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78th Northwest
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Water Carnival
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JULY 12-21, 2013
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It’s that time of year again! That’s right, the Detroit Lakes 78th Northwest Water Carnival takes place July 12-21 this year, and admirals Matt and Amy Boeke couldn’t be more excited. As this year’s admirals, the Boekes are involved with the planning of anything and everything that has to do with the water carnival. Amy, a Detroit Lakes native, is no newcomer when it comes to the Water Carnival. While she has lived here her entire life, her husband Matt, who is originally from Owatonna, has been here for nearly a decade, as he moved here in 2003. The two settled in Detroit Lakes. Amy became a kindergarten teacher at Rossman Elementary, and Matt became assistant vice president at First Security Bank. The Boekes have two children. Their oldest, Mya, is 5, and their youngest, Jay, is 20 months. Matt said that the two got involved with the DL Jaycees, “to be part of the community, give back to the community and to meet people.” Although Matt admits the planning process of this year’s Water Carnival can be a bit much, he said, “It’s been time consuming, but a good commitment to venture into.” When asked what they look
Amy and Matt Boeke are heading up this year’s Water Carnival celebration as admirals of the annual Detroit Lakes event. forward to the most at the Water Carnival, the two had to stop and think. In fact, Matt’s initial response was “all of it.” “The culmination would just be Bash on the Beach with John Michael Montgomery playing, that’s always fun just to see 3,000 plus people from the community down having a good time and listening to great music on the beach,” he added. “I think the kids events are always fun, especially having kids that are at an age where they are remembering from year to year what the Water Carnival is all about. It is kind of fun to think of the water carnival as kids events,” Amy said. Amy also spoke positively about the parade, adding that it is “a great way to wrap (the Water Carnival) up.” Although the admirals did have a lot of work to do this year, they feel the other Jaycees helped immensely. “It’s been very helpful to have
the number of Jaycees that we do and the strong group that we do to help us out. It’s really been a team effort, and we had a lot of really great people who have stepped up to help out,” Amy said. “With 80 plus members, it’s been great this year to share the workload, and everybody’s stepped up and done a great job,” Matt added. The Boekes have high hopes for this year’s carnival. “We just hope the community comes out and supports not only the Water Carnival, but come down and has a great time. The community is the reason we put it on so we hope they sure enjoy it and come down to participate,” Matt said. General buttons and brochures are available at several area businesses as well as the chamber of commerce. If you are interested in participating in any events, or have any questions about this year’s Water Carnival, go to www.dljaycees.com.