First Posted: 2/3/2013

Pittston’s Shawn Klush will be part of David Letterman’s Can’t Help Falling in Love with Elvis Week which begins Monday, Feb. 4, on CBS. Show time is 11:35 p.m.

Klush, named World’s Greatest Elvis by BBC and similarly recognized by Graceland, is scheduled to perform on the program with The Ambassadors Thursday night, Feb. 7.

Elvis Presley would have turned 78 on Jan. 8.

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Library intern

Nicole Pierson of Pittston is interning this semester at the Pittston Memorial Library.

A senior English literature major with a minor in professional writing at King’s College, Pierson is the secretary of the College’s Alpha Epsilon Beta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society for four-year colleges and universities.

She is also a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an international education honor society.

Pierson is a tutor at the College’s Writing Center and previously served as the entertainment editor of King’s student newspaper, The Crown.

She is the daughter of Joseph and Diane Pierson.

Happy anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Petroski of Wyoming will celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary on Feb. 4.

Happy birthday

Happy birthday to Casey Carlin of Scranton who celebrated on Jan. 23 and to her grandmother Rose Carlin of Avoca who celebrated on Jan 30; also to Lisa Infantino, Pittston, celebrating on Feb. 4, Phil Pisano, Hughestown, celebrating Feb. 7, Joan Marino Griglock, Pittston, celebrating Feb. 8, and Mary Pat Augello, Pittston, celebrating Feb. 9.

Dean’s list

Christopher Donnelly, West Pittston, made the Dean’s Award for academic excellence during the 2012 fall term at Colgate University, where Donnelly is a member of the Class of 2015. To be eligible for the Dean’s Award, a Colgate student must achieve higher than a 3.30 average while enrolled in at least four courses. Donnelly is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School.

Stonehill College recently named Exeter resident Jennifer N. Manganello, a member of the class of 2015, to its Dean’s List for the Fall 2012 semester.

To qualify for the Dean’s List at Stonehill, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.