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ToquiNotes: Dr. Mike Hess Might Just be Mike Hess if Not for a Phone Call to His Mother in the Fall of 1981

Posted on June 15, 2024

It was in the early part of the 1980s, the fall of 1981 to be exact, and not long after Mike Hess had graduated from Bridg...

ToquiNotes: Legacy, Decent Demeanor, Gentle Touch and Unmistakable Voice of Principal Lindy Bennett

Posted on June 08, 2024

EDITOR'S NOTE I: The obituary and service times can be found HERE. The voice was unmistakable. Whether i...

ToquiNotes: From a Williams Avenue Garage to Role in a Grammy, BHS Grad Roger Nichols' Music Journey

Posted on June 01, 2024

Maybe it was the era. Maybe the neighbors did not care. And maybe, just maybe, the parents in the house where the nois...

ToquiNotes: As You Prepare to Graduate, Take a Picture Perfect Moment to Tell Your Friends Thank You

Posted on May 25, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a slightly modified version of my blog that has ran every year on graduation weekend...

ToquiNotes: Mall's Next Business May be Determined Soon as Official Believes rue21 Space Filled Shortly

Posted on May 18, 2024

When it comes to businesses leaving Meadowbrook Mall since the arrival of Boscov’s, it has been pretty much an empty s...

ToquiNotes: Crime Fighting Tool in West Virginia Only in the City of Bridgeport that Protects Kids and More

Posted on May 11, 2024

The Bridgeport Police Department has a crime fighting tool at its disposal that no other agency in West Virginia has....

ToquiNotes: He's "Just a Mailman," but Kirk Cistaro Changed a Small Corner of the World in Buckhannon

Posted on May 04, 2024

It was the spring of 2014, and it was graduation day at Notre Dame High School. The guest speaker that day was my near...

ToquiNotes: A Late Night Trip Down Memory Lane with an Order for a Giiovanni and More at The Canteen

Posted on April 20, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: Warm weather weekends meant more than swimming for me and entire generations of individuals...

ToquiNotes: Combined, Incredible 100-Year Milestone by Friends, Neighbors Norm Farley and Jim Christie

Posted on April 13, 2024

They have been neighbors for decades. And they have lived in Bridgeport for decades. Earlier this month,...

ToquiNotes: How a Car Wreck Possibly Saved a BHS Grad's Life and Culminated with $50,000 from Drake

Posted on April 06, 2024

A scenario that started a chain of life-changing events for Bridgeport High School graduate Isabella Petroff taking pl...

ToquiNotes: Pulling up Anchor at WVU to Realize His Dream as Ryan Hall Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy

Posted on March 30, 2024

One of Bridgeport High School’s most prominent alumni on the education front is walking away from his post-secondary e...

ToquiNotes: Katie Ielapi Going Strong as She Hits 90, Still Preparing Food and Love in Unlimited Portions

Posted on March 23, 2024

It is 4 a.m. in Bridgeport. Nearly everything is dark and motionless on this particular morning. Up to t...

ToquiNotes: A Hot Diggity Dog Blog on Best Hot Dogs Ever in City, Harrison County and Well Beyond

Posted on March 16, 2024

As we often do here in the ToquiNotes blog, we try to balance the serious with the fun. And if it’s fun, then there’s a go...

ToquiNotes: It is Not Up for Debate as Bridgeport High has Undisputed GOAT(s) Inside the School's Walls

Posted on March 13, 2024

Whether it is sports, food, or some other random topic, if you read one of my blogs over the course of the year you kn...

ToquiNotes: Recalling Life of a Bridgeport Native who is Intimately Woven into Fabric of City's Success

Posted on March 09, 2024

If you are above a certain age and you are asked to talk about an iconic business or thing from the past about the Cit...

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ToquiNotes: Dr. Mike Hess Might Just be Mike Hess if Not for a Phone Call to His Mother in the Fall of 1981

ToquiNotes: Legacy, Decent Demeanor, Gentle Touch and Unmistakable Voice of Principal Lindy Bennett

ToquiNotes: From a Williams Avenue Garage to Role in a Grammy, BHS Grad Roger Nichols' Music Journey

ToquiNotes: As You Prepare to Graduate, Take a Picture Perfect Moment to Tell Your Friends Thank You

ToquiNotes: Mall's Next Business May be Determined Soon as Official Believes rue21 Space Filled Shortly

ToquiNotes: Crime Fighting Tool in West Virginia Only in the City of Bridgeport that Protects Kids and More

ToquiNotes: He's "Just a Mailman," but Kirk Cistaro Changed a Small Corner of the World in Buckhannon

ToquiNotes: A Late Night Trip Down Memory Lane with an Order for a Giiovanni and More at The Canteen

ToquiNotes: Combined, Incredible 100-Year Milestone by Friends, Neighbors Norm Farley and Jim Christie

ToquiNotes: How a Car Wreck Possibly Saved a BHS Grad's Life and Culminated with $50,000 from Drake

ToquiNotes: Pulling up Anchor at WVU to Realize His Dream as Ryan Hall Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy

ToquiNotes: Katie Ielapi Going Strong as She Hits 90, Still Preparing Food and Love in Unlimited Portions

ToquiNotes: A Hot Diggity Dog Blog on Best Hot Dogs Ever in City, Harrison County and Well Beyond

ToquiNotes: It is Not Up for Debate as Bridgeport High has Undisputed GOAT(s) Inside the School's Walls

ToquiNotes: Recalling Life of a Bridgeport Native who is Intimately Woven into Fabric of City's Success

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