Hours before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Central Lakes College President Larry Lundblad and wife Karen were participants in activities leading up to it. The Lundblads were guests of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. They had dinner with Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., Monday night and with Franken on …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team won its seventh straight game Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Grand Rapids, defeating Itasca for the second time this season, 97-51. But the Raider women, who had defeated Itasca 81-54, on Jan. 26 in Brainerd, went cold in the second half and were upset, …

The Studio Productions class of Videography Production at Central Lakes College on Tuesday, Feb. 12 toured facilities in Bemidji, where Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) operates its non-profit broadcasting business. The CLC students are in their second year of the Associate degree career education program and are learning how to produce …

Carlie Sweet, a 5-11 Central Lakes College forward from Brainerd, was named Northern Division Player of the Week in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference for the week ending Feb. 9. Carlie tallied a double-double for the Raiders (9-12 overall, 8-2 in the Division) in a win over Hibbing. She scored …

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced that Dr. Larry Lundblad (shown), the president of Central Lakes College in Brainerd and Staples, will be his guest at the State of the Union address on tonight. Since taking office, Sen. Franken has met with business leaders all over the state, and says he …

Two Central Lakes College instructors are nominated for Outstanding Educator awards bestowed each year by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Darci Goeden, Nursing, and Leon Dahlvang, Communication Art and Design, are now eligible for the Educator the Year award. The award is intended to …

In Northern Division basketball from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Sat., Feb. 9, Central Lakes College defeated Hibbing  in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. The CLC women won, 81-67, and the Raider men triumphed, 80-56, to avenge their 54-53 loss at Hibbing Jan. 12. The scoring leaders for the women were Carlie …

Dr. William Faber of Cushing, head of the Central Lakes College natural resources program in Brainerd, has been appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to serve on the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. The LCCMR is made up of 17 members: five senators, five representatives, five citizens appointed by the governor, one …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team broke loose from a two-point halftime lead to escape Fond du Lac, 75-62, in Northern Division play Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Cloquet. Bryan Gichaba (shown) scored a team-high 17 and snared eight rebounds to lead the Raiders to their fifth straight win and …

Jan Kurtz, a Spanish and Latin American Studies instructor at Central Lakes College, will present the free, public Cultural Thursday program on Guatemala March 7 at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. In February 2012, Kurtz spent the month in San Pedro Las Huertas, Guatemala.  This small town just …