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The Afghan families first landed at eight military bases, where they were temporarily housed while being matched with local refugee resettlement agencies and community partners.

Once families reached their final destinations, organizations like LIRS helped arrange pick-ups at the airport, find affordable housing and modest furniture, and even stock their refrigerators with culturally familiar food.

Case workers also “ensure they have access to community-based resources, help

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By Ana Preger Hart In January, an Afghan family of five arrived in the Baltimore area. They had been evacuated to the United States in August and had spent months on a U.S. military base in Wisconsin.

Julie Simon and seven others from Baltimore Hebrew Congregation sprang into action. They helped the family move into an apartment in Baltimore County, register their children for public school, sign up for English lessons and social services, and visit doctors and dentists.

“We’re [also] helping them with job searches. In fact, the 20-year-old son is working now at Towson University, which we’re very excited about. He and I practiced on the bus this morning, so he can get there now on his own,” Simon said.

“We’ve just been doing everything we can to help this family get settled as new Baltimoreans.”

Since last August, more than 76,000 Afghan nationals have been resettled in communities across the country. These refugees have a temporary status that allows them to legally live in the United States.

“It’s been incredible to work with the families and individuals in the last few months as they’ve arrived in Maryland and Virginia. This region is one of the top destinations for Afghans,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS).

Her group is one of nine national resettlement agencies that are helping welcome the United States’ Afghan allies and their families through the U.S. State Department’s Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) program.

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Julie Simon and other members of her congregation are helping Afghan refugees resettle in the Baltimore area. “We’re really called to welcome the stranger,” she said.

them enroll children in public schools, and get them onto an economic footing by working with them on securing employment,” Vignarajah said.

As public-private partnerships, the APA program and the national resettlement nonprofits greatly depend on local communities for resources to support refugee families as they begin rebuilding their lives in the United States.

Complementing the work of the national agencies are so-called Sponsor Circles — small groups of individuals willing to sponsor and assist an Afghan family in their neighborhood.

Groups of five to eight individuals go through a training and vetting process and are matched with a family. The group

takes on a wide range of responsibilities for the family’s resettlement and integration in the community.

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What Circles can do Recently HIAS, a Jewish nonprofit and one of the national resettlement agencies, asked congregations if members were interested in setting up what it calls Welcome Circles.

Members of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation were very interested and quickly assembled a group of eight people to help a family of refugees.

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Bumps in the road There’s a short but lovely parkway not to navigate at speed, which ones require far from my house that I occasionally drive slowing almost to a stop (due to the precipitous drop on the other side), on. It runs parallel to a walkand which only masquerade ing and bike trail, and is dotas speed bumps, as they are ted along the way with tennis really just pedestrian crossand basketball courts and picings painted to look like nic sites. speed bumps (or so it seems Not surprisingly, the powto me). ers in charge have instituted All of this “inside informaa moderate speed limit and tion” is especially helpful installed multiple speed when I find myself being folbumps and pedestrian/bike lowed closely by a driver who crossings along its length. either has never driven the Have you noticed how FROM THE road before or just likes to each speed bump seems to PUBLISHER have its own personality? By Stuart P. Rosenthal tailgate. I need to telegraph my intentions lest I get There clearly doesn’t appear to be any mold used to make them, as no rammed from behind.

As I was driving down the road the two are alike.

That seems especially true along this other day with all these thoughts flitting particular roadway. I find some can be eas- through my mind, I couldn’t help thinking ily passed over at the posted 20 mph speed how these “bumps in the road” — includlimit, while others could take out your muf- ing all their nuances — resemble our expefler and make you bump your head on the rience of life and the obstacles we all enroof of the car if you tried that. Some are counter.

Sometimes there are signs that warn us easy to cross in one direction, but a bear of impending problems. Sometimes we nowhen coming the opposite way.

Because I’ve driven the road so many tice and heed those signs, and sometimes times, I know which bumps are quite easy we don’t.

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Sometimes we recognize a bump as something we’ve seen and traversed before, so we either proceed confidently or take additional precautions. Other times, we may think we know what we’re about to experience but are in for a rude awakening.

