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January 2014
READERS CHOICE 19

A caffeinated family affair

By LISA K. ANDERSON
Sandell has been
Pamplin Media Group
2014 Readers’ in business six years CAMPS
Choice
in Gresham and a

When Ashley Sandell was 7, her mother year and a half in
started drive-thru coffee shops in East Coun- n Best Barista Portland, specializ-
ty. Sandell got to know the business at a Ashley Sandell of ing in drive-thru spe-
young age and loved it. Already, Sandell Caffeinated Culture cialty coffee. Caffein-
knew what she wanted to do as a career.
Coffee Co.
ated Culture Coffee
Her mother sold her four drive-thru coffee 64 N.E. Burnside Road, LUMBER Co.
Gresham and 18145 Co. offers coffees,
stops (two in Gresham) when Sandell was in high S.E. Division St., smoothies, teas and
school.
Portland pastries.
“I loved coffee and I loved the customers, so a 503-669-8300 After she worked
couple years later I acquired one of her old loca- solo 12 hours a day,
tions (Burnside) and started doing what I knew Website: Twitter: @caf- seven days a week, Best Place to Buy
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best, serving great coffee to the awesome people facebook.com/caffein- Sandell said the com- Building Supplies
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in Gresham,” Sandell said.
atedculturecoffeeco, pany now has 10 em-
She credits her mother’s example of customer Instagram: caffeinated- ployees, including
service and quality, gourmet coffee with earning culture
herself. She said the
Sandell the Readers’ Choice award for Best Baris- business is growing

ta.
every year and she
1070 East Powell • 503.665.1138
“I would like to thank all of our amazing loyal hopes to open many more locations in the future.
customers/friends that voted,” Sandell said. “I’m Sandell grew up in Boring and graduated from
so happy that I get to share something that I am Sam Barlow High School. She now lives in Sandy
Clean Burn
so passionate about with so many people.”
and has a 3-year-old daughter, Ella.
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By LISA K. ANDERSON
Pamplin Media Group
2014 Readers’ Choice

n Best Building Supplies
Forty-one years ago, the Camp family be- Camp’s Lumber & Building Supply
gan a retail lumber and hardware sales 1070 E. Powell Blvd., Gresham
business, offering the Gresham community 503-665-1138
building materials for their various home Email: campslumber@gmail.com

and commercial needs.
“People are ready to support the local busi-
ness again,” said Nathan Berndt, dispatcher As with so many businesses, Berndt said
and back-up buyer. “When people irst step in- Camp’s has become a “now” business. People
to Camp’s, they realize there are retail stores used to plan when building a large or a small

that still greet you with a smile and a laugh.”
project.
Best Happy Hour
Camp’s has been named the 2014 Readers’ With the growth of technology and so much
Choice award winners or Best Building Supplies. information at their fingertips, people see
“We greatly appreciate being recognized by something via television or the Internet and
the community for our service,” Berndt said. want to start on it the next day.
Best Bartender
“Without the support of the community, we
Camp’s is owned by Jerry Camp and operat-
would not have made it 41 years.”
ed by Scott Daley.
Olivia Monti

Thank you to everyone who

voted for us!

Thank You for Voting Russell Thompson

Best Business: Insurance Agency

RUSSELL THOMPSON
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