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CHILDREN? You know, the "we drank from the garden hose and survived" and "we played Kick the Can and Mother May I outside until dark" posts. I love those. They get me thinking of how things used to be and, in my world, things used to be so happy! Summertime was the best time to have all sorts of creative, inexpensive fun, and one of the best things we did for hours was run through the sprinkler. My dad had the best lawn in town and, thankfully, he watered it frequently. We kids took advantage of that
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sprinkler every chance we got. Such a great way to cool off on hot summer days. When our daughter, Abby, was 2 years old, we lived in the Old 4th Ward in Atlanta. The summer before we moved to Fayette County, Midtown Park opened a splash pad and our girl LOVED it! You can see her in the photo trying to "catch" the water. As newbie special needs parents, we had no idea that playing with water would be one of the therapies recommended for Autism and for Abby. Thinking back, she had "therapy" every other day at that park. If you are lucky enough to live near a splash pad, you get to take advantage of the cooling, dancing waters of summer in one big giant sprinkler system. Growing up, we didn't have those, but they seem to be popping up in communities all over the place and, thankfully, Fayetteville is next! (should be opening this month) The new downtown
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FEATURES 14 Upscale Hospitality Local celeb and restauranteur, Gocha Hawkins
18 The World of Doc Holliday New history of a legendary Georgia native
24 Thrill of the Drive The Atlanta Porsche Experience: Family Fun at the Track
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THE KIWANIS CLUB OF PTC PRESENTS AUTHOR VICTORIA WILCOX Award-winning author, Victoria Wilcox, will share the real story of Doc Holliday with the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City, and the public is invited. Wilcox will speak about Holliday—a Wild West legend actually born in the South with family ties to Gone with the Wind—on Tuesday, July 13, at noon at Peachtree City Christian Church, 500 Kedron Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Wilcox has lectured across the country, guested on NPR affiliates, and was featured in the 10
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Fox Network series Legends & Lies: The Real West. For more information, contact Kiwanis member Joel Burk at jburk113@gmail.com or publicist Mimi Schroeder at mimi@maxbookpr.com.
OPEN HOUSE AT GMCFAYETTEVILLE Come join us on August 7, 2021, from 10 am–2 pm at Georgia Military College in Fayetteville (255 Veterans Parkway) for our Open House! Get your questions answered as you see what the only community college in Fayette County has to offer. There is no military obligation required, only
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NEW FAYETTEVILLE CITY HALL GRAND OPENING City of Fayetteville administrative departments have moved to the new City Hall at 210 Stonewall Avenue West! The new City Hall building is located between the Fayetteville City Cemetery and Paloma’s Collection (located in the historic Hollingsworth House), close to the Fayette County CONTINUED >
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Upsca le Hospita lit y
RISING TO MEET AND OVERCOME CHALLENGES - WHETHER IN LIFE OR IN BUSINESS - IS WHAT GOCHA (PRONOUNCED “GO-SHAY”) DOES EXCEEDINGLY WELL. It takes strong will and determination to be successful, and even more so when you’ve been on your own since the age of 14. Gocha Hawkins has allowed herself to be led as life unfolds before her. She’s known for having the confidence and
time when the performance industry was chang-
courage to “pack up and go” every few years or
ing and social media began gaining traction,
so; and wherever life takes her, she creates some-
people started doing hair for free for promotional
thing beautiful, meaningful . . . and delicious.
purposes. Gocha, with her solid brand and fol-
A native of Detroit, Gocha had to develop
lowing, was unwilling to concede to the pressure
tough skin and figure things out early in life.
and influences of the time. Instead, she decided it
Naturally talented and gifted, she learned that
was time to move on.
