The Central Lakes College baseball team lost two at Riverland Saturday, 2-0 and 8-0. The Raiders were trying for a post-season berth despite their 9-40 record, based on the competition in the Southern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. In the first setback Saturday, CLC had but one hit. …

While the annual Greenhouse Sale was canceled for 2012, CLC students have still cared for thousands of seedlings and a number of flowering and vegetable plants in the greenhouse on the Brainerd campus. Lawrence Hernandez of Brainerd is one of those students spending several hours each week giving nutrients to …

President Larry Lundblad took a turn at the virtual welder in the CLC welding lab recently, where instructor Mike Reeser explained how the equipment is used to help students perfect  many types of welding. The Lincoln Electric Virtual Reality Welding Training System is used as a recruiting tool, secondary educator …

Central Lakes College honor students, Spencer (17) and Andrew Olson (20) of rural Emily are the subjects of a May 3 MinnPost feature “Rural Minnesota: A Generation at the Crossroads,” by Steve Date. They live in a general store their parents bought a couple years ago, have been playing music …

The Computer Technology program at CLC today held a showcase for its Advisory Committee and CLC administration. Students discussed projects and career plans while demonstrating many skills they have attained from their course work with instructors. CLC President Larry Lundblad managed a little keyboard time and took a sneak peek …

The Central Lakes College fast-pitch softball team split with Hibbing Wednesday in a make-up doubleheader from a weather postponement of April 21. The Raiders first lost, 8-3, and then won 14-4, to push their record to 14-17 overall and 11-9 in the Northern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference …

The Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College is observing Beat the Heat Week, sponsored by the Student Senate. The week includes Stress Management Day, which was held today, coordinated by the Psychology Club. The club provided chair massages and certified therapy dogs among other relaxation activities for students in advance …

Joe Plut of Crosby, a retired Central Lakes College English and humanities instructor, will be the guest of honor at a May 15 Faculty Recognition Reception hosted by the CLC Foundation. The event is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Jon Hassler Library on the Brainerd campus, where speakers …

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) announced today that Central Lakes College and 21 other colleges and universities in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Utah have been granted national accreditation for their concurrent enrollment programs. NACEP accreditation validates the quality of college courses offered in high schools and …

Dustin Motschenbacher and Trevor Woodruff combined for a 4-hit shutout as the Central Lakes College Raiders ended the regular season Tuesday night with a 7-0 win over the St. John’s University junior varsity in the second 7-inning game of a doubleheader at Mills Field. Motschenbacher went four innings, with three …