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Turtle racers from across the country and as far away as Melbourne, Australia, gathered in downtown Longville June 29 to play games and race turtles on a beautiful summer day. After 315 turtles competed in the racing circle, Katie Hamilton, age 8, of Houston, Texas, earned the Grand Champion title. Chloe Rattai, age 8, of St.

Almost 350 turtle racers and their families came to downtown Longville June 22 to compete for fun and prizes in the third turtle race of the season. They enjoyed an afternoon of games and contests, along with recognitions of those celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. In what may have been a record-setting event, a man celebrating

Despite damp and chilly weather, 200 turtle racers and their families came to downtown Longville on June 15 to try their luck in the racing circle. In the end, after an afternoon of starts and stops by the turtles amid enthusiastic encouragement from the crowd, a record-setting three-way tie for Slowpoke Champion and a two-way

Perfect weather ushered in the 2016 turtle-racing season at the June 8 inaugural event. Racers and their families converged on downtown Longville to enjoy the turtle race games, contests and food. After an afternoon of fun and racing, Emma Ginther, age 8, emerged as the grand champion. The slow poke championship ended in a tie,