5 Things: Three Big Events in One Day

1. Weather. Mostly cloudy skies are in through mid-morning, and then becoming sunny for the rest of the day, with a high temp near 86 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Calm wind is around 5 mph. Tonight is expected to bw mostly clear, with a low temp around 57 degrees and west wind around 5 mph.

2. In case you missed it. School Board Picks Hinojosa: The Cobb County Board of Education announced its , , during Thursday's regular monthly meeting, as well as tackling the tricky issue of whether to use $22.2 million in surplus SPLOST II money to prevent a millage rate increase for the fiscal 2012 budget, which begins July 1.

3. Happening. Three big events will be taking place on Saturday in Acworth. The eventful day starts with the First Annual Acworth Get Fit 5K from 8:05 a.m. in the morning, featuring racing for children, families and serious runners at . Proceeds from the Acworth Get Fit 5K will benefit the Acworth Special Needs Group and Special Needs Baseball field. To register for the 5K, please visit www.getfit5k.com. All registered participants will receive an exclusive Acworth Get Fit 5K t-shirt, goodie bag and a complimentary ticket to the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour.

Pro Wakeboard Tour: The main event will take place on Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. On land, fans will be able to experience great food and music, athlete autograph signings, chances to win free stuff, and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions. This is a family oriented event and will provide a fun filled day of sun, surf and excitement for all who attend. Find more details in the .

Downtown Block Party: Stay late, celebrate and hangout in Historic Downtown Acworth with Pro Wakeboard Tour participants and fans,  from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Pro Tour awards ceremony will take place at the Block Party along with live music from Peachtree Station, wakeboard videos, food, shopping, and much more. Find out more on the City of Acworth Parks and Recreation Department website.

4. Ahead on Acworth Patch. In this week's , Patch columnist Simone Francis shares how to find inexpensive activities to do over the summer to help save money for next semester, coming up at 1 p.m.

5. What about May 20. On this day in 1978, 53-year-old Mavis Hutchinson became the first woman to run across America. It took her 69 days to run 3,000 miles, with an average of 45 miles each day.