Woodlands to hand out Seedlings at Arbor Day

Celebrating the Arbor Day, and the 37th anniversary tradition, The Woodlands at Creekside Park village, will hand out 37,000 seedlings in 12 varieties as part of the festivities. The celebration will be January 31, at 10 am to 2 pm. There will also be inflatable rides and rock balls, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, and Musical entertainment by local talents. Also, you will be able to say 'Hello' to 'Puffy', the Woodlands mascot. This is a free event.

Taste of the Town
Date to remember: Thursday, January 22, 'Taste of the Town is such a great fun occasion', says event chair, Sarah Rhea, of LJF Associates. This occasion there will be featuring 60 different restaurants; Hubbell & Hudson market bistro, La Torreta del Lago, among the new ones. This is a great event to sample our area's great restaurants' delicacies. Tickets: $ 20. per person.

The Woodlands Idol
The Woodlands Idol competition registration will take place this Saturday, at Baker St. Pub at 7.30 pm.

The Woodlands, Texas
Located 30 miles north of downtown Houston, The Woodlands, was born as one of the leading master-planned communities 30 years ago. This 28,000 acre residential and commercial development is the home to 88,000 residents, and for 1500 businesses. 155 miles of hike and bike paths, along 111 parks, and millions of square feet of shopping and dining. The latest residential developments are the Village of Creekside Park and Sterling West located at the Village of Sterling Ridge.

The Woodlands Trolley at the Waterway

The Trolley runs every week-end from 10 am. To 7 pm.

Trolley Stops

- Community Center / South Montgomery County Library at Lake Robbins

- H.E.B. Market Street

- Town Green Park

- The Woodlands Mall

- Woodlands Waterway

- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

- Landry's Seafood House

Sterling Bank to Open a Full-Service Banking Center in The Woodlands

Very soon, Sterling Bank will open a new full-service banking center at 1430 Research Forest Dr. in The Woodlands, Texas early this 2009. Research Forest between Pinecroft and Six Pines Rd. building that formerly was Wachovia Bank.

"We have an amazing number of loyal customers in The Woodlands who have been banking at our Houston-area locations," said Sterling's Chairman, President & CEO Downey Bridgewater. "We sincerely appreciate their patience. We've wanted to bring our style of banking to The Woodlands for some time and were in the middle of planning to build a banking center when we found this existing building on Research Forest," he said.

Sterling Bank is modifying the building to meet its needs and expects to be open for business by late this month. Besides Sterling's legendary personal bankers, the facility will have Commercial and Private Banking Departments, a 4-lane drive-through and 24-hour ATM.

Sterling specializes in relationship banking for small and medium-sized businesses, and offers a full line of personal banking services, as well. In addition to competitive loan and deposit products, Sterling offers international banking, treasury management services, private banking, home equity loans, and investment services.

With total assets of $4.9 billion and 59 banking centers in Texas' largest cities, 35-year old Sterling is one of the largest Texas-based independent banks. Sterling has been cited by Greenwich & Associates for its service quality, as well, has appeared numerous times on FORTUNE Magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, as has been repeatedly recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of the best places to work in the Houston area.

Source: www.thewoodlands.net