doing hair was her passion. Gocha rocked the
Gocha has always cooked. Family and friends -
beauty industry for 28 years, doing hair for some
young and old - would come together just to
of the biggest names in entertainment and sports
enjoy some of Gocha’s delectable creations. Her
- Serena Williams, Beyonce, Keyshia Cole, T.I.,
natural ability to navigate and rule the kitchen
Kandi Burruss, Vivica Fox and many more - while
is not surprising considering both of Gocha’s
creating a well-respected brand for herself. At a
grandmothers were undeniably awesome cooks. In 2006, while Gocha was living in Florida, she began thinking she would launch a restaurant business sometime in 2008, but the stock market crash made it clear the timing was not right. The experience Gocha gained as an image consultant for the NBA, added to her expertise and reputation in working with celebrities. At the suggestion of a friend, Gocha moved to Atlanta in 2010 to test what she believed was a saturated market in the beauty industry. Atlanta proved there is enough business and opportunity for everyone - especially for a talented, award-winning hairstylist and cosmetologist. Gocha opened her salon the very next year, and just a couple of years later, packed up and moved to Los Angeles. “I move by my spirit. I never move in fear. I don’t have any fear in myself. I feel like I can do anything.” The move to L.A. resulted in her being cast in the hit reality TV series L.A. Hair.
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“Follow your passion.” That’s the main thing I tell people. “You’ve got to have passion for whatever it is you want to do in order to excel because if you’re just doing something for the money, it’s going to show.” By 2014, Gocha was back in Atlanta and opened her salon in 2015. Among the VIPs at Gocha’s grand opening was John Paul DeJoria who attended to congratulate her. While the business was amazing and successful, Gocha sold the salon in 2018. The time had come to embark upon the restaurant business. Like most entrepreneurs embarking upon a new venture, Gocha needed additional finances to open the first restaurant. Gocha reached out to those closest to her for help and was turned down. “Always move forward and even if it doesn’t work for you, just keep trying.” It was April 2018 and Gocha had already signed the lease for the restaurant. She decided to
she didn’t hire a manager for the restaurant at
secure multiple loans to make her vision of becom-
the beginning. This decision allowed Gocha the
ing a restauranteur a reality. The restaurant opened
opportunity to become the great business person
its doors on December 23rd and six months later,
she is today - having learned first-hand what it
those high-interest loans were fully satisfied.
takes, what to expect, and what to look out for.
Gocha has been in the restaurant business for
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“The business and I grew together.”
three years now. It’s had its challenges; especially
“The main purpose for opening the restaurant is
in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Gocha’s
to be an asset to the community.” Today, employees
Breakfast Bar has been a hit in both Atlanta and
are few and customers are many, and despite this
Fayetteville. Southern-style pescatarian and veg-
imbalance, both locations for Gocha’s Breakfast Bar
an-friendly dishes make up the restaurant’s menu.
continue to thrive. The food is consistently delicious,
The restaurant offers a modern, friendly atmosphere,
and how does Gocha make certain of this? She
exceptional service and carefully prepared meals that
makes all the sauces herself from scratch. Gocha
“taste great and feel good”. Gocha was concerned
likes for things to move along quickly, and is more
about the number of fast-food chains popping up in
than ready for things to get back to normal, as are
the neighborhood where she lives. She is proud and
most people in the hospitality business.
feels good about the quality food and healthy options
Perhaps one day Gocha’s Breakfast Bar will
offered at her restaurants. Everything is cooked fresh
open after hours; especially since it has a full
to order with fresh ingredients - tastefully and beau-
bar. For now, the breakfast and lunchtime hours
tifully done. “Food is like art to me, which is why I am
are from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at both locations,
big on the presentation. You have to eat with your
each day of the week. Check their website at
eyes before you even taste it.”
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On the business side of things, Gocha rec-
occasion and holiday hours. Gocha, who has
ognizes her blessings. “I never have a business
a milestone birthday in just a few months, has
plan. I just jump in. I don’t have all the money at
other ideas to expand the business. In the
the time. It just always happens and works out
meantime, she looks forward to your visit to her
that way.” Gocha looks back and feels grateful
Breakfast Bar.
