Gloomy weather dampened attendance as the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair opened the first two nights, but fair officials are confident the crisp fall temperatures this weekend will help make up for the loss.The Statesboro Kiwanis Club hosts the fair each year as a fund raiser to help support over 40 different local charities and groups, said fair co-chairman Darrell Colson. After expenses incurred in holding the fair, all proceeds are filtered back into the community through donations throughout the year.Proceeds also fund scholarships, including ones to Ogeechee Technical College and Georgia Southern University.Gate admissions Monday were significantly lower this year, compared to previous years, and rain on Tuesday resulted in a light crowd as well, he said.However, good weather meant “fair” weather Wednesday and the crowd was a good bit larger as the fairgrounds opened for the third day, he said.Walter Pease, who serves as fair co-chairman along with Colson, said “I’m tickled to death the weather has straightened out. We’re going to have a super, super three nights.”Colson spoke Thursday during a Kiwanis meeting where staff from Amusements of America, the company that provides the midway for the fair, provided lunch for club members.Traditionally, fair chairmen deliver a “state of the fair” address during the club meeting held the week of the fair.