Jazmyn Friesz, Sauk Rapids, recently earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Matthew Klug of St. Cloud recently enrolled in fall semester at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The Central Minnesota Arts Board awarded $3,020 in Arts Legacy funds to Sauk Rapids-Rice Hillside Adult Education.
The Central Minnesota Arts Board awarded $81,271 in support of 18 regional arts projects, including the following nine local organizations: Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud, $7,000; College of St. Benedict, $6,115; Great River Chorale, $2,791; Great River Educational Arts Theatre, $7,000; Helping Hands Outreach, $3,203; St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, $7,000; The St. John’s Boys’ Choir, $3,518; Visual Arts Minnesota, $5,110; and Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, $3,646. For more information, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Oct. 2 People.