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VICTORIA WILCOX HAS BEEN MARRIED TO LOCAL DENTIST DR. RONALD WILCOX FOR MANY YEARS, BUT THERE’S ANOTHER MAN IN HER LIFE—IRONICALLY ANOTHER DENTIST. Fortunately, her husband doesn’t mind that she’s in love with another man—a much, much older man—John Henry Holliday, better known as Doc. Victoria’s affair with the man who became a legend after his gunfight at the OK Corral has procreated an award-winning historical fiction trilogy, “The Saga of Doc Holliday,” and most recently a history, “The World of Doc Holliday: History & Historic Images.” During a book tour in Colorado, where she traveled the same train route Doc had traveled and enjoyed the view he had seen, she was inspired. “By the time I got back to Georgia it had turned into this whole book about his railroad travel all over the country,” she said, adding that her research revealed things about the last days of his life and his battle with consumption that no historians had written about. Earning the nickname “Doc’s Lady,” Victoria’s knowledge and expertise about Doc has garnered her fame with her seven grandchildren, who are impressed that they can Google Victoria Wilcox's fourth book about Georgia native Doc Holliday, traces his life through his train travels.
her name, as well as a large online following of fans. Not only has her writing earned numerous awards, including a Georgia Author of the Year, she also co-wrote a 2016
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“As a w riter, once you have i magi ned that character, especia l ly a character based on rea l ity, you have them fi rm ly i n you r m i nd and heart and they’re w ith you a l l the ti me.”
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documentary, “In Search of Doc Holliday,” and has been featured in the TV series, “Legends & Lies: The Real West.” More than a casual fling, Victoria and Doc, a native of Griffin, go way back. After moving to Fayetteville, Victoria learned the home of Doc Holliday’s uncle, Dr. John Stiles Holliday, where Doc had been a frequent visitor, could face demolition. A life-long history lover, she heard the antebellum home whispering its untold stories. Her research revealed that “Gone With the Wind” author Margaret Mitchell had patterned her character, Melanie, after an old nun whose funeral Mitchell attended in Fayetteville. That old nun was Mattie Holliday, cousin of Mitchell’s grandmother Fitzgerald as well as the cousin and sweetheart of Doc. Through Victoria’s efforts the historic home, now the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife-House was saved, and she became the founding director of the museum it houses. The connection between Doc and “Gone With the Wind” also inspired her first historical fiction, “Southern Son.” During years of research and the writing of her first three books, Doc Holliday became part of the Wilcox family’s lives. The couple and their four children even cared for the Holliday and Fitzgerald graves once cared for by Mitchell. “We don’t have family nearby, so we tended to their graves,” she said. Although Victoria wouldn’t want to live during Doc’s time, she knows they would be close if they were contemporaries. “He would love me,” she said. During commutes, she admits, “it was like he was riding in the car next to me and I could talk to him and so I understood his attitudes about things.” Once, seeing a fancy red sports car, she thought, “He would love that!” “They’re dead but they’re not far gone, and they want their stories to be told. As a writer, once you have imagined that character, especially a character based on reality, you have them firmly in your mind and heart and they’re with you all the time.” Ten years into writing about Doc, she realized that much of the history written about him was incorrect. Although he knew how to protect himself in the rough, wild, west where gambling was part of the culture, Victoria said, “He didn’t have a slew of shootings as the legends try to portray him. He didn’t have a death wish.” 20
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One of the most fascinating aspects of Doc’s character for her is the juxtaposition of what he knew was right and what he did. He was only 14 when his very religious mother died, leaving him her written testimony. “She knew she had trouble with this boy,” Victoria said. “He’d been a member of the Methodist Church and the temperance league in Texas. He knew to go to church and yet he did things he knew were wrong.” Calling him a “typical Victorian man in the South,” Victoria added, “He was sexist, he was racist, he was bigoted, and he was good with a gun. I wanted to write his story in such a way, however, that you could dislike very much the things he did and his attitudes but understand where they came from. I would very often push back from the computer and want to slap him, because of these things, and yet by the end of his life, he’d learned where he was wrong.” As a dental student in Pennsylvania, Doc became acquainted with Northerners and during his travel West, he met people from many different walks of life, including a former slave who ran a string of successful hotels. And although he had been antisemitic, he lived off the charity of a Jewish saloon owner during the last years of his life. As much as she knows about Doc, there are still specific questions Victoria would love to ask him. One involves an 8-foot-wide piece of property he owned in Las Vegas, New Mexico, deeded to a “said” wife with initials not matching those of his mistress Kate Elder or any woman known to be affiliated with him. Even if Doc had never entered her life, Victoria would still be writing. She already has another book in the pipeline, “Sea of Destiny,” a historical fiction novel about the founding family of Destin, Fla., her own families’ favorite vacation spot. “I write my books to save history,” she said. “I try to reveal history and save it for the future. If we don’t remember our history, we lose our history and then we end up making the same mistakes all over again.” Victoria’s books are available on Amazon or wherever books are sold. For more information visit www.victoriawilcoxbooks.com.
