The Wake-Up Call: Networking, Tornado

With in Elk Grove according to some estimates, demand for networking events is high. Today offers not one but two competing opportunities for budding entrepreneurs to learn new skills and meet potential clients. (Sorry, guys; one is for women only.)

In the Patch:

eWomen Network "Accelerated Networking Luncheon," 11:30 a.m., Valley Hi Country Club. Hear a presentation about clearing away clutter in your business, followed by 'speed-dating' with other area professionals. Lunch is included in the $55 admission price; call 916-425-5438 to check availability.

. This Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce workshop and luncheon, part of a monthly series, costs $10 for members and $25 for non-members. Click here to register.

Outside the Patch:

Deadly Tornado Hits Massachusetts. And you thought we had wacky weather. Wednesday's twister was the first of such magnitude and ferocity to touch down in the state since the mid-1990s. Meteorologists say the event stemmed from a combination of high winds and warm, humid air rare in the area.