Business notebook: Gordonville restaurant serves as a tribute

A new bar and grill is opening in Gordonville.

Keith Quade and Scott Lindsay, masons by trade, remodeled the building that once housed West Side Bar and Grill and are preparing to open Trisha's Bar and Grill this month.

Quade and Lindsay agreed to name the bar in honor of Quade's late wife, who died suddenly from breast cancer. The couple had been married for 26 years.

Trisha was a bartender in Gordonville at Circle K in Gordonville when they met during the early 1980s. Quade, along with a partner, bought the bar and the couple courted, worked together and served as volunteer firefighters in the Gordonville Fire Department.

"I was an interior attack on a hose line, and she was a pump operator running the pump and running the water to me," Quade said. "That doesn't happen very often."

Keith Quade, right, and Scott Lindsay, co-owners of Trisha's Bar and Grill in Gordonville, pose for a photo on Friday.Laura Simon

The couple married in 1985.

Quade continued his work as a mason, and his wife worked as a secretary for his masonry business and continued bartending. They dreamed of one day opening a bar together. But the dream ended when Trisha was diagnosed with breast cancer and died 19 days later.

At the time, she was bartending at Brothers in Cape Girardeau. The owners renamed the bar Trish's Place in her honor.

"I tried the best I could to buy the business from them, but I never could," Quade said. "I told myself if I ever get the opportunity to get a bar and a grill going, I'm going to get it, and I'm going to name it after her."

So Quade and his partner, Lindsay, are putting the finishing touches on Trisha's Bar and Grill. The owners rebuilt the kitchen and remodeled the bar. They built a menu around a masonry theme, featuring "build your own burgers" called Bricklayer Burgers, and followed the same idea with submarine sandwiches: Scaffold Subs. Quade said the restaurant will offer an all-day breakfast menu as well.

Quade said he has brought in six employees to run the bar and grill. Michelle McGuire, who is a secretary at Keith Quade Masonry on a part-time basis, will manage Trisha's.

"We were able to bring her on full-time," Quade said.

Trisha's will be open from 10 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Quade acknowledged the work of all involved in the project and said he looks forward to seeing his dream coming to fruition alongside Lindsay, McGuire and several other friends who will join him as he honors his late wife by opening the bar and grill they always dreamed of owning together.

"She was an awesome partner," Quade said. "I miss her every day."

Area radio stations honored

Broadcasters and radio stations in the Withers Broadcasting network were honored during the award ceremony at this year's Missouri Broadcasters Association Annual Convention in Branson.

KBXB-FM in Sikeston, Missouri, received a first-place award for best local website.

KRHW-AM/FM in Sikeston earned first place in documentary/public affairs/special program for its Weekend Edition.

Cape Girardeau's KAPE-AM/FM earned a certificate of merit for its Weekend Edition.

Also during the convention, Rick Lambert, chief operator officer for Withers Broadcasting, was named as a chairman of the Missouri Broadcasters Association board of directors.

Saint Francis receives awards

Saint Francis Healthcare System received seven Show-Me Excellence awards from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing.

The honors were:

One first-place award

• Colon Cancer Awareness Month (category: direct mail)

Second-place awards:

• "We Know Cancer" (category: advertising-television)
• Pink Tie Guys Calendar (category: special-purpose publication)
• Hispanic Women's Health Fair Event (category: direct mail)

Third-place awards

• 2015 Annual Report -- Built for the Future (category: annual report)
• Saint Francis 2016 Calendar (category: special-purpose publications)
• Center for Pelvic Health Launch (category: direct mail)

The winners were announced at the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing annual Summer Forum in June. The award recognizes an institution's effort to inform the community about health-related issues and acknowledged quality in advertising, marketing and public-relations projects put forth by hospitals and health-care systems.

RE/MAX raises funds for children's charity

In June, RE/MAX Plus Realty held a fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network.

Melissa Glover and Shari McConnell of RE/MAX Plus Realty presents donation to Lynsey Skinner, Director of Corporate Relations with Children's Miracle Network.Submitted

The event included raffles, games, face painting, balloons, food and free hot air balloon rides in the RE/MAX balloon. The company raised $2,586.65 for the charity.

The funds will help keep local families connected to the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of St. Louis.

RE/MAX has been a corporate sponsor of Children's Miracle Network since 1992.

Modern Woodmen employees recognized

Ken Volkerding

Ken Volkerding, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, was named district representative for June.

Volkerding has been with Modern Woodmen since November 2004.

Kelly Darby

Kelly Darby, a financial representative with Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, received two awards for the month of June: life application leader in the Missouri East Region and life leader in the Missouri East Region.

Darby has been with Modern Woodmen since November 2014.

Jason Smith receives award

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith was honored with the Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award during his visit to the region last week.

Smith was given the award for his support of pro-jobs and pro-growth policies. He was presented the award during a visit to Broadtek, a technology-service company in Cape Girardeau, as well as a visit to Jackson Tire Center in Jackson.

Business licenses

• BKM Enterprises Inc., dba Medicap Pharmacy, 1020 N. Kingshighway, Suite A, is a community retail pharmacy owned by Nate Martin. The pharmacy opened June 1.
• D'Lorch Locks and Alarms LLC, 1215 Independence St., is a locksmith business owned by Amanda Lawrence. The anticipated opening date was April 1.
• Chuckin Clouds Cape, 1031 Broadway, is a retail vape shop owned by Stewart and Terri Finertie. The anticipated opening date was July 1.
• B&L Cleaning Service is a home-based cleaning business owned by LaShanda Grigsby. The business start date was July 1.

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Pertinent address:

5455 South Highway 25, Gordonville