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Central Lakes College alumnus Tom Smude and the family business, Smude Enterprises at Pierz, were the subjects of a Business section profile in the Sept. 10, 2012 Star Tribune newspaper. The firm sells sunflower oil, and Tom also raises black Angus beef, works at a John Deere dealership, and owns …

Central Lakes College will hold an EZ Enrollment Day for the Mille Lacs Tribal College on Wednesday, Nov. 14 with check-in from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mille Lacs Band Government Center. At this special EZ Enrollment the $20 application fee will be waived. A second EZ Enrollment …

Central Lakes College men’s basketball has a new coaching assistant: He is 6-6 Scott Savor, a Deerwood native,  former Crosby-Ironton High School standout, and former Raider during Coach Jim Russell’s first season at CLC. Scott created Secrets in Sports, a sports training business in Brainerd dedicated to personal development of athletes on …

A review team from the Higher Learning Commission, a division of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, will be in Brainerd and Staples Monday to Wednesday. The team is visiting Central Lakes College to evaluate accreditation status. Over the last 40 years such visits to the local college …

The Central Lakes College Rotaract chapter recently received its charter as a collegiate-level branch of Rotary International. Anna Backberg of Brainerd was inaugurated as the first president of the club. Don Cavalier, district governor of Rotary International, installed the first set of officers and awarded the charter on behalf of …

Rachel Anderson of Pequot Lakes has been hired as a lab assistant for the Medical Assistant program at Central Lakes College, Staples campus. Rachel will assist during the academic year to set up and provide for the required lab supplies and equipment as directed by program faculty and help operate simulation …

The Central Lakes College Raiders (21-6), winners of the MCAC Northern Division during the regular season, will play fourth-place finisher Mesabi Range (15-11, with regular-season match to play Oct. 24 vs. Hibbing), in the first of two Region 13B volleyball matches Friday, Oct. 26 at CLC in Brainerd. The match starts …

The 15th-ranked Central Lakes College football team won its first-round playoff game, 21-0, Saturday at Findorff Athletic Complex by dominating Minnesota West. The Raiders advance to the semifinals of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference championship run with an 8-1 record. QB Andrew Johnson threw 2 touchdown passes to Anthony Shelman …

As new and returning students enroll for the 2013 spring semester at the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College, they are discovering another career education option: Administrative Assistant. The reinstated program provides a 60-credit Associate in Applied Science degree path, with a 33-credit Administrative Support diploma option for shortened training …

The Central Lakes College volleyball team on Wednesday night prepared to host the region tournament (Oct. 26-27) by splitting its final two regular-season matches on the home court. The Raiders now have a record of 21-6. CLC lost to a formidable Northland unit in five games to finish at 13-1 …