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The next-to-last turtle race of the 2016 season saw 287 racers compete in the regular races and another six in the Chamber Resort Race. After an afternoon of heated competition on Aug. 17, Grand Champion honors went to Trevor Couch, age 15, of Ottumwa, Iowa, racing his turtle “Ricky” that he caught in Woman Lake.

The Grand Slowpoke winner was Makayla Huper, age 7½, from Lake Crystal, Minnesota. The Chamber Resort Race was won by Mali Dyson, age 9, of St. Charles, Illinois, representing Diamond Crest Resort.

With only one turtle race remaining on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Longville Chamber is bringing another successful turtle racing season to a close. To that end, the Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially judges Charlee Stewart, Kate DeLost and Pat Boen, and race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

On Aug. 24, race registration, contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

The top prizes were all won by out-of-state visitors at the Aug. 10 turtle races in downtown Longville. Charlotte Tressel, age 3, of Houston, Texas, won Grand Champion honors, after logging the best time of the 344 racers in the regular heats. The Grand Slowpoke title went to Walton Bondurant, age 9, of Smithfield, Virginia.

The Chamber Resort Race, with an additional five racers, was won by Slade Montgomery, age 10 of Van Meter, Iowa, representing MinneeTeepee Resort.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially judges Charlee Stewart, Kate DeLost and Dillon Loren, race announcer Pat Boen and her assistants, Gerry and Anne Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

There are only two turtle races remaining this summer, on Aug. 17 and the 24. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

August ushered in a blockbuster turtle race as 444 racers and their families and friends gathered in downtown Longville to enjoy the games, contests and food and compete in the racing circle. With 433 contestants in the regular turtle races and another 11 in the Chamber Resort Race, the total ties the previous week’s number for the second highest tally of the summer.

After all the races were completed, the Grand Champion title went to Austin Mellon, age 12, of Quincy, Illinois, who raced a turtle he caught on Swift Lake. Grand Slowpoke honors went to Lila Casserly, age 8, of Edina, Minnesota.

 

 

The Chamber Resort Race was won by Reilly Parkhurst, age 10, of Naperville, Illinois, representing Deer Trail Resort.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially judges Charlee Stewart, Kate DeLost and Pat Boen, race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races are held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

It was a perfect day for turtle racing on July 27 when 444 racers, their families and friends, came to downtown Longville to enjoy the games, food, contests — and try their luck in the racing circle. It was the second largest field of racers this summer.

After 435 contestants in the regular turtle races, two women visiting from across the country emerged victorious. The Grand Champion was Maureen Brinkmann, age 46, of Broomfield, Colorado. Grand Slowpoke honors went to Kelli Pellerin, age 47, of Greenville, South Carolina. She had also won 20 years ago when she raced in the Longville Turtle Races as a child.

The Chamber Resort Race, with an additional nine turtle racers, was won by Cade Hatlestad, age 10, of Lakeville Minnesota, representing Thunder Lake Lodge. Volunteer judges for the day were Dillon Loren and Kate DeLost.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

The seventh week of Longville turtle racing saw 364 racers enter the downtown circle, despite hot, humid weather and overcast skies. In the end, after 357 racers competed in the regular heats, the Grand Champion honors were shared by Chase Hoover, age 6, of Avondale, Arizona, and James Daum, age 8, of Woodbury, Minnesota. The Grand Slowpoke title went to Natalie McDevitt, age 7, of Apple Valley, Minnesota.

The Chamber Resort Race, with an additional seven racers, was won by Emma Root, age 7, of Lanesboro, Minnesota, representing Timber Trails Resort.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the weekly turtle races possible, especially John and Sandy Weins and judges Pat Boen, Dillon Loren, Charlee Stewart and Kate DeLost. We would also like to acknowledge the volunteers frtom VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

The weather definitely did not cooperate July 13 as Longville hosted its weekly turtle races. Despite a brisk wind, intermittent rain showers and temperatures that stayed in the upper-60s, 363 intrepid turtle racers entered the downtown racing circle to compete for fun and prizes.

