Central Lakes College Customized Training Representative Eloise Thorson was cited by the Minnesota Rural Electric Association through its publication, Minnesota Co-Op Power, for training co-op employees in a leadership program. Since its inception in 1997, the MREA Leadership Training program has enabled more than 200 employees of cooperatives across the …

The Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center at Staples will receive a $193,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to continue biofuels research. The Center is one of nine bioenergy grant recipients announced by Dave Frederickson, state commissioner of agriculture. The $2.4 million award is based on recommendations …

The English Department is pleased to announce the fifth annual Central Lakes College Writing Awards.  Awards will be made in three categories: Essay (personal and technical/research essays will be eligible); Fiction/Drama; Poetry. First, second, and third place awards will be made in each category, with funding for the prizes contributed …

Career Exploration Day 2012 provided 2,300 area high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to sample professional endeavors that may be in their future. The March 9 showcase of 150 careers was held on the Brainerd campus, and it included hands-on, interactive demonstrations, prizes, and lunch. Cody Nordmann, a junior …

WARNER, Okla. — Connors State College swept a doubleheader from the Central Lakes College Raiders on Saturday as the Brainerd squad began its Spring Break Roadtrip of daily contests through the end of this week in Oklahoma and Texas. Five errors hurt the Raiders against a team that played errorless …

With over 50 years of diving experience, Bill Matthies has tidal waves of information just waiting to be shared. Matthies will be the featured presenter for The Center for Lifelong Learning’s “Spotlight on History: Diving into Local History” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20 in Room E208 the Brainerd campus …

As the Energizer Bunny keeps going and going, Central Lakes College keeps giving and giving. Instructor Pat Swarthout announced that his CLC students established a new record in sales for the 2012 American Cancer Society Daffodil Days campaign. The previous record was set in 2011 with $1,798.  This year the …

The National Junior College Athletic Association Division III men’s basketball poll this week ranks Central Lakes College as the No. 2 team in the country. The Raiders (27-3) moved up from last week’s fifth-place ranking. Brookdale Community College (27-2) of Lincroft, N.J. is the top-rated team going into next week’s …

Friday, March 9 is Career Exploration Day at Central Lakes College. The Brainerd campus expects about 2,300 area high school students from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch included from the partnership of organizations working in support of the Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection. There are no Friday …

Eighteen students from Central American and the Caribbean will need hosts for the first year of their two-year educational commitment at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The business management students expect to arrive in early August and be enrolled toward Associate in Applied Science degrees before returning to their homes with …