Carolyn Rice performs with her dogs during the Kelly Miller Circus in Sylvania.
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The crowd lines up for snacks.
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It was a beautiful day in Sylvania to get a ticket to the circus.
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Cathy Poema performs with an elephant.
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Gabe Anteau, 8 from Sylvania, with his face painted like Spider-Man, applauds the performance.
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Raul Olivares juggles pins for the circus crowd.
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A clown gets splashed with water.
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John Robinson Block, left, publisher of The Blade, is announced as the honorary ringmaster by veteran ringmaster John Moss III, right, during the Kelly Miller Circus in Sylvania.
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Carol Connolly Pletz, center left, and Katie Donatini, center right, enjoy the performances.
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Members of the North Starlets perform high above the ring.
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Mike Rice performs with his camels.
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Fridman Torales performs trapeze tricks.
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A tiger leap-frogs over another in a learned trick.
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Casey McCoy Cainan performs with his tigers.
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Alejandro Paul, left, with the circus, and Alyson Peckham, 5, right from Toledo, admire her face painting.
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Ben Eisel, left, helps his daughter Lilli Eisel, of Berkey, Ohio, enjoy a snow cone at the circus.
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