December 2020 By Gary McKechnie I’ve just completed a 3,000-mile-plus road trip in Florida. While drifting along on the open road, I often had the feeling that is similar to what a runner feels when they’re not really aware they’re running: a “flow experience,” they say. A good road trip in Florida is one of […]

December 2020 By Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission As sure as I eat black-eyed peas and collard greens with hog jowls every New Year’s Day, we Americans love our traditions. For hunters, our passion for the outdoors and preserving our hunting traditions ranks right up there with apple pie, baseball, and cowboy boots. Over one […]

December 2020 Crust and topping: Filling: Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch pan. In a large bowl, mix the flour, 1 cup sugar, almonds, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter, using a pastry blender or pulling 2 table knives through the ingredients in opposite directions, until the mixture looks like coarse […]

November 2020 Logging has long been part of the Poole family legacy. But when James Poole was drafted into the military in 1943, he probably didn’t expect the family business might save his life. Now 96, Poole is retired to his home in Live Oak and has been out of the military for over 75 […]

November 2020 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO This year, in addition to celebrating the holidays that usually define the month of November, much of the country will eagerly await the results of an important national election. What many may not realize is that the custom of voting in November actually goes back to this […]

November 2020 Cornhole Tournament Cornhole Tournament raises over $5,000 for United Way. SVEC hosted the third annual Suwannee Cornhole Tournament on October 24 to raise money for United Way of Suwannee Valley. This year’s tournament featured 30 teams divided into competitive and novice brackets. Players came from as far away as Callahan, Florida, and the […]

November 2020 Crystal Ecker joins as the cooperative’s new general counsel & director of administrative services. Before joining SVEC, she worked as an attorney with the 3rd Judicial Circuit in Lake City. Ross Wood joins the cooperative as a mechanic. Before joining SVEC, he worked as a heavy equipment technician for Ring Power in Lake […]

November 2020 By Visit Florida Staff Outdoor adventures are easy to come by in the Sunshine State. Sometimes you want to rough it, and sometimes you don’t. Either way, Florida’s got you covered. From snorkeling a living barrier reef to wildlife viewing from the comfort of your car, here are some of the best hot […]

November 2020 By Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission This season, many deer hunters will hunt from ladder, climbing or hang-on tree stands to keep their scent above the ground, give themselves a better line of sight and remain undetected. You can stay safe when hunting from an elevated platform by following a few simple precautions. […]

November 2020 Wash the potatoes and allow them to dry. Slice the potatoes as thin as you can. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray. Heat oven to 325 F. Layer 1/4 of the potatoes on the bottom of the dish by singling. Season with salt and pepper and 1/4 of the roasted garlic. Sprinkle […]

October 2020 Amanda Wolfe’s job used to take her all over the state of Florida. As the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s senior adviser for grassroots advocacy, she would visit annual meetings and statewide groups to talk to consumer members and cooperative leaders alike about the issues impacting them. Now, like many Americans, she is […]

October 2020 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO I don’t know about you, but I increasingly find the noise that comes with a presidential election to be more overwhelming than informative. There is no shortage of talking points coming from politicians of all stripes, and social media offers an abundance of opinions. But with so […]