The Central Lakes College Spanish Club, CLC Foundation, and Five Wings Arts Alliance brign you the eighth annual Festival Latino on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the cafeteria and its commons area of the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. Featured concert performers are Leo and …

Central Lakes College welcomes Yoshinao “Yoshi” Hirai as a full-time physics instructor with the start of the Fall Semester 2010. Yoshi comes to CLC after a year at Rochester Community and Technical College and two years prior as an assistant professor (fixed term) at St. Cloud State University. He earned …

Central Lakes College will hold its annual Student Success Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 29 for all students attending the college in Brainerd and Staples. Events on both campuses include free lunch, a keynote speaker, and various workshop sessions to address topics of interest to …

Defensive lineman Avery Smith of Central Lakes College is the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week in the Southern Division. Smith, of Sioux Falls, S.D., had five tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery in the Raiders’ 7-0 win over Northland.

The Hibbing Cardinals defeated the Central Lakes College Raiders in volleyball Wed., Sept. 8 on the Raider court. In the North Division matchup Coach Jane Peterson tried drastic changes as the hosts feel behind 11-1 in the first game. She pulled starting sophomore setter Rachel Pfeffer and mixed the lineup …

The Central Lakes College Theatre Department has announced the following 2010-11 theatre season: “Harvey,” Oct. 6-9, 15-17, Dryden Theatre; “When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemon Meringue Pie: A Humorous Look At Life’s Ups and Downs,” Theatre for a Diverse Population production, Dec. 1-4, Dryden Theatre; “A Christmas Carol,” Adventures …

From AgriNewsIf there was an award for traveling the longest distance to Staples’ Agriculture and Energy Center field day, Loren Forrest of Luverne would be a strong contender. Forrest made the five- hour trip recently to learn more about miscanthus. The plant is one of several energy crops in trial …

The CLC men’s and women’s golf teams don’t have a single player from last year’s teams. But the Raiders hope to be competitive in the 2010 season, which opened Sept. 1 as they hosted a match they won over Hibbing in men’s play, 333-376 at the Legacy. The next outing …

Vs. VermilionKirstie Grill knocked down 15 kills and Jenna Terhaar collected 13 as the Central Lakes College Raiders held on to collect a 3-2 North Division victory over Vermilion Saturday, Sept. 4. CLC’s Rachel Pfeffer distributed 18 set assists with five digs and Jonica Swanson (left) recorded 16 set assists, …

THIEF RIVER FALLS – Dominique Corder hit Tyler Erickson (left) on a 17-yard touchdown pass for the only points in the Central Lakes College Raiders 7-0 victory over the Northland Pioneers Saturday. Erickson caught five passes for 68 yards and Corder threw for 136 yards and rushed for 54 more …