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WILD, WILD WEST 2010

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 TURTLE DAYS  

  Turtle Days is the oldest continuously running festival of Indiana held annually in Churubusco (Turtletown USA) celebrating the legend of "Oscar the Turtle" the "Beast of Busco". 

     This year we celebrated the    Churubusco Turtle Days FestivalTM, June 16-19, 2010 in honor of the hunt for "Oscar" which began in 1949.  The four day festival was filled with contests, vendors, concessions, music, games, rides, fireworks, and many activities for the whole family.

     The community made this year's "WILD, WILD WEST" festival one to remember, by dusting off their boots, grabbing their hats, and being a big part of the celebration.

                          


The Turtle Days Board has chosen

Oscar's Island Adventure

as the theme for

Turtle Days Festival 2011 

June ?-?


Take a look at our 2010 Visitor's Guide

front side

back side

or look at the schedule

here.



Also check out the 2010 SPONSORS.

 


Best Local Festival

Hey everybody!  Thanks for voting for Turtle Days as the "BEST Local Festival" on Fort Wayne Newspapers' Reader's Picks.  Now we wait for the results.  Check back here and we will let you know when we win.


http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/adv/readerspicksvote/


     During the short week of the festival we have an opening ceremony, live bands, nightly raffle drawings, karaoke contests for children and adults, a talent show, nightly bingo, car/truck/bike show, motorcycle poker run, merchants, food and craft vendors, amusement rides by Burton Brothers, a trap shoot contest, tractor pull, horseshoe and cornhole tournaments, youth sporting events, beer tent, BBQ cook-off, all-u-can eat fish and tenderloin dinner, pancake and sausage breakfast, chicken BBQ, and more.  We also have a day just for the kids, with games and *turtle races.  On the final evening the annual Turtle Days Parade features floats, ball players, color guards, cheerleaders, classic cars, trucks, bikes, animals and much much more.  Then to top off the festival, Saturday night we have a spectacular fireworks display. 

 

*The Turtle Days board would like to ask that if participating in the turtle race on kids day that you please do not bring any endangered turtles.



Turtle Days has increased it's association to include the following Deputy Members beginning with 2010's Festival:

 

Diane Blessing

Jeff Bonar

Mark Gatwood

Kathy Gilpin

Shelly Hansen

Mark Heckber

Kay Lawrence

Julie McCartney 

Betsy McEntee

Terry Miller

Cathy Oberholtzer

Mark Pepple

Lee Prescott

Holly Resler

Kevin Shull

Amber Talbot

Pam Waterman

Toni Wilkins

 

Anyone else interested in helping with Turtle Days "Wild, Wild West" 2010 please contact a board member.



    2009 FESTIVAL

OSCAR had been seen around town persuading KIDS OF ALL AGES

to come to his 60TH CELEBRATION, JUNE 17-20!
Were YOU one of them?

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The following businesses did their part

by selling candy bars in their establishments to help make

the 60TH CELEBRATION OF "OSCAR"

a huge success:

         Pit Stop Pizza
            Sun Quest Tanning
               Busco Bait and Tackle
                  East of Chicago Pizza
                     Mahle Clevite
                        National City Bank
                           MRS International LLC
                              Studio 114 Hair Salon
                                 Eagle Do It Best
                                    Hair Solutions 
 

 Thanks for helping them out?




        


The Turtle Days Association was able to present the Churubusco Park Board
a donation from 2009 proceeds in the amount of $1,000.00 during
the  Picnic in the Park held August 22, 2009.



          We strive to have something for everyone so if there was an event you really enjoyed or an activity you would like to see, please stop by the information booth and fill out a comment card or...


write us at:

    Turtle Days Association

                         PO Box 187
                         Churubusco, IN 46723               

 

e-mail us at:

 

 www.turtledays.com will be updated periodically so keep checking back for information about this year's WILD WILD WEST events when we celebrate our 61st Turtle Days Festival.



Here are some other sites that feature Turtle Days.

 

www.churubuscochamber.org/LIFE/oscar.htm

 

www.knotmag.com/?article=16

 

www.answerbag.com/q_view/272943 



These sites contain some interesting info about our little town and the  surrounding community.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Some sites about turtles:
 
 

 

 www.crunchinfo.com



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PROCEEDS OF TURTLE DAYS ASSOCIATION EVENTS SUPPORT

 
THE CHURUBUSCO TOWN PARK
AND
  THE LOCAL COMMUNITY