The 67th annual Litchfield Watercade celebration is coming up July 6th through the 9th. Three candidates are vying for the title of Miss Litchfield and the new queen will be crowned during the coronation on July 9th at 3 p.m. in the Bernie Aaker Auditorium.
Candidate number-two is Kylie Guggemos – daughter of Chris & Shelly Guggemos. Her sponsor is Farm Bureau. She says she always looked up to Miss Litchfield and the princesses as a child and then her future sponsor encouraged her to run for Miss Litchfield.
Guggemos says she did post-secondary and graduated this spring from Litchfield High School, but was in theater and was in choir for a short time. She says she’s planning to attend Mankato State University and wants to become a speech therapist. Kylie says she’s always enjoyed the Beach Party and she invites everyone to the brat feed at Center Bank on July 6th from 4-to-6 p.m.
Seven Litchfield 4th graders are running as Junior Ambassadors. Three of them spoke on KLFD yesterday. Brynley McGraw is sponsored by Naturally Undefined Beauty. She says the parade is her favorite Watercade activity. Lexi Bischof is sponsored by Litchfield Shipping, and she says she enjoys Pie in the Park. Clara Johnson is sponsored by Kadyl, Inc. She says her favorite Watercade activities are the fishing contest and the Beach Party. For more Watercade information, go to watercade.com.
A Minnesota Department of Transportation resurfacing project on Highway 15 from Dassel to Kimball gets underway on Monday, July 10th. Work is scheduled to be completed by October 6th but the start and end dates could change due to weather and other unforeseeable circumstances.
A detour is required to complete the project. The detour of Highway 15 begins July 10th and is scheduled to be in place for the project’s duration. Traffic will be routed on Highway 12, Wright County Road 3, and Highway 55.
MnDOT is resurfacing Highway 15 from the intersection of Highway 12 in Dassel to the Meeker/Stearns County line near Kimball. Guardrail near the Kingston bridge will be replaced as part of the project. Also – 30 culverts will be lined along the project area and three culverts will be replaced. A chip seal will be applied to the new pavement in early summer 2024.
Duininck, Inc., is the project contractor and the cost is $11.5 million.
The blood drive on Monday in Cokato resulted in 77-units being collected. 86 donors showed up.
63 donors did the whole blood donation, 14 did the double-red donation, and there were 10 deferrals. There was one 1st time donor in Cokato. The next blood drive in Cokato will be on October 23rd. You can make an appointment at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
