The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, in partnership with B93.3, is pleased to present three Minnesota country and folk artists – Aaron Simmons, Kelley Smith and Jake Nelson – in an evening of singing and storytelling, led by musician and radio personality Chris Allen. Styled in the vein of the listening room at the …

Motoko Kinebuchi 1999-2001 AA Degree Motoko Kinebuchi chose Central Lakes College after she came to the U.S. from Japan for a 5-week home stay. She ended up in Staples, living at the home of Stan Edin, Director of Staples Technical College (now CLC’s Staples campus), and his wife, Rose.  Motoko …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center and Brainerd Community Theatre are proud to announce two musical productions for summer 2023.  High School Musical Jr., based on the hit Disney movie franchise, performs July 6-9, with an all-youth cast! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with …

The Minnesota State Farm Business Management (FBM) program is excited to celebrate its 70th year of offering educational programming to students. In 1953, the FBM program was established to educate active farmers in Minnesota using a student-centered, one-on-one instructional approach. FBM has grown from humble beginnings to over 2,800 students …

Verse Like Water: The visiting poet program of Central Lakes College presents Romanian-American poet Maya C. Popa at noon on April 14 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. A book signing and craft talk will follow this free literary event.   Popa teaches poetry at New York University and celebrates …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2023 fall semester honors lists. The President’s List includes 394 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 303 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …

Six Raiders were named to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) Fall 2022 Elite Team.  The award recognizes student-athletes who combined outstanding academic and athletic performance through the Fall 2022 season.  Honorees must have earned MCAC All-Academic honors as well as All-Division, All-Conference, All-Region &/or All-American honors in the sport of …

Minnesota State, the system of 26 state colleges and seven state universities, released the results of a study that estimates the impact of Central Lakes College on the regional economy to be $198.1 million and 1,482 jobs.  “At Central Lakes College, our focus on student success both transforms students’ lives …

CLC alumna Morgan Dabill recently opened Wild Roots Early Learning Center in Pine River. While at CLC, she received a certificate in Special Education in 2017; an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2018; and a Business Assistant certificate in 2021. Here is how she got to where she …

“The News Photography of Steve Kohls” will be the focus of the next Rosenmeier Forum, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public.   Kohls has shot news, sporting events and artistic …