Wednesday, May 30

COMMUNITY · The first annual Northwest Georgia Spring Festival will be held through June 3 at Cherokee Farms in LaFayette. The festival promises 11 days of family fun, including live bands, clowns, contests, and a kids’ area. Admission is $5; all shows are free with admission. The address for Cherokee Farms is 2035 Old Mineral Springs Road, LaFayette. For more information, call 706-638-3401 or visit northwestgeorgiaspringfestival.com. COMMUNITY · First Baptist Church of Chickamauga invites children 3 years old through 8th grade to vacation bible school, May 29 through June 1, from 6-8:15 p.m. The church is at 603 W. 7th Street in Chickamauga. More information is on the children’s page of the website at www.fbcchickamauga.com.

CHURCH · Happy Home Baptist Church in LaFayette will hold a spring revival from May 30 through June 1, at 7 p.m. each night.

COMMUNITY · Homeschooled children are invited to come to the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library on Wednesday, May 30, at 1 p.m. to read books, learn and converse with other students their age. This will be the final program for the 2011-2012 school year. Look for the program to start again in September 2012.

COMMUNITY · The first annual Northwest Georgia Spring Festival will be held from May 30 through June 3 at Cherokee Farms in LaFayette. The festival promises 11 days of family fun, including live bands, clowns, contests, and a kids’ area. Admission is $5; all shows are free with admission. The address for Cherokee Farms is 2035 Old Mineral Springs Road, LaFayette. For more information, call 706-638-3401 or visit northwestgeorgiaspringfestival.com.

CHURCH · First Baptist Church of Chickamauga invites children 3 years old through 8th grade to vacation bible school, May 29 through June 1, from 6-8:15 p.m. The church is at 603 W. 7th Street in Chickamauga. More information is on the children’s page of the website at www.fbcchickamauga.com.

Thursday, May 31

COMMUNITY ·

A called meeting of the Walker County Development Authority board will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Walker County commissioner’s office, 101 South Duke Street, LaFayette.

Friday, June 1

COMMUNITY · The LaFayette High School graduation ceremony will be Friday, June 1, at 8 p.m. at the school’s Jack King Football Stadium.

COMMUNITY · Each June, Georgia yard sale shoppers spend the weekend hunting for bargains at the Dixie Highway 90-Mile Sale along U.S. 41. The sale spans 90 miles from Marietta to Ringgold, with 13 participating communities in all. This year’s sale will be held June 1-3, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Catoosa Citizens for Animal Care, Inc., will be participating, at K9 Tub Time in Ringgold. For more information, call 770-387-1357 or facebook.com/DixieHighway90MileYardSale.

COMMUNITY · Youth instructional tennis, for children ages 7-14, will be held June 9 through July 28 (Saturday morning practices) at the Gilbert Stephenson Park tennis courts in Fort Oglethorpe. Registration deadline is June 1. Cost is $75. Visit ymcachattanooga.org for more information.

COMMUNITY · Walker County Senior Center will have a yard sale from 1-5 p.m. Friday, June 1, and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Center. The Center is located at 636 South Main Street, on the LaFayette Municipal Park campus. COMMUNITY · Need volunteers to help with “Join Us For 1 - Day of Giving” on June 1; a day for people to donate their spare change in donations boxes at area McDonald's and Regions Banks. Volunteers are needed in these areas: Summerville; Chickamauga; Varnell; Stevenson, Ala.; and Charleston, Tenn. If you can help, call the Ronald McDonald House at 423-778-4300.