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Fabulous Friday at Lake Ripley

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Beachgoers at Lake Ripley on Friday enjoy a gorgeous sunset before the fireworks started.

Beachgoers at Lake Ripley on Friday enjoy a gorgeous sunset before the fireworks started.PHOTO BY LESHA JOHANNECK

Luke Primus of Hutchinson, right, sculpts a sunken ship with son Mason, 12, during Watercade's sand sculpture contest Friday night at Lake Ripley's beach.

Luke Primus of Hutchinson, right, sculpts a sunken ship with son Mason, 12, during Watercade's sand sculpture contest Friday night at Lake Ripley's beach.STAFF PHOTO BY JENNY BERG

4-year-olds Griffin and Siena Prevost of Minneapolis take a dip in Lake Ripley's cool water Friday evening. The children helped their nanny, Sara Binsfeld of Litchfield, create a sand castle during the Watercade sand sculpture contest.

4-year-olds Griffin and Siena Prevost of Minneapolis take a dip in Lake Ripley's cool water Friday evening. The children helped their nanny, Sara Binsfeld of Litchfield, create a sand castle during the Watercade sand sculpture contest.STAFF PHOTO BY JENNY BERG

Miss Litchfield candidates gather on stage during KLFD's beach party Friday night, as KLFD intern Josh Spreiter throws flying discs to children. Pictured are, from left to right, candidates Madison Westphal, Ali Richardson, Alana Caron, Alyssa Raiber, Emily Schreiber and Erika Hart, Spreiter and Litchfield princess Paige Dilley. Not pictured is candidate Riley Anderson.

Miss Litchfield candidates gather on stage during KLFD's beach party Friday night, as KLFD intern Josh Spreiter throws flying discs to children. Pictured are, from left to right, candidates Madison Westphal, Ali Richardson, Alana Caron, Alyssa Raiber, Emily Schreiber and Erika Hart, Spreiter and Litchfield princess Paige Dilley. Not pictured is candidate Riley Anderson.STAFF PHOTO BY JENNY BERG

Fireworks light up the sky over Lake Ripley on Friday night.

Fireworks light up the sky over Lake Ripley on Friday night.STAFF PHOTO BY JENNY BERG

Families and friends found fun Friday night on the sands of Lake Ripley during the annual Watercade beach party.

A sand sculpture contest kicked off the evening with nine groups competing to shape sculptures such as mermaids, anchors and sunken ships out of sand. The group named “Optimus Primus” — consisting of Luke and Jennifer Primus of Hutchinson, along with their children, 17-year-old Lily and 12-year-old Luke — won first place in the 13 and older age group with their sunken ship sculpture.

12-year-old Julia Richardson and 9-year-old Dawson Richardson took first place in the 12 and younger age group with their sand sculpture of the Watercade logo’s anchor. 2013-2014 Miss Litchfield Kristen Klaben, princess Kate Carlson and princess Paige Dilley judged the sand sculptures and selected the winners.

KLFD AM 1410 also sponsored games such as a ring toss and hula hoop contest, and introduced this year’s Miss Litchfield candidates. The night concluded with a firework display over Lake Ripley.

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