Carnival capers
From blueberry-flavored cotton candy to fun-house mirrors, the Red Willow County Fair in McCook has it all Thursday evening. Cara, top left, and Bailey Oltmer of rural Indianola show off their blue smiles after eating cotton candy during the llama show, and Jacob Fritsche, top right, of McCook looks at his lo-o-o-o-ong fingers in the mirror in the merchants' building. Cory Cuellar of Mullen, above center left, petted the wolf in the Collicott Taxidermy display, also in the merchants' building. A toothless Riley Wiese, above center right, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., enjoyed riding the little kids' rides as she vacationed with her grandmother, MaryAnn Hlavinka of McCook. Older riders were strapped in tight on the "Zendor." Another visitor to McCook and the county fair was 12-year-old Stephen Norton of Yutan, who played Lions Club bingo, above left, with his cousin, Zachary Latimer of McCook. The fair continues today, with a performance by members of Robin's School of Dance in the Kiplinger Arena at 5:30 p.m.; Moore's Greater Show carnival also opens at 5:30 p.m. The first performance of the Nebraska State Rodeo Association rodeo begins at 8 p.m. in front of the open-air grandstand.