http://www.lockportjournal.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:23:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_278022008.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_278022008.html About two or three years ago, Joshua Desmarais already knew what he wanted to do when he finished high school: Join the U.S. Air Force. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_238005331.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_238005331.html Silas Molyneaux, at 92 the oldest man at Barker’s Centennial party on Sunday, remembers working summers for the Peas Vinery and eating “poison” maraschino cherries that were canned at what is now PWT (Pizza, Wings and Things) Restaurant on Quaker Street. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_219094429.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_219094429.html Within minutes after the sound of gunfire was heard outside Pratt Elementary School, a Barker Police car sped into the parking lot, driving over the curb and coming to rest in the grass near the school entrance. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_191000810.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_191000810.html Lockport’s In Bloom and the Barker and Wilson garden clubs are hosting peeks at pretty posies, all this weekend. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_172013057.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_172013057.html A couple of campers grabbed their new friend by his hands, one each, and pulled him toward the cabin anxiously. Some impromptu rock climbing was about to start and they didn’t want to miss it. About a dozen young campers streamed into the cabin near the Camp Kenan mess hall Thursday morning, gathering on cushions and gabbing excitedly as three boys suited up to tackle the rock-climbing wall. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_164015415.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_164015415.html Students at Pratt Elementary School in Barker learned about animal adaptation from the San Diego Zoo — without leaving their school. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_158221835.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_158221835.html Two large geodesic domes greeted everyone entering Barker High School last week. The structures were standing outside the high school entrance. Both were built by students in teacher Tom Mallon’s architectural computer aided drawing classes and funded by a grant from the Orleans/Niagara Teacher Center. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:22:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_134031121.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_134031121.html The Barker School District had to find a way to fill a hole known as the 2008-09 school year budget. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_099015423.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_099015423.html Senior citizens don’t have to go to Florida for a warm swim. Barker High School is the place to go for therapy, muscle development and low-impact fun on Monday nights. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_029010317.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_029010317.html Josie Porth has organized a “Senior Night Out,” on Feb. 13, that has her chauffeuring 22 senior citizens from Barker to DeFlippo’s Restaurant by limo for an early Valentine’s Day dinner. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_026005930.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_026005930.html There are a few things about Officer Ken Moore Jr. of the Barker Police Department that come in handy for a police officer. He enjoys helping people, interacting with the community and he is from Lockport, so he knows the area. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:45:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_016023756.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_016023756.html Barker High School’s makeover is done, and many people say they like what they see. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_003012636.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_003012636.html The village of Barker will have a unique way of tying up its centennial in 2008. Residents and natives of Barker are donating ties to be made into a quilt that will be hung at the Village Hall. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:08:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_285021229.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_285021229.html A reward has been set up for information leading to the arrest of the person who brutally attacked a cow Sunday in Barker. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_281135436.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/barker/local_story_281135436.html With music, food and a Chinese auction, the lighthouse ended its summer season in style, decked out in garland and candy canes.