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Fireworks lit up the sky during Watercade

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2016WatercadeFireworks1.jpg, PHOTO BY CHAD NEWMAN, 2016WatercadeFireworks2.webp, FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeFireworks3.jpg, Parents Jill Struthers and Jason Reich were joined on a blanket at the beach by their children, Kera Sluka, 14, Kali, 8, Kloe, 4, and Kurt, 5 months.P
Photos by Chad NewmanFriday night’s fireworks show is a Watercade staple, and this year’s show did not disappoint, capping off a busy evening that als

PHOTOS: Watercade festivities

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2016WatercadeFestivities1.jpg, Katie Rogers chased bubbles at last year’s Grand Day Parade.FILE PHOTOS, 2016WatercadeFestivities2.jpg, Lucy Kadelbach, 4, chases her brother Calvin, 4, as they play in the water from the water-ball fight Friday evening.PHOTO BY CHAD NEWMAN, 2016WatercadeFestivities3.jpg, Ingrid Hansen, 9, and Elly Woelfel, 7, dig a trench around their sand castle which they filled with water to create a moat in a sand sculpture contest, 2016WatercadeFestivities4.jpg, Sean Barnes, 10, Nathan Wuotila, 11, and Kaiden Voss, 12, team up at Saturday’s lip sync contest and perform the “Ghostbusters” theme song.STAFF PHOTO, 2016WatercadeFestivities5.jpg, Eva Cervantes, 3, runs her hands through the tide at Friday night’s beach party at Lake Ripley Beach.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeFestivities6.jpg, 2016WatercadeFestivities7.jpg, Kids danced in the rain at last year’s Watercade Grand Day Parade.FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeFestivities8.jpg, Charlie Mundt, 11, gave a dog walking by in the parade a scratch behind his ears during the Grand Parade.FILE PHOTO
Watercade festivities began Tuesday, July 5, with the release of the first medallion clue. Festivities continued throughout the weekend until Sunday e

Crowning of new Miss Litchfield — Hailey Stoffer

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2016WatercadeCoronation1.webp, For the first time during their reign, Watercade Princess Michelle Oster, Miss Litchfield Hailey Stoffer and Princess Justine Madsen waved to the crow, 2016WatercadeCoronation2.jpg, Newly crowned Miss Litchfield Hailey Stoffer cried as former Miss Litchfield Karly Nelson hands her her bouquet of flowers.FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeCoronation3.jpg, Princess Justine Madsen clutches her crown in disbelief. Madsen was the first of the royalty to be crowned at Sunday's coronation.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTH, 2016WatercadeCoronation4.jpg, Princess Michelle Oster grins as she feels the crown being placed on top of her head.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCoronation5.jpg, Watercade candidates dance with Litchfield residents at Friday night's beach party on the shores of Lake Ripley.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS
By Martha Lueders reporter@independentreview.netSunday evening marked the beginning of a new reign for the newly crowned Watercade royalty.At coronati

Cool temperatures result in scorching times at Watercade 4-mile race

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2016WatercadeRace1.jpg, Runners took off at the start of the Watercade Fun Run last year., 2016WatercadeRace2.jpg, Amber Fynbo won last year’s four-mile race around Lake Ripley.FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeRace3.jpg, Kids lined up for the Watercade Lake Ripley one-mile Fun Run last July.FILE PHOTO, 2016WatercadeRace4.jpg, Dozens of spectators gathered near the finish line to cheer on the 149 participants in the Watercade Lake Ripley Run on July 9.By Mike Randleman sport, 2016WatercadeRace5.jpg, Adam Anderson, 17, of Dassel poses with his first place medal from the Watercade Lake Ripley Run. Anderson finished the 4-mile race with a time of 24:
By Mike Randleman sports@independentreview.netRunners received near ideal conditions for the Watercade Lake Ripley run Saturday morning, resulting in

Little Free Libraries come to Litchfield

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2016WatercadeLittleFreeLibrary1.jpg, Watercade Princess Kaitlynn Beighley, Miss Litchfield Karly Nelson and Princess Autumn Raiber stock the Little Green Library at South Park with new ch, 2016WatercadeLittleFreeLibrary2.jpg, Miss Litchfield Karly Nelson and Princesses Autumn Raiber and Kaitlynn Beighley restock the Little Free Library at South Park Tuesday.STAFF PHOTO BY M
By Martha Lueders reporter@independentreview.netNew bright green miniature houses have popped up around Litchfield in recent weeks in many of the city

Young princes and princesses doted on by Watercade Royalty and candidates

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2016WatercadeCandidatesKids1.jpg, Watercade Princess Autumn Raiber fixes Elsa Helstrom's crown at the Prince and Princess for a Day event July 6.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids2.jpg, Princes Quintin Berube and Gavin Terning work together to build a Lego house.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids3.jpg, Watercade Princess Kaitlynn Beighley, Miss Litchfield Karly Nelson and Watercade Princess Autumn Raiber adjust Maggie Gaulrapp's sash and crown to get, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids4.jpg, Ava Rothstein eyes her target before tossing a bean bag into the hole.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids5.jpg, Watercade candidate Ariana Jackmen curls Payden Hopp's hair at the Prince and Princess for a Day event at the Litchfield High School.STAFF PHOTO BY MA, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids6.jpg, Sloan Quin, right, watches intently as Watercade candidate Shelbie Behnke paints her nails turquoise.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids7.jpg, Madison Jansky, left, and Maggie Gaulrapp, right, hold Watercade candidate Hailey Stoffer’s hand as they wait to take their professional photo with th, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids8.jpg, Shawn Bollin, 8, and his sister Hailey Bollin, 4, decorate pictures with sticker crowns and sashes.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids9.jpg, Josie VanderVost blows on her freshly painted nails at last week's Prince and Princess for a Day celebration.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids10.jpg, Gavin Terning tosses as bean bag while his friends Quintin Berube and Carter Rothstein watch.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids11.jpg, Declan Berube was crowned the 2016 Watercade Prince.STAFF PHOTO BY MARTHA LUEDERS, 2016WatercadeCandidatesKids12.jpg, Prince Dylan Smith poses for a photo with Watercade Princess Kaitlynn Beighley, Miss Litchfield Karly Nelson and Watercade Princess Autumn Raiber.STAF
STAFF PHOTOS BY MARTHA LUEDERSYoungsters age 4 to 8 were the stars of the show during Princes and Princesses for a Day July 6 at the Litchfield High S

New 2016 Watercade royalty

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2016WatercadeNewRoyalty.jpg, Princess Michelle Oster, Miss Litchfield Hailey Stoffer and Princess Justine Madsen wave to the crowd for the first time after being crowded as this y
By Martha Lueders reporter@independentreview.netHailey Stoffer was crowned as this year's Miss Litchfield. Michelle Oster and Justine Madsen were crow

'Books are magical' — so is Mrs. Pease

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2016WatercadeGrandMarshal1.jpg, Jan Pease, children’s librarian since 1991, has been picked as this year’s Watercade grand marshal.STAFF PHOTO BY ANDREW BROMAN, 2016WatercadeGrandMarshal2.webp, Children dance and shake musical instruments as Jan Pease, this year’s Watercade grand marshal, plays the guitar during Toddler Time in 2014. Children
By Andrew Broman editor@independentreview.netAs this year’s grand marshal waves to people lining the streets for Litchfield’s annual Watercade parade,

The Medallion was found!

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Andrew BromanThe Watercade Medallion was found...Here are the remaining clues:Clue 6: You could look up, but if you look down it will be foundClue 5:
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