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Mother's Day Made For Memories
Grand Prize Winner: 13 year old Travis from Columbus won the Perfect Mother's Day Gift by telling us how his mother exemplified Faith, Hope and Love! Read Travis' entry here. Congratulations Travis! His mother will enjoy two wonderful days and nights at The Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls including:
  • Weekday night accommodations for two nights for a family of four in a beautiful and spacious 1840s log cabin
  • A special welcome gift basket loaded with goodies just for mom
  • Homemade cookies in your cabin on your arrival
  • Breakfast for four both mornings
  • Complimentary tea, cocoa, magazines and quiet relaxing space in our common room at the Inn
  • A specialty brown bag picnic lunch for four to enjoy on your Hocking Hills hike
  • A Hocking Hills Getaway Guide packed with maps and hiking information
  • One 50-minute massage treatment of mom’s choice from the pampering Spa at Cedar Falls
  • Custom family photograph shot in front of a beautiful Hocking Hills waterfall from one of the area’s top nature & personal photographers, Eric Hoffman of The Old Bear’s Den

Didn't win? Don't worry, you can still purchase a gift certificate for mom by clicking here

Congratulations to our "runner-ups" Jamie from Westerville, Rachel from Dublin, Brianna from Marysville, Kelly from Columbus and Marge from Columbus! They will each receive a $100 gift card to any of the Charles Penzone Family of Salons and a $50 gift card for meal preparation at Dream Dinners of Powell! Read all the entries here.

The Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls
Dream Dinners
Charles Penzone Family of Salons
Columbus Zoo "Party For The Planet"
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Join the Columbus Zoo as we Party For The Planet this April and May with giant endangered species sand sculptures, eco-friendly tips and trivia daily along with special keeper talks, conservation lectures, activity tables and children's entertainment on the weekends.

Family Night at Ohio State Baseball
Ohio State Baseball
104.9, the River is taking you out to the ballgame… as we’ll be at Family Night at Ohio State Baseball on Friday, May 9th.  The Buckeyes take on Big Ten foe Illinois at 6:30pm.  Click Here and use the code FELLOWSHIP to get tickets for ONLY $2… We look forward to seeing you there!
Celebrate Mama

Celebrate Mama is a FREE Mother's Day Expo with something for "mama's of all ages and stages." 
Kids are welcome too! There will be more than 40 exhibitors and presenters on hand and you'll find some great unique Mother's Day gifts at the Mother's Day Marketplace. Music and food will be available. It's all happening at the Scioto Reserve Golf and Athletic Club on Scioto Parkway in Powell on Saturday, May 10 from 10 to 4pm. The first 300 mamas will receive goodie bags loaded with special discounts and samples! Go to www.celebratemama.com for all the info!

Delaware Great Strides Walk
Great Strides
Join the Delaware Great Strides Walk: Take Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday, May 10th at Mingo Park in Delaware starting at 9am. Help save the lives of about 30,000 children and adults who have Cystic Fibrosis in the United States alone. To register visit www.cff.org and click on the Great Strides logo.
Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
Race for the Cure
Join in the fight against breast cancer for the 16th Annual Komen Columbus Race for the Cure on Saturday, May 17th at 7:30am! Register today to join nearly 40,000 people in Downtown Columbus for the Cure 5k and One-Mile Family Fun Walk. All proceeds benefit local breast cancer education, treatment and screening programs and national research. Visit www.komencolumbus.org to register and check out the new racecourse map.
Family Fun Day at Echoing Hills Village Campground
You’re invited to a Family Fun Day at Echoing Hills Village Campground on May 17th starting at 11AM!  There’ll be pony rides, games, a bounce house and more! The River will be there, too!  It’s free to get in, so we hope to see you there!
Thor Ramsey and Taylor Mason Comedy Expedition Tour
Thor Ramsey and Taylor Mason for their Comedy Expedition Tour
Join family-safe comedians Thor Ramsey and Taylor Mason for their Comedy Expedition Tour May 18th at Highpoint Nazarene Church in Delaware.  Buy your tickets HERE!
Zoombezi Bay Grand Opening
Zoombezi Bay
Welcome to the WILDEST Water Park Ever!  Zoombezi Bay features 15 state of the art water slides, a wave pool, an action river, a lazy river, private cabanas, a kiddie play pool and a whole lot more!.  
Join 104.9 The River for the grand opening of Zoombezi Bay waterpark at the Columbus Zoo on Monday May 26th!

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