The Pick-Me-Up Modern Take-Away offers grab and go sandwiches and snacks

It’s summertime and the living is made easier, by the addition of The Pick-Me-Up Modern Take-Away in Camas.

The new business, which opened May 26 near Lacamas Lake, has grab and go sandwiches, salads, chips and soda to take to a picnic.

Craig and Tish Lester, of Camas, own the market, which is within walking distance of Lacamas Lake and Heritage parks. They sell ice cream by the scoop, microbrews, wine, ciders, kombucha and caviar, as well as plastic utensils, plates and tablecloths.

For people who want to spend a day at the lake, bags of ice and hand-dug worms for fishing are available to purchase.

There are also adhesive bandages, baby wipes, sunblock and toilet paper. The bandages came in handy when there were three bicycle crashes involving children during the first few days of the market’s opening.

The Lesters hope to sell whole pizzas and slices by August. The pizza dough would be wood-fired off site, with fresh toppings added at The Pick-Me-Up Modern Take-Away. Take and bake pizzas also will be available.

Tish previously owned The Beatnik American Cafe in Dordrecht, Netherlands — a vegetarian and gluten-free cafe in a town south of Rotterdam.

“Since my first job in food service at the age of 17, it was a goal of mine to own my own establishment,” she said. “Since selling my cafe in the Netherlands, that part of my life was put on hold until the opportunity presented itself again in this great location at Lacamas Lake.”

Craig has several decades’ worth of business management experience.

The Lesters, originally from the Seattle area, lived in the Netherlands for eight years and moved to Camas in 2014.

“We noticed the lack of healthy, fast service food in our immediate area,” Tish said. “We hope the addition of our deli will fill the needs of those who need a delicious, nutritious meal on the go.”