Author: Devon Krueger

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Central Lakes College announces Music Technology AFA Degree

Central Lakes College is excited to announce the addition of a new degree: The Associate of Fine Arts Degree in Music Technology. Applications are being accepted now, with classes starting this fall. “One of our music department’s goals is to provide music degrees that are strongly rooted in the real-world skills and knowledge that a…
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March 26, 2023 0

2023 Free Park Days announced for Minnesota state parks, recreation areas

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 75 state parks and recreation areas on four dates in 2023. The Free Park Days will be Saturday, April 22; Saturday, June 10; Saturday, Sept. 9 and Friday, Nov. 24. With the support of the state legislature, the DNR offers Free Park…
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March 26, 2023 0

Essentia Health holding registered nurse job fair in Nisswa 

Essentia Health is hosting an evening of job interviews for registered nurses and nursing students at the Roundhouse Brewery in Nisswa on Thursday, March 30.  Essentia Health talent recruiters and department managers will be on-site from 3-7 p.m. Network, meet with nurse leadership and walk away with an offer. Whether you are a student, new grad…
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March 23, 2023 0

Cultural Thursday Presents – Lessons from Chile: 40 days and 4,000 kilometers

Central Lakes College’s Cultural Thursday series presents Lessons from Chile: 40 days and 4,000 kilometers with CLC sociologist and photographer Gary Payne. There are two sessions on April 6: The first is at noon in the Chalberg Theatre and the second is at 7 p.m. in room E354. Both are free and open to the…
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March 23, 2023 0

Minnesota Agencies Offer Suicide Prevention Trainings to Equip Rural Ministry Leaders

St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are partnering to offer free suicide prevention trainings for rural faith leaders this April and May. Clergy and lay leaders who serve rural congregations of all faiths and denominations are welcome. “Faith is an important cornerstone in the lives…
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March 23, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day

–Video games really downplay how tough it is to crouch walk. –We spend our entire lives inside our minds, only experiencing the outside world through the lens of our perception. (OOOoooooo, soooo deep with that one) –A job interview feels like a conversation between two liars, both of which know the other is lying. –A…
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March 23, 2023 0

Aitkin School Board meeting from March 20th

The Aitkin School Board met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. High school student Seth Parkin spoke to the board about his work with the Northland Foundation’s “Youth in Philanthropy” Board:  Community Education Director Lara Parkin presented to the Board, proposing they creating their own Youth in Philanthropy Board within Aitkin HS: The Aitkin School Board will hold…
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March 23, 2023 0

Verse Like Water presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard at noon on March 27 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Kildegaard is a Minnesota poet and director of the Honors Program at the University of Minnesota-Morris. With funding from the Minnesota…
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March 22, 2023 0