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2017 Watercade Fireworks

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2017WatercadeFireworks1.jpg, 2017WatercadeFireworks2.jpg, 2017WatercadeFireworks3.jpg, Fireworks erupt over Lake Ripley, lighting up the night sky during the annual Watercade celebration.File photo
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Ice cream and Watercade Idol

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2017Watercade6.jpg, Watercade Idol contestant Maranda Sorenson sang “Something in the Water,” recorded by Carrie Underwood, July 6 in Central Park.Photo by Samuel Carlson, 2017Watercade11.jpg, Darlene Kotelnicki, JT Cook and Tim Cook judged performers at Watercade Idol in Central Park July 6.Photo by Samuel Carlson, 2017WatercadeIdol3.jpg, 2017WatercadeIdol4.jpg, Photo by Samuel Carlson
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Ammermann, McGraw win Watercade race

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2017WatercadeRace1.jpg, Ben Ammermann, 15, of Litchfield crossed the line in 23:01.84 to win the Watercade four-mile race Saturday.Staff photos by Mike Randleman, 2017WatercadeRace2.jpg, Ali McGraw of Litchfield was the fastest female at the Watercade four-mile run for the second year in a row..Staff photos by Mike Randleman
By Mike Randleman sports@independentreview.netIn just his second Watercade four mile run, 15-year-old Ben Ammermann of Litchfield crossed the line fir

Live music is big draw over the next 4 days in Litchfield, Hutchinson

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2017WatercadeGeorgiaSatellites.jpg, SATURDAY, JULY 8: The Georgia Satellites, a Southern rock band from Atlanta, will headline at the Watercade Street Dance. The band will perform in the
By KAY JOHNSON johnson@hutchinsonleader.comOne of the joys of summer is live music — outdoors. It’s been a Hutchinson tradition for more than 30 years

Cemetery tour joins list of Watercade lineup

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2017WatercadeCemeteryTour1.jpg, The final stop on a free walking tour of Lake Ripley Cemetery Friday will be the final resting place of Louie Roberg, a successful Meeker County farme, 2017WatercadeCemeteryTour2.jpg, The monument for Abner Comstock Smith, an early attorney in Forest City and Litchfield, will be featured on the walking cemetery tour. Made of zinc, c
By Ellarry Prentice prentice@independentreview.netWatercade has a new event this year — a cemetery tour featuring living history characters.Free to th

Medallion Found

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THE MEDALLION HAS BEEN FOUND!Below are the remaining clues:Clue 6:WEEEEEEEEE!!!!! They scream as the slide!!!Clue 5:Keep your eyes wideAnd watch the s

Highlights from Litchfield's Wintercade and Watercade Events

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2016WatercadeWintercade1.jpg, Mayor Keith Johnson kicked off sixth annual Wintercade ice fishing contest Saturday on Lake Ripley.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeWintercade2.jpg, FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeWintercade3.jpg, Runners took off at the start of the Watercade Fun Run last year., 2016WatercadeWintercade4.jpg, For the first time during their reign, Watercade Princess Michelle Oster, Miss Litchfield Hailey Stoffer and Princess Justine Madsen waved to the crow, 2016WatercadeWintercade5.jpg, Maggie Gaulrapp got pampered by Watercade candidate Cindy Amparo-Espinoza.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeWintercade6.jpg, Landon Pederson, 7, named this fish Fatty after catching it at the Wintercade ice fishing tournament.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS
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