S In this Issue: V P o The Schell’s Brewery Tradition l PAGE 16 R u m Announcing the 2011 Equal Eyes I e Photo Contest N PAGE 20 33 Spotlight on Region 9’s G “Big Cities” N QUAL PAGE 21 u E m Lake Vermilion State Park 2 b PAGE 36 e 0 r Classif-Eyeds: Hillcrest Golf Club PAGE 41 1 124 New Department: 1 The Chair’s Corner YES PAGE 44 Offi cial Publication of the Minnesota Association of Assessing Offi cers www.mnmaao.orgE Spring 2011 | Equal Eyes 1 Volume 33 Number 124 SPRING 2011 Article to suggest, letter to the editor, or any other correspondence for EQUAL EYES? Send to: EQUAL EYES Equal Eyes Managing Editor PO Box 41576 Features Plymouth, MN 55441 12 Getting to Know the Editorial Committee’s
[email protected] Newest Members 16 The Schell’s Brewery Tradition 20 2011 Equal Eyes Photo Contest Announcement 21 Spotlight on MAAO Region 9 “Big Cities” 34 Region 9 Big Cities Featured Property: Eidem Historical Farm 36 Lake Vermilion State Park 43 Property Tax Working Group Update 10 42 Departments 3 In the Know 4 Boards, Directors, Chairs, and Representatives 16 6 President’s Connection 8 Commissioner’s Comments 9 MAAP Update 10 Let’s Get Acquainted 34 11 Out of the Past 15 Meet Minnesota’s New SAMA & AMA Designees 18 Course Reviews 40 International Items 36 Equal Eyes Classif-Eyeds Cover Photo 41 Image Courtesy of MN Department of Natural Resources 42 Revisiting the Retirees Visit 44 The Chair’s Corner the MAAO website at: www.mnmaao.org 46 Transitions 48 What’s New on the MAAO Website The statements made or opinions expressed by authors in Equal Eyes do not necessarily represent a policy position of the Minnesota Association of Assessing Offi cers.