Ms. Skeeter, a clown performer with the Culpepper-Merriweather Great Combined Circus teaches Ben Eshen, 5 and Corina Caracas-Gimo, 4 how to balance at the Little Clipper Day Care in Tiffin Wednesday morning. The performance was a preview of the main show to be held under the Big Top Aug. 13th at City Park in Tiffin. The 218 year old circus company will perform at 5 and 7:30pm, and also invite the public to the raising of the Big Top at 9:30am that day.(Justin Torner/Freelance)