After an afternoon of racing and running for shelter from the rain, the Grand Champion honors went to Finn Thistle, age 13, of Auburn, Maine. The Chamber Resort Race was won by Jessica Charron, age 14, of Elkhorn, Nebraska, representing Pine Ridge Resort.

Longville Chamber volunteers are to be commended for keeping the games and contests going between rain showers. The Chamber would especially like to thank judges Pat Boen, Charlee Stewart, Kate DeLost and Rachel Landsteiner, race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

  

 

 

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

This was the biggest Longville turtle race so far this season, as hundreds of racers, their friends and families converged downtown. Those racers included three young women from Madrid, Spain, who are counselors at Camp Olson YMCA. They even ascended the Turtlemobile stage to sing the “Macarena” in their native language.

After an afternoon of fun games, contests and 468 turtle racers, the Grand Champion title was shared between Amelia Shockman, age 3, of Mora, Minnesota, and Emmett Asleson, age 4, of Rochester, Minnesota. Emmett named his two turtles “Slash” and “Raph” after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Grand Slowpoke honors went to Dominic Calabretto, age 10, of Omaha, Nebraska. Volunteer judges were Charlee Stewart, Kate DeLost, Pat Boen and Rachel Landensteiner, who is visiting from Las Vegas, Nevada

The Chamber Resort Race had an additional nine turtle racers. Teaghan Kuspier, age 5, of Richfield, Minnesota, representing Longville Campground was the winner.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

 

 

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

    

  

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. Michael, Minnesota, took home Grand Slowpoke honors.

Ten additional racers competed in the Chamber Resort Race, which was won by Callie Mae, age 6, of Wyoming, Minnesota, representing Longville Campground. At the end of the day, 325 turtle racers competed in the day’s event.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make the turtle races possible, especially race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar, and race judges Charlee Stewart, Pat Boen and Rachel Landensteiner, who is visiting from Las Vegas, Nevada. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

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 his 92^nd birthday donned a birthday hat and joined the youngsters on stage.

After 338 racers competed in the regular turtle races, the Grand Champion title went to Drake Sams, age 4, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Slowpoke honors went to Mathias Schmidt, age 11, of Anchorage, Alaska, who is visiting on Girl Lake to attend the Eyler family reunion.

The Chamber Resort Race, with an additional nine racers, ended in a tie. Green ribbons went to Lennon Henson, age 3, of Waterloo, Iowa, representing Deer Trail Resort, and Bryce Crosswhite, age 9, of Marietta, California, representing MinneeTeepee Resort.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make this event possible, especially race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar, and race judges Kate DeLost, Charlee Stewart and Pat Boen. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

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 tie for Grand Champion settled the titles for the second week of racing.

After 192 racers competed in the regular turtle races, championship titles were shared by Carter Vasa,

age 12, of Davy, Nebraska, and Michelle Gardner, age 51, of Muscatine, Iowa. Then something that’s never happened before, a three-way tie, gave slowpoke honors to Jacob Boeckers, age 6, of New Munich, Minnesota, Andrew Gunderson, age 10, of Menomonie, Wisconsin, and Karlee Revers, age 13, of Omaha, Nebraska.

An additional eight contestants competed in the Chamber Resort Race, which was won by Justin Hier, age 2, of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, representing Pine Ridge Resort.

The Longville Chamber would like to thank all of the volunteers who make this event possible, especially

race announcer John Weins and his assistants, Sandy Weins and Gerry Broshar, and race judges Kate DeLost, Charlie Stewart and Pat Boen. We would also like to recognize the volunteers from VFW Post 772, Camp Olson YMCA and Luther Dell Bible Camp.

Turtle races will be held each Wednesday through Aug. 24 in downtown Longville. Race registration and the contests and games open at 1 p.m. The Chamber Resort Race is held at 2 p.m., followed by the regular turtle races. Race registration is $3, which includes the rental of a turtle (or you can bring your own). Proceeds benefit community activities sponsored by the Longville Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.