Happy Valentines Day!

What a great way to see our wonderful town and makes a great date night idea for Valentines Day!!

"Grand Carriages LLC will be offering special horse-drawn carriage rides to celebrate Valentine's Day with 3 carriages decorated with heart lights and flowers. Scenic tours of downtown Grand Rapids starting at the corner of Monroe Ave & Lyon St in front of Fifth Third Bank Bldg. from 6pm to 11pm on Feb. 12, 13 and 14th for $60 per half hour or $90 per hour. Sit back and enjoy the sound of horse hooves while wrapped warmly in Amish carriage blankets. Please call for reservations 616-893-4984."- per www.grnow.com

If you're looking for something unique to do with the kids for Valentines Day, The "Be my Valentine" show with the Verve Pipe might be an idea:

Description (per www.grkids.com)....

The Verve Pipe performs a children's show in the beautiful Wege Theatre. They will be performing songs from their new "A Family Album" and also classic love songs from the Disney movies, and much more. Great fun for kids of all ages.

Tickets are $15
12 and under $10
3 and under free when sitting on a lap

More Info: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0800438B 9B7D6575?artistid=980679&majorcatid=10002& minorcatid=12

Location Details...

Peter Martin Wege Theatre
341 Ellsworth Ave SW
Grand Rapids

Have a great weekend!

Baby it's cold outside!!

Even though it's been so cold these past few weeks, that doesn't mean that we all have to hibernate! We can still get out and enjoy all that West Michigan has to offer.

A fun, family friendly event coming up is the East Grand Rapids Kite Festival. It is taking place this Saturday, February 7th from noon to 4pm. All kites will be hoovering over Reeds Lake in EGR. Rose's Restaurant will be serving free hot chocolate and hot dogs. There will also be free kite building inside from 1-3 p.m. for kids under age 12. Check out: East Grand Rapids Kites! for more info.

Another great idea if you haven't done so already this season, is to check out Pando in Rockford! It's a great outdoor fun park with something for everyone! From tubing, to downhill and cross country skiing, it's a fun, adventurous way to spend an afternoon! Visit Pando Park for more info.

Or you could hit the hills and enjoy some good old fashion sledding! For a few popular spots, check out Sledding in West Michigan or if you have found a hill you'd like to share, you can post there as well.

These are just a few options to get out and enjoy our winter wonderland. Spring will be here soon enough, but we still have time to have some winter fun!!!

Haiti efforts in West Michigan

If you're like many, you're feeling very helpless with what you can do for the people of Haiti. It's been said that a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid. It's heartbreaking, devastating and very hard to believe. Well, even though we are hundreds of miles away, there still is something you can do here from West Michigan:

1) American Red Cross
You can donate by going to this link. American Red Cross
They're also taking donations over your cell phone. Just text the word "Haiti" to 90999 and $10 will be automatically charged to your cell phone bill.

2) Rays of Hope Haiti- based here in Grand Rapids (see link below):
http://www.raysofhopeforhaiti.com/
They are looking for both physical and monetary donations.

3) Haiti Benefit Concert at the Intersection
January 28th, 2010
VIP Reception ($20.00 donation per person) from 5:00-7:00 PM where media celebrities, performers, and area dignitaries meet with VIP Reception donors.
Concert starts at 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.sectionlive.com/

For a larger list of charities, please feel free to visit:

MLIVE


It's truly unimaginable with what the Haitians must be going through and our hearts go out to all that have been effected.

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THE WEBSITE IS LIVE!!!!!!

We are glad to announce our website, www.thehomerentalcompanyllc.com is up and running. Please take a minute when you get a chance to check it out. Thanks!

Grand Rapids Tree Lighting and opening of Rosa Parks Circle

Grand Rapids had their tree lighting December 4 which also marked the opening of the Rosa Parks Ice Skating Rink for the season. It was a little cold but a nice family event in downtown Grand Rapids. Downtown was bustling with the tree lighting and the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game. More on Rosa Parks Ice Skating, it is free to skate and only $1 for skate rentals. The tree is located next to the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). For those of that do not know, the GRAM offers $5 admission for non members on Friday nights.

Sarah Palin's 1st stop is Grand Rapids for book signing.

More exciting news for Grand Rapids.

On November 18, 2009 Sarah Palin made her first book signing stop in Grand Rapids, MI to promote her new book, "Going Rouge". She appeared at the Barnes & Nobles at the Woodland Mall. "Going Rouge" details her months on the 2008 Presidential Campaign as Senator John McCain's vice presidential running mate. Prior to the her Grand Rapids stop, Palin had been doing television interviews with Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey.