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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:

Summerfest medallion found in Horseshoe Park

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2016OakdaleFinder.jpg, Jon Jackson, an Oakdale resident, found the Summerfest medallion underneath a lock box in Horseshoe Park., 2016OakdaleLocation.jpg, When the fourth clue came out on June 23, he knew almost right away it had something to do with horseshoes, but he didn’t know right away that Horsesh
By: Aundrea Kinney When Jon Jackson first heard about the Summerfest medallion hunt this year, he followed the clues with casual interest. He says he

Candidate profiles for Miss Litchfield contest

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2016WatercadeCandidates1.jpg, Kaitlyn HansenAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates2.jpg, Justine MadsenAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates3.jpg, Brandi GranlundAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates4.jpg, Michelle OsterAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates5.jpg, Shelbie BehnkeAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates6.jpg, Hailey StofferAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates7.jpg, Ariana JackmanAndrew Broman, 2016WatercadeCandidates8.jpg, Cindy Amparo-EspinozaAndrew Broman
Andrew BromanEight young women are competing for the Miss Litchfield crown this year.Watercade’s finale is the annual queen coronation, which includes
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