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Central Lakes College joins Happy Dancing Turtle and Pine River-Backus Community Education to co-sponsor  “Back to Basics” Saturday, Jan. 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PR-B School. Workshops, vendors and exhibitor booths, kids’ activities, and keynote speaker Chuck Marohn (“Strategies for Building Strong Towns”) are included, and …

Central Lakes College is partnering with Mid Central Federal Savings Bank, and Prairie Lakes Co-Op to sponsor the Ag Outlook and Vision Day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Bruno’s Hub Supper Club, Burtrum. The program includes a 10:10 a.m. presentation by Bob Rick, CLC Farm …

Eight international students attending Central Lakes College presented the Dec. 6 Cultural Thursday in Chalberg Theatre. Chiranjeet “Jeet” Shah, Zishan Khan, and Richard Andrews from India; Abdul Qadir (shown), Usman Naeem, and Nasir Hussain from Pakistan; and Beatha “Sasha” Astamarindraputri and Elsa Sasmita from Indonesia. They are one-year students at CLC …

Central Lakes College Customized Training has received recognition from the state Department of Public Safety for 10 years of “outstanding service to the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center and Minnesota’s motorcycling community.” Bill Shaffer, administrator of the state Motorcycle Safety Program, said that Customized Training at CLC has “served motorcyclists in …

Jane Peterson, Central Lakes College head volleyball coach, recently had the opportunity to meet three-time U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh. They met at the NCAA Division I Final Four in Louisville, which was held in conjunction with the hosting of Under Armour High School All-American players for …

Congratulations to Central Lakes College sophomores Jordan Bialke of Foley (top) and Jared Hoemberg of Bertha, who have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American second team defense for 2012. The pair led a defensive unit that was among the best in the nation during a 10-1, state …

Grant Director Marlene Mixa of Grand Rapids has accepted the temporary, full-time post of Director of Strategic Grant Initiatives effective Jan. 2, to be based on the Staples campus of Central Lakes College with oversight of the three-year, $13.1 million federal Regional Advanced Manufacturing Retraining Grant Program that involves CLC and …

Sigma Delta Law  Enforcement Club students and advisors at Central Lakes College participated in “Shop with a Cop” to benefit 75 children from our Brainerd/Baxter area. On several pre-holiday weekends a group of CLC Criminal Justice program students joined the Brainerd Police Department, Baxter Police Department and 25 children to share breakfast and take the …

On Dec. 12, the Central Lakes College Student Senate held its sixth annual CLC Single Parents Christmas Party, and it was once again a great success! Erich Heppner, director of student life, acknowledged the generosity of the Angel Tree Gift Givers who enabled the senate to provide gifts for over 75 children. …

CLC Raider men’s basketball coach Jim Russell earned his 300th victory on Saturday as his team beat MnState-Fergus Falls 79-75 at the CLC Invitational Tournament in Brainerd. Russell, who began coaching at Central Lakes College in 1997 entered the 2012-13 campaign with a record of 295-120 over his career. The …