Nov 15, 2011

Fall celebration

The annual "Fall Celebration" honoring 40 graduates of the Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance program, will be held at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College on Wed., Nov. 23, with a lunch and program. The featured speaker will be Andy Mack of Strata Corp., Grand Forks, N.D., a member of the Heavy Equipment Advisory Board at CLC. Strata Corp. has hired numerous CLC graduates. Mack, who is employed as Dirt Coordinator in the Construction Division at Strata, has worked for the North Dakota Department of Transportation. He has a degree in Construction Management from North Dakota State University. The event starts at noon in the campus commons, with a welcome at 12:15 p.m. and the buffet lunch of roast beef, a photographic slide show, the speaker, and presentation of graduates. Those attending may RSVP by Thursday to Nancy Schmidt, Heavy Equipment coordinator, at (218) 894-5136 or nschmidt@clcmn.edu The luncheon cost is $11.50 per person, payable at the door.