Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2017 spring semester honors list. The President’s List includes 206 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 240 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …

  Chris Bolstad and Amber Tappe love the Central Lakes College Community Band. It’s where they met. It’s where they’ve spent countless hours practicing. And it’s members are who they’ll be spending their honeymoon with in June. Chris and Amber both agree that spending the days after their wedding riding …

Area students are invited to a Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp, or SEaM Camp, at Central Lakes College’s Staples campus. The camp runs from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. July 10-14. The camp is a one week adventure for students grades 6-12, and it gives them an opportunity to experience …

A cast of local kids, joined by a few adults, will hit the stage when Brainerd Community Theatre presents ‘The (Almost) Totally True Story of Hansel and Gretel,’ June 8-10. Performances are nightly at 7 p.m., with an additional 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday June 10. All shows are in …

Eight Central Lakes College TRIO Upward Bound students attended the National Girls in STEM conference hosted by the Educational Opportunity Association at Central Michigan University May 19-21. The CLC students are from Onamia, Isle, Pierz-Healy, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Browerville and Staples-Motley high schools. STEM includes the fields of science, technology, …

The dead, yellowing grass on the south lawn is part of a well-thought-out project to restore the 2.4-acre area to a more sustainable native prairie planting. It’s an effort to both make the campus a more beautiful place and to continue being good stewards of state financial resources. In June Prairie Restorations, …

Todd Aydelotte and Jordan Kulzer have overcome a lot for their young ages. Just 21 and 19 years old, the men graduated just a few days ago from CLC’s Occupational Skills Program (OSP), which prepares students with disabilities to work independently and live successfully in the community. Their journey wasn’t …

Zack and Brady Houle didn’t hesitate running toward the billowing fire. The brothers didn’t think twice about pulling their injured neighbor away from the flames as the heat and black smoke surrounded their faces. It was that “fight or flight” mindset that Brady learned in his Law Enforcement class at …

For the first time, Central Lakes College will host its TRIO Upward Bound summer program on campus. That’s thanks to the new student housing, recently acquired by the CLC Foundation. Since the summer program requires student housing for the students to stay at for the duration, CLC had to bring …

Area students are invited to Central Lakes College’s Nitro-X Camp June 19-23 at CLC’s Brainerd campus. The camp is for students entering grades 6, 7 or 8 in fall 2017. Campers will work on remote controlled cars. They’ll learn how vehicles work, build their confidence with technical skills, work in …