BEACHES Mayport Village workshop

A Community Development Area workshop will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Marine Science Education Center, 1347 Palmer St., Atlantic Beach. For more, (904) 739-2338.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH Beaches museum events this month

The Beaches Museum and History Park opens its Palmettos, Piers and Pioneers: The Story of Palm Valley exhibit 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the museum, 381 Beach Blvd. Then at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, storytellers will present Tales of Palm Valley at the museum. The museum and park are operated by the Beaches Area Historical Society. For more, BeachesMuseum.org.

CLAY Clay Electric Capital Credits refund

Clay Electric Cooperatives Board of Trustees recently declared a $5.25 million Capital Credits refund for past and present cooperative members receiving service from the utility from 1987-2013. The average amount of the electric bill credit will be $19.05.

CLAY Seed clinic

The Garden Club of Fleming Island will present a clinic 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Fleming Island Library, 1895 Town Center Boulevard,Orange Park. Clinic is open to the public, although attendees are asked to bring seeds and an empty egg carton to start planting. For more, (904) 705-3319.

CLAY Dreams Come True fundraiser

Principal John Green Jr. of Lakeside Junior High School, 2750 Moody Avenue, Orange Park, will don the schools gator mascot costume to walk a mile down Kingsley Ave. to arrive at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Club Continental, 2143 Astor St., also in Orange Park. The walk is the result of school students, staff and parents raising $5,000 to make the Dreams Come True for a local family battling a life-threatening illness.

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Around the Region: Beaches Museum "Story of Palm Valley" and more