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AARP provides tax assistance

Volunteers with the American Association of Retired Persons provide free tax return assistance noon-8 p.m. on Mondays through April 16 at the Carrollton Public Library at Hebron & Josey. Bring relevant tax documents and identification. The Carrollton Public Library at Hebron and Josey is located at 4220 N. Josey Lane. For information, call 972-466-4800 or visit www.cityofcarrollton.com/library.

Trinity offers scholarship opportunity

Trinity Medical Center’s volunteer’s auxiliary is offering a scholarship to eligible high school students attending public or private high schools in Carrollton, as well as The Colony High School. Those eligible to apply must: plan to attend a Texas college or university, plan to major in a health-related field, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, have a minimum SAT score of 1000 or minimum ACT score of 22 and should have volunteered a minimum of 60 hours during their high school careers. Applications are available all high school counselor’s offices and at the Trinity Medical Center information desk. To ask questions, call 972-492-1010.

Library offers Internet safety course

On Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., the Carrollton Public Library at 4220 N. Josey Lane will offer a two-hour course on Internet safety. Maggie Jover of the Texas Cooperative Extension Service will present ways to avoid contact with online predators. Participants will receive a continuing education certificate upon completion. Class is open individuals ages 14 and older. Call 972-466-4800 or visit the library to register.

Police offer women’s self-defense class

The Carrollton Police Department will offer a Rape Aggression Defense class for women 1-7 p.m. March 3-4. The Rape Aggression Defense system, or R.A.D., is a comprehensive course for women 18 and older. Instruction includes awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance as well as the basic hands-on defense training. Instructors are Officers Lauryl Duncan and Shannon Hartzell.

The class will be held at the Carrollton Police Department, 2025 E. Jackson Road. Cost is $5. To register, contact Officer Hartzell at 972-466-3316 or shannon.hartzell@cityofcarrollton.com.

Sustaining Carrollton presentation at Senior Center February 21

Keep Carrollton Beautiful invites residents to a community presentation by city officials on “Sustainable Carrollton” at the Carrollton Senior Center 7-9 p.m. tonight. Peter Braster, Transit-Oriented Development Manager, and Brad Mink, Economic Development Director, will present information on the planned DART light rail service in Carrollton and growth opportunities surrounding the station areas. The Carrollton Senior Center is located at 1700 Keller Springs.

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