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Usher Joins Scholastic’s Launch of Open a World of Possible Reading Campaign [Video]
Grammy Award-winning singer and entertainer Usher is working with children's books publisher Scholastic in launching its Open a World of Possible initiative to help elevate the importance and joy of reading for children.
Post Back-to-School Pics on Twitter, Instagram with #BTSWMI, #BTSWestMI Hashtags; See Them Online with 100.5 The River
Summer vacation and the three-day Labor Day weekend are over as students head back to school across Michigan on Tuesday.
Share your pride about your students headed back to school on their first day of the 2014-2015 school year. Use the hashtags #btswmi or #btswestmi on Twitter or Instagram, and see those photos online at 100.5 The River.
We'll post those photos starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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100.5 The River’s September 2014 Top Songs Playlist
Check out the 40 songs in The River‘s rotation for the month of November.
Tournament Week Arrives for Inaugural Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft [Video]
Tournament week has arrived for the inaugural Meijer LPGA Classic Presented by Kraft.
The 20th stop on the LPGA Tour, the Meijer LPGA Classic is being played Thursday through Aug. 10 at Blythefield Country Club. Walker-based Meijer's nudge for a community-focused LPGA tournament is that all proceeds benefit Meijer's Simply Give food pantry-supporting and hunger-fighting program.
Nine of the top 10
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Enjoy the Water [Sponsored]
Boaters should enjoy their time on the water, being smart and playing safely while on it.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urges you to be smart while out boating, regardless of whether you're on an inland lake, river, stream, pond, rapids, creek, whitewater course or one of the Great Lakes like Lake Michigan.
100.5 The River’s August 2014 Top Songs Playlist
Check out the 40 songs in The River‘s rotation for the month of November.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Paddle Smart [Sponsored]
Paddle sports are the fastest-growing segment of recreational boating, with more than 300,000 paddle craft, primarily kayaks, being sold annually in the U.S., according to the Water Sports Industry Association and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, rowing, rafting and various other paddle sports are thrilling, exciting and fun.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandvi
On Tap with Summer Craft Beer Festival 2014 [Photos]
John Ball Park was the venue and craft beers were the main course Saturday.
The fourth annual Summer Craft Beer Festival poured, played, entertained and fed hundreds from across Grand Rapids, West Michigan and beyond on a summery afternoon and early evening with sunshine and temperatures creeping into the low 80s.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Remember That Personal Watercraft Is a Boat [Sponsored]
There's plenty of summertime left and lots of boating still to be done.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urges you to say safe as possible when boating.
Caution and common sense are necessary, regardless of whether you're using a powerboat, a sailboat, a pontoon, a fishing boat, a ski boat or personal watercraft.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Stay Afloat, Don’t Sink [Sponsored]
While the long Independence Day weekend may be over, there's still plenty of summer left and boating to be done.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urge you to keep yourself, those around you and others as safe as possible when boating.
One main tip: Keep your boat afloat; don't sink out there. And if you do or must, there are steps to take when that happens to prot
Independence Day Weekend Celebration: Amway Family Fireworks
The City of Grand Rapids' Fourth of July got celebrated on the Fifth of July.
And what a festive day it was, part of a two-day celebration for the Independence Day weekend in Grand Rapids.
The Amway Family Fireworks at Ah-Nab-Awen Park on Saturday brought a 20-minute fireworks celebration for the Independence Day weekend to cap a day full of music, entertainment, food, frolic and fun, while embrac
Arthur Rozzi Pyrotechnics Display with Grand Rapids Crew Illuminates Amway Family Fireworks [Video]
The 20-minute Amway Family Fireworks display scheduled to illuminate the downtown Grand Rapids skies on Saturday night is an event months in the making designed by a family business with fourth-generation roots in such efforts.