Occasionally we pass over or through a bumpy period in life and find very little has changed afterwards. But other times, the experience throws us for a loop, leading to some internal or external damage that we may or may not fully recover from.

Then there are the times we are focusing on the people coming behind us, and either not paying enough attention to the road in front, or letting others push us into something we are not prepared for.

And of course, there are all the places along life’s way we should come to a stop

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to let others pass or, perhaps, allow ourselves to smell the flowers or consider a different route altogether.

There’s only so far one should go in pursuing a metaphor, and I think I’ve reached (or passed) the limit.

But I did find these meandering thoughts brought to mind certain episodes in my life — some long forgotten or repressed, and others that, in recalling, made me feel I had truly learned from experience.

Perhaps you have had a similar reaction to this column. But if not, I hope you may think of it and smile the next time you hit a literal or figurative speed bump in life.

John Eckert Ellicott City, MD Dear Editor: Thank you for the informative articles provided in each Beacon issue that are not available in other publications.

Of serious and present interest is your May article titled “Can COVID bring on a case of shingles?” by Jim Miller. My personal experience with the shingles vaccine I was urged to take a few years ago warrants mention for your readers to preclude awakening the beast that is shingles.

As with most all of us, we follow medical recommendations that often fail to advise us completely. I and every other person I have spoken to over the years have not been cautioned to avoid the shingles vaccine if you are immune compromised. That includes having CLL cancer.

I took the vaccine that was a live virus and did develop shingles. NIH doctors advised I should not have taken the vaccine since it is a live virus and I am immune compromised. Your article does not directly address this serious prohibition that your readers should be informed about.

I caution [immune compromised] readers to raise this concern with a doctor before being injected rather than accept commercials at face value.

Keep up the great work.

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Maryland’s annual PROTECT Week (Protecting Older Americans from Financial Exploitation) will be held June 13 to 17 so that older adults and caregivers can learn about the under-reported and often preventable crime of elder financial abuse and exploitation.

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By Carla K. Johnson A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word.

Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless. About 34,000 Americans die from more aggressive prostate cancer annually, but treating the disease can lead to sexual dysfunction and incontinence.

Changing the name could lead more low-risk patients to skip unnecessary surgery and radiation, some doctors believe.

“This [low-grade diagnosis] is the least aggressive, wimpiest form of prostate cancer that is literally incapable of causing symptoms or spreading to other parts of the body,”

said University of Chicago Medicine’s Dr. Scott Eggener, who is reviving a debate about how to explain the threat to worried patients.

The words “You have cancer” have a profound effect on patients, Eggener wrote last month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

He and his co-authors say fear of the disease can cause some patients to overreact and opt for unneeded surgery or radiation.

Others agree. “If you reduce anxiety, you’ll reduce overtreatment,” said Dr. David Penson of Vanderbilt University.

“The word ‘cancer,’ it puts an idea in their head: ‘I have to have this treated.’”

Making a diagnosis Diagnosis sometimes starts with a PSA blood test, which looks for high levels of a

protein that may mean cancer but can also be caused by less serious prostate problems or even vigorous exercise.

When a patient has a suspicious test result, a doctor might recommend a biopsy, which involves taking samples of tissue from the prostate gland. Next, a pathologist looks under a microscope and scores the samples for how abnormal the cells look.

Often, doctors offer patients with the lowest score — Gleason 6 — a way to avoid surgery and radiation: active surveillance [formerly called “watchful waiting”], which involves close monitoring but no immediate treatment.

In the U.S., about 60% of low-risk patients choose active surveillance. But they might still worry.

“I would be over the moon if people came up with a new name for Gleason 6 disease,” Penson said. “It will allow a lot of men to sleep better at night.”

But Dr. Joel Nelson of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said dropping the word “cancer” would “misinform patients by telling them there’s nothing wrong. There’s nothing wrong today, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have to keep track of what we’ve discovered.”

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Are diabetes and dementia connected?

By Andrew E. Budson, M.D. Due to increasing rates of obesity, inactivity and an aging population, Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in our society than ever before. In high-income countries, death from diabetes dropped from 2000 to 2010, but then increased from 2010 to 2016 — leading to an overall 5% increase in premature deaths since 2000.

