The Steele Family returns to Central Lakes College for concerts Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. This is a CLC Cultural Arts Series event. The Steeles are the First Family of Twin Cities gospel, soul, and …
Read More »Rock & Roll Xmas Spectacular
On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus the Central Lakes College Cultural Arts Series presents Rock & Roll Xmas Spectacular, a Las Vegas-caliber, multi-media, full-production show that mixes an eight-piece band with music, comedy, parodies – even a game show. What would …
Read More »Students meet Attorney General
Central Lakes College international students recently toured the state capitol in St. Paul and met with Lori Swanson, state attorney general. The group included Carlos Solano Monestel, Costa Rica; Shanice Hector, South Africa; Nqobile Mahlangu, South Africa; Dennis Musasizi, Uganda; Swanson, Steve Wenzel (adjunct political science instructor), Karmila Seran, Central …
Read More »‘Winnie the Pooh’
The Central Lakes College Adventures ’N Theatre musical “A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail” will be staged in Dryden Theatre on the Brainerd campus Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. Performances are 7:30 p.m. both days, with matinees at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Dec. 17. Adventures ’N …
Read More »Stand up
Carl Wilkens, recognized as the only American in Rwanda to remain after the genocide started in 1994, spoke in the Brainerd campus cafeteria Friday, Dec. 2, giving a one-hour talk about the courageous people who took a stand during that period when more than 800,000 people were killed. Wilkens is …
Read More »Senators visit
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 …
Read More »Check & Connect
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, …
Read More »Humphrey Center donation
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 …
Read More »To be a better teacher
“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 …
Read More »Prize winners
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., …
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