Dave Frederickson (left), Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture, attended the Feb. 18 Farm & Energy Expo at the Staples campus of Central lakes College. CLC President Larry Lundblad welcomed the commissioner and about 200 others at the inaugural event co-sponsored by Mid Central Federal Savings Bank. Commissioner Frederickson addressed the assembly …

Men: Faulk leads winBehind Nash Faulk’s 28 points, the Central Lakes College men’s basketball team defeated Minnesota West 80-56 Feb. 19 at CLC. The nationally ranked Raiders are now 25-2 on the year. On the same day Rochester lost to Anoka-Ramsey 73-64 giving CLC a share of the Northern Division …

Snow Days are upon us at Central Lakes College, according to Erich Heppner, director of student life. The Staples Campus has events Feb. 22-25, including a Medallion Hunt with a $50 gas card as top prize, and dress-up days for Favorite decade (Tuesday), Ugly Sweater (Wednesday), Formal Dress (Thursday), and …

“Glass” is the theme for the 44th annual photo contest on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College beginning April 18, according to coordinator Larry Kellerman. The public contest has traditional photo entry categories of “landscape,” “portrait,” “action,” “creative,” “birds,” “animals,” “flowers,” and “children.” And each year there is a …

Astronomy students at Central Lakes College had a good excuse for getting outside, even briefly, on Wed., Feb. 16. Their instructor in the class held on the Brainerd campus insisted they have a gander at the mid-day sun. David Kobilka asked his class to work in small groups to discern …

Good seats are available for the Gaelic Storm concert Feb. 23. The Central Lakes College Cultural Arts Series is sponsoring the only out-state appearance by the internationally acclaimed Celtic band Gaelic Storm. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Tornstrom Auditorium at the Washington Education Building in Brainerd. The venue accommodates …

Central Lakes College Counselor Don Pfeffer testified Feb. 14 at the Capitol on behalf of a bill carried by State Rep. Bob Dettmer to repeal a sunset provision on a veterans’ higher education assistance program that otherwise in 2012 will end. Lawmakers began the program in 2006. Pfeffer, director of …

Elena Nicoski, an ethnic Russian student at Central Lakes College, will present the March 3 Cultural Thursday program at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Nicoski was born and raised in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, and lived in the republic for 21 years. She will be covering …

More than a dozen Central Lakes College Natural Resources Club members co-hosted the Mille Lacs-Kathio State Park candlelight ski Saturday, Feb. 12. The students were tasked with lighting the 600 luminaries along more than three miles of groomed ski trails, and on the day after the event, the students picked …

Artist Megan Rye of Minneapolis is featured in the Central Lakes College Gallery on the Brainerd campus with an exhibit titled “Iraq: The Forgotten War” Feb. 23-March 24. She is best known for large scale oil paintings of the ongoing conflict in Iraq. “Although we have had all great shows, …