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Valeria Yackshaw Genetti, 83, Hazleton
The wife of Gus Genetti Jr., Val had a witty sense of humor and an endearing smile. Her favorite things were family and traveling, but mostly it was combining the two â traveling with her family around the world. She loved Neil Diamond and ABBA, enjoyed playing pinochle, reading Danielle Steele books, watching detective-cop shows and enjoying coffee in her bedroom in the mornings. She was the vice president of the Genetti Hospitality Group of Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and Dickson City. She was a past board member of Kingâs College Century Club, past president of W-B Jaycettes, past president of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary, past board of directors of CYC, member of the Slovak Heritage Society and a volunteer of NEPA Red Cross Blood Center. She died Dec. 22.
BUZZARDS BAY A historic tall ship called the Ernestina-Morrissey is expected to arrive at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy campus this fall, after years of renovation.
Taking the helm is Capt. Tiffany Krihwan, who is joining the academy staff. Her first day on campus was this past Sunday.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing her sailing again,” Krihwan said of the Ernestina-Morrissey. “It’s been a long time. I think lots of people are looking forward to that. She has such an important history both for the United States and for this area.”
The 126-year-old boat has needed a lot of work after a long life of fishing, exploring the cold waters off the Arctic and transporting Cape Verde emigrants and cargo from islands off of Africa, Krihwan said.