2017 SEMO District Fair - Thursday

Fairgoers enjoy the sheep tent Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Donna Rendleman, left, and Lorine Palisch look at the quilt display Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 in the Arena Building at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

An entry by Halle Swallows received the grand champion award in the field crops contest Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Jane Ann Raines adds some paint to the Paint With a Cause community painting with guidance from Aaron Horrell on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. The finished painting will hang at the Missouri Veterans Home and all money raised will be given to the residents of the home. (Fred Lynch)

A garden display entry by Lisa McArthur received the Best of Show award in the horticulture exhibit Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Dallas Huffman of Fredericktown, Missouri fires up his Fairbanks-Morse 2-horsepower engine Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

A large quilt entry by Bailey Underwood of the Fruitland 4-H Club received the grand champion award at the 4-H Exhibit Hall Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Keigan Engelen guides his Hampshire cross barrow in the livestock auction Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Dean and Francine Snider of Goreville, Illinois look at the photography exhibit in the Arena Building Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Fairgoers line up to buy armbands for the rides Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Brayln Heins and Nevaeh Heins enjoy a carnival ride Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

People gather to watch children explore the fun house Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Haylie Poole drives a bumper car with Mattie Poole alongside Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Grayson Brewer tries climbing the Crazy Ladder on the midway Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Wade Henry entertains the crowd with juggling in his strolling show Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Mikhail Ashworth assists the strolling showman, Wade Henry, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Wade Henry gets help mounting his unicycle from William Walters, left, and Mark Broadway during the strolling show Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Fairgoers ride Full Tilt on the midway Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Jaydyn Frank, left, Caylyn Frank and Maygyn Frank ride Cliff Hanger on the midway Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Gregg and Karen Woody show a brown bear at Woody's Menagerie Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Karen Woody shows a fennec fox at the Woody's Menagerie show Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. The nocturnal fox is found in the Sahara of North Africa, and its large ears serve to dissipate heat. (Fred Lynch)

Karen Woody shows a Carpathian lynx at the Woody's Menagerie show Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Karen Woody shows a white tiger at Woody's Menagerie Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

The audience watches the Woody's Menagerie show Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Blackberry Smoke performs Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Charlie Starr and Blackberry Smoke perform Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr performs Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)

The audience responds as Blackberry Smoke performs Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at the SEMO District Fair. (Fred Lynch)