FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls Road. Social time and desserts will begin at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Amy LeBlanc, who will address how to “Maximize Your Harvest of Culinary Herbs.”

BELGRADE — Sabine Fontaine, of Belgrade, a Messalonskee High School senior, has been selected to receive the 2013 Principals’ Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship, according to a press release.

WATERVILLE — MaineGeneral’s HealthReach Retired and Senior Volunteer Program seeks donations for its spring auction, set for Saturday, April 27, at Winslow Elementary School, Benton Ave., in Winslow

UNITY — Working collaboratively, 200 middle and high school students from Messalonskee, Winslow and Waterville awarded $7,000 in grants to Maine nonprofits through the statewide youth philanthropy program, Jumpstart Our Youth, according to a press release. Jobs for Maine’s Graduates students invited several nonprofits to apply for the annual grant funding through an RFP process, hosted presentations to hear more about the missions of the agencies, how the grants would be used and ultimately voted to select the seven nonprofits to each receive a $1,000 grant.

PITTSFIELD — Professional magician and entertainer Conjuring Carroll Chapman will present a magic workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Pittsfield Public Library. This workshop is geared for both children and adults interested in the art of sleight of hand and misdirection.

WINSLOW — St. John Regional Catholic School recently announced that four of Maine’s state grade level winners in the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest are St. John students. They are Jairus Hurdle, second grade; Alaina Karen Lambert, third grade; Julia Bard, fourth grade; and Emilee Theriault, fifth grade.