A nationally-renowned doctor and professor of rheumatology and internal medicine will be a featured speaker as part of the Spotlight on Health series presented by the Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College. “Spotlight on Health: Arthritis – Most Common Types and Treatment” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March …

Sophomore Maurice Hernandez of Central Lakes College was named Most Valuable Player in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference for 2011-12, reported Raider Coach Jim Russell. Maurice was named Player of the Week three times during the season. Maurice, fellow sophomore Kwamaine Johnson and freshman Michael Farrington were named to the …

The CLC Raider baseball team continued its early season series with Mesabi Range at the Metrodome on Feb 28th.  Mesabi dropped CLC by the score of 10-2. Jared Hoemberg [Bertha-Hewitt HS] had two hits and an RBI and Josh Edwards [Nevis HS] chipped in a RBI Single. In the second …

The Higher Education Marketing Report has awarded Central Lakes College four advertising awards in its 27th annual competition. Central Lakes College’s Marketing and Public Relations office earned two bronze and two merit awards. Bronzes were won for the Ripple Effect newsletter and the academic catalog. Merits were received for single …

Tyler Gangl of Pierz, a welding student at Central Lakes College recently received $100 from the American Welding Society. He won the Gas Metal Arc category at Behind the Mask, a competition held at Anoka Technical College, sponsored by AWS. Gangl, 19, is one of 14 CLC welding students among …

This weekend’s MCAC-Region 13 men’s basketball tournament, in which the Central Lakes College Raiders will be participating, will be broadcast live on the Internet. Go to www.webcast50.com to view all the action. Click on College, click on Anoka-Ramsey Community College, and click on Watch Live Event.

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team was handed the Southern Division season championship Saturday when previously-winless Ridgewater (0-11) upset M State, 81-69, while the Raiders ousted Rochester from its share of the title, 69-54. Heading into the Saturday showdown, CLC, Rochester, and M State (Fergus Falls) were all at …

The second annual Ag and Energy Expo was held Friday, Feb. 24 at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College. After greetings from Mike Palmer, vice president of the co-sponsoring Mid-Central Federal Saving Bank, and Bob Rick, farm business management instructor at CLC, featured presenter Mike Reese presented “Producing Nitrogen …

Central Lakes College Business Management students are assisting the American Cancer Society with its 2012 edition of  Daffodil Days. As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal for a rapid cure. Instructor Pat Swarthout said that last year CLC students raised $1,798, including sales of $768 …

Men’s basketballThe fourth-ranked Central Lakes College Raiders incurred their third loss in 26 games Wed., Feb. 22 at Fergus Falls, when the M State Spartans took advantage of some home cooking and cold Raider shooting for a 74-59 upset to avenge a 92-66 shellacking in Brainerd on Jan.28. The winners …