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1. Weather: It will be a very warm weekend with high temps in the 70s, according to the National Weather Service. Today is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high of 71 and a low of 47. Saturday and Sunday will be partly sunny. It's a great weekend to get out and have fun. If you are coming up short on ideas for weekend plans, check out our weekend planner for great ideas, and also the weekly for family-friendly activities.

2. In case you missed it: . The Board of Education voted 4-3 to switch to a traditional calendar with school starting Aug. 15. Patch was live-blogging from the board meeting Thursday night, and readers have joined in with comments. Tell us what you think about the calendar switch and which calendar you like better in the comments.

3. Happening now: Online Registration for the 2011 Acworth Football and Cheerleading Association will begin Monday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. The AFCA provides competitive and instructional football and cheerleading opportunities for children between the ages of 5 and 12. Practice begins the first week in August and ends in early to middle November. Register on or before May 31 to receive a discounted rate ofor$150 as a City of Acworth resident, and $170 as a non-city resident. For more details, visit the.

4. Ahead on Patch: Going to college away from home or thinking about moving away after high school graduation? Missing family and friends at home on the holidays? Patch columnist and college senior Simone Francis talks about the way she copes with homesickness in this week's column.

Looking for healthy and yet tasty recipes? Want to get your kids to eat more veggies? Patch contributor and Acworth mom wants to help. Check out her article in this week's column today at noon and find out why veggies aren't the punishment you grew up thinking they were.

5. What about Feb. 18: On this date in 1930, Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft, and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.