Golden West College donor Paul Motenko, a successful restaurateur, is forging a lifelong partnership with the College Paul Motenko, who co-developed BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse into a national chain, always seeks to forge strong ties to the communities in which he opens his restaurants. Motenko’s latest venture is Stacked: Food Well Built, which was a pioneer in restaurant technology when he launched it in January 2009 with longtime business partner Jerry Hennessy. Guests use tabletop touchscreens to order fully customized meals at STACKED, which is famous for its mac and cheese and burgers. The latest STACKED location, in Huntington Beach,…
Author: Rose Wright
New Math & Science Building, with its own STEM Center, to be ready for Fall 2019 Semester An exciting era begins this fall for the Mathematics & Sciences at GWC with the long-awaited opening of a building that will house the Mathematics and Physical Science Department and also a new STEM Center. The finishing touches are being put on the 125,000-square-foot, three-story building, and was opened at the start of the semester on Aug. 26, said Rick Hicks, interim dean of Mathematics & Sciences. The new Math & Science Building is critical for the continued development of GWC’s curriculum in…
Pictured Left to Right: Igor Len (Roland US), Grammy Award winner Iz Avila, Andy Almada, and Grammy Award winner Dave Hampton Andres ‘Andy’ Almada now has his dream job thanks to the skills he began learning at GWC while earning a certificate in Digital Media/Audio Recording Growing up, Andy Almada loved music but never played an instrument. “I never could afford one, or lessons,” Almada recalls of his days growing up at UCI in student housing. Not knowing what he wanted to do professionally, Andy knew he wanted to go the junior college route before transferring to a UC. He had…
Old World Huntington Beach has been the host of Orange County’s Biggest Party since 1977! This year’s Oktoberfest promises to be the best celebration yet, offering authentic German Food (voted “Best Bratwurst” in California), imported German Beers, German Bands straight from Germany, an army of Beautiful Shot Girls, and other festivities, competitions, games and more. So come on down and experience the best Oktoberfest celebration in the World—Old World Huntington Beach. OKTOBERFEST PARADE In Munich, you can watch the landlords of the Oktoberfest beer halls and the Oktoberfest breweries make their festive entry to the Theresienwiese, the annual location of…
From a young age Huntington Beach mural artist, Chris Lipold, knew his path in life would look different than most. Words by Meredith Wash While he grew up with a father and older brother who were passionate about sports, Chris felt unattached to the athletic future he thought he was supposed to pursue. “I really didn’t know what I wanted to do or who I wanted to be,” Chris says while describing his childhood. Outside of his home, Chris felt misunderstood in the classroom. He was never a type-A personality and would often drift off in class to doodle in…
Men’s water polo team continues its winning ways with third state championship, and with players like co-captain Micah Kamai, it’s easy to see why. Micah Kamai is rhapsodizing about the joy of playing water polo. “It’s super athletic,” says the co-captain of the 2018-19 men’s Rustlers squad, which in November 2018 won its third straight state water polo championship. “Your heart rate goes through the roof, but it’s also a strategic thing,” says Kamai, who is moving on this summer after two years at Golden West College. He’ll play water polo on a scholarship at Whittier College, a Division 3…
Performing Arts, with its award-winning Theater Arts productions, is adding two full-time faculty to its already robust Music and Dance programs. Martie Ramm Engle, professor, and chair of Golden West College’s Department of Performing Arts (Theater Arts, Music and Dance), sits behind her desk just a few hours before 2019 Commencement on May 25, 2019. As chair of the Academic Senate, Ramm was chosen to deliver a speech at the ceremony. Don’t think for a second she doesn’t have her speech down cold. After all, Ramm has appeared in productions on Broadway, London, and during several tours of the U.S.…
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DR. CZULEGER IS PART OF A GROUP OF LOCAL PHYSICIANS WHO TRAVEL TO WORLDWIDE DISASTER AREAS, WHERE HE TAKES HIS SKILLS AND PERSONALITY TO CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS. Present. Available. Reassuring. Dr. Peter Czuleger might have been happiest as a doctor of an earlier time in history when his medical expertise, philosophy as a physician and reassuring words during office visits, house calls and phone calls would have been the norm. Instead, he finds himself a practicing physician in this time of focus on medical metrics and focuses on technology as a tool for measuring outcomes.…
Loreto is a fabulous eco-tourist destination nestled between the clear blue Sea of Cortez and the towering Sierra de la Giganta. You can experience the Sea of Cortez within the protected waters of the Loreto Bay Marine Park, where you can kayak, swim, snorkel, scuba dive, fish, take an island tour, bird watch, and observe whales and dolphins. The Loreto Bay Marine Park is part of the World Heritage Alliance Site of the Islands in the Gulf of California. Within a few miles of Loreto, you can explore the rugged peaks and canyons of the Sierra de la Giganta and…