Particularly troubling is that Type 2 diabetes is now being seen frequently in children, due to obesity and inactivity.

Doctors have known for many years that Type 2 diabetes increases the risk for strokes and heart disease. More recent studies have shown that diabetes also increases your risk of dementia.

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gated, however, is whether the age of onset of diabetes makes a difference in your risk of developing dementia.

More diabetes years raises risk A newly published study examined the association between age of onset of diabetes and the development of dementia using a large, ongoing cohort study. The cohort was established in 1985-88 among 10,308 employees aged 35 to 55 years (33% women, 88% white) in London-based government departments.

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However, strokes do not appear to be the complete answer, as some studies found that diabetes led to an increased risk of dementia even when strokes were controlled for.

Another factor relates to the episodes of hypoglycemia that commonly occur in diabetes. Although tight control of blood sugars has been proven to reduce the longterm risks of heart disease and strokes, tight control can also lead to hypoglycemia, memory loss and dementia.

Here, the reason is likely because low blood sugar episodes are known to damage the hippocampus — the memory center of the brain.

Similarities to Alzheimer’s One of the more intriguing hypotheses is that diabetes directly causes Alzheimer’s disease. Indeed, Alzheimer’s disease has even been called “type 3 diabetes” because of shared molecular and cellular features among diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

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For example, insulin plays a critical role in the formation of amyloid plaques, and insulin is also involved in the phosphorylation of tau, which leads to neurofibrillary tangles.

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• Eat a Mediterranean-style menu of foods.

• Maintain a healthy body weight.

• Treat high blood pressure.

• Treat high cholesterol.

• Don’t smoke.

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Steve Rienks, a 72-year-old civil engineer in Naperville, Illinois, was diagnosed with Gleason 6 prostate cancer in 2014. He chose active surveillance, and follow-up biopsies in 2017 and 2021 found no evidence of cancer.

Calling it something else would help patients make informed choices, Rienks said, but that’s not enough: Patients need to ask questions until they feel confident.

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Do nighttime calories stick around more?

By Densie Webb You may have heard the adage, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” But the truth is that most of us snack in the evening.

According to the Washington D.C.based International Food Information Council’s 2021 Food and Health Survey, about 65% of those surveyed said they eat at least one snack in the evening, and almost half report that they consume at least one snack between 9 and 11 p.m.

The question often asked is, can eating at night make it harder to lose weight, or even make you gain weight?

The research A study out of Japan found that among

11 young women, nighttime snacking not only reduced the burning of fat, it increased levels of total and LDL cholesterol in the blood, suggesting that nighttime eating changes fat metabolism and may increase the risk of weight gain and obesity.

Research with mice, published in Chronobiology International, found that the timing of food intake may be even more important than regular exercise for preventing obesity.

Mice are nocturnal animals and when made to eat during the day, weight gain resulted.

According to Colleen Rauchut Tewksbury Ph.D., MPH, RDN, CSOWM, LDN, National Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, there are very small, controlled studies showing that eating earlier is better for weight management than eating

later, which may slow weight loss.

While the answers are not all in, she said, Early data suggests that timing of eating could be an important factor in weight management, but the evidence isn’t to the point that we would issue a blanket recommendation that all late eating is detrimental to health.”

There are a few reasons why late-night snacking could be a problem.

Mindless eating Late-night snacking is often done while watching television or even reading. Your focus is likely on the movie you’re watching or the book you’re reading, not the calories you’re consuming.

Any weight-loss program includes instruction on how to be mindful of what you’re putting in your mouth rather than combining eating with a distracting activity.

late-night snacking, rather than steamed broccoli or kale salads.

The calories from fat and sugar from these foods can quickly add up. The higher the fat and sugar, and sometimes sodium content, the more likely you are to crave more.

Effect on hormones, sleep “Eating late can alter your circadian rhythm,” Tewksbury said. As a result, it may affect your ability to sleep. Inadequate sleep has itself been associated with weight gain.

While the mechanism isn’t completely understood, some research suggests that late-night snacking can shift hormones — such as ghrelin, growth hormone and others — and push the body toward weight gain.

Eating during the day, rather than at night, has been found to promote weight loss and improve insulin levels.

