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November 22, 2011
Tickets available for Victorian tea
The Fairgate Inn in Camas will host its annual Christmas Victorian Tea Saturday, Dec. 10, at noon.
The Fairgate Inn in Camas will host its annual Christmas Victorian Tea Saturday, Dec. 10, at noon.
A California couple who moved to Camas three years ago with the motto of "wherever you go, leave it better than the way it was when you came" has been bestowed the Tourism Ambassador Award. Tom and Karen Hall, owners of the Camas Hotel, are the recipients of a Vancouver USA Regional Tourism Office Clark County Tourism Award, which recognizes key individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to tourism and economic growth in the region. "There are many unsung heroes that have contributed greatly to tourism in Clark County," said Kim Bennett, president and CEO of the Vancouver USA Regional Tourism Office. "The Tourism Awards pay tribute to these organizations and individuals that have gone above and beyond by displaying ingenuity, innovation, and leadership when attracting tourists and visitors to Southwest Washington."
Local companies will have opportunities to promote their products and services during the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce "Business Showcase."
The Downtown Camas Association will hold a meeting and celebration Wednesday at Journey Community Church in Camas.
A community-minded couple has teamed up with several local instructors to generate excitement for creating jewelry and crafts by hand. Shane and Desiree Woodward have opened Bead Paradise, in downtown Camas. "I am very focused on being a family friendly business and involved in the community," Shane Woodward said. He said Desiree fell in love with downtown Camas after she attended "Girls Night Out," a fund raiser for cancer charities, in May.
The New Seasons Market in east Vancouver will be open in time to shop for Thanksgiving dinner. The grocery store that will anchor the Fisher's Landing Marketplace, at 164th and McGillivray Blvd., is expected to open Wednesday, Nov. 9. Grand opening festivities are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Lacamas Community Credit Union, headquartered in Camas, recently announced a promotion and new hire.
The president of Nies Insurance has received recognition for outstanding service to the American Agency System and the insurance industry during his career.
A small business in downtown Camas is doing what it can to help clients of the Children's Center. Twilight Pizza Bistro is accepting donations of personal care items such as shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, mouthwash, toothbrushes, hairbrushes and combs, toilet paper and paper towels, soap and feminine hygiene products through Monday.
A former director of the Oral Hull Foundation for the Blind in Sandy, Ore., and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center in Portland has been hired as the executive director of the School of Piano Technology for the Blind, in Vancouver.