Mandarin, business classes offered
Las Positas College is offering new, non-credit community classes this fall, which includes a course in Mandarin and one titled “Get Started Making Money in Business to Business Selling.” Recognizing the growing need for Mandarin speakers, this course introduces students to the culture, history and traditions of China, and how to understand and speak basic Chinese polite speech, such as greetings. In “Get Started Making Money in Business to Business Selling,” students will learn the five key things they need before accepting a sales job and the “10 Commandments” of good business-to-business selling. Las Positas offers a wide variety of classes for the community, ranging from art to health to parenting, and more. Visit www.laspositascollege.edu/communityed for more information or to register.
Honoring grandparents
In honor of National Grandparents Day, Sunday, Sept. 10, the Rose Hotel is hosting a celebration from 2-4 p.m. Grandparents are invited to visit the hotel, located at 807 Main St., for cake and coffee and take part in tours, which will highlight the hotel’s vintage photos of downtown Pleasanton. At 4 p.m., there will be a drawing for a complementary night stay at the hotel. National Grandparents Day is annually observed the first Sunday after Labor Day.
Citizens’ Academy enrollment
Enrollment continues for the fall 2006 session of the Pleasanton Police Department Citizens’ Police Academy. The course begins Thursday, Sept. 7 and concludes Dec. 14. This is the 14th academy since it started in 2000. The program, only open to adults, will cover different areas of police work including, patrol procedures, SWAT, narcotics investigations, traffic enforcement and more. Classes are held once a week on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Pleasanton Police Department. Contact Sgt. Brian Laurence at 931-5169 or blaurence@ci.pleasanton.ca.us to receive an application or for more information.
