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20 READERS CHOICE January 2014

Eastside Music provides instruments to schools

By ROB CULLIVAN
manager. “There side is “very appreciative of people’s response
Pamplin Media Group
2014 Readers’ are a lot of excel- to our presence in this community,” and adds
Choice
lent music pro- that its emphasis on service has made it suc-
For more than 35 years, Eastside Music n Best Music Store grams and teach- cessful. You can buy instruments on the Inter-
has provided instrument rentals, repairs ers in the area. net, he says, but you can’t necessarily get
and sales to area music programs and Eastside Music, 21977 There also has good customer service in cyberspace.
teachers.
S.E. Stark St., Gresham, been a lot of busi- “Fortunately, many people understand why
The store employs ive people who work 503-491-2270,
empdx.com
ness growth in the you still need to have a store to walk into and
with area high schools and middle schools area over the past that the Internet doesn’t always cut it,” he
throughout East County as well as outside 15 years, and
says.
the Portland metro area.
For example, he says, Eastside employees Gresham has become a lot larger, so the de-
“A music store is valuable to those people can repair the instruments you rent whereas mand is there.”
who need something but don’t want to travel a Web marketer may not be able to do that.
Upon learning Outlook readers had voted

deep into Portland,” notes Jeff Conant, store
“We believe many people appreciate what his place Best Music Store, Conant says East-
we’ve been doing.”
The business world is “changing very STAFF PHOTO: JIM CLARK
quickly and it’s dificult to say where we will Nate Wallace and Jeff Conant work at Eastside
stand,” he adds. “But we hope that people Thank you for voting us BEST Gift Shop!
Music, which Outlook readers chose as their
favorite music store.
come to recognize why we’ve remained
steadfast in the community for so long.”
The store is trying to increase its social 25% Off
nity,” he says. “We’ve also become more and
media presence, he says, and has a Facebook more competitive in regard to pricing and
page and improved Web site.
what we’re offering — we run pretty big sales
Any
“We’re trying harder to reach people who on a regular basis, like our storewide guitar
may not be aware of us in our own commu-
Purchase
sale before Christmas.”

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The community has taken notice and has once fans have their
again voted White’s as the Readers’ Choice choice of nine reci-
We are in our 15th year award winner for best meats.
pes.
In the poultry department, White’s has ex- “To the voters, thanks for coming in and giv-
in Historic Downtown
tensive chicken options, as well as turkey and ing our meats a try,” manager Craig Kinnear
Gresham. We would like game hens.
said.
to thank our staff now and “We try to tailor what we do to match what- When it comes to meat, this butcher shop
ever the customer needs,” Kinnear said. “We has it all. White’s beef meets and exceeds US-
over the years for their continue to get more and more customers, so DA standards. The ground beef is prepared
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hopefully our service and quality will keep fresh several times each day.
customer service.
people coming back.”
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