One-time singer, 102, knew some of the most illustrious stars in show business  
 
By Rita Charleston
Elizabeth Funk never dreamed she’d live this long, but she’s trying to make the most of every moment.
Funk, who now resides at Wesley Enhanced Living at Pilgrim Garden, a retirement community in Northeast Philadelphia, was born Elizabeth Delores (Dolly) Del Monte in New York in 1906.

Teddy Roosevelt was president and the great earthquake shook San Francisco that year.

Her parents, Al and Nan Del Monte, were vaudevilleans. Her grandmother, she says, was a famous contralto, her grandfather an orchestra conductor, her brother a musician. An aunt and cousin were also performers.
Entertainment, it would seem, was in Dolly’s genes. More
 

You needn’t wait till next year;
plan now for digital TV changeover 
 
By Cathy Green
Many television sets across the nation will go dark next February unless their owners do something about it.
What should you do?

Maybe nothing. If you have a new TV with a digital tuner, or if you subscribe to cable, satellite or other TV telecommunications service, the change will not affect you. However, if you don’t have such service, or have a spare set that isn’t connected to cable, you’ll have to do something; or else, consign that TV to a landfill. More