CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – Oscar has been seen around town preparing for the ‘60th Anniversary of the hunt for Oscar’ Turtle Days Festival, which will be held Wednesday-Saturday, June 17-20.

Burton Bros. Midway Amusements & Concessions has extended its hours this year. Located in the Churubusco Community Park, the hours will be 5-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday; and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday.

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Oscar was spotted Tuesday morning at McDonald’s restaurant, hanging with the K105 FM radio crowd as they broadcast details of the upcoming festival.

He was later spotted getting a trim at a local beauty salon in preparation for the big event. Oscar will serve as Grand Marshal in Saturday night’s parade on Main Street.

The festival will end with a grand finale fireworks display Saturday at dusk in the park. National City Bank and C & A Tool Engineering made the fireworks possible through their generous donations.

The Associated Press picked up the story and it has appeared on news Web sites and in newspapers across the country since Monday. Turtle Days Committee president Kirk Gray said he has heard from people who said they saw it on a newscast in Tampa, Florida, and one who read the Churubusco story in a newspaper in Canada.

The AP story of the hunt for Oscar in 1949 and the Turtle days Festival celebration has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and the South Bend Tribune, among others.

For other news media coverage of Turtle Days and the 1949 hunt for Oscar click here:

The Indianapolis Star

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

The Fort Wayne News Sentinel

The Columbia City Post & Mail

Columbia City Talk of the Town

Kirk Gray, center, presdient of the Turtle Days Festival Assn., accepts a check from Sara and Dick Conrow of C & A Tool for $4,000. The money will be used for the Saturday night grand finale fireworks in the park.

Miriam Yates of Studio 114 hair salon gives Oscar a trim in preparation for this week's Turtle Days Festival, June 17-20.

Miriam Yates finishes up and brushes off the excess hair as Oscar checks out the rear view of his new 'do.'

Oscar makes friends with some local boys at McDonalds.

Burton Bros. Amusements & Concessions will offer extended hours this year.

Burton Bros. Amusments & Concessions is back and bigger and better than ever.

Oscar caught up with Kirk Gray, president of the Turtle Days Festival Association Committee.