTICLE

SARANAC LAKE - Area businesses, including some of the Adirondacks’ biggest employers, will be looking for qualified employees for a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise's Tri-Lakes Job Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake. In its second year at the college, the fair has been moved to the gym (the Sparks Sports Complex) to accommodate more participants. Industries that will be represented include include the hospitality sector and medical field, along with other businesses and agencies. Job seekers can actively engage with the employers to apply for positions, learn about career opportunities and build relationships with North Country employers. “It is a great opportunity for high school and college students, as well as adults looking for a new career, to apply to the numerous positions available,” said Catherine Moore, publisher of the Enterprise Newspaper. Saranac Lake Rotary Club members will be available to review and offer tips on resumes, as well as to help prepare job seekers for interviews with potential employers. Event organizers strongly suggest job seekers bring copies of their resume for review by rotary club members and to hand to recruiters. Immediately following the fair, the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host a networking mixer in the gym. “It’s an opportunity to meet and greet area business owners and employers,” said event organizer Lindsay Munn of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Employers are encouraged to register now by calling Lindsay at 518-891-2600 ext. 20. The Tri-Lakes Job Fair is sponsored by North Country Community College, Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Saranac Lake Rotary Club, Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce and ROOST (Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism). ###