Less filling or healthy The results of a study of more than 800 men and women who kept food diaries for one week showed that the type of foods eaten late at night lack the satiety of foods eaten at other times of the day, which results in an increase in food intake, a greater calorie intake for the day, and ultimately weight gain.

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Get relief from cough without antibiotics

By Howard LeWine, M.D. Q: I am still coughing from a cold that started 10 days ago. I tested twice for COVID-19, both negative.

Do I now need an antibiotic?

A: Probably not. Most often these upper respiratory infections are caused by common viruses.

Coughs caused by respiratory infections often last two to three weeks. Sometimes the cough can linger for a couple of months.

The persistent cough doesn’t mean you have a bacterial infection. It’s almost always a virus, and antibiotics don’t kill viruses.

The viral infection doesn’t last that entire time. Your immune system usually

knocks out the germ within four to five days. The infection is gone. But the irritation of the airways takes time to heal. And this makes the cough persist.

Coughing is one of our basic defenses against diseases. It prevents mucus, germs and foreign particles from getting down into the lower airways and lungs.

Coughing protects the lungs from infection and inflammation.

But who hasn’t had too much of a good thing? When the hacking becomes relentless, it can keep us up, wear us out and lay us low.

If your main reason for the cough is nasal congestion with post-nasal drip, you can get relief from a decongestant, such as oral pseudoephedrine.

If you choose a nasal decongestant spray, don’t use it for more than three or four days. Your nose quickly gets used to it. Using it too long results in rebound congestion when you stop.

Expectorants and cough suppressants are generally safe when used as directed.

Of the ones available over the counter, products containing dextromethorphan (look for “DM”) seem to help the most to reduce cough severity.

You may do just as well by breathing warm, moist air from a hot shower, a sink filled with very hot water, or a humidifier.

Also, drink plenty of fluids to prevent mucus from getting too thick.

For the cough with a scratchy throat, hard candies are soothing and may reduce

coughing. They work as well as medicated lozenges.

Some people get relief with a prescription inhaler similar to what people with asthma use. Doctors most often prescribe inhalers that contain albuterol. Albuterol opens the airways that can become partly closed during a chest cold.

For more persistent coughing, you might also ask your doctor about a corticosteroid inhaler.

Howard LeWine, M.D., is an internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. For additional consumer health information, visit health.harvard.edu. © 2022 Harvard University. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Calories

to reduce late eating, the best cut-off time is the one they can stick with. This will be different for everyone and may take some time to achieve.”

Reprinted with permission from Environmental Nutrition. © 2022 Belvoir Media Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

From page 6 pipe and irritates the lining.

Some experts have suggested it’s best to stop eating at around 7 or 7:30 p.m.

Tewksbury, however, made the following recommendation: “If someone sets a goal

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Eucalyptus leaves’ many health benefits To me, eucalyptus oil is one of the best pounds, especially the helpful 1,8-cineole. essential oils you’ll ever find. It has so If this is too strong for you, or you find it many uses. unpleasant, you can still get the If you don’t want a little benefits of this breathing combottle of this, I suggest using pound by putting 5 or 10 drops the plant leaves that are sold of eucalyptus oil in a large bowl in a bunch. You can get them of hot water. Cover your head dried or fresh, and you can with a towel and bend over the shower with them! bowl to breathe in the aroma The compound that does the for about 10 minutes. work in eucalyptus is called Or you can add 10 to 20 1,8-cineole, and it breaks up drops into a tub bath, or use a mucus and reduces spasms in DEAR carrier oil like coconut oil to the respiratory tract. This com- PHARMACIST rub some directly on your skin. pound has proven clinical effi- By Suzy Cohen cacy for many diseases, includMany helpful properties ing bronchitis, asthma and chronic obstrucThe health benefits of 1,8-cineol found in tive pulmonary disease (COPD). eucalyptus may: Did you know eucalyptus oil is one of the • Relieve chest tightness and congestion main ingredients in Vicks® VapoRub? That • Promote feelings of relaxation over-the-counter product also contains a lot • Ease breathing of camphor, and it’s good for cough and • Reduce sinus inflammation muscle/joint pain, too. There are many • Help a stuffy nose other topical products sold online today • Help with allergies that contain similar active ingredients.

