The Center for Lifelong Learning at Central Lakes College has scheduled a program April 10 featuring Park Naturalist-Archaeologist Jim Cummings in a 7 p.m. look at Minnesota’s Preserved Past. “Archaeology Close to Home: Minnesota’s Ancient Past Preserved in our State Parks” by Cummings is scheduled for E203 of the B …

The Central Lakes College Honors Earth Science class taught by Dave Kobilka on March 29 went to Onamia to teach fifth grade pupils some aspects of the hydrologic cycle — surface water flow, evaporation, cloud formation, cloud types, precipitation, and surface heating. CLC Honors AA student Tatiana Park of Brainerd taught relative …

Josh Kiecker(left), who with wife Sarah owns and operates Sculptured Earth Design & Building Landscaping, Delano, hasn’t forgotten where his career began. It started when the Cosmos native graduated from Central Lakes College in 2001, earning a Landscape Technology diploma through the Horticulture program on the Brainerd campus. “It was …

Judge Thaddeus V. “Tad” Jude of Minnesota’s 10th District Court was on the Brainerd campus recently to make presentations and take questions. He spoke with students in three political science classes taught by Steve Wenzel, a former legislator with Jude. Judge Jude serves the counties of Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, …

Faculty emeritus Joe Plut, retired English and humanities instructor at CLC, is now an author and host to the new literary series, Speaking of Books, at Prairie Bay Grill & Catering in Baxter. On the third Thursday each month, he presents a variety of authors, publishers, book photographers, and illustrators …

Central Lakes College’s Sigma Delta chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association did well in competition at the 75th national ACJA conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kris Brose of Brainerd (shown), a 1998 graduate of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School, won a pair of firsts, claiming top prize in the essay contest …

Central Lakes College students enjoyed Spa Day Wednesday on the Brainerd campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., where chair massages from the Baxter staff of HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab were popular throughout the event. Grant Davenport, Kristina Stangle (shown massaging Katie Klopfleisch between her drives to Mille Lacs …

Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival and The Center for Lifelong Learning are proud to present a “pre-Nisswa-stämman” Swedish folk music concert at 7 p.m. on April 17, in the Music Recital Hall at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Ellinor Fritz on violin and Leonor Palazzo on cello are guest performers …

Central Lakes College recently hosted an assessment for Lakeland Mold Company of Brainerd as the firm’s employees participated in the National Career Readiness Certificate workplace success initiative. Lakeland Mold is piloting the use of the NCRC as a tool for incumbent employee training needs and screening for qualified applicants for …

Itasca defeated the Raiders twice Tuesday, 4-3 and 15-8 at Grand Rapids, leaving CLC with a 1-19 record on the year. Jared Hoemberg (shown) hit a solo home run in the narrow loss and was 2-5 with RBI in the second game. The Raiders’ Trey Thompson pitched all seven innings …