State officials warn of e-mail scam
Nevada financial officials issued a warning this week about a bogus e-mail that is masquerading as one sent from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The FDIC has reportedly logged many reports from people who say they were sent an e-mail with the subject line, "check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage," which goes on to explain that the recipient's bank has failed.
The e-mail then asks the recipient to click on a link, which leads to what appears to be an official FDIC Web site that asks for personal information.
The Nevada Financial Institutions Division warned that this fraudulent Web site will ask for personal information to gain access to a bank account or steal an identity.
Officials are advising that people ignore the e-mail if sent to them and to then file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
Governor's Arts Award nominations due
Nominations for the 30th annual Governor's Arts Awards are due Monday, Nov. 16. The awards recognize and honor those who add to quality of life in the state and strengthen Nevada's cultural legacy for future generations.
Nominees must be Nevada residents or organizations and businesses working for the benefit of the state.
Six awards will be given in the following categories:
• Excellence in the arts for artists or arts producing organizations.
• Excellence in folk and traditional arts.
• Leadership in the arts for organizations.
• Leadership in the arts for individuals.
• Patronage in the arts for individuals, businesses and organizations.
• Leadership in arts education.
Detailed guidelines are available at www.nevada
culture.org or by calling 687-6680.
Nominations must be received in the Arts Council office in Carson City by
5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.
Veterans Day service at Dayton Cemetery
A special service will be at 9 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Dayton Historic Cemetery.
The public is invited to attend as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Dayton Valley Post 8660 officiates.
American Legion Post 56 Honor Guard and Bugler also will honor all veterans who have served in the defense of the country.
Flags will be placed at all veterans' graves for that day of remembrance.
Help for veterans offered on Nevada Day
Area veterans and military personnel who may be unaware of the benefits and services they are eligible to receive will be able to meet with staff of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services as part of Carson City's Nevada Day Celebration on Saturday.
The mobile office will be located in front of the legislative building at the Capitol Complex on North Carson Street, with service officers providing veterans benefit assistance throughout the day.
Veterans, active military personnel and their families can meet with NOVS staff for information about available benefits and programs, as well as conduct interviews to determine eligibility and assist with benefits applications.
Veterans can make an appointment to meet with a service officer to discuss their benefits. Walk-in appointments also will be accepted.
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call Barbara Lever at 775-321-4880. Veterans are advised to bring a copy of their DD-214 discharge document and/or current VA paperwork.
Carson judge completes course
Carson City District Judge Jim Wilson recently completed a course at the National Judicial College at the University Nevada, Reno.
Wilson, in his first term on the bench, learned techniques to: Manage his courtroom, including cases involving self-represented litigants; conduct jury and non-jury trials; summarize and apply developments in criminal law procedure, family law, judicial discretion, judicial ethics and sentencing; rule on evidence; make fair and unbiased decisions; and interact with the media in a positive manner, according to a news release from the NJC.
The course was designed to supplement state-provided judicial education for new judges.
Free scuba course offered in Nov.
Strictly Scuba is offering the PADI open water scuba course for free during the month of November. If you have always wanted to learn to scuba dive now is your chance. Just purchase the course material and have your own mask, snorkel, fins, booties and gloves. Register by Monday, Nov. 2. Strictly Scuba is located at 1305 S. Carson St. For information and to register, call 884-3483.
Development center offering tour of room
The Child Development Center at Western Nevada College-Carson campus invites the community to come by for a tour of their Pre-K and KinderKids classrooms for children ages 3-6 years. Both full-time and part-time spots are available. Free transportation available for kindergartners from and to Fritsch, Bordewich-Bray, Mark Twain and Bethlehem Lutheran. Open year round 7 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Monday-Friday except State of Nevada holidays. For information, call 445-4262.
Missing GOP ballots to be counted in NV
RENO (AP) - Eighteen months later, missing delegate ballots from a recessed Nevada state GOP convention will be counted.
National Committeewoman Heidi Smith says Friday's count was requested by Republicans who supported the presidential campaign of Ron Paul.
She says the count will have no real impact, but she hopes it brings closure to Paul supporters.
Paul supporters still feel party leaders cheated them out of a place at the national convention when they abruptly recessed the April 2008 convention in Reno.
Ballots for three national convention delegates from the state's 2nd Congressional District were never counted. They'll be counted late today in Reno.
House holds hearing on Nevada OSHA
(AP) - A House committee in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to hold a hearing on Nevada's workplace safety program.
The hearing Thursday before the House Education and Labor Committee follows a scathing report earlier this month by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The report said Nevada has poorly trained investigators and its program is in "urgent" need of oversight corrections.
Among those scheduled to testify are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; state Industrial Relations Administrator Don Jayne; and Debi Koehler-Fergen, the mother of a worker killed at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The federal review was launched after 25 construction workers died in Nevada from January 2008 to June 2009, including six at one site alone.
Staff chief cancels fundraiser for Gibbons
(AP) - Robin Reedy, chief of staff for Gov. Jim Gibbons, has canceled a weekend fundraiser for her boss "out of caution" when questions were raised about the legality of her hosting the event.
Reedy told Las Vegas political columnist Jon Ralston on Thursday that she doesn't think her participation would violate the Hatch Act, which restricts some political activities by public employees.
But she said media reports of the planned Sunday night event in Douglas County could set the stage for a potential Hatch Act complaint if someone she supervises or has influence over were to attend.
High court arguments made in 2 sex cases
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada Supreme Court panel is considering whether state court judges should have ordered psychiatric evaluations for victims in separate sex offense cases.
A three-judge panel made no immediate ruling after hearings Wednesday in Las Vegas.
They'll decide if 55-year-old David Tiffany and 32-year-old Peter Pirtle should receive new trials.
Tiffany pleaded guilty in 2007 to 15 child abuse, lewdness and sexual assault charges. Defense attorney Sandra Stewart said a judge should have ordered an evaluation of one victim and funded a defense investigator.
Pirtle was convicted at trial in March 2008 of 11 child sexual assault charges. Attorney Thomas Ericsson argued the credibility of one young victim was in question and that the charges stemmed from a divorce custody dispute.
- Nevada Appeal Staff and News Reports