FROM STAFF REPORTS

NORTH SHELBY—Oak Mountain Elementary School’s annual Fall Fun Fest fundraiser is returning on Oct. 17. Hosted by the Parent-Teacher Organization, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the school grounds and offer family-friendly entertainment, food, activities and crafts.

Attendees can enjoy inflatables, seasonal crafts, face painting, hay rides, pumpkin picking and other fun activities. There will also be cake, candy and soda walks.

The Oak Mountain High School baseball team will host a dunking booth.

In addition to a special $5 Chick-Fil-A lunch combo, a variety of treats and healthy snacks will be available for purchase.

Local vendors will be on site selling crafts and other items, and a local animal organization will offer pet adoptions.

The Fall Fun Fest will also feature performances by the Blue Bird Choir and the OMES Little League cheer squad.

No need to worry about missing your favorite team’s Saturday matchup. Thanks to DirectTV, large screen TVs will display the day’s college football games throughout the event.

As OMES’s largest annual fundraiser, the Fall Fun Fest also includes a silent auction. Bidders can view auction items online and place bids in advance.

Admission to the Fall Fun Fest costs $13 per person. All proceeds from the Fall Fun Fest go toward education improvements at OMES. Past funding has helped purchase playground equipment and classroom supplies.