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Richardson fulfills childhood dream of being crowned queen

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2014WatercadeRoyaltyReminisce1.jpg, Litchfield royalty members wave to attendees of the Cosmos Space Festival parade last July. Pictured, from left to right, are princess Erika Hart, Mis, 2014WatercadeRoyaltyReminisce2.jpg, Litchfield royalty visited preschool story hour last August at Litchfield Public Library. Above, princess Erika Hart, Miss Litchfield Ali Richardson a, 2014WatercadeRoyaltyReminisce3.jpg, Miss Litchfield Ali Richardson, center, braves the cold weather in February with princesses Erika Hart, left, and Emily Schreiber. The royalty helped , 2014WatercadeRoyaltyReminisce4.jpg, Ali Richardson, a 2014 graduate of Litchfield High School, will end her reign as queen when she crowns a new Miss Litchfield at the Watercade coronati, 2014WatercadeRoyaltyReminisce5.jpg, Watercade royalty visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in downtown Litchfield last December. Princesses are Emily Schreiber, left, and Erika Hart, center,
By Jenny Berg reporter@independentreview.netFresh in the mind of Miss Litchfield Ali Richardson is memories of being a little girl enamored by former

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,

Fowsers and Schuellers find medallion

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2014JordanFinders1.webp, Grace Schueller (left) and her brother Isaac helped their grandfather Dale Fowser find the Heimatfest medallion at Lagoon Park this year. PHOTO BY MAT, 2014JordanFinders2.jpg, Isaac Schueller, 3, of Jordan is happy to hold the gold. He contributed to his team finding the 2014 Heimatfest medallion. PHOTO BY MATHIAS BADEN, 2014JordanFinders3.webp, Grace Schueller, 6, of Jordan was so happy her grandpa found the medallion that she ran across the street with him to show her grandma. PHOTO BY MATHI, 2014JordanFinders4.webp, The Heimatfest medallion was in a popcorn box, tucked above the service door at the warming house in Lagoon Park. Isaac Schueller demonstrates. PHOTO
By MATHIAS BADEN editor@jordannews.comOne big find changed a Jordan family’s plans for more fun time with grandma and grandpa.Dale and Sharon Fowser a

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

The incredible, edible egg on a stick

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2014WatercadeEgg1.jpg, Maxxon Lembcke, 2, shares his egg on a stick with his dad, Nate Lembcke, Sunday at Memorial Park.STAFF PHOTO BY ANDREW BROMAN, 2014WatercadeEgg2.jpg, Amy Onell enjoys her egg on a stick, while Andy Twardy already finished his.STAFF PHOTO BY ANDREW BROMAN
By Andrew Broman broman@independentreview.netWatercade promotional material advertised an event at Memorial Park on Sunday simply as “Sparboe egg on a

Reluctant candidate embraces her crown

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2013WatercadeReminisce1.jpg, Litchfield royalty visits many different events during the summer. From left, princess Kate Carlson, Miss Litchfield Kristen Klaben and princess Paige, 2013WatercadeReminisce2.jpg, Kaytlin Bemis, 2012-2013 Miss Litchfield, places the crown on Kristen Klaben at the queen coronation at Bernie Aaker Auditorium during last year’s Wat
By Andrew Broman editor@independentreview.netKristen Klaben was reluctant to run for Miss Litchfield, at least initially. “I didn’t even grow up here,
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