Central Lakes College’s Trap Shooting Team won its conference after competing in the USA College Clay Target League’s six-week season. The team also recently finished the season placing third at Nationals.    The 15-member co-ed team is celebrating its most successful season since beginning competition in 2017. This is the first time that CLC has earned the conference championship, and the program …

Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College presents poet, actor, and novelist Kwame Dawes at noon on November 19 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. This live event will be followed by a book signing and craft talk.   The community is invited to attend this free event in person …

$350,000 grant will bridge the skills gap and create job opportunities in rural counties and underserved communities   Polaris Inc., the global leader in powersports, announced the development of an innovative on-the-job training curriculum for upskilling and training powersports technicians. The Service Technician Education Program (STEP), which leverages new connected vehicle technology to rapidly scale and grow the necessary future technician labor force, is in …

On Monday, the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) recognized 94 MCAC football student-athletes from the eight participating programs as members of the 2021 All-MCAC Team. These are the Raiders who were honored: First team Vito Richards Chase Dressel Second team Charles Dressel Hunter Nissen Tucker Schultz Tim Ryan Joey Hoeschen HM James Gedde Ryan …

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) volleyball coaches have cast their votes, and the 18-member North and South All-Division teams, coaches-of-the-year, and players-of-the-year have been named. The top nine vote-getters from each division were also named to the All-MCAC Team. These Raiders were honored: Haley Schleper was named the MCAC North …

Central Lakes College today reported that student voting on its campuses increased nearly 10 percent in last year’s presidential election, rising to 70 percent in 2020 from a rate of 61 percent in 2016. Prior to the 2020 election season, the Central Lakes College Student Senate established a plan to build upon their past success and increase voter registration and voter turnout …

The Central Lakes College Music Department invites the community to enjoy some live music at 7pm on Tuesday, November 9 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. Three ensembles will be featured: Concert Winds, Jazz Collective, and the semi-professional big band, the Central Lakes Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $5 and will …

The Chalberg Theatre stage will come alive with highly kinetic, exhilarating movement when Minneapolis dance company ARENA Dances performs at 7 p.m. on November 12. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the dance program will present contemporary dance with messages for contemporary audiences. …

The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s November Cultural Thursday event, held in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month.  CLC Sociology instructor Gary Payne will present “The Very First Americans: Alaskan Indians’ Struggle for Cultural Survival in a Wilderness Paradise” at both 12pm and 7pm on Thursday, November 4 in lecture hall E354, Brainerd campus. Both …

Congratulations to these two Raider football players, who received MCAC Minnesota College Athletic Conference honors this week: Tucker Schultz: Offensive Player-of-the-Week Charles Dressel: Defensive Player-of-the-Week