Wow ... does this look like a fun group or what? 2010 Churubusco Turtle Days Association members: front and center, President Kirk Gray; Front row, from left: Julie McCartney, Kathy Gilpin, Greg Barkley, Kay Lawrence, Christy Wood, Amber Talbot, Vince McEntee, Terry Miller; Middle row (sitting), Elisha Norris, Mark Bianski, Robin Ramsey, Tracey Bultemeier, Deb Sievers, Betsy McEntee, Kevin Shull; Standing, far left, Don Hyatt, at right, Rick Krider, Mike Smith, Mark Heckber and Brian Graham. Committee members and reserve officers not shown: Holly Guiff, Diane Blessing, Jeff Bonar, Shelley Hansen, Cathy Oberholtzer, Pam Waterman, Kevin Shull, Mark Pepple, Lee Prescott, Toni Wilkins and Viv Sade.

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – The Churubusco Turtle Days Festival Committee has grown so large that they had to find new meeting quarters! A great problem to have, according to President Kirk Gray.

Churubusco Turtle Days Festival will be held June 16-19 and will go out with a bang – a big bang!

The festival committee is busy raising money to produce the greatest fireworks ever on Saturday night at the close of the festival. Last year’s fireworks were great, but this year’s will be even better, Gray said.

“We plan to do a bigger and better show, although last year’s was fantastic by all accounts,” Gray said. “This year, we will have speakers in the park so that the people watching the fireworks will be able to listen to the music (to which the fireworks are choreographed). It’s really a fireworks show set to music.”

The theme for this year’s Turtle Days Festival is “Oscar celebrates the Wild Wild West,” so grab your guns and horses and Old West saloon attire and get ready for some fun.

In addition to the annual parade at 6 p.m. on Saturday night – the route is still up for debate – the last night of the festival – watch for these exciting events as well:

• Beer Tent (new location)
• Car, Truck & Bike Show
• Garden Tractor Pull
• Skeet Shoot
• BBQ Cookoff
• Live Entertainment Nightly
• Fireworks
• Carnival & Midway Every Night 5-10 in the Park
• Skateboard Competition
• Horseshoe and Cornhole Tournaments
• Turtle Races
• Kid’s Day in the Park
• Food and Craft Vendors
• Chamber of Commerce Merchant’s Tent & More!

There will be a Tom Fletcher Turtle Days Memorial Golf Tourney and Texas hold ‘Em Tourney May 8 at Eel River Golf Course beginning at 2 p.m. The poker tournament will be held at the Eel River Clubhouse after the outing at 6 p.m.

Watch this Web site for more details.

The 2010 Turtle Festival Board Executive Committee, from left, President Kirk Gray, Vice President Robin Ramsey, Secretary Tracey Bultemeier and Treasurer Vince McEntee.

For more information or to register for any event go to the Turtle Days Web site or contact one of the committee chairs listed below:

• Kirk Gray, president – 260-452-8903

Sponsorship, Vendors

• Robin Ramsey, vice president – 260-433-6250

Parade, Poker Run, Vendors

• Tracey Bultemeier, secretary – 260-705-8950

Fireworks, Royalty Competition, Scholarships. Entertainment, Tournaments

• Vince McEntee, treasurer – 260-438-2034

Vendors, Facilities, Entertainment

• Greg Barkley  – 260-229-0006

Entertainment, Parade

• Mark Bianski – 260-610-0928

Tournaments, Horseshoe/Cornhole

• Brian Graham – 260-693-2473

Marching Bands

• Holly Guiff – 260-446-1247

Tournaments

• Don Hiatt – 260-415-1886

Special Events

• Rick Krider – 260-433-6213

Facilities

• Elisha Norris 260-615-4499

Gaming

• Viv Sade 260-241-7737

Publicity, Skateboard Contest

• Mike Smith – 260-750-0102

Facilities

• Christi Wood – 260-402-6794

Sponsorship, Skateboard Contest

• Diane Blessing – 260-704-1408

Car, Truck, Bike Show

• Jeff Bonar and
• Shelly Hansen – 260-348-0308

Poker Run

• Julie McCartney – 260-693-8189

Crafts