• Improve symptoms of asthma and As for the beautiful plant itself, you can bronchitis buy a bundle easily from a florist or gro• Reduce anxiety and tension cery store flower department. I received Aside from the respiratory benefits that a eucalyptus bouquet from a friend with are well documented, 1,8-cineol has been the suggestion that I hang it in my shower. shown to help relieve pain in people who The hot steam from the shower helps acti- underwent knee surgery. It also can help vate and release eucalyptus oil com- with sinus headaches and possibly even

certain forms of heart disease and skin cancer. Even though we need more studies and data, it’s still good news.

One fun fact about eucalyptus is that it’s a natural bug repellant! Bees and butterflies don’t like it. Luckily, the flowers don’t have actual petals, but rather hundreds of stamens so it can self-pollinate without the need for natural bug pollinators.

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Health Studies INFORMATION ON AREA CLINICAL TRIALS Three studies aim for improved balance

By Margaret Foster Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in older Americans. Often, people who fall down have simply lost their balance, something that becomes more common with age. Other conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, muscle loss or stroke,

can also affect balance.

If you’ve fallen down at least twice in the past year, or if you’ve had a stroke, you may benefit from one of several studies underway in downtown Baltimore. Researchers at the Veterans Administration (VA) and University of Maryland School of

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We are studying why falls and balance disorders occur in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and how falls impact their lives.

The full name of one study is “A Balanced Reach Training Platform to Address Balance Disorders in Older and Neurologically Disabled Veterans,” but you don’t need to be a veteran to participate.

First, people will visit the Maryland VA clinic in downtown Baltimore for an assessment.

“We test their fear of falling, and we also test their balance,” said Dr. Jay Barton, principal investigator of the studies and a researcher at the VA and University of Maryland School of Medicine. The assessment will take place over two half-day visits.

“Our hypothesis is that if balance improves, then fear of falling will decrease.”

Following the assessment, participants will attend one-hour training sessions at the VA clinic three times a week for six weeks. Free parking and compensation will be provided.

Finally, they’ll complete the same tests and questionnaires as they did on the first day.

“Those assessments are done immediately after training and then six weeks later to see how much of the training they’ve retained for the long term,” Barton explained.

Two closely related studies will focus on people who have suffered a stroke but can still walk. They’ll visit the VA clinic for onehour training sessions, three times a week, for either one or six weeks.

Again, these studies are open to all qualified older adults, not just veterans. Parking in the attached garage is free, and compensation is available.

In the one-week study, stroke survivors will play a game wearing a virtual-reality headset. They’ll see a three-dimensional image of a ball, which they will try to reach.

Since virtual reality goggles can make some people dizzy, researchers will be standing close by to ensure participants’ safety.

“This study is short because we need to test the validity of virtual reality [in this population],” Barton said. “We need to establish that stroke subjects can tolerate virtual reality,” he said.

In a similar game-like situation, the other study for stroke survivors lasts six weeks (with a follow-up visit six weeks after that). Subjects will stand in front of a large projection screen and point to a moving image of a disk.

“The person has to start leaning to one side or another,” Barton said, “and they’ll reach a point when they no longer can track the disk accurately [because] the disk moves beyond their reach.

“That’s the basic test, and it’s also the basic training,” he said.

See BALANCE STUDY, page 11

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Three research studies investigating how and why people fall are currently enrolling test subjects. We seek: • Individuals 60-86 years old who have suffered an ischemic stroke and are able to walk • Individuals 60-86 years old who are free from neurological conditions such as stroke and Parkinson’s disease who have fallen two or more times in the past year Young healthy individuals 20-40 years old who have not fallen •

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Medicine are seeking older adults from 60 to 86 to participate in one of three studies related to balance.

Each of the clinical trials will assess whether or not certain training exercises can help improve people’s balance — and subsequently their confidence.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: YURI AGRAWAL, MD APPLICATION NO.: NA_00087648

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These veggie crisps live up to their name

By America’s Test Kitchen Vegetables and fruits such as carrots and zucchini (surprise — zucchini is technically a fruit!) are mostly made up of water. For example, a zucchini or carrot is about 95% water.

