A monthly meeting of more than 200 female business owners is going co-ed, just for December. Women in Networking NW will host a holiday party Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver.
Employees of a local real estate office are once again collecting coats and blankets so that they can "Share the Warmth" with children and teenagers in need this holiday season.
Technology in East Clark County will hold a meeting Thursday, at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held in the "Lummi" room at the entrance to Hewlett-Packard, 18110 S.E. 34th St., in Vancouver.
The owners of a new antiques store are continuing a family tradition of operating businesses in downtown Camas. Tony Sampson, his wife Debra and their daughter Belle Mathieu, have been busy preparing to open A Twist on Time. A soft opening is planned for Friday. A grand opening, set for Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., will include complimentary refreshments. Also, the first 50 customers will receive a gift with purchase.
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A longtime local resident who has been a gun club member and a private collector of firearms for 15 years has opened a new business in downtown Washougal. Erik Cain, 41, sells pistols, revolvers and rifles, as well as ammunition, scopes, swords, knives and binoculars at NW Cain Inc. armory. Examples of the current inventory include a Ruger P95 automatic pistol and a Smith & Wesson 629 Classic revolver. Cain is a licensed federal and state firearms dealer, and his business is an authorized Swift Sport Optics and ProTec gun cleaning supplies dealer.
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A smooth transition is forecast for a downtown Camas business, and the community is invited to bid farewell to one owner and greet a new one. Pam Brown, owner of Caffe Piccolo Paradiso for more than seven years, has sold her business to Jodi Vaughan. "It feels great," Brown said. "It's what I wanted. It makes it worthwhile that something I put my heart and soul into is going to continue. "I'm very happy with the new owner," she added. "It will be an easy transition."
Chair massages and wine and cheese tasting will be among the featured activities of a "Women's Afternoon of Indulgence."
Local companies, including The Fairgate Inn and Camas Meadows Golf Club, plan to participate in the Clark County Wedding Expo.
