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CLC offers short courses in office management, ‘green' skills
Central Lakes College in Brainerd has scheduled many short courses this summer for those interested in learning skills associated with current and future employment opportunities.
They are grouped under three Business and Industry Center program areas in collaboration with Rural CEP and the Workforce Center for Displaced or Unemployed Workers.
Administrative Office Management - The sessions in this series assist individuals in developing skills helpful toward managing or starting a business.
Retro Green Construction - Sessions include topics such as technical math, blueprint reading, welding, sustainable energy theory, HVAC, and OSHA.
Renewable-Sustainable Energy - includes alternative fuels, residential and commercial wind generators, solar panels, and geothermal systems.
Sessions are scheduled in July, August, September, and October. For complete information, call 218-855-8142 or visit the Web site www.clcmn.edu/busind
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Free career workshops offered at CLC
Central Lakes College has scheduled a free series of career workshops this summer on the Brainerd campus at 501 W. College Drive.
Guests may choose any single workshop or combination of workshops, where space is limited and advance registration with the Counseling Department is encouraged.
Workshop No. 1 - "I know I want to go to college, but I have no idea what I want to do!" July 20, 1-3 p.m. Participants will complete surveys to uncover their career interests and then connect their interests with career and job information.
Workshop No. 2 - "Put your personality to work for you." July 14, 1-3 p.m., or Aug. 3, 1-3 p.m. Participants will define values, personality and emotional intelligence to make sound career decisions.
Workshop No. 3 - "Navigating the educational world: So many degrees, diplomas, and decisions!" July 16, 1-3 p.m., or Aug. 4, 1-3 p.m. What's the difference between an AAS and an AA degree? How does transfer work? Guests learn how to chart the most efficient path through education.
To register, call 218-855-8019 or 1-800-933-0346, ext. 8019.
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CLC Theatre schedules ‘Willy Wonka' June 23-July 5
Central Lakes College Theatre has a cast of 36 for the summer musical, "Willy Wonka." The show plays June 23-July 5 in Brainerd.
Dennis Lamberson, director, said the production will be staged June 23-27 and 30 and July 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. with matinee performances June 27 and July 5 at 2 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre.
The 36 were selected from 97 candidates who auditioned. Lamberson said it was the largest turnout in his 21 years at the college. More than half of the cast members are making their CLC Theatre debut.
The production features 14 imaginative sets, which were designed by Lamberson, and more than 250 costume pieces. There are 75 wigs and an abundance of fanciful make-up designed by David Wilson.
Joe Wall and Laura Oldham are co-directing the music and choreography, while Dwana Paplow is theatre technician and Tammy Haberle is stage manager.
Tickets are $8 general admission adults, $5 for children age 10-under. To purchase via credit card, call the Theatre Box Office at 218-855-8199.
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‘Star Spangled Girl' continues CLC Summer Theatre season
Neil Simon's tumultuous comedy "The Star Spangled Girl" is the next production on the calendar for the CLC Summer Theatre season in Brainerd.
The show will open in the Dryden Theatre on Thursday July 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre, with performances continuing on July 24, 25, 30, 31, and Aug. 1.
The play is one of Simon's earliest efforts. It concerns the story of Andrew, a fiery political writer trying to make a successful go at publishing a socially-conscious magazine with Norman, the writing talent behind the enterprise.
Enter into the apartment next door Sophie, just off the bus from Arkansas, a freshly scrubbed all-American beauty who is an Olympic swimmer (losing to a fat girl from Egypt in the last Olympics).
Sophie is not only beautiful, charming, and delightful, but also engaged to be married to a Marine. This doesn't deter Norman from falling so in love with her that he goes to absurd extremes to court her, to the amusement and eventual dismay of Andy.
The cast: Craig Hostetler, Patrick Stenglein, and Heidi Thielen.
Tickets are $8 general admission, and can be purchased by calling the CLC Theatre Box Office at 218 855-8199 or 800-933-0346, or by e-mail at clctheatre@clcmn.edu. Information is also on the theatre's Web site, www.clcmn.edu/theatre
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Upward Bound performs community service and samples theatre
Fifty-seven students and staff from Upward Bound's Summer Bridge Program recently assisted the CLC Theatre Department with transporting props and costumes to Brainerd campus storage. Afterward they enjoyed a theatre dance workshop and viewed a dress rehearsal of "Willy Wonka."
Students had a great time on campus. Many expressed interest in attending CLC.
The mission of Central Lakes College's Upward Bound programs is to "transform high school students into college graduates."
Upward Bound at CLC in Brainerd and Staples serves high school students from Bertha-Hewitt, Browerville, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Staples-Motley, Isle, Nay-Ah-Shing, Pierz, and Onamia.
Students who participate in Upward Bound are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program.
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Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp attracts record number
Central Lakes College has signed up a record 44 youths for the 2009 SEaM camp at the Staples campus July 6-9. SEaM stands for Summer Engineering and Manufacturing.
The camper coming the farthest is from Natick, Mass. There are also campers from Portsmouth and Indianola, Iowa this year.
Long Prairie has 15 students registered, and the remainder of the students are from Aitkin, Baxter, Brainerd, Breezy Point, Cushing, Detroit Lakes, Little Falls, Minnetonka, Pequot Lakes, and Staples.
