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Beth Hippert, district technician at the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District, spoke at the Earth Day Fair on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Wednesday. Her presentation cited the benefits of rain gardens as one way to create a cohesive landscape that soaks up runoff and reduces pollutants …

Take a walk on the wild side with Minnesota DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Dan Stark when he presents “Minnesota Wolf Recovery” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 1 in Room E203 at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The presentation is part of the Center for Lifelong Learning’s 2011-2012 speaker series. In …

Awards Day was held at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus, today to recognize outstanding efforts among students, clubs, faculty, staff, and administrators. Julie Jo Larson of Crosby is the Brainerd campus Student of the Year, selected from a field of six nominees with at least a 3.5 grade-point average and …

Chicken dancer Talon Billy (Center of the Sky Eagle) of the Nay Ah Shing Tribal School American Indian Dance group provided a sample of his specialty, accompanied by the school’s drum group, at Friday’s Celebration of Nations in the Brainerd campus gym of Central Lakes College. Hundreds of guests negotiated …

Dr. Larry Lundblad of Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, is one of 20 college presidents receiving the 2012 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction. The award was presented April 13 in Nashville, Tenn., at the national convention of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society for two-year colleges. College presidents …

Central Lakes College recently announced the hiring of six full-time instructors for the 2012-13 academic year. Scheduled to start on Aug. 22, 2012 are three English and three mathematics faculty. Selected for the English posts were CLC adjuncts Lori-Beth Larsen and Adam Marcotte of Brainerd and Brandon Hoffmann, a writing …

Andria Belisle of Big Lake has been hired by Central Lakes College to serve as its disability services coordinator starting Monday, April 30. She has been a graduate assistant in the St. Cloud State University Office of Student Disability Services and an intern in Career Services at the University of …

Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs, a band from Trinidad, performed Wednesday in the cafeteria at Central Lakes College as a kick-off for Friday’s Celebration of Nations at CLC. The lunch-hour theme included a sample of ethnic food, Caribbean Chicken. Along with featured musical performers, assorted ethnic treats will be …

First graders from St. Francis Elementary School, Brainerd, visited the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Tuesday, attending the children’s theatre class production of “Alice’s Excellent Adventure in Wonderland” in the Dryden Theatre, and then taking brief tours of the Humphrey Center for American Indians, and the Dental Assisting, Criminal …

Central Lakes College will host a free, public Earth Day Fair on Wed., April 25 at the Brainerd campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event features presentations by speakers, earth-centered games and activities for children and adults, prize drawings, and a lunch-hour cook-out hosted by the Natural Resources …