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THREE RIVERS EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRATGAZETTE • SPIRIT OF JACKSONVILLE SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 5SS
Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Shooting Sports Complex
For fun, it hits the mark
Minute with a Manager
ADVERTISING FEATURES
MICHAEL D. DIETZ
Co-owner,
Doug Wilkinson Realty Co.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Shooting Sports Complex in Jacksonville of- fers 14 trap fields, three skeet overlays and a 3-D archery range. This state-of-the-art facility features voice-activated controllers, three lit fields, two pavilions, a lake and the 5,100-square-foot Witt Stephens Jr. Club- house, which includes the First Security Learning Center.
The complex’s Pro Shop offers ammuni- tion, ear and eye protection, shirts, hats and more. The complex is exclusively for shot- guns and is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, visit jacksonvilleshootingcomplex.com.
GOOD TO KNOW: The Big Bang on the Range Fireworks Show will be held July 4
at the Shooting Sports Complex. The gates will open at 6 p.m., and the show will begin at 9:30 p.m. There will be inflatables for the kids and concessions available all eve- ning. Attendees are asked to bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating.
Q. How do you start your day? A. I read my Bible and drink
coffee on my porch.
Q. Best workday:
A. Any day I get to help someone sell or buy their home is a good day.
Q. Worst workday:
A. The worst days are the days when unexpected issues arise, which delay the process for my clients.
Q. What do you do on your days off?
A. On my days off, I can be found on Southern Oaks Country Club Golf Course or working in my yard.
Q. What are your company’s best attributes?
A. Doug Wilkinson Realty’s best attributes would be
the personal interest our agents take in our clients. We strive to focus on people’s individual needs, which means taking the time to get to know them.
Q. Why I love working for my business:
A. I enjoy being my own boss. Q. What is one thing people
don’t know about the company you work for?
A. DWR is owned by myself and my wife, Penny (Wilkinson) Dietz. Although Doug Wilkinson started the company in 1973; we have actually been involved for over 35 years. People who are not from the area do not realize this.
Q. Typical day in a nutshell: A. The typical day requires
expecting the unexpected.
You make plans, of course, either to meet with clients to show them potential homes or offer input to sellers as
to what they should expect from today’s market. Most days fill up with unexpected issues.
Q. What is the best business advice you have ever received, and from whom?
A. The best business advice I ever received came from my father-in-law, Doug Wilkinson: “Never burn a bridge; you may need to cross back over.”
Q. How do you stay involved in the community?
A. I enjoy giving back by raising money for Special Olympics through the North Pulaski Board of REALTORS.