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Island Lake may be removed from impaired waters list BY MADELINE DOLBY STAFF WRITER
Since 2002, Island Lake has been one of the many lakes included on Minnesota’s impaired waters list. That just might be changing; the Shoreview lake is one of seven slated for possible removal from the list. “That’s a positive development and a big deal. This is rare,” said Matt Kocian, lake and stream program manager at Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). “Statewide, there is not a lot of de-listings. There
are thousands of impairment listings and less than 50 cases of delistings.” He added that the RCWD, which includes 55 lakes and 186 square miles, has only had one delisting approved. The 58.76-acre lake is located at the intersection of I-694 and Victoria Street. The lake provides a variety of angling opportunities for anglers who choose to fish from shore. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, “Channel catfish have been stocked several times with successful population establishment
.These fish are now large adults, and can provide great fishing action.” According to the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), Island Lake was added in 2002 to the list of impaired waters due to excess nutrients. “In the case of Island Lake, it was excess nutrients leading to algae blooms,” said Kocian. “So, access nutrients, primarily phosphorus, fueled algae, and when those things exceed state standards, then the lake is listed as impaired.” SEE ISLAND LAKE, PAGE 7
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Rain gardens were installed in the north and south basin of Island Lake to help reduce phosphorus levels.
The Hoff family’s roots run deep in Shoreview BY LISA WEDELL UEKI SPECIAL TO THE PRESS
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The North Oaks-based robotics team Potential Energy are heading to Houston for the First Robotics World Championships April 17-20.
students from Mounds View High School who came together around a shared passion for robotics thanks to an organization called High Tech Kids.
The Hoff family, the Shoreview Historical Society’s 2024 Heritage Family, has significant ties to the Shoreview area. Other families related to the Hoff family include the Lundberg, Gramse, Larkey and Holmberg families. Both the Lundberg and Holmberg families were previously named Shoreview Heritage Family of the Year in 2018 and 2004. The Hoff family history begins with
SEE ROBOTICS TEAM, PAGE 8
SEE HOFF FAMILY, PAGE 9
Robotics team heads to world championships A robot named Ajay that was built in a North Oaks basement by a team of high school students will be
heading to the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston this month. The team behind the robot, who call themselves Potential Energy (a physics term for the energy stored in an object), is made up of eight
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