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60 years strong as member of community

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2014WatercadeGrandMarshals.jpg, Sparboe Farms employees — who are being honored as this year’s Watercade grand marshal — stand in front of the Litchfield Sparboe Farms office. Pictur
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netAs Sparboe Farms celebrates six successful decades of business, the Litchfield-based company is also celeb

Medallion found — in about an hour!

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2014WatercadeMedallionFinders.jpg, Alissa Holmgren, left, and Chrystal Swanson, both of Litchfield, sit on a merry-go-round, where they found the Watercade Medallion on Monday at Norths, LitchfieldMedallion.jpg, Watercade Medallion
Medallion found — in about an hour!By Andrew Broman editor@independentreview.netA group of four people tracked down the Watercade Medallion on Monday

Grand Day Parade changes route

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2014WatercadeParadeRoute.jpg, The parade July 12 will begin at Marshall Avenue and 10th Street, proceed south on Marshall Avenue to Third Street, turn east on Third Street to Armst
The Watercade Grand Day Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 12, will follow a different route this year, due to summer road construction, according to Wat

Mahlow's drawing makes the button

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2014WatercadeButtonDesigner.jpg, Marlaina Mahlow, 13, wears the 2014 Watercade button, which features her design.STAFF PHOTO BY JENNY BERG, 2014WatercadeButton.jpg, The winning button design for the 2014 Watercade celebration features a sailboat, anchor, sunset and fireworks.
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netA golden sun casts a warm glow across the beach, lighting up an anchor that is wedged in the cool sand. In

Four friends find medallion

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2013WatercadeFinders2.jpg, Sydney McCann holds the Watercade medallion, which she unearthed from a thicket of pine trees in the shadow of Litchfield's water tower.STAFF PHOTO BY, 2013WatercadeFinders3.jpg, Four Litchfield students found the Watercade medallion July 10 under a pine tree near the water tower. Medallion hunters, from left, are 7-year-old Ja, 2013WatercadeFinders.jpg, Alexis Hansen, Jack McCann, Logan King and Sydney McCann pose after discovering the Watercade medallion, which was hidden in a group of pine trees beh
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netWhile sitting at a youth baseball game the morning of July 10, four Litchfield kids were impatiently huddl