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Brandee Stomberg, Menahga, was among the 80 people who gave blood on Wed., Nov. 30 in the Brainerd campus gym as the Student Senate-sponsored project for the American Red Cross attracted numerous walk-in volunteers willing to donate a pint of red. Brandee said her fellow members of the Natural Resources …

Members of the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee, led by Chairman David Senjem (R-Rochester), were welcomed to Central Lakes College Wed., Nov. 30 for a series of bonding presentations for proposed projects that could be approved for funding in the next legislative session. Other members scheduled to meet at CLC …

Ann Chouinard and Aaron Mertes are two new employees at Central Lakes College, hired for the Check and Connect disabilities support program. They are referred to as “coaches” who will work as part of a team that includes counselors, advisers, Occupational Skills Program and disabilities services staff, faculty, family members, …

A bow that once belonged to the late Pete Humphrey has been placed in the Skone Family Conservatory housing the Humphrey Center for American Indian Studies. LaVonne Danzl, whose late husband Bob had received the six-foot basswood hunting bow as a gift from his canoeing pal, Humphrey, recently donated the …

“B is for Bully,” a new production by Theatre for a Diverse Population at Central Lakes College, explores the lasting effects of bullying. Designed to stimulate discussion, the show features student actors, including Amy Claypool of Bemidji (pictured). “I like being in this cast,” she said. “And showing everyone that …

Forty students were recognized as fall graduates of the Central Lakes College Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance program at Staples on Nov. 23. Keynote speaker at the fall celebration was Andy Mack of Strata Corp., Grand Forks, N.D., a member of the Heavy Equipment Advisory Board at CLC. Zachariah Helton …

Northland defeated the Central Lakes College women’s basketball team, 58-44, Sat., Nov. 26 in Brainerd, the second time in 18 days that the Pioneers eluded the Raiders (61-51 Nov. 8). CLC’s Nikki Pearson led the 0-5 Raiders with 13 points in the non-division game. The Raiders’ Jalynn Lamb and Elizabeth …

The NJCAA third-ranked Central Lakes College Raider men’s basketball team defeated Northland, 63-42, with great defense and balanced scoring Sat., Nov. 26 to notch win No. 6 against no losses.  Eleven Raiders scored while converting 44 percent from the field and 55 percent from the line. CLC held the Pioneers …

Prize winners have been announced from the Oct. 27 and 29 Tour of Manufacturing in Brainerd, Crosby, Jenkins, and Merrifield. Elias Peterson of Aitkin won an Ipad. Mitch Treichler and Branden Spaid, both of Brainerd, won Ipods. Prizes were donated by Clow Stamping Co., Graphic Packaging International, Lakeland Mold Co., …

The start time of the Saturday, Nov. 26 basketball games in the Brainerd gym at CLC between Northland and Central Lakes College have been changed to 3 p.m. for the women and 5 p.m. for the men.