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THE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTER: FAMILY FUN AT THE TRACK
AS THE AFTERNOON RAYS RICOCHET OFF THE GLASS-ENCASED, MODERN BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTER IN ATLANTA, LATISHA WILLIAMS SLIPS EFFORTLESSLY INTO A LEATHER-COVERED COCKPIT FOR THE DRIVE OF HER LIFE. Tish has come to drive a Porsche, a bucket-list item she has held close to her heart since she was in high school. “I’ve always liked the ‘zoom’ of fast cars,” says the award-winning Fayette County realtor. Williams grew up spending afternoons at the neighborhood arcade driving video game cars with her friends. Now Tish, her hubby, Lawrence Sr., and three children, Lawrence Jr., Larissa and Layla, enjoy most of their free time on the go. “We’re an adventurous lot,” Tish said. The family has tubed down the Chattahoochee River, hiked the Georgia State Parks, and are frequent spectators at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Here at the Porsche Experience Center, the car enthusiast says she’s looking forward to “taking on the curves” on the track. For her power ride, Tish wears a sparkling smile behind cool aviator shades. She is styled in a soft champagne-hued blouse, untucked for extra comfort; relaxed white trousers; and a pair of sneakers, painted with bright orange poppies that add extra fun to the driving adventure ahead.
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As a guest of the Porsche Experience Center at One Porsche Drive, you’ll make your way into an ultra-modern building boasting floor-to-ceiling windows and a multi-level atrium filled with cars in every color of the rainbow. Once you’re at the registration desk, you’ll be greeted by the PEC staff, smiling and proudly and uniformed in the Porsche brand colors. Your personal Driving Coach will brief you on what to expect on your drive, offer explanations on how your vehicle will respond, details of the course, and a discussion of safety. Finally, you’ll be escorted down the stairs where your ride awaits. Tish’s car for the day, a 2021 Boxster S in metallic agate gray! It sits alongside another dozen shiny machines all waiting for their next excited guest. At the touch of the pedal, with a sneakered foot, the speedometer of the turbocharged four-cylinder convertible will blast up to 60 miles per hour, in just over 4.0 seconds. That’s a few more breaths it takes to utter, “Wow, that’s fast!” The Williams family has come to witness the show, and to support Tish. In an open-air lounge overlooking the track, the family enjoys a panoramic view of the course and cars blasting by at near triple-digit speeds. The outdoor area, complete with sofas and high-top tables, is designed for spectators to capture the cars in motion via photo or video. The barista-style Carrera Cafe, adjacent to the outdoor sitting area, serves coffee, drinks and light fare: flaky pastries, fresh fruit and yogurt, and a selection of water, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages (but only after you drive!). The Porsche 1.6-mile track encircles six different driver modules designed to test the driver’s skills and showcase the vehicles’ capabilities. In the wet low friction areas, you will find yourself slipping and sliding across “black ice,” or “drifting” in a circle on wet concrete. At low friction handling, you’ll feel the sensation of the car slipping as you navigate a slick track. On the dynamics pad, you’ll
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experience the raw acceleration and incredible
the present day. You can also pick up a
car while sliding on a concrete circle kept
braking of the Porsche cars. Finally, you’ll utilize
branded souvenir for a loved one, or for
wet with sprinklers. She also enjoyed
all the skills from those exercises to take on the
yourself, from the gift shop right behind
learning techniques on how to maneuver
handling circuit at full speed, for wide-open thrills.
the registration desk.
the Boxster S on black ice or snow that could help her drive in bad conditions.
