Opening Day at the Fair

Justin Stephenson, aka BoBo the Clown, taunts crowds to dunk him in the water during the South Texas State Fair at Ford Park in Beaumont, TX, Thursday, October 11, 2007. Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley

A long horned steer waits in the livestock barn to be shown during the South Texas State Fair at Ford Park in Beaumont, TX, Thursday, October 11, 2007. Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley

Children play one one of the rides during the South Texas State Fair at Ford Park in Beaumont, TX, Thursday, October 11, 2007. Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley

Aiden Ibarra (3) points to the fair as he waits behind the fence for the opening of the South Texas State Fair at Ford Park in Beaumont, TX, Thursday, October 11, 2007. Beaumont Enterprise, Tammy McKinley