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Beat the Heat Week starts Monday, April 6. There’s a medallion hunt all week. Check for the clues, which will be posted in the Student Life Center each day at noon. The winner will get a $25 Visa gift card.  Have any questions? Call Phil Olsen at Student Life at …

There are some cool projects brewing at the Staples campus. They involve heavy machinery, engines and, of course, robots. Take a quick tour of the buildings via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/centrallakescollege But don’t stop here – take a look for yourself. Stop by the campus and chat with the instructors. …

The Central Lakes College Community Band will hold an informational meeting on its 2017 Ireland tour at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 7 in the Rehearsal Hall of Central Lakes College.  Information on the itinerary, costs, methods of registration and payment will be discussed. Free information packets will be available. The …

Spice up those traditional Easter baskets with these colorful eggs. Instead of candy inside the “flower bomb,” you’ll find a soil/clay ball. The seeds are sun-loving wildflower seeds that will grow and attract butterflied, bees and humming birds. The Hort Club is selling the flower bombs today, April 2, outside …

State officials are about to start talks on funding higher education in Minnesota. And as more and more students struggle to find enough money to pay for education after high school, leaders want input. That’s one of the messages Rep. Bud Nornes, chair of the Minnesota House Committee on Higher …

The final Verse Like Water event for the school year features Marie Howe, the Poet Laureate of New York and top professor at Sarah Lawrence College. Howe will speak at noon Wednesday, April 8 in the Chalberg Theater, on the Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. Following the presentation, there will …

Straighten up that tie and dust off those dress slacks. It’s time to impress your potential future employer at the Brainerd Community Job Fair. It runs from 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 at CLC’s Brainerd campus. This is the place to go if you’re looking for full-time work, a part-time …

Eight Central Lakes College Videography students were nominated for the 2015 Midwest Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter announced the nominations March 9.  The 2015 Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards, or “The Midwest Emmys,” is a regional event with divisions for …

Learn more about the future of financing higher education during an upcoming Rosenmeier Forum. It’s called “Access, Equity and Appropriations: The Financing and the Future of Higher Education in the State of Minnesota,” and it is set for Wednesday, April 1 from Noon to 1 p.m., in the Chalberg Theatre at CLC’s Brainerd campus. …

On Thursday, April 2, Central Lakes College will be hosting a Cultural Thursday event at noon in Chalberg Theater. Amal Hassan (a Somali community leader pursuing her Masters at SCSU in Early Childhood Special Education and Social Responsibility) and John Shanoff (a multilingual interpreter and a student in the Central …