When you’ve completed your driving, you can
Tish rates her ride as “Memorable!”
relax at the 356, a fine-dining restaurant (named
“The most fun part was being able to
When asked if she’ll be a proud Porsche
after the first Porsche sports car), with panoramic
let go and knowing that I was going
owner one day, Tish says, “That’s the goal!
views of the course, and of Atlanta’s airport. Don’t
to be OK. My instructor taught me to
It was also great that my family was able
forget to tour the Heritage Gallery where you can
drive with safety in mind.” Another fun
to experience this with me.”
trace the remarkable history of Porsche, from
aspect of Tish’s adventure was “drift-
Ferdinand Porsche’s founding of the company to
ing” where she learned to control the
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Porsche corporate headquarters
The Porsche Experience
About The Track:
is located in Stuttgart, Germany;
Center (PEC) - Atlanta. The
One-mile Handling Circuit
the North American head-
over 200,000 square foot
mimics a winding country road.
quarters is here in Atlanta. The
building on a 27-acre complex
Dynamics Area is a large
Porsche brand was founded
houses a museum, a gallery, a
asphalt pad that simulates daily
by Ferdinand Porsche, in 1931.
restaurant, a cafe, a gift shop
driving conditions. Kick Plate
Porsche created the first electric
and a computer simulator lab.
moves randomly to mimic slid-
car in 1898; he also created the
You can learn about the history
ing that occurs during inclement
VW Beetle.The carmaker was
of Porsche in the museum and
weather. Low-Friction Handling
the first to sell dual airbags as
drive race tracks from around
Circuit includes unique, tight
standard in the U.S.
the world on the simulators.
curves. Wet, Low-Friction
Experience fine dining in “356”.
Circle is a slope of wet polished
Arrange corporate or personal
concrete. Off-Road Circuit tests
events at PEC Atlanta.
off-road engineering and safety technology.
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W I L DE R N E S S T O TA BL E
Bri and her German Shorthaired Pointer, Remi
CHEF BRI VAN SCOTTER SHARES HER JOURNEY INTO HUNTING AND FORAGING FOR WILD GAME.
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ARTICLE JACKIE BOEHEIM PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
On Set Filming Season 2 of Wilderness to Table Grinding Red Stag Meat For A Burger
HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF FINDING THE
That has since morphed into inspiring other females to
RIGHT CAREER THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING
start hunting as well.” She began bowhunting and quickly
WITH JOY? One that nourishes your soul and allows for
jumped into rifle hunting, spearfishing and fly fishing all
adventure and excitement? One chef effectively trans-
over the world. Her desire to make delicious meals led her
formed her workdays after some serious self-revelation.
to search recipes on the internet where she was greatly let
Meet Chef Bri Van Scotter, not only a chef but hunter,
down. “I felt as though this beautiful meat deserved to be
forager and author.
eaten in more beautiful ways to really do it justice.” This
After discovering her love for cake as a young girl, Van
desire encouraged her blog, Wilderness To Table, where
Scotter was intrigued. Instead of begging for that last
she showcases wild game recipes for the everyday person.
piece of cake, she was hungry for the science behind how
Her hard work and dedication to wild game launched her
that cake was made. She purchased her first cookbook
business, Wilderness To Table, to incredible heights.
in high school, one that was filled with cake recipes. This
Knowing exactly where your food comes from is a
jump-started a lifelong love for food, earning her a degree
passion of Van Scotter’s. When hunting in the wild,
from The Culinary Institute in Napa in Culinary Arts and
she knows the habitat of the animal and the diet of the
later, a Pastry degree. For the last 13 years, she has used
animal. “I fill my freezer with self harvested meat from
these degrees and experiences as a professional chef. Van
animals that had a beautiful life free of human hands, a
Scotter spent time researching food and what exactly she
life that all animals should have.” She’s also breaking the
was serving her customers. After learning more about
stigma around wild game. “If you know how to process
factory-farmed animals, she was shocked by the number
and cook it right, it’s the best tasting meat on earth.”
of processed foods, GMO’s and chemicals. This drove her
While the taste and knowledge around the animal may
to harvest protein herself, thus, she has been hunting and
be unfamiliar, the dishes themselves are filled with vita-
foraging for about 9 years now.
mins and minerals. These animals live an active lifestyle,
Her business, Wilderness to Table, was launched 8 years
keeping their meat lean and all-natural. Her adventures
ago with the sole mission to showcase wild game in a
have been vast. A grand experience for her was freediv-
relatable light. “I want to show people that there is more
ing to locate the most unique and beautiful creatures. A
to wild game than just grilling a backstrap,” Van Scotter
favorite memory of hers, taking her harvest in Namibia
explains. “It’s also my mission to break the stigma of hunt-
to an orphanage and donating the meat to the children.
ers and showcase the beauty of hunting for your own food.
