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In a culture defined by infinite scrolling, recycled content, and predictable weekend plans, surprise has quietly become a luxury. That insight sits at the heart of “Beyond Your Wildest,” the new omnichannel campaign from JOAN and Mohegan Sun, marking the agency’s first work since being named Mohegan Sun’s agency of record in 2025.
Launching January 13 across CTV, OOH, digital, and social, the campaign reframes Mohegan Sun not simply as a casino or resort, but as a living entertainment ecosystem where no two experiences ever unfold the same way.
Rather than leaning into unattainable glamour or fantasy escapism, “Beyond Your Wildest” taps into something more human: the thrill of discovery. The campaign celebrates those unscripted, lore-making moments that can only happen when routine breaks and expectation gives way to surprise.
Whether it’s stumbling into an unforgettable live performance, encountering an unexpected pop-up culinary experience, or opening the Mohegan Sun Online Casino and thinking, “I did not see that coming,” the brand becomes a catalyst for stories worth retelling.
Anchored by two 30-second hero films, Cannonball and Play It Again, the work positions unpredictability as the ultimate draw and the rarest form of indulgence. Watch below:
“What excited us, with our Mohegan Sun partners, was everything that happens around winning,” said Mohammad Diaa, Executive Creative Director at JOAN. “The surprise. The moments you didn’t plan for. The feeling that even if you’ve experienced it a hundred times, something can still catch you off guard. That sense of wonder is the real draw, and that’s what we wanted the work to capture.”
JOAN’s approach unites Mohegan Sun’s physical destination and its digital platforms under a single, cohesive brand vision….
Mohican Winterfest brought a steady stream of visitors to downtown Loudonville on Jan. 15, even as unseasonably warm, rainy weather shortened the life of many ice sculptures. Professional carvers from Elegant Ice of Cleveland produced roughly 30 works on the park grounds, staging live carving demonstrations that remained a main attraction as the pieces began to soften.
The festival’s installations and hands-on demonstrations created a fleeting centerpiece that nonetheless kept families moving through the park and Main Street. Model-train exhibits and other family activities provided indoor and under-cover options that helped maintain turnout despite the damp conditions. For many attendees the appeal was as much about the shared experience as the sculptures themselves—the chance to watch artists at work and to bring children to a winter event in town.
The transient nature of the ice art was on full display. Warm rain reduced display time for several sculptures, underscoring both the artistic promise and practical vulnerability of ice as a medium. For event organizers and the local economy the outcome was mixed: the festival generated foot traffic that benefitted nearby shops and restaurants, but weather-driven shortening of displays limited the opportunity for sustained viewing and for vendors to capitalize on lingering crowds.
Public health and safety considerations also figured into the day. Wetter-than-usual sidewalks and park paths increased slip risk and made outdoor sheltering less comfortable for older residents and families with small children. The experience highlights the need for weather-responsive planning at community events, including clear pathways, covered areas, and coordination with first responders and medical services to protect vulnerable attendees when conditions shift.
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From a social equity perspective, downtown festivals like Mohican Winterfest function as low-cost cultural programming that can welcome households across income ranges. Ensuring those events remain accessible in variable weather means thinking ahead about…
Jan. 15—Nanticoke Area filled another head football coaching void Thursday night, although it was more of a formality.
Joe Shimko, a former assistant, was selected to run the program by the school board. The agenda had the appointment backdated to Dec. 3, 2025.
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Shimko was one of about a half dozen applicants, according the athletic director Ken Bartuska. He has been with the football program since last month. He replaces Damon Saxon, who held the position for one year but wasn’t on Saxon’s staff.
Shimko is a 2014 graduate of Nanticoke Area where he was a lineman on the football team. He is not a member of the faculty but does some substitute teaching.
Shimko served as an assistant coach under Ron Bruza, who was the head coach from 2010-2023. He is also an assistant coach for the school’s boys and girls volleyball teams.
Nanticoke Area finished 0-10 this past season and was last in points scored with 70 and points allowed with 497 in the 12-team Wyoming Valley Conference.
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Improving the on-field product will be just one task ahead. The program is in need of stability after two tumultuous years.
Bruza stepped down after the 2023 season and the school appointed Scott Dennis as coach. Dennis, a Nanticoke Area graduate, brought head coaching experience from Holy Redeemer and Central Columbia.
But three days before the 2024 opener, Dennis died unexpectedly. The coach staff ran the team before Bruza returned on an interim basis. Saxon, a former standout at King’s College, was hired for 2025, but had his position opened shortly after the season concluded.
Shimko will be the 12th full-time head coach in a Nanticoke Area program that dates back to 1967. Tex Dargiewicz also served as head coach for one game during a teachers strike in 1982.
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The 10th Romsey Mohican and Sioux Pack Cubs organised the appeal in support of Romsey Foodbank, collecting more than 691.5kg of food – more than last year’s total of 633kg.
A spokesperson for the 10th Romsey Cubs said: “The 10th Romsey Cubs would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated to the appeal.
10th Romsey Mohican and Sioux Pack Cubs collected more than 30 crates of food for Romsey Foodbank. (Image: 10th Romsey Scout Group)
“Their kindness not only helps Romsey Foodbank provide essential supplies but also inspires ongoing community involvement and pride.”
The appeal is part of the Cubs’ work towards the Community Impact Badge and the Chief Scout’s Silver Award.
They began by researching items most needed by the foodbank and then designed posters to encourage donations.
The Cubs delivered these posters around the Abbotswood and King’s Chase estates in Romsey.
Their efforts led to more than 30 crates of food being collected.
In 2024, Romsey Foodbank provided 627 seven-day emergency food packages, which totals more than 6,000 meals for people in crisis.
Community contributions like this help ensure the foodbank can continue to support those who need it most.
The Cub group said it was incredibly proud of the Cubs for their hard work, compassion and commitment.
NANTICOKE — Tim Figgins clipped through a fiber optic bundle containing 12 strands, each the width of a human hair.
To attach the bundle to another cable, he has to keep the strands free of dirt and align each end before heat sealing and testing the splice.
“The machine will tell me if I did something wrong,” Figgins said while demonstrating his job as a fiber optic splicer during a workshop that Amazon Web Services and Luzerne County Community College held on Jan. 14 about jobs that the boom in data centers will create and how to train for them.
Principal of Workforce and Economic Developement at Amazon Web Services Nicholas Lee-Romagnolo talks about job opportunities surrounding data centers in Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke Wednesday, January 14, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Nicholas Lee-Romagnolo divided the jobs into four categories: construction, fiber optics, power and water and maintenance of data centers after they’re built.
Lee-Romagnolo, who is AWS’s principal for economic and workforce development, said training workers requires cooperation not competition from high schools, community colleges, employers plus economic development and workforce development agencies. The curriculum keeps changing, and schools and companies need the latest equipment to keep training up to date.
“It’s like a flywheel we’re trying to spin and use all of you,” he said to the group gathered in the educational conference center of the college as the workshop started.
In June, Amazon announced it will invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania, creating 1,250 data center jobs but thousands more jobs for people who build…
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