Golden West College

Huntington Beach will soon have the first Boys & Girls Club in the state on a college campus. The Huntington Valley Boys & Girls Club held a Construction Celebration on June 10 on a child-development preschool at Golden West College. The Boys & Girls Club already held its ground breaking ceremony on the project in April, but it took longer than expected to actually dig into the ground, said Tanya Hoxsie, the chief executive of the Huntington Valley Boys & Girls Club. The new facility will replace the existing child development center on a 3-acre portion of Golden West College at 15744 Goldenwest St. The facility is the first of three phases of the organization's $7-million Building Dreams campaign, which will eventually bring a gymnasium and two-story Boys & Girls Club to the campus.

The official title of Sunday's show at Golden West College is Bands and Bellies VIII. To a scorekeeper, though, it's more like Bands and Bellies 1, Community 7. Over the last two years, producers Alec C. Marken and Sarah "al Nour" Baxter have hosted seven Bands and Bellies shows, which bring together musicians, dancers and other artists. Of those shows, only one was a for-profit endeavor. The rest of the time, Marken and Baxter have diverted all of their net proceeds to nonprofits or charitable causes.

Professor Darrell Ebert was thrilled. "This is probably one of the highest-level shows that you could find in an educational gallery," he said. Now in his 43rd year at Golden West College, Ebert teaches sculpture, painting, two- and three-dimensional design classes, and curates the campus' Fine Arts Gallery. "The intensity and level of quality of work is so high," he said, covered in a paint-spatted smock as he gestured to the gallery. "It's so professional. " Golden West just opened a new art show, "Pressing the Limits," which showcases 40 prints made by a quartet of New Mexico-based artists: Michael Costello, Willis F. Lee, Jennifer Lynch and Mitchell Marti.

Mike Sciacca TODAY Girls' soccer (3:15 p.m.) Edison at Marina Huntington Beach at Esperanza Ocean View at Saddleback Girls' water polo Esperanza vs. Marina (at Golden West College, 5 p.m.) Fountain Valley vs. Huntington Beach (at Golden West College, 6 p.m.) Los Alamitos vs. Edison (at Golden West College, 7 p.m.) Wrestling (7 p.m.) Marina at Fountain Valley Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach Girls' basketball (7 p.m.)

A former Huntington Beach man has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a friend and security officers at Golden West College. Carlos Nunez, 48, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and battery on a school employee. Nunez is a transient, but his last known address was in Huntington Beach, officials said. Nunez and an adult female friend, who is also a transient, went to Golden West College to use the pool showers about 9 p.m. March 19, said Lt. Russell Reinhart.

Golden West College honors students won two major awards on Saturday at the ninth annual Community College Research Conference at UCI. The Golden West College Honors Program has taken top awards for abstracts four years in a row since the Outstanding Abstract Scholarship was established in 2006. The $1,000 Megill Director?s Scholarship for outstanding scholarship and writing is the highest Honors Transfer Council of California award in the state. Honors student Ryan Millett won this year for ?

Youth hoops camp dates are set The Roger Holmes Viking Youth Basketball Camp is set to run June 18 through July 12 at Golden West College. The annual summertime camp is being held this year at Golden West College due to renovations being done on the Marina High gymnasium. The camp will run from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday each week. For more information, call (714) 893-6571, ext. 4292. To register online, visit www.marinabasketball.com. Jr. All-American Football signups Huntington Beach Jr. All-American Football will hold its next registration session for its football and cheer teams on June 9. Sign-ups, open to boys and girls ages 5 to 14, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Huntington Beach High.

Brian Conley of Golden West College received the M. Dale Ensign Trustee Pacific Regional Award from the Assn. of Community College Trustees. Conley, who has been a faculty member at Golden West College since 1975, was recognized for his dedication and service to his profession. Don and Marilyn MacAllister of Huntington Beach celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25. They have been active community members for more than 38 years.