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Watershed district moves forward with alum treatment BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is hoping it can get two cities and the county on board as partners to support a portion of what is expected to be a $1.1 million project to improve the water quality of Centerville Lake. The project seeks to address the internal phosphorus load in Centerville Lake, a key factor contributing to water quality challenges such
as algae blooms. Through the application of in-lake aluminum sulfate (alum), the project will target the reduction of sedimentphosphorus release by 80%. This should ultimately lead to a substantial improvement in water clarity and the restoration of a healthy aquatic ecosystem. “For recreation, it is a huge issue,” said Matt Kocian, lake and stream program manager at RCWD. “Nobody wants to swim, boat or fish
on a lake when it’s like this … The water will be noticeably clearer after this application, and there will be more aquatic plants on the lake.” As previously reported by the Quad Community Press (“Watershed district grant to improve water quality of Centerville Lake” Dec. 26), the RCWD has secured a grant totaling $954,500 to support the project.
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The Rice Creek Watershed District is planning to do an aluminum sulfate (alum) treatment on Centerville Lake this spring.
When the Saints go Swinging in BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
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The annual Shake Your Shamrock event is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 in Centerville. There’s a distance for every ability – 5K and 7K on paved trails that are both stroller and pet friendly while also accommodating the competitive runner. For more information, see calendar listing inside.
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“In the Mood”; “Sweet Georgia Brown”; “Jump, Jive an’ Wail”; “Sway”; “New York, New York”; “At Last”; “Mack the Knife”; and “Bandstand Boogie” are just some of the more than 30 songs you might hear at the next performance of Saints of Swing this weekend. Saints of Swing was formed in January 2012 after St. Joseph of the Lakes member Harvey Karth approached Lino Lakes resident Mike Snell about creating a Big Band made up of church members. Snell, who was a band teacher at the time, agreed, and the band started with nine members. “That’s not a Big Band,” Snell recalled. “When we first started, I think there were more people in the band than there were on the dance floor … (But) it just kept getting bigger.” Now, the band has 22 members who range in age from 35 to 70. Of the 22, 11 of them are parish members. Day jobs include engineer, pilot, project manager, IT, customer service and music education/business. Not only has the band grown, but the number of people on the dance floor has also grown. “We have had close to 180 swing dancers out on the dance floor here at St. Joe’s,” Snell said. He noted that the band has had well over 300 dancers at some of its other venues, including Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul and 301 Main in Minneapolis.
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