The Nevada Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection issued the following consumer advisory regarding timeshare retail scams.
• Be wary of any timeshare reseller who asks for a fee up-front without guarantee of sale. If it were a real operation, the fee would be deducted from the sale price.
• Do not give out your bank account information, your bank routing number, your credit card number, or a copy of the deed until you have had a chance to check out the company.
• Never agree to anything over the phone.
• If it sounds too good, it is.
• Check to see if the company is a licensed broker, and call the Better Business Bureau to see if there have been complaints.
• Ask to be sent written materials to study before you make a decision. Always have your attorney review anything before signing it.
If you have been the victim of a timeshare scam, call the Bureau of Consumer Protection in Carson City at 684-1180 or go to www.ag.state.nv.us.
Backyard Bird Count seeks participants
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society are sponsoring the Great Backyard Bird Count Friday through Monday. Individuals, families, classrooms, and organizations are invited to count the birds and report their findings online at http://birdsource.cornell.edu/gbbc/.
The data submitted helps to define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways and habitat needs. Call 322-9453.
Department of Public Safety urges use of booster seats
The Nevada Department of Public Safety and other organizations are joining together to commemorate "Child Passenger Safety Week." The campaign goal is to remind all parents and responsible adults that if children are under 4 feet 9 inches tall they need to ride in a booster seat. Call 684-7476 or visit www.ots.state.nv.us/cps.
Carson City
Class helps children aid aging parents
Dealing with Aging Parents, a seminar that discusses the complex issues and family decisions that arise when parents can no longer take care of themselves, will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today at WNCC's Cedar Building, in the Marlette Hall, Room 100. Call 445-4454.
Carson City Library begins storytime
The Carson City Library Youth Department begins its winter session of storytimes on Tuesday. Latecomers will not be admitted, so come early. Free admission tickets are required for some programs and will be available at the youth desk prior to each program.
Preschool storytime, held Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m., is a 30-minute storytime for children ages 3-5 who are independent enough to listen to stories while their parent is out of the room.
Toddler Lapsit, for ages two to three, is held twice each Thursday at 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. this storytime incorporates adult-child interaction and each child must be accompanied by one adult. Free admission tickets are required.
Family storytime is held twice each Friday at 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. This program is appropriate for families with more than one child, but please, no day-care centers. Preschoolers and young elementary students are welcome. Free admission tickets are required.
The Carson City Library is at 900 N. Roop St. in Carson City.
For more information, call 887-2244 ext., 1004, or visit the library Web site at www.carson-city.nv.us/library.