Graystone Hills residents and spectators are invited to join in an interactive conversation with the community through commenting.
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 | Tagged in: D.R. Horton
Purchase a DR Horton Home in Graystone Hills in April for a chance to pick you Golden Egg and receive special incentives.
Posted on Mar 30, 2011 | Tagged in: Specials & Promotions , events
Beginning April 1 and continuing until April 30, 2011, visitors to any Friendswood Development Company master-planned community can register to win a $10,000 travel voucher that will be awarded to one lucky winner as a part of the “Tour Our World” spring sales event. No purchase is necessary to win and entry forms are available in builder sales offices in all six Friendswood Development Company master-planned communities located throughout the Houston area.
And for those who decide to purchase a new home during the month-long event, participating builders will offer incentives of up to $5,000 in communities that include Graystone Hills in Conroe, West Ranch in the city of Friendswood, Oakhurst at Kingwood, Fairfield in Cypress, Lakes of Savannah in the Pearland area and Lakemont in west Houston. Home shoppers are encouraged to visit builder sales offices which are open daily, to find out more about available incentives and homes.
The “Tour Our World” spring event is designed to offer home shoppers a preview of the new-home variety, new sections and new models now open in prime master-planned communities by Friendswood Development Company that span from the north to the south areas of the Houston market.
With more and more people in the now considering a new-home purchase, the spring sales event comes at an ideal time, says Friendswood Development Community Development Manager Tim Fitzpatrick. “With more selection in style and price than ever before, now is a great time to showcase our master-planned communities and our team of top builders. In addition to enjoying record-low interest rates, new-home buyers can take advantage of the great incentives our builders have to offer during this promotion.”
Posted on Mar 26, 2011 | Tagged in: The Woodlands , people , Conroe , charity
It’s time again for the 6th Annual 5k Trail Run Trail Run, organized by the local YMCAs in Conroe and The Woodlands. The event is held to raise funds for a local equine-assisted therapy program.
Conroe YMCA and South Montgomery County YMCA have scheduled the event for May 14, 2011. This event will benefit Leap of Faith, an equine assisted therapy program for riders with disabilities located at the Conroe Family YMCA Equestrian Center.
The race course trail will go through Camp Owen, located on 100 wooded acres, providing participants with a true trail experience.
The Kids 1 Mile Fun Run will begin at 7:30 a.m. and is for children ages 12 and under. The 5k race will begin at 8:15 a.m. and will be followed by a 3k walk starting at 8:20 a.m.
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 | Tagged in: economy , Conroe
Nowadays everyone is looking for a good price for gas. Still, with prices quickly going up, it seems that everyone is emptying their pocket books just to fill up their tanks.
Thank heavens that here in Conroe, prices are a little better! In fact, gas prices are lower in Conroe than in most of the Houston area, as well as in the rest of the nation.
Data from gasbuddy.com states that the average price of 10 polled stations listed by their site is $3.364 for regular unleaded gasoline as of March 6. This price is two cents cheaper than the average Houston area price of $3.386. The average price in Texas is $3.393 and the US Average is $3.485.
Sam’s Club at 2000 Westview Blvd is currently the cheapest fuel in town at only $3.28 for club members. The regular station’s cheapest price is $3.35 and several area stations are posting that price, too.
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 | Tagged in: events , Conroe , community
Children’s story times and adult computer classes will be offered at Conroe’s Central Branch Library this March.
On Wednesdays in March, public Story Time will beginning at 10:30 am and a special story time just for toddlers will be held on Thursdays at 10:30 am and 11am.
In addition, a special “Cuentos Bilingues,” or bilingual story time, will take place on March 14 at 6 pm. The topic for this story time will be “Welcome Spring with Flowers” or “Bienvendida la Primavera con Flores."
Also on Wednesdays and Thursdays in March, adults will have the opportunity to attend free computer classes. Some of the topics that will be covered in these classes include Internet Basics, Basic Keyboarding, Email Basics, Microsoft Word Part 1, Microsoft Word Part 2, Computer Basics 1, Computer Basics 2 and How to Organize Your Computer. All classes will be held from 9:30 am to 11:30 am throughout the month.
Posted on Mar 5, 2011 | Tagged in: events , Conroe , community
A Spring Break Multi-Arts Camp (M.A.C.) will be hosted by the City of Conroe’s Parks and Recreation Department. The camp will run during the school break from Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18, 2011.
M.A.C. is a one week intensive art program for children ages 7 to 12. Instruction in both visual and performing arts will be offered. Creative writing, musical theater and swimming will be offered as well.
M.A.C. will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and participants can come as early as 7 a.m. and leave as late as 6 p.m. Participants should bring their lunch and a snack each day.
M.A.C. will be located at the Oscar Johnson Community Center, 100 Park Place.
For more information please visit CityOfConroe.org/Parks or call 936-522-3960. Registration is currently ongoing.
Source: www.ultimateconroe.org
Posted on Mar 2, 2011 | Tagged in: Specials & Promotions
Village Builders is offering up to $25,000 in Design Studio options when you purchase a new Village Builders home during the month of March 2011. Village Builder is currently building in Friendswood Development Company's Graystone Hills community and has a model home open daily - see a sales counselor for more information.
Posted on Mar 1, 2011 | Tagged in: Conroe , community
In an effort to expand access to city government, the City of Conroe will now be streaming City Council meetings online.
Citizens will now be able to attend City Council workshops and City Council meetings virtually by logging onto the city’s website.
Starting on February 10, 2011 residents were able try the new system by visiting CityOfConroe.com.
On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 2:00 p.m., City Council workshops are held. Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Meetings generally start at 6:00 p.m. and all residents have to do is click on the “City Council Video” on the bottom right of the homepage. All of the meetings will be archived under the City Council video tab for viewing at a later date as well.
