Central Lakes College student Marcia Stanton was featured in the Brainerd Dispatch in an article by Jessi Pierce. Marcia, a candidate for the Associate in Arts degree, is a 19-year-old entrepreneur whose photographic interest led to her creating Blackened Light Photography of Brainerd. She specializes in affordable portrait photography and …

Tuesday, June 5 Earthlings have a rare astronomical event called a Venus Transit — a phenomenon that won’t occur again until the year 2117. Venus crosses the face of the Sun, relative to the Earth. With the right equipment, it is something you can see. Without the proper equipment, you …

KAXE Northern Community Radio on Saturday, June 16 will be airing live from Central Lakes College in Brainerd its new Great Northern Radio Show from 5 to 7 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre. Tune in or join the live audience. Tickets are free but should be reserved in advance by calling …

Explore the mysteries of the unknown as the Center for Lifelong Learning hosts “Cosmology and Astronomy” with Dave Kobilka at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7 at the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The word “cosmos” originates from the Greek word “kosmos,” meaning “order,” as in an orderly system. Cosmology, …

From the 1940s to today, fishing has been one of the feature attractions of the Lakes Area. Even before that fishing was an important piece of the native culture in the area. Join local legend Ray Gildow as he presents “From Nets to Night Crawlers: The Changing Face of Fishing …

Nine Central Lakes College students from the Staples campus have earned awards in graphic design and photography competition sponsored by the St. Cloud-based Advertising/Marketing Federation of Central Minnesota. Selection of the most creative entries is effected by a scoring process in which a panel of judges evaluates all creative dimensions …

The Central Lakes College Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree (AD) Nursing programs have always had Minnesota Board of Nursing (MBON) approval and Central Lakes College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2010, MBON mandated that all state nursing programs be nationally accredited within specific guidelines that include …

Greg Bergman, director of the North Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, is the author of an article published in the 2012 Spring/Summer issue of Community College Entrepreneurship magazine. The feature relates development of a successful Pierz-based business which drew upon the expertise of SBDC …

Mandi Yliniemi of Merrifield has accepted the full-time Communication Art and Design instructor position at Central Lakes College. She had been an interim instructor the past two years. Mandi is a graduate of the program and Photographic Imaging (2000) who has professional experience with Consolidated Telephone Co., Range Printing, Lake …

Anderson Brothers Construction Company of Brainerd has informed the City of Brainerd that construction on College Drive is progressing according to schedule. The project includes the shifting of traffic from College Drive to Mississippi Parkway in the area of the Central Lakes College between the intersections of Mississippi Parkway and …