Watercade schedule of events
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Pie in the Park and brat feed Thursday
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The Watercade Board is hosting the annual brat feed fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 4, in Litchfield Central Park. Attendees can meet the n
A camp for confidence
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2014WatercadeConfidence1.jpg, Litchfield High School students Carter Janorschke, a junior, and Bailey Snabb, a sophomore, chat with teacher Mary Carlson and an ASL interpreter duri, 2014WatercadeConfidence2.jpg, Mary Carlson, teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing at Litchfield School District, laughs as she speaks with students about a recent trip to Camp Co, 2014WatercadeConfidence3.jpg, Erika Hart, a 2014 graduate of Litchfield High School and current Watercade Princess, presents a session on photography at Camp Confidence in February, 2014WatercadeConfidence4.webp, Mary Carlson, teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing at Litchfield School District, stands with current and former Litchfield students while visiting, 2014WatercadeConfidence5.jpg, Vincent Lee, a third-grader at Lake Ripley Elementary, draws nature scenes during an art session at Camp Confidence in Brainerd, Minn. Vincent visited
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netCommunication is an important part of everyday life — it is how people learn about the world around them,
LETTER: Appreciated couple's help with tennis tourney
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A big thanks to out to Evonne (Young) Fix and her husband, Bob, for doing a great job managing the Watercade Tennis Tourney. The appreciation she has
BACK THEN: Watercade queen involved in car crash 50 years ago
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10 YEARS AGO:NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF JULY 15, 2004Because doctors and nurses — sometimes pushing a patient in a wheelchair — often have to dodge heavy
Willmar residents capture men and women's race
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By Louie Opatz sports@independentreview.netThough some Watercade festivities were affected by Saturday’s rain showers, the Watercade Lake Ripley Run w
[FULL STORY] Richardson crowned as royalty
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2014WatercadeCoronation1.jpg, Newly crowned Litchfield royalty wave to the audience at Sunday’s coronation. Ali Richardson, center, was named 2014-2015 Miss Litchfield. New princes, 2014WatercadeCoronation2.jpg, Kristen Klaben, 2013-2014 Miss Litchfield, places a crown on the head of 2014 Litchfield High School graduate Ali Richardson. Also pictured, from left, 2014WatercadeCoronation3.jpg, 2014 Litchfield High School graduate Emily Schreiber smiles after being crowned princess at Sunday’s coronation. At right of Schreiber is Erika Hart, , 2014WatercadeCoronation4.jpg, Miss Litchfield candidate Madison Westphal waves to the audience at coronation Sunday night. Westphal won the formal gown award at coronation.STAFF PH, 2014WatercadeCoronation5.jpg, New Litchfield royalty members pose for photographs after Sunday's coronation. From left to right is princess Emily Schreiber, Miss Litchfield Ali Ric
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netThis year’s Watercade brought out the waterworks during the queen coronation Sunday night at Bernie Aaker
Softball survives Saturday showers
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2014WatercadeSoftball1.jpg, Riverside Tavern’s shortstop Tyler Kielty drives a pitch to left field at the Watecade softball tournament on the morning of July 12. Riverside Tavern, 2014WatercadeSoftball2.jpg, Riverside Tavern’s leftfielder Jordan Lecher nearly robbed a home run in his team’s first game of the 26-team Watercade softball tournament. Instead, , 2014WatercadeSoftball3.jpg, Riverside Tavern’s Kaleb Kalkbrenner, who also plays baseball for the Litchfield Blues, winds up to make a throw across the diamond on July 12 at the , 2014WatercadeSoftball4.jpg, Eric Labraaten, the first baseman for the ACC/MKC/HPH softball team from Hutchinson, follows through after a base hit on July 12 at the Watercade soft, 2014WatercadeSoftball5.jpg, Members of the Riverside Tavern softball team unwind after their first-round loss in the 2014 Watercade Softball tournament, which was sponsored by th
By Louie Opatz sports@independentreview.netDespite a morning rainstorm and semi-soggy conditions, the Watercade Men’s Slow Pitch Softball Tournament w
Competitors have monster fishing day
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By Louie Opatz sports@independentreview.netWhen discussing the results of this year’s Watercade fishing contest on Lake Ripley, organizer Joel Green c
Fabulous Friday at Lake Ripley
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2014WatercadeFabulousFriday1.webp, Beachgoers at Lake Ripley on Friday enjoy a gorgeous sunset before the fireworks started.PHOTO BY LESHA JOHANNECK, 2014WatercadeFabulousFriday2.jpg, 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 be, 2014WatercadeFabulousFriday3.webp, 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 Bins, 2014WatercadeFabulousFriday4.jpg, Miss Litchfield candidates gather on stage during KLFD's beach party Friday night, as KLFD intern Josh Spreiter throws flying discs to children. Pictu, 2014WatercadeFabulousFriday5.jpg, 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 th