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Friday, February 10,2017 Lake Oconee News Page B7 MORGAN COUNTY A creative tasting set at MAGallery in Madison Feb. 18 Artists have a variety of tech niques when creating their art. Will they choose canvas or a wood surface? Will they work in a stu dio or as a plain air painter? What kind of paint will they use? Oil, egg tempera, acrylic? So many choices. On Saturday, Feb. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. come and meet Madiso- nians Kathy and George Batten. Their studio is their kitchen, their medium is chile peppers and their presentation is “Chile Today...Hot Tamale,” a fun and delicious line of pepper sauces and jams that you’re invited to taste on Saturday. With three years under their belts, they’ve perfected their rec ipes and their artful packaging. Don’t take our word for it, come and taste for yourselves! For more information, stop by our MAGallery at 123 S. Main Street, check out our website: www.madisonartistsguild.org, or call 706.342.9360. PeppeA, Kathy and Ceorge Batten of Madison have created a line of pepper sauces that can be sampled at a creative tasting at the MAGallery this week. Contributed GREENE COUNTY Five minutes with Ron Reynolds Plantation Properties is pleased to announce Ron Kalpak as the Salesperson of the Year for 2016 with 22 transac tions totaling over $8 mil lion. This is Kalpak’s second year in a row as Salesper son of the Year, following a previous win as part of the Top Sales Team of the Year for Reynolds Plantation Properties in 2015. We sat down to discuss his typical workday and what it’s like to represent such a great community. Q: What brought you to Reynolds and what have you enjoyed most about your Lake Life? A: I originally found out about Reynolds and Lake Oconee in 1989 while vis iting friends and enjoying a watersports weekend. I later became the tennis pro at Reynolds, and eventu ally began my real estate career in 1992. There is no single aspect about living here that I enjoy the most. It is the combination of the people and activities in an amazing setting that makes Reynolds so supe rior. I love golf, tennis, fish ing and making real and lasting friendships; where else can you go to get the best of all of those? Being able to raise my family here is a dream come true. Q: What excites you about the future? A: I truly believe that Reynolds’ best years are still ahead of us. How can a community with the best lake, golf courses, weather, location, hotel, people and MetLife at the helm do anything but be successful. Being a part of this com munity and knowing that I am helping others become a part of it is very exciting and rewarding to me. It’s like the perfect storm but with a happy ending! Q: In your experience, what’s the trick to main taining your success? A: I believe that there are many reasons, not tricks, which make any sale suc cessful. I really don’t feel like I sell anyone anything, but rather work together with my clients to discover the best property for them. If you don’t listen and understand what your cli ent is trying to accomplish, then you are not helping anyone. Often salespeo ple try to make their cli ents conform to their way of thinking. One quote I apply to my career is a der ivation of the Golden Rule, which is “do unto others as THEY would like to be done unto,” meaning I am not the focus and one size does not fit all. In the end, it is all about the customer. Q: How has Reynolds impacted your life? A: First of all, I work with a group of amazing people who have taught me a great deal over the years and helped me in my suc cesses. The knowledge and experience I have gleaned from the past 27 years of being here at Reynolds and Lake Oconee has proven to be invaluable. It’s those memories and experiences I recall every time I am with a client. Being here in the early days, surviving the tough times, and con tinuing to be involved in the evolution of the most unbelievable community in the world has been priceless, and not many folks can say that. From land development to spec homes, new construction to remodeling projects, Tennis Pro to Sales Execu tive, single life to raising a family here, I feel that I am uniquely qualified to assist clients no matter what stage of their journey and what they may be looking for. 478-456-9686 Michael Gotell Sr Contractor PO Box 585 McIntyre GA 31054 Goodandcheap@yahoo.com Serving all of Georgia Kalpak, Salesperson of the Year for Reynolds Ron Kalpak and his family are enjoying the Reynolds lifestyle. Contributed MEWS - SPORTS - WEATHER - COUPONS - MAGAZINES Piggly Wiggly or The Eatonton Messenger, or mail to P.O. Box 4027, Eatonton, ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: E-MAIL: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. 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