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Volunteers needed

YOUNGSTOWN

Volunteers are being sought by Community Legal Aid to help domestic-violence victims obtain civil protection court orders, which can prohibit their abusers from contacting them or coming near them. A training session for the volunteers will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 22. Trainers will be Eileen Larson, judicial advocate with Compass Family and Community Services; Brenda Gray-Morgan, Help Hotline victims’ advocate; and Jackie Tate, a CLA paralegal. Those interested should call Tate at 330-744-3196, ext. 2599.

CLA is a nonprofit law firm that assists low-income people in civil cases.

Workshop planned

ROOTSTOWN

An overview of health-care reform will be the topic of a free continuing professional-education workshop from 12:30 to 4:15 p.m. Friday at the conference and event center at Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 state Route 44. “Health Care Reform Explained: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown” is intended for lawyers, advocates and health-care professionals and is open to the public. It will cover the practical effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on insurance and health care. To register, call Sandra Costa at Community Legal Aid at 330-983-2622.

Band night

VIENNA

Marching bands from Mathews, McDonald, Burton Berkshire and Girard high schools will participate in Mathews Band Night at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Booster Field. Cost is $3.50 for seniors, free for kids under 6, and $5 for others.

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