News digest News digest (September 02, 2005)

First Wednesday Back to School Blues

The final First Wednesday Street Party of the season will be from 6 to 9 p.m. September 7 in downtown Pleasanton with music by the Just Truckin band. Foods served at downtown restaurants or offered from street vendors, Livermore Valley wines, imported, domestic and local micro-brewed beers will be available for purchase in the beer and wine garden at the Round Table Pizza parking lot at the heart of Main Street.

Downtown merchants and businesses, as well as a variety of other Tri-Valley businesses, will showcase their services and wares in more than 175 booths lining Main Street. Local nonprofit groups will be participating and will feature information about their organizations. As always, the Farmers Market will offer fresh, just-picked produce.

Main Street will be closed from St. John Street to Old Bernal Avenue from 5 to 10 p.m. There will be plenty of off-Main Street parking available. Booths are sold out for this event. For more information, contact event coordinator Nickie Hoppe at the Pleasanton Downtown Association (925) 484-2199 ext. 4 or visit www.pleasantondowntown.net. Realtors give back to schools

Realtors across the Tri-Valley are raising money for the Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore school districts with the first annual "Realtors Getting Real About Schools" fundraiser. The event will be held Sept. 9 at Castlewood Country Club. Tri-Valley real estate owners and managers will serve dinner to the realtors in their office, but only if they receive lots of tips. The money collected from the tips will be donated to the schools. The fundraiser was organized as a way for realtors to give back to the schools since so many families move to the Tri-Valley because the excellent districts, said Donna McMillion, co-chair of the fundraiser. Contact McMillion at mcmillion@lendscape.com or Rosie Yandell at 519-4729 to participate.

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