This course is not full; registration is open and must be completed with MN Highway Safety & Research Center online or by phone. Visit https://www.driverdiscountprogram.com to register online or call weekdays from 9 AM-3 PM at 320-308-1400 or toll free 888-234-1294. Willmar Community Education is not taking registrations for this course. Complete this course to get a 10% discount in your auto insurance premiums! Taught as a presentation from a certified instructor, you’ll discuss challenges we face as drivers, new road designs, vehicle technology, and updates on current laws. Best of all, there are no written or behind the wheel tests! Certificate will be provided at the end of class. The Driver Discount Program is a state approved accident prevention/insurance discount course that is open to the public; pre-registration is required. People ages 55 and older who complete the course qualify for a 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums. Participants must complete a 4 hour class every three years to maintain the discount.

Join Pat, Dale, and Daryl from the Kandiyohi County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program for a panel discussion on home composting. They will cover a range of topics, including best practices, various techniques (including worms!), common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and resources for constructing a DIY compost system. There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the program.

Join us for a small group adventure! Our winter outings are taking us to the the following locations: February 13- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Spring Flower Show and Como Conservatory Winter Flower Show March 20- Como Conservatory Spring Flower Show and Wayne's Greenhouse Conservatory March 21- Gertens Spring Greenhouse tour and Bachman's Flower Show March 26- Glacial Ridge Growers tour March 28- History Theatre for a performance of Hungry Like the Wolf (more information below) April 10- Galleria Edina for Fleurs de Villes FLORA featuring fresh floral installations and spring couture in bloom April 18- the Minnesota History Center including a North Star Voices presentation on carousels April 30- Sidekick Theatre for lunch and a performance of Birthday Candles (more information below) History Theatre Hungry Like the Wolf is a hilarious, fast-paced comedy blending history with heart, centered on Minnesota’s trailblazing Willmar Eight. Uncover their daring 1977 strike, women’s battle for labor rights, and director Lee Grant’s compelling story – all punctuated by ‘80s pop culture and a fierce Duran Duran obsession. It’s a vibrant coming-of-age tale that uses humor, a game show, music, and fellowship to explore how we can envision and build a better tomorrow. Sidekick Theatre The lunch menu is: creamy chicken breast, served with roasted red potatoes, glazed carrots, coleslaw, dinner rolls, and assorted dessert. About Birthday Candles: this charming new play, recently on Broadway, will warm the soul. The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Every year, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a delicious ritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the people who sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Through glimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe.