The Central Lakes College Music Department will present Merry Tuba Christmas at Westgate Mall in Brainerd-Baxter Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Low-brass musicians from throughout the area convene for rehearsal that day at 10 a.m. in the CLC Music Room on the Brainerd campus in conjunction with a nation-wide …

Despite not playing a game last weekend, the Central Lakes College football team moved up to No. 8 from No. 10 in the latest NJCAA poll. The Raiders are awaiting word  regarding a possible post-season bowl game, with several bowl game hosts reportedly showing interest. More should be know sometime …

Sarah Miller, a freshman from Crosslake, was named Northern Division Player of the Year by the Minnesota College Athletic Conference in 2012. The Brainerd High School graduate played in the libero position, which is a defensive or service-receiving specialist. Her role isn’t one that tallies a lot of statistics, said …

Women close the gap The Central Lakes College women continued the growing process Saturday afternoon with a 74-67 loss to Bismarck State at the Brainerd campus in the CLC Fall Classic basketball invitational. Freshman guard Sierra Benning (shown) of Clarissa led the Raiders with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Lindsay Monson …

The Central Lakes College men’s and women’s basketball teams dropped their season openers Friday in the CLC Fall Classic on the Brainerd campus. The women lost to Bismarck State (N.D.), 78-50, and the men lost a last-second heart-breaker to United Tribes (Bismarck, N.D.), 73-71. Taaylr Egeness led the Raider women …

Jon Hassler Library at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will play host to “A Night with Jon Hassler” on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. The event will feature world premiere readings from “My Simon’s Night Journal” edited and read by Joseph Plut, author of “Conversations with Jon Hassler.” Two of …

Central Lakes College Music Department presents “Songs of Love, Joy and Farewell” Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Cantare Concert Choir and the CLC Chamber Choir will be singing an eclectic mix of music by composers Irving Berlin, Felix Mendelssohn, Rodgers and …

“Veterans Day honors and remembers the brave veterans who fought to give us a safe and peaceful place to live in.” The Central Lakes College Freedom Wall was unveiled on the Brainerd campus Thursday, Nov. 8 at an early 2012 Veterans Day Celebration coordinated by the CLC Veterans Club and numerous …

Congressman Rick Nolan Richard “Rick” Nolan, former president of the Central Lakes College Foundation Board of Directors, has won the Eighth District Congressional race, defeating one-term U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack. Nolan, 68, is a Brainerd native and graduate of Brainerd High School. He has been a resident of Crosby. Rick served …

The Central Lakes College Raiders football team, which on Nov. 4 won the Minnesota College Athletic Conference championship, 33-23, over Rochester, is ranked 10th in the NJCAA football poll released Nov. 6. This is the highest ranking for CLC during the season, which brought 10 straight wins after the opening 30-28 …