The Versailles Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes three of its members who have reached milestone anniversaries, they are: County Door Systems - 25 yrs, Brown's Sweet Shop - 75 yrs., and the Versailles Knights of Columbus - 100 years. This article was written by Mitchell Eversole, a Versailles high school student who volunteered to interview and report on County Door Systems, Inc. on behalf of the VACC. The Versailles Knights of Columbus article was written by Adam Borchers, another Versailles student and Cassidy Condon, recent Versailles graduate has reported on Brown's Sweet Shop.

County Door Systems reaches 25 years of service
By Mitchell Eversole
Versailles High School
Class of 2015

Located on 9422 Day Road, Versailles, Bill and Connie Grillot, the owners of County Door Systems, Inc. are no strangers to ever changing situations. Started in 1978, and continuing today to operate as a small family business, Bill and Connie have been installing garage doors and door operators for years, no matter the circumstance.

The whole family has worked with the business over the years, but their eldest son, Ed, has made it his lifelong work. Bill, who has been working with garage doors and openers since he was 16, works as both installer and in the office with Connie, who also answers the phone. With no set hours, the phone may ring at any moment, requiring them to go fix a broken door. This stems from necessity, due to the fact that customers (such as many of the area factories) often require their doors to be working 24/7.

They also do a lot of work for individuals, including replacing and/ or repairing old garage doors, broken springs and operators. The business is operated from a shop at their home, and has been at the same location since they started. Bill and Connie use quality products from Clopay Building Products and Francis Schulze Co. as they feel that it is good for their business as well as the local economy.