Matayo, Emily and Isabelle and their preschool teacher Sue Duda are shown in this Brainerd Dispatch photo at the Earth Day Fair and Living Green Expo Thursday at Central Lake College. The children were lunching on healthy treats from the Crow Wing Food Co-op, the vendor next door. According to …

Ashly Erickson (left) picked up two more victories and Tika Nichols crushed the ball all afternoon, powering the Central Lakes College Raiders to 19-8 and 10-5 Minnesota College Athletic Conference victories over Fond Du Lac Tuesday, April 20 at Cloquet. Nichols went 5-for-5 with two doubles in Game One and …

The Central Lakes College Raiders suffered a doubleheader baseball loss to Ridgewater on Wednesday, April 21 at Willmar. “The big difference was no walks for them and we walked 10 batters,” said CLC coach Pat Held. The Raiders had won three of their last four games heading into the matchup …

Kyle Schaible spun six solid innings as the Central Lakes College Raiders downed Minnesota State Community & Technical College of Fergus Falls, 9-2, in the second game of a Central Division doubleheader Sunday, April 18 at the Findorff Athletic Complex. Schaible struck out six, walked one and allowed four hits …

Ashly Erickson earned two victories and the Central Lakes Raiders combined for 41 hits in their 16-4, 13-1 sweep of Vermilion Sunday, April 18. In Game one, Brittany Gravelle (left) knocked out three doubles and Ashley Rodriguez hammered two. CLC had a total of 23 hits in the 16 run …

Joe Plut, retired Central Lakes College instructor, will sign copies of his book, “Conversations with Jon Hassler,” on Thursday, May 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Jon Hassler Library on the Brainerd campus. The book features interviews with his former CLC colleague, including numerous revelations on characters and …

In a Northern Division Minnesota College Athletic Conference doubleheader April 14 between the Central Lakes College Raiders and Rainy River Voyagers in Brainerd, each team won and each team lost. After claiming a 5-0 victory in Game One, the CLC Raiders watched as Rainy River rolled out to an early …

The Central Lakes College Foundation has announced eight CLC-bound scholarship recipients from the Holden Project Achieve Endowment fund. Each receives $1,500 for the 2010-11 academis year. They are Beau Ekelund, Aitkin High School; Aaron Dosh and Hannah Rennaker, Brainerd High School; Kyler Helmin and Matthew Martin, Pillager High School; Baliegh …

A state Supreme Court associate justice and department commissioner are the scheduled commencement speakers for Central Lakes College graduation ceremonies Wednesday, May 12 in Brainerd and Thursday, May 13 in Staples. Associate Justice Paul H. Anderson will deliver the address for Brainerd campus graduates at the 7 p.m. event, May …

At 7 p.m. on Friday, April 30 the bands GraveDancer (Blues/Grunge) and Rolling Bubble (Jazz/Folk) will be performing a benefit for TRiO at Central Lakes College, a non-profit organization that serves 180 students who are first-generation college students, low-income, and/or have a documented disability. The show will be staged in …