Stormy Lyons, 11, of Pioneer, smiles as she is spun around and upside down on one of the free rides at the Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville- democrat.com
Alana Burns, of Wheaton, crafts a clay pot on her pottery wheel during a live demonstration at her vendor booth in the Wheaton firehouse during the 66th Annual Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com Taylor Lombard, left, and Stuart Lombard, volunteers for Wheaton Fire, stack a rack of chicken halves on the barbecue pit during the Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville- democrat.comMallory Jones, of Cassville, pursues a variety of beads at a vendor booth. with her children, Pryor Jones, 8, and Hartlee Jones, 1-1/2, during the Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comMallory Kelly, a junior and member of Wheaton FFA, curls a snake around her neck at the organization’s petting zoo, set up at the Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Just visible in the forground is a small gator visitors were able to pet. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comA fashionable goat had no qualms posing for the camera at the Wheaton FFA petting zoo, set up during the Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comWheaton Fire volunteer Tyler Wallace reloads coals in the smoking pit at the 66th Annual Wheaton BBQ on Saturday, where barbecue chicken meals were available to festival attendees. Kyle Troutman/ ktrout-man@ cassville- democrat. comDebbie Miller, of Cassville, purchases a play in the Wheaton BBQ’s annual duck race, where first through fifth place receives a cash prize. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville- democrat.com