There are 9 junior royalty candidates participating in the 70th annual Litchfield Watercade celebration this year. The Junior Royalty Coronation will be on July 12th at 12:30 p.m. in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium.
The 9 candidates have all finished the 3rd grade and are going into 4th grade this fall. They have been interviewed on KLFD this week. Anyiah, Aaliyah and Lucy were at the radio station yesterday. Anyiah is sponsored by Kohnen’s Heating and says her favorite subjects in school are music and math. She says she’s running for junior royalty because some of her friends are too.
Anyiah says her favorite Watercade activity is the Center Bank Brat Feed. Aaliyah is sponsored by 2nd Street Customs and her favorite school subjects are music, gym and math. She says she’s running for junior royalty because of all the fun the candidates get to enjoy.
Aaliyah says her favorite Watercade activities are the brat feed, the parade and the beach party. Lucy is sponsored by KADYL Logistics and her favorite subjects in school are music and math. She says she’s running for junior royalty so she can be at all of the Watercade events.
Lucy says her favorite Watercade activities are the brat feed, the coronation and the beach party. For more Litchfield Watercade information, go to watercade.com.
The 70th annual Litchfield Watercade celebration is coming up next week and it will conclude with the crowning of a new Miss Litchfield. The coronation will be held in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium on July 12th at 3 p.m.
There are 7 candidates running for Miss Litchfield this year and they’ve been interviewed on KLFD’s “Newsmaker” program earlier this week. The final two candidates – Lily Christensen and Emma Wuotila – were on the show Wednesday, and they are both going to be seniors at Litchfield High School.
Lily Christensen is the daughter of Tate and Marie Christensen and is sponsored by Jason Tibbits State Farm Insurance. Her high school activities include volleyball, track & field, choir, FCCLA, FCA, marching band and one-act play; and she plans to join the Air Force after high school. Christensen says she is running for Miss Litchfield because she loves the community.
Christensen says her favorite Watercade activities include the beach party and the fireworks. Emma Wuotila, daughter of Duane & Wendy Wuotila, is sponsored by Wuotila Lawn Care, and she’s planning to attend UMD after high school to major in occupational therapy. She says her high school activities include tennis, dance and FCA. Wuotila says being Miss Litchfield would help her to be a role model.
Wuotila says her favorite Watercade activities include the parade, art-in-the-park and the pickle ball tournament. The Litchfield Watercade queen candidates have buttons for sale. For more Litchfield Watercade information, go to watercade.com.
The 4 Pioneerland libraries in Meeker County have all kinds of events taking place in the month of July. All four libraries are continuing their summer reading programs through August with the theme “Plant a Seed, Read” and America’s 250th Anniversary Reading Challenge is on for adults through August 15th.
All of the libraries will be closed on July 4th for Independence Day. You can find a complete schedule of events for each library on the KLFD website in the “local news” category and for more information on any events, call 320-693-2483.
Litchfield
Wednesdays, 10:15-10:45 am: Baby/Toddler Storytime
Thursday 7/2, 3 pm: Bilingual Storytime at Legion Park
Fri 7/3, 10:15 am: America’s 250th birthday storytime with Litchfield Watercade royalty
Thurs 7/9, 10:30 am: Science Museum of Minnesota: Dinosaurs
Thurs 7/9, 2 pm: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution: Spirit of Service viewing and discussion
Fri 7/10, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime
Sat 7/11, 10 am-2 pm: Friends of the Library Watercade Book Sale
Tues 7/14, 12 pm: Adult Book Club: 1776
Tues 7/14, 6:30 pm: LEGO Night
Wed 7/15, 7 pm: Mystery Book Club
Thurs 7/16, all day: Button maker available in the children’s department
Thurs 7/16, 12:30-1:30 pm: Knitting Club. All ages.
Fri 7/17, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime with Meeker County Dairy Princesses & Ambassadors
Sat 7/18, 1:30-3:30 pm: Teen Program: Sungazing with telescope filter and paper marbling. Ages 11-18.
Mon 7/20, 6 pm: Popsicle Fun Painting Workshop for children and teens up to age 18. Registration required.
Tues 7/21, 4:30-5:30: Kids’ Crafts
Thurs 7/23, 6 pm: Master Gardener Program for Kids
Thurs 7/23, 6:30 pm: Adult Arts & Crafts: Mosaics. Registration required.
Fri 7/24, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime with Minnesota State Park Naturalist: Trees
Thurs 7/30, 1:30 pm: Voter 101
Thurs 7/30, 6:30 pm: Adult Arts & Crafts: Mosaics. Registration required.
Fri 7/31, 10:15 am: Kids’ Storytime with Meeker County Soil & Water Conservation District: Seed bombs
Fri 7/31, 12 pm, through Monday, 8/3, 8 pm: Puzzle Exchange
Dassel
Fri 7/3, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand with Minnesota State Park Naturalist: Trees
Wed 7/8, 10 am: Science Museum of Minnesota: Dinosaurs
Thurs 7/10, 10 am: Story Hour at the Band Stand with Dassel Elementary Principal Ryan Weinandt
Wed 7/15, 1:30 pm: Herb Planting Class. Registration required. Grades K-6, minimum age 5.
Fri 7/17, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand
Mon 7/20, 2:30 pm: Popsicle Fun Painting Class. Registration required. For all ages.
Mon 7/20 through Fri 7/24: Button maker week
Fri 7/24, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand with Meeker County Dairy Princesses & Ambassadors
Tues 7/28, 1 pm: Adult Book Club: The Wind in the Willows
Fri 7/31, 10 am: Story Hour at the Bandstand: CLIMB Theatre: Once Upon a Beanstalk
Grove City
Thursdays 3-5 pm: Crafternoon. Bring-your-own craft program for adults and teens.
Mondays 11 am: Storytime
Tues 7/7, 4 pm: Science Museum of Minnesota: Dinosaurs
Mon 7/13, 11 am: Storytime with Meeker County Dairy Princesses & Ambassadors
Wed 7/15, 4 pm: Board Game Day
Thurs 7/23, 3 pm: Summer Splash Goldfish Painting Workshop. Registration required. All ages.
Thurs 7/31, 2 pm: CLIMB Theatre: Once Upon a Beanstalk
Cosmos
Mondays 10:30 am: Tiny Tykes Storytime
Mondays 3-4:30 pm: Pokémon Trading Card Game. Ages 8-18.
Tues 7/7: Teen Take-Home Tuesday: USA sand art bottle craft kit
Thurs 7/9, 2:30 pm: Science Museum of Minnesota: Dinosaurs
Tues 7/14: Take-Home Tuesday: S’more campfire lacing craft kit for kids
Fri 7/17, 5-8 pm: Library Minigolf for Cosmos Space Festival. All ages
Sat 7/18, 10:30 am: Saturday Storytime
Tues 7/21: Take-Home Tuesday: Paper strip ice cream craft kit for kids
Tues 7/21, 3 pm: Summer Splash Goldfish Painting Workshop. Registration required. All ages.
Sat 7/25, 10:30 am: Garden Fairy Wand Craft Class. Registration required. Ages 8 to adult.
Thurs 7/30, 6:30 pm: All-American Diamond Art. Registration required. Ages 13 to adult.