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Posts by Joe Barkovich fromareportersnotebook

About Joe Barkovich fromareportersnotebook

A former reporter and city editor at the Welland Tribune, Joe Barkovich now refers to himself as a “Scribbler-at-Large“. He shares his love of his Hometown of Welland Ontario on his From A Reporters Notebook Blog.

Heritage Lives: Is It Or Is It Not An Aqueduct?

Heritage Lives: Is It Or Is It Not An Aqueduct?

Apr 30, 2025

Guest Post by Terry Hughes via Joe Barkovich (from a reporters notebook)  How often have we said, when travelling to...

In The News: A Gallery For Wayne Campbell

In The News: A Gallery For Wayne Campbell

Mar 26, 2025

Guest Post by Joe Barkovich – fromareportersnotebook Welland Museum has named a gallery after the late board member and former chair...

About Hope, The Hope Centre, And Julia’s Hope Cup

About Hope, The Hope Centre, And Julia’s Hope Cup

Feb 13, 2025

The pond-hockey action was breathtaking. This was at Julia’s Hope Cup Saturday. It was the first time since before COVID...

More than 85,000 meals served by Welland Community Breakfast Program

More than 85,000 meals served by Welland Community Breakfast Program

Nov 27, 2024

Guest Post by Jim Butts via Joe Barkovich (from a reporters notebook)  Sunday, December 1 will mark the three-year anniversary...

Strikes, Spares And Misses: Sports Scribe Laments Demise Of Bowling In The Rose City

Strikes, Spares And Misses: Sports Scribe Laments Demise Of Bowling In The Rose City

Feb 23, 2024

By WAYNE REDSHAW   At one time there were six. That number has now dwindled to one.  And come sometime in...

Guest Post: Julia’s Hope Cup: ‘You Feel Good When You Give To Something Like This’

Guest Post: Julia’s Hope Cup: ‘You Feel Good When You Give To Something Like This’

Feb 11, 2024

Guest Post by Joe Barkovich – fromareportersnotebook Mark Turner says Julia’s Hope Cup and Carnival is a celebration of Julia Turner’s...

Heritage Lives: Remembering Fitch Street Senior School

Heritage Lives: Remembering Fitch Street Senior School

Sep 13, 2023

Guest Post by Terry Hughes via Joe Barkovich (from a reporters notebook)  It’s Oct. 4, 1957 and Canada was about...

On This Day In Local Sports History: Welland Merchants Win City’s Only OHA Championship

On This Day In Local Sports History: Welland Merchants Win City’s Only OHA Championship

Apr 24, 2023

60 Years Ago Today The Merchants Defeated Bradford Expressmen For The Title Welland Merchants celebrate their prestigious OHA championship./ Supplied...

Heritage Lives – Twilight On East Main Street

Heritage Lives – Twilight On East Main Street

Apr 19, 2023

Guest Post by Terry Hughes via Joe Barkovich (from a reporters notebook)  It’s a beautiful spring night in early June....

‘I Remember: The Night Of December 15 In Downtown Welland’

‘I Remember: The Night Of December 15 In Downtown Welland’

Dec 17, 2022

GUEST POST by Cec Mitchell  It was approaching the middle of December, 1972 and there was a buzz in the...

The Mug That Was The Hottest Selling Item In Welland Back In December, 1972

The Mug That Was The Hottest Selling Item In Welland Back In December, 1972

Dec 15, 2022

GUEST POST by Joe Barkovich, Scribbler-at-large WELLAND – The hottest selling item in Welland back in December, 1972? That’s easy:...

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