Tuesday, March 3rd, 8-10am is the virtual class: Mindful Leadership, #105761.

Mindful leadership combines present-moment awareness with intentional decision-making to create calmer, clearer and more resilient workplaces. This session teaches leaders how mindfulness supports executive functioning, emotional regulation and thoughtful action, especially during high-pressure or rapidly changing situations. Participants will learn simple, science-backed practices that help them stay centered, reduce reactivity and lead with clarity and steadiness.

Are you ready to elevate your leadership skills?
Join our practical, no-fluff training program designed specifically for team leads in manufacturing, service, healthcare, and financial industries.
What You’ll Get:

• 9 dynamic, pre-recorded sessions (45 minutes each)
• Straightforward strategies to lead, motivate, and communicate effectively
• No models, no graphs—just real-world solutions

Why Attend?
A team lead is the first step into formal management—learn how to guide your team with dignity, respect, and confidence.

9 sessions, Tuesdays - January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 3 from 5-9pm, class #104975.

Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Held at NICC Cresco Center from 6-6:45pm. Register for class #105516.
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to reduce stress and improve your physical well-being? This six-week introductory class is the perfect place to begin your mat-based yoga journey in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

You will master the foundational yoga postures and learn to integrate conscious breathing techniques into every movement. Over the course, you will increase core strength, develop better balance and build the confidence to establish a sustainable wellness practice. Sign up today to start your journey toward a more centered you.

Wednesday, March 4th is the Ornamental and Turf Pest Control C-CIC class, 9-11am at the Extension Office. Call Sue Barnes for more information, 563.547.3001.

The goal of the Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) is to provide educational information throughout Iowa on the safe and effective use of pesticides. PSEP is responsible for Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Courses (CIC’s) in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Other programs that PSEP is involved in include integrated pest management, worker protection, environmental quality, and agricultural health.

Join these 3 sessions online zoom class, Tuesday and Thursdays, March 5, 10, 12th from 3:30-5:30pm, class #105565 for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 2

Are you ready to stop manually crunching numbers and leverage Excel for serious data analysis? Join this intermediate online Zoom class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke. Dive into powerful automation and reporting techniques. You will master workbook formatting, specialized date functions, sophisticated conditional formatting, text functions, formulas and the game-changing VLOOKUP tool. Ask questions live and register now to become an Excel power user.

Join these 3 sessions online zoom class, Tuesday and Thursdays, March 5, 10, 12th from 3:30-5:30pm, class #105565 for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 2

Are you ready to stop manually crunching numbers and leverage Excel for serious data analysis? Join this intermediate online Zoom class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke. Dive into powerful automation and reporting techniques. You will master workbook formatting, specialized date functions, sophisticated conditional formatting, text functions, formulas and the game-changing VLOOKUP tool. Ask questions live and register now to become an Excel power user.

Are you ready to elevate your leadership skills?
Join our practical, no-fluff training program designed specifically for team leads in manufacturing, service, healthcare, and financial industries.
What You’ll Get:

• 9 dynamic, pre-recorded sessions (45 minutes each)
• Straightforward strategies to lead, motivate, and communicate effectively
• No models, no graphs—just real-world solutions

Why Attend?
A team lead is the first step into formal management—learn how to guide your team with dignity, respect, and confidence.

9 sessions, Tuesdays - January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 3 from 5-9pm, class #104975.

Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Held at NICC Cresco Center from 6-6:45pm. Register for class #105516.
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to reduce stress and improve your physical well-being? This six-week introductory class is the perfect place to begin your mat-based yoga journey in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

You will master the foundational yoga postures and learn to integrate conscious breathing techniques into every movement. Over the course, you will increase core strength, develop better balance and build the confidence to establish a sustainable wellness practice. Sign up today to start your journey toward a more centered you.

Join these 3 sessions online zoom class, Tuesday and Thursdays, March 5, 10, 12th from 3:30-5:30pm, class #105565 for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 2

Are you ready to stop manually crunching numbers and leverage Excel for serious data analysis? Join this intermediate online Zoom class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke. Dive into powerful automation and reporting techniques. You will master workbook formatting, specialized date functions, sophisticated conditional formatting, text functions, formulas and the game-changing VLOOKUP tool. Ask questions live and register now to become an Excel power user.

Saturday, March 14th from 9am - 12pm is the 4-H Woodworking Workshop.
Woodworking with Jim Perry to learn woodworking skills and create a project

Call Sue Barnes for more information, 563.547.3001.

Tuesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 19th is Parent/Teacher Conferences at Howard-Winn. School lets out 1 hour early both days.
No school on Friday, March 20th.

Remember there is a Book Fair going on at the Elementary School.

Tuesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 19th is Parent/Teacher Conferences at Howard-Winn. School lets out 1 hour early both days.
No school on Friday, March 20th.

Remember there is a Book Fair going on at the Elementary School.

Tuesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 19th is Parent/Teacher Conferences at Howard-Winn. School lets out 1 hour early both days.
No school on Friday, March 20th.

Remember there is a Book Fair going on at the Elementary School.

Join these 3-session online Zoom classes, Tuesdays and Thursday, March 17, 19, 24, class #105566 from 3:30-5:30pm for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 3

Take the final step toward becoming an Excel data master! Join this live online class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke for the highest level of spreadsheet functionality. Automate complex decision-making and reporting. Learn to create conditional IF and nested IFS functions. Create and manage advanced tables, PivotTables and execute macros and data management techniques. Ask questions live and enroll today to conquer complex data challenges.

Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Held at NICC Cresco Center from 6-6:45pm. Register for class #105516.
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to reduce stress and improve your physical well-being? This six-week introductory class is the perfect place to begin your mat-based yoga journey in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

You will master the foundational yoga postures and learn to integrate conscious breathing techniques into every movement. Over the course, you will increase core strength, develop better balance and build the confidence to establish a sustainable wellness practice. Sign up today to start your journey toward a more centered you.

Tuesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 19th is Parent/Teacher Conferences at Howard-Winn. School lets out 1 hour early both days.
No school on Friday, March 20th.

Remember there is a Book Fair going on at the Elementary School.

Join these 3-session online Zoom classes, Tuesdays and Thursday, March 17, 19, 24, class #105566 from 3:30-5:30pm for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 3

Take the final step toward becoming an Excel data master! Join this live online class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke for the highest level of spreadsheet functionality. Automate complex decision-making and reporting. Learn to create conditional IF and nested IFS functions. Create and manage advanced tables, PivotTables and execute macros and data management techniques. Ask questions live and enroll today to conquer complex data challenges.

No school at Howard-Winn or Notre Dame on Friday, October 31, 2025, due to compensatory day. Happy Halloween!

No school at Howard-Winn or Notre Dame on Friday, March 20, 2026, due to compensatory day.

Join us on Saturday, March 21st at 7pm for the band, Root River Jam. Tickets are $20 each.

We're heading back to Cresco Iowa for another show at the Cresco Theater. We can't wait to share our new music! Be ready to sing along to some favorites!!
Root River Jam has a progressive style of American Roots music that merges elements of Country, Rock, Blues and Jazz. Singers David Ross and Charlotte Matis highlight the band’s strong vocal ability, while the group encompasses a musical diversity with playful improvisation, adding a broader dimension to their wide musical appeal.
Root River Jam is preparing to release their newest music "Walk Away" a song about believing in yourself and finding your own path in life. Another new song called “Hideaway” has been finished and is in planning for recording. This song has a subject in social cause and makes a call to action for participants! They are looking to release a full-length album, projecting a single release of 4 songs this coming year 2026, adding to two previous single releases. They are anticipating completion of the album next year!
Their most recent single release “Joy of Something New” was released in 2024.
"Showed Me That You Love Me", the groups previous single, was released in November of 2023.
In November of 2022 the group self-produced and released “Love is Unity”. A double length album inspired by events happening during the pandemic. A call for unity is heard in the ep’s title track.
The group released their debut album in March of 2017. After a wildly successful release party in Rochester, MN they have been traveling to new destinations promoting their music. 2017 proved to be their breakout year and one of transition towards new roads in their musical journey. The group had their first gig in Lanesboro, MN in 2012. This continues to be a favorite area for the band to play. The venue they first played at appears in the song “Dirty Martini” about a bar upstairs.
The band performs the original music of David Ross Wilson(guitar/vocals).
Growing up on a farm as the son of a veterinarian, he helped with work on many farms within the Root River region of MN. He had a large family and his mother taught the siblings to play piano and sing melody and harmony together. His songwriting combines life’s experience of love, longing, and learning with his love for music and share experiences of relationships gained and lost, social conscience, greater good, and good fun with people you love.
Blake Bonde (Upright Bass) a Rochester native and graduate of the University of MN in musical performance. He brings an extended musical vocabulary to their songs! From furious pizzicato to lush arco sounds.
Charlotte Matis (Violin/Fiddle/Vocals) and established musician, teacher, luthier, and music store owner in the Twin Cities. Her fiddling and vocal skills add an exciting depth to their music.
Miles Johnston (Drums/Vocals) has a dynamic style and broad musical background. Bringing rhythmic finesse to their fusion styles. Miles lives just south of the Oak Center General Store near Lake City, MN. He has played with many groups throughout the region.
If you love “American Roots” music, like Mumford and Sons, Dave Matthews and Bonnie Raitt. Then you’ll love Root River Jam. Listeners instantly connect with expressive melodies, improv, and interaction. Recalling the “Jams” of the past and renewing the dreams of the future!

Join these 3-session online Zoom classes, Tuesdays and Thursday, March 17, 19, 24, class #105566 from 3:30-5:30pm for Microsoft Excel 2019: Level 3

Take the final step toward becoming an Excel data master! Join this live online class taught by NICC expert Karen Tuecke for the highest level of spreadsheet functionality. Automate complex decision-making and reporting. Learn to create conditional IF and nested IFS functions. Create and manage advanced tables, PivotTables and execute macros and data management techniques. Ask questions live and enroll today to conquer complex data challenges.

Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Held at NICC Cresco Center from 6-6:45pm. Register for class #105516.
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to reduce stress and improve your physical well-being? This six-week introductory class is the perfect place to begin your mat-based yoga journey in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

You will master the foundational yoga postures and learn to integrate conscious breathing techniques into every movement. Over the course, you will increase core strength, develop better balance and build the confidence to establish a sustainable wellness practice. Sign up today to start your journey toward a more centered you.

Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 Held at NICC Cresco Center from 6-6:45pm. Register for class #105516.
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to reduce stress and improve your physical well-being? This six-week introductory class is the perfect place to begin your mat-based yoga journey in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment.

You will master the foundational yoga postures and learn to integrate conscious breathing techniques into every movement. Over the course, you will increase core strength, develop better balance and build the confidence to establish a sustainable wellness practice. Sign up today to start your journey toward a more centered you.