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.
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