Residents may receive letter for property assessment profile that is not official, not a bill (149) The Cook County Assessor’s Office has recently become aware of letters sent to local residents labeled as “Property Assessment Services” that are formatted like a bill and are offering property assessment profiles. These letters, sent by a company called Compliance Solutions, are not a […]
Bragg Wins Big Hitter Award
Steve Bragg recently received the “Big Hitter Award” at the Calhoun Companies Awards breakfast celebration in Minneapolis on February 16, 2021. This award was given to the five most productive of 22 Calhoun agents servicing a five-state area. Calhoun Companies has been selling businesses and commercial properties since 1908. Bragg operates the Arrowhead Office working with clients from Ashland Wisconsin […]
Eckel, Kennedy, Horak race to glory
After making a change of plans on just where they would ski the American Birkebeiner this winter, local Nordic skiers Jan Horak, Tim Kennedy, and David Eckel chose to ski the Sugar Bush trails in Lutsen, specifically the Picnic Loop, before heading out to ski other loops to get their required distance for the virtual Birkie. There is no better […]
Vikings tame Bulldogs
After missing three games because of the COVID-19 protocol, the CCHS girls’ varsity basketball team looked a little bit out of sorts for their first half of the home game they played this past Tuesday against the Carlton Bulldogs. At halftime, the Vikings were up by a basket, but it didn’t look like they could shake the Carlton team. That […]
Viking boys’ team falls to Carlton
Good defense kept the Vikings within shouting distance of the Carlton Bulldogs, but the inability to make shots cost the Vikings down the stretch and they fell 45-24 to the Bulldogs. The game was played at home on Tuesday, February 23, in front of a few parents and relatives who wore facemasks and kept their distance from one another. The […]
Sharing recipes again
As some of you may know, at the beginning of 2020, I decided to take a break from writing the cooking column after 13 years, 340 columns, and one book. Who knew that just three months later, we would all be on lockdown and home? At first, it was a daze. We were on a March vacation in Utah. Flying […]
Fly-fishing on the Weld River
IFrom Huonville we drove out of the Huon River valley to the Tasmanian highlands. It was the Aussies Adrian and Tony in front with a small lorry and my Aussie friend Glen and myself following in the Jeep, me sitting passenger on the left side. We drove into the timeless forests and the roads became narrower and less paved, then […]
Birch Grove Community School continues to flourish despite pandemic setbacks
Located near the northern shore of Lake Superior in the town of Tofte, you will find Birch Grove Community School. A tuition free, public charter school, Birch Grove was originally opened in 2005 and offers care and education for students in their Saplings program (daycare run as a preschool) as well as 43 students in grades K- 5. With accolades […]
Noxious weeds in Cook County
Cook County Agricultural Inspector Tim NelsonIt may seem a little early in the year to be thinking about noxious weeds and invasive species but, before you know it, the snow will be gone and Cook County will become green and lush once again. As you go out for a drive, you may enjoy the view of all the beautiful wild […]
Land of the sky blue waters famous Hamm’s Bear in the Air!
At an early age of the mid nineteen sixties, I was simply fascinated with the towering white pines, the cascading rivers, and the sky blue waters that are especially unique to the Minnesota Arrowhead. The vastness of the wilderness instilled a haunting curiosity in the adventurous spirit of this bright eyed boy, as well as to those tens of thousands […]