"This is a great turn-out of kids ranging from 10 to 17 years of age," said Janet Gontarek, Career Project Coordinator at CLC. "Most of the students are between 12-14 years of age."
Sponsored by the Center of Excellence at Bemidji State University, a partner with Central Lakes College, the camp offers hands-on adventure for students in grades 6-12, working with electronics, motor controllers, mechanical drafting, manufacturing machining, and robotics automated systems.
The final day provides competition -- an obstacle course and a Battlebot demolition derby. Prizes are awarded to the first-, second-, and third-place teams.
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Music Video Camp at Staples
The week of June 15-19 was an exciting one for high school students and adults alike in the third annual Central Lakes College Music Video Camp held in the Communication Art and Design Media Technologies lab at Staples. It was open to students from grades 10-12 as well as adults.
CLC instructor Leon Dahlvang and several of his students and other assistants worked with the participants as needed. Individual projects involved the use of sophistcated cameras, audio recording devices, and thenew recording space at Staples.
Camp participants chose a song, wrote a storyline, obtained actors, props and locations, determined locations for the shoots, captured video to computers, edited the footage and combined it with song. They then burned a DVD of the Quicktime movie.
The campers employed Final Cut Pro to edit their videos and viewed their final products in a showcase on Friday.
Alexis Dingman, 15, of Cold Spring worked on her version of "Here Comes Good-Bye" by Rascal Flatts. She made use of the new recording studio to refine her vocalization, then synched it up for visual compatibility.
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'Married Alive' coming to area for CLC Foundation
The CLC Foundation is pairing with Chanhassen Dinner Theaters to bring "Married Alive" to the new Gull Lake Center at Grand View Lodge Sept. 11 & 12.
Social and Silent Auction - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Dinner - 6:30 -7:30 p.m.
Play - 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices are $75 per person for dinner and play.
Menu Choices - Chicken, Walleye and Vegetarian - dessert and beverage included.
Tickets available from Chanhassen Box Office at 1-866-246-4926 starting June 3. No on-line ticket sales.
This is a fundraiser for the Foundation, which provides scholarships to CLC students.
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School officials discuss College in Schools and Bridges Academies
Mary Gottsch of the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber and Pam O'Rourke of Integrated Retirement Initiatives and the Bridges Advisory Board worked during a June 24 strategic planning session attended by educational administrators and business leaders on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College.
They met to follow up a June 11 meeting about the future of the regional initiative involving six school districts, CLC, numerous area businesses, and the Brainerd Lakes Chamber. The Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection is driven by local business interests to ensure a viable workforce in high-paying growth jobs.
The partnering districts are Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Staples-Motley, Pillager, Pine River-Backus, and Brainerd.
Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection have a goal of building the local workforce through relevant course work in high school and college plus a job shadowing and job-focused component that can lead to good jobs in the area. It has strong business community support.
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Fall Sports Schedule
Football
Fri., Aug. 28 -- CLC vs. Fond du Lac at St. Cloud State University in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Kickoff Classic, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 5 -- Northland at CLC, 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 12 -- CLC at Mesabi Range (Virginia), 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 19 -- Itasca at CLC (Homecoming), 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 26 -- CLC at Rochester, 6 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 3 -- CLC at Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Fergus Falls), 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10 -- Minnesota West at CLC, 2:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17 -- CLC at Vermilion (Ely), 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24 -- Ridgewater at CLC, 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31 -- state semi-finals, tba
Volleyball
Sat., Aug. 22 -- Alumni scrimmage, 10 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 28 -- CLC at Ridgewater Tournament, Willmar, vs. Ellsworth (Ia.), 2:25 p.m., vs. Dawson (Mont.), 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 29 -- CLC at Ridgewater Tournament, Willmar, vs. Bismarck (N.D.), 2:30 p.m., vs. Ridgewater, 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 2 -- CLC at Mesabi Range (Virginia), 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 5 -- CLC at Vermilion (Ely), noon
Wed., Sept. 9 -- CLC at Hibbing, 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 12 -- CLC at Willmar Tournament vs. North Dakota State College of Science, Sioux Falls JV, Bethel JV, 10 a.m.
Wed., Sept. 16 -- CLC at Northland (Thief River Falls), 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 18 -- Itasca at CLC, 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 19 -- Fond du Lac at CLC (Homecoming), noon
Wed., Sept. 23 -- Rainy River at CLC, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 30 -- Hibbing at CLC, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 2 -- Vermilion at CLC, 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 3 -- Mesabi Range at CLC, noon
Wed., Oct. 7 -- Northland at CLC, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 9 -- CLC at Fond du Lac (Cloquet), 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10 -- CLC at Itasca (Grand Rapids), noon
Tues., Oct. 13 -- CLC at Rainy River (International Falls), 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 15 -- CLC hosts Dig For The Cure Tournament with Hibbing, Ridgewater, and Rochester, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24 -- CLC at MCAC Tournament at Northland (Thief River Falls)
Sun., Oct. 25 -- CLC at MCAC Tournament, Thief River Falls
Fri., Nov. 13 & Sat., Nov. 14 -- NJCAA Division III championship tournament, Rochester, Minn.
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