Historical society’s local history game show returns
The Lackawanna Historical Society’s local history game show “You Live Here; You Should Know This!” will return Saturday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the Art Haus, 301 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The public is invited to play along with the contestants to answer fast-paced “Jeopardy!”-style questions about Lackawanna County history and cheer on the teams as they compete to be the 2026 “Local History Legends of Lore.” This year’s program is dedicated to the late David Wenzel, who was a contestant early on.
This is the game show’s 17th year. Students from Valley View and Riverside high schools research county history, create local trivia questions and design all of the game boards. The students also act as the game show hosts.
The goal is to offer a program that both entertains and educates. It’s entertaining in that a program is presented each spring where individuals compete before a live audience. It’s educational on a few levels. First, the society works directly with the students during the school year to teach them about the county’s past and encourages them to read local history publications, tour local museums, visit county libraries and browse online resources. Then, 16 individuals from throughout the county are invited to brush up on their local history knowledge to compete as contestants. The audience also learns as they play along.
This year’s contestants include defending champions Owen Worozbyt, director of operations for the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, and Gerard Hetman, community development specialist at NeighborWorks; 2024 champions Mike Muller and Chris Chilek, from Fancy Parsley architectural firm; Riverside Elementary East Principal Dave Walsh and former Riverside High Principal Joe Moceyunas; Taylor Borough Mayor Loni Kavulich and her game show bestie Sara Walsh; Judge Margie Moyle and state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski; Lackawanna Historical Society trustee Jack Shean and his father, Tim; and game show favorites realtor Mike Taluto and artist Denis Yanashot. Also returning this year are Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds Evie McNulty and her good friend, Lackawanna Historical Society trustee Laurie Cadden.
The program is supported in part through funding from the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department.
Tickets for the game show are $10 for general admission and $5 for students. They can be purchased at lackawannahistoricalsociety.ticketspice.com/you-live-here-you-should-know-this.
For more information, contact the Lackawanna Historical Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com.
Wright Center official receives nursing award
Kaléi Crimi, the Wright Center for Community Health’s director of quality, safety and emergency preparedness, recently received the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing Alumni Society’s Emerging Professional Award.
The Valley View graduate earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in human development and family studies from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing in 2020. As she worked locally as a registered nurse, Crimi completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degree with certificates in primary palliative care and nursing education from Penn State in 2024. She concluded her education and training as a postdoctoral scholar at Penn State University’s Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence in September 2025.
The award recognizes alumni who graduated within the past 10 years, work in a clinical or academic setting and demonstrate potential to significantly impact the nursing profession. Nurses who receive the award also demonstrate exemplary professional practice, community engagement and advocacy on behalf of the nursing profession and their communities.
Crimi accepted the award at a ceremony March 21 at the Graduate by Hilton State College.
She began working for the Wright Center in 2025, where she develops and monitors quality improvement metrics, leads patient safety and risk reduction initiatives, ensures regulatory compliance, implements evidence-based protocols and evaluates program effectiveness through data analysis.