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Sharing her passions for the outdoors, gathering
VENISON BULGOGI TACOS WITH
meat and providing well-rounded recipes landed her
PICKLED DAIKON
right on the doorstep of Amazon Prime, where they
by Chef Bri Van Scotter for Wilderness to Table
host her very first television show, Wilderness To Table.
Venison Bulgogi Tacos
Season 1 can be viewed on Amazon where you can
Ingredients:
cook alongside Van Scotter as she shares real-life
+ 5 Garlic Cloves
hunting stories. Season 2 of Wilderness To Table will
+ 1 Onion, cut into chunks
debut at the end of summer 2021 and it takes you on
+ 1.5 Cups Soy Sauce
some wild adventures. Van Scotter is thrilled with this
+ ¼ Cup Sesame Sauce
season. “This season is freaking awesome, you see
+ 1- Korean Pear, cut into chunks
me hunt, butcher and cook. You see the whole pro-
+ 1 Lbs. Venison Roast, sliced very thin and cut into
cess, the adventure, my goofiness, and I cook my wild
smaller pieces
game right there outside at hunt camp.” Follow her on
+ 10 Corn Tortillas
social media for more details on when and where to
For Garnish:
view Season 2. She gets her first alligator and tackles
+ Cilantro, chopped for garnish
a wild hog. This season gives you a glimpse into Van
+ Sesame Seeds
Scotter’s personality and antics, her passion runs wild
+ Pickled Daikon
as we watch her do what she loves the most.
+ Spicy Gochujang sauce
In addition to her show on Prime, Van Scotter has
Directions:
released two cookbooks. Her first book, Complete
In a blender, combine all the ingredients except the
Wild Game Cookbook: 190+ Recipes for Hunters and
venison. In a cast iron pan, add about 3 tablespoons
Anglers, encompasses all wild game from venison to
of vegetable oil to the pan and heat on medium high
bear, waterfowl, upland game, fish, rabbit and even
heat. Once the pan is nice and hot add the venison to
squirrel. Her second cookbook is for the venison
the pan. Cook till just about all the venison is cooked
lover. The Easy Venison Cookbook showcases sim-
through. Add the blended marinade mixture to the
ple venison recipes that you can make every day. “I
pan. Cook on medium high, stirring throughout, till the
wanted to show people that venison is not just for a
marinade has been reduced by half, and then serve.
special occasion, you can use the meat in everyday cooking and it can be super easy too.” Van Scotter is a wife, mother and avid dog lover.
PICKLED DAIKON Ingredients:
Her German Shorthaired Pointer, Remi, is almost as
+ 1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
popular as her mom. They are best friends who hunt
+ ¼ Cup Sugar
together. She joined her in getting her first pheasant.
+ 1 TBS Kosher Salt
“Ohhh it was simply the best thing in the world to have
+ 1 Cup Daikon, cut into thin matchsticks
built this relationship with your dog and when it all
Directions:
came together it was the best thing ever.” It’s her mis-
In a saucepot combine all the ingredients except
sion to show not only her daughter but women every-
the Daikon. Bring it to a boil and remove from heat.
where, that you can follow your dreams. “Any Fayette
Let the mixture cool to about 90 degrees, and then
women out there who might want to start hunting, I’m
add the daikon sticks. Let set for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
local and happy to help them along in their journey.”
Spicy Gochujang Sauce Ingredients: + ¼ Cup Gochujang Paste + ½ Cup Distilled White Vinegar + 1.5 TBS Sugar Directions: In a small bowl whisk all the ingredients together.
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PEACHTREE CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB
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Kedron Kroger or Virtual on Zoom
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Toastmasters International is a non-
Food, Fun, Gifts, Music...Saturday’s
lunch at Grazing Here in PTC. This
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is a great way to get to know more
teaches public speaking and leadership
dors offering a variety of fresh pro-
about the BWFC with food, fun, and
skills. Our NORMAL meeting location
duce, poultry, beef and pork, bread,
good conversation. Attendees pay
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sweet treats, honey, eggs, prepared
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required. Visit www.bwfcc.org for
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