Lucas County Fair

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Thalia Salas, 15, of Holland, led her three month-old Holstein calf back into the barn after washing it. Salas is a member of the Kids in Christ's Kingdom, or KICKS, program.

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Thalia Salas, 15, of Holland, sported hot pink cowgirl boots as she cared for her three month-old Holstein calf.

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Cousins Sydney Winslow, 14, center, and Abby Winslow, 12, both of Waterville, right, laugh as they work on washing down Abby's Holstein calf. The girls were working together to clean the calf with a number of their friends.

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Mimi Harden, of South Toledo, right, draws the attention of her granddaughter, Kyla Moore, 8, away from a prize-winning Hydrangea bloom. The pair were spending the day together, and had inspected a number of award-winning flower blossoms at the Horticulture Barn.

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Conor Dean, 14, of Maumee, reaches back for the opening of the pen for his Silkie chicken as he and his sister, Brianagh Dean, 12, left, man their pens. The pair were showing a number of different types of chickens.

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Byron Clark III, 15-months-old, center, catches a nap as his father, Byron Clark II, of South Toledo, watches Buffo the Clown.

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Tom Toman, who plays Buffo the Clown, center, entertained a full audience during an afternoon performance.

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Virginia Madrid, of East Toledo, center, sported a clown nose as she and her granddaughters, Carmen, 9, left, and Kaylee, 13, right, made their way past the rides.

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"Human Blockhead" performer John "Red" Stuart addresses a crowd of about a dozen people after driving a nail into his head.

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Caiden Baxter, 8, of Oregon, left, and Gage Bearden, 7, of South Toledo, right, remark on the ability of a performer to drive a nail into his head.

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Ron Ou, 18, of Sylvania, center right, raises his hands as he tries to coax his brother, Jerry Ning, 9, to do the same while riding, "The Sea Ray."

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Alexandra Nagley, 9, of Temperance, left, steals a piece of her mother, Sue's, elephant ear while the pair take a break. Alexandra said the elephant ears were her favorite food to eat at the fair.

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Rachel Kimple, of West Toledo, left, helped her niece Lilly Laraby, 9 months-old, pet Bonnie, an 11 year-old Quarter Horse ridden by Gracyn Amos, 12.

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Matt Hoffman drives the seven-year-old mini-horse Winter Angel while competing in a cart class. Winter Angel is owned by Perrysburg's Red Fox Farm, which has a number of horses and mini-horses on display at the fair.

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