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2008 Water Carnival: Water Fights and Softball!! "God made Police Officers so Fire Fighters would have Heroes.." That statement above was worn on our team t-shirts and the opposite saying was worn by the Fire Department. Despite the competition and 'burning words' (no pun intended) thrown back and forth between our teams during such competitions such as the water fights and softball games, its all in the spirit of fun. We have an excellent relationship with our other local emergency officers from Fire Fighters to Emergency Medical Service personnel. These are all great guys to work alongside with and have fun with. For the 2008 annual games - the Detroit Lakes PD took 2nd overall place in the water fights. Our proudest achievements were defeating the Fire Department and Lakeshirts teams. Both defeated us last year so we were ready for some payback. Lakeshirts won the 2007 water battles so winning against both the defending champions and our rivals in the Fire Department was a sweet victory.
Above: Detroit Lakes PD members socialize with others while recovering between numerous rounds of water-oriented combat. Live recorded video/audio of the matches can be viewed here. These files must be viewed with Quicktime and certain Active X controls must be allowed to run: Detroit Lakes PD team: Joe Steffens, Matt Brun, Brent Fulton, Chad Jutz, Robert Strand, and Tim Eggebraaten. A kind word of thanks to our "quality assurance" reserve team-member Kel Keena who ensured the rules were fair. Revenge is a dish that is best served cold.. and wet!! :P 
Hey DLFD.. you got served!!
... so whatcha gonna do? Annual "Battle of the Badges" Softball Tournament In addition to the Water Carnival - The Annual 'Battle
of the Badges' between the DL Police and DL Fire Department was also
held this summer. DL Police was the winner last year but how did we do
for 2008??
About the Water Carnival The annual water carnival is a week-long summer celebration with something for everyone. Activities from dances to boat races fill the streets and waters of Detroit Lakes all week long. The finale is the water carnival parade - which is the largest of its kind in northern MN and usually has about 2 hours of displays, entertainment, floats, and various water-themed demonstrations. The turn-out is always very high and features groups from as far away as the Winnipeg Police and Shriner's hospitals to local State Legislators and classic muscle cars.
DLPD always leads the parade route as things get underway at about 1300 hours. Squad car unit 802 was selected for the royal detail treatment to serve as leader.
Chief Keena flashes hand signs to his 'home boyz' (fellow Officers) along the route.
2008 marked the 73rd Parade of the
Northwest by the Detroit Lakes Jaycees. Thousands upon thousands of
people line the streets all the way from downtown to the lake.
Performers and visitors alike come from hundreds of miles away to watch
the largest parade in the region. Water Carnival Movies/Photos filmed by webmaster David Shawstad |
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