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The CLC Music Department will sponsor its annual “Merry Tuba Christmas” on Saturday, December 6.  Merry Tuba Christmas is a low brass player tradition going back to 1971 when it started in honor of Bill Bell, one of the greatest tuba players and teachers. Low Brass Players gather in groups …

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, at noon in the Chalberg Theater, Central Lakes College will be hosting its fourth event in this year’s Cultural Thursdays Series.  Staples native Michael Bach will join us viavideo conference. He will speak on his work in assisting the Alutiiq peoples of southern Alaska to …

CLC guard Mackenzie Holst was named the MCAC Northern Division Player of the Week ending November 15, 2014. The 5-6 freshman guard from Staples, MN opened her collegiate career with a 29-point performance by shooting 8-for-14 from the field (57 percent), including 4 of 9 from beyond the arc. Holst …

Maybe in Jim Russell’s first year at Central Lakes College in 1997-98 did the Raiders’ head coach have so few returning players. Sixteen years later, only sophomore Alex Koch returns from last year’s Raider team that went 17-13 and finished fourth in the MCAC state/Region 13 tournament.  “It’s all fresh,” …

The CLC Music Department presents it’s Fall Concert, “A Bit O’ Brit, A Wee Dram O’ Scotch” on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theater.  The Jazz Band will feature music from the Spring Fine Arts Festival which took place at Cragun’s Resort last April. Styles will …

Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, in collaboration with the Crossing Arts Alliance presents Pulitzer Prize winning poet Tracy. K. Smith. The reading will be held in the Chalberg Theatre at the Brainerd campus on Friday, November 21 at noon. With her third book of …

During her high school basketball career at Pequot Lakes, Cassie (Evenson) Carey developed a reputation as an aggressive, scrappy player, one who took the ball to the rim, dove for loose balls, blocked out on the boards and tried to cause turnovers. She strived to be the kind of player …

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has announced its 2014 volleyball regular season awards.  CLC players Sam Schlangen and Ashton Kapphahn were selected to the All-Northern Division First Team and Ashley Abear and Shelby Uphoff were Second Team selections. Sam Schlangen also received the honor of being selected as “Player of …

Beginning in January, Central Lakes College will offer nursing classes at a new satellite location in Pine River. The spring semester 2015 classes begin on January 13. The classes offered at the Pine River site are Nursing Assistant Class – 3 Credits and the Home Health Aide Class – 1 …

Central Lakes College will be holding several activities over the month of November in Celebration of Native American Heritage Month. About Native American Heritage Month What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made …