Community briefs for August 31, 2005

Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 | 8:28 a.m.

Free classes offered on tax preparation

Liberty Tax Service will offer free classes starting the week of Sept. 12 to educate the public about individual tax preparation, and to clarify the latest tax changes. The courses are free and books are also included.

During the 10 weeks of instruction, students will learn the fundamentals of basic income tax preparation. Then they apply the tax code to prepare tax returns both on paper and on the computer.

Liberty Tax School instructors cover all schedules, credits and forms that can be filed with an individual tax return. Topics include filing an amended return, and how to file as a sole proprietor business owner. After completing the course, students can utilize their new skill set by applying for tax preparer positions.

For additional information about the free tax course, call 636-4829.

UNLV will conclude its welcome week activities

with the annual Premier UNLV event scheduled from 5 p.m. 9 p.m. today on the North Field, between Beam Hall and the Lied Library. The event will feature free food, music, UNLV T-shirts and fireworks. Call 203-6348.

The Toastmasters meeting

will be held from 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Schoolhouse Toasters is open to all people who would like to become more comfortable speaking in public. Call 279-6176 or 474-0140 for more information.

Hockey club raises awareness of ALS

A local hockey club that suffered the loss of one of its players to Lou Gerhig's disease is hoping to bring awareness to the disease and raise funding for research and patient care services.

Kilroy's Hockey Club, which is made of players over 35 years old, will play hockey at 7:15 and 8:45 every Monday evening in the Fiesta's ice arena.

The club currently has four teams and is looking for qualified players to bring the total to six teams. Funds to support the local ALS of Nevada Association are raised through membership fees, on ice events and an annual charity golf tournament. For more information, call 325-7772.

Web site features Las Vegas history

Las Vegas' new Web site has an added feature for local history buffs. Visitors to the Web site at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/planning will now find information on nearly 20 historic locations throughout the city.

The new Web pages, part of the Planning Department section of the site, are part of a larger program outlined in the city's Historic Prevention Plan to increase public awareness of the history of Las Vegas.

The Web pages provide information about historic sites in Las Vegas and related links to county, state, federal and non-profit resources, as well as libraries and international preservation organizations. The site also provides information regarding the city's historic preservation ordinance, current membership listing for the Historic Preservation Commission, information regarding how to list historic properties on the local, state and national registers of historic places, financial incentives for listing, events and the Historic Preservation Commission's quarterly newsletter, The Historic Connection.

For more information, call Courtney Mooney at 229-5260.

Domestic violence panelists sought

The Nevada Committee on Domestic Violence is currently accepting resumes for potential committee members in the event a vacancy occurs.

The committee, among other tasks, adopts regulations for the evaluation, certification and monitoring of programs for the treatment of those who have committed domestic violence.

Committee members are appointed by the attorney general. The committee must be comprised of the following:

At least two members of the Committee must be residents of a county whose population is less than 100,000.

The Committee meets quarterly, at a minimum, in either Reno or Las Vegas.Travel and per diem reimbursement are provided for official committee functions. For more information, call (775) 784-6272, Ext. 241.