It can be a challenge to deal with all that water when cooking or baking — no one likes soggy zucchini bread!

One of salt’s many superpowers is that it can pull water out of food. Plants are made up of countless tiny cells. When you sprinkle salt on vegetables and fruits, some of the water inside the cells is pulled out toward the salt. This process is called osmosis.

Squeezing the shredded zucchini and carrot in a towel gets some of the water out, but salting them and letting osmosis do its work lets you squeeze out double the water!

So, for crisps that are crispy — not soggy — use salt to draw out that extra water before cooking, as in this recipe.

Cheesy Zucchini-Carrot Crisps Serves 2 to 4 (Makes 12 crisps) Ingredients: 1 small zucchini

Balance study From page 10 In the one-hour training sessions, researchers will challenge subjects to improve their reach — and perhaps their balance and confidence, too.

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1 small carrot, peeled ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup panko bread crumbs ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese (1 ounce) 1 large egg, cracked into bowl and lightly beaten with fork ½ teaspoon garlic powder Directions: 1. Adjust oven rack to the upper-middle position and heat to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil spray.

2. Trim off the ends of the zucchini and carrot. Shred zucchini and carrot on the large holes of a box grater.

3. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl. Transfer shredded vegetables to a strainer and sprinkle with salt. Stir until combined. Let sit for 10 minutes to drain.

4. Place a clean dish towel on counter.

When salted vegetables are ready, transfer to the center of the dish towel. Gather the ends of towel together, twist tightly, and squeeze hard over the sink, draining as much liquid as possible. Discard any liquid from the large bowl and add vegetables to the bowl. propriate for you? Just call, and “We can sort them into the right study,” Barton said.

The Maryland VA Clinic Annex is located at 209 West Fayette Street in downtown Baltimore.

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How can risky cryptocurrency reduce portfolio risk? See story below.

Why you should name a ‘trusted contact’

By Liz Weston For the past few years, financial services companies have been bugging me to name a “trusted contact.” Banks, brokerages and insurers increasingly want to have someone to call or email in case they notice suspicious activity and can’t reach the account holder.

I ignored these requests. Trusted contacts are a great idea for older people experiencing cognitive decline, I thought, but that’s not me.

Then a younger friend developed earlyonset dementia, and I realized we don’t always get enough warning to put such protections in place.

Clearly, trusted contacts aren’t just good for older people. Anyone’s financial accounts could be vulnerable if they’re displaced by natural disaster, wind up in the hospital, suffer a brain injury or are traveling and hard to reach.

Helping your brokerage, bank or insurer connect with someone who knows what’s going on in your life could protect your money and prevent financial catastrophe.

“I love the idea of the trusted contact, because it can really head off any fraud or exploitation before it snowballs out of control,” said Amanda Singleton, a family caregiving expert for AARP and an estate planning attorney in Florida.

They can’t make changes Naming a trusted contact doesn’t give that person authority over your accounts or the ability to see balances or make changes, explained Gerri Walsh, senior vice president of investor education at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, known as FINRA. FINRA is the nongovernmental organization that regulates the securities industry, including brokerages.

Instead, your trusted contact can help financial services companies reach you (if you’re unreachable) or identify others who might help.

If you’re incapacitated, for example, your contact might connect the company to your legal guardian or the person with power of attorney over your accounts. If you’ve died, your trusted person could provide contact information for the executor of your estate or the successor trustee of your living trust.

You aren’t required to name a trusted contact, but financial services companies — along with regulators and consumer advocates — recommend it.

You can change your trusted contact whenever you want, or name more than one. Ideally, a trusted contact is someone you’re confident will protect your privacy and act responsibly.

“It could be an adult child, a close

friend, an attorney or some other trusted person that the financial institution can reach out to for extra help to try to reach you,” said Deborah Royster, assistant director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office for Older Americans.

customers to name trusted contacts.

So far, other financial services companies such as banks, credit unions and insurers don’t have similar rules. Even so, some are offering the opportunity to name trusted contacts on accounts, Royster said.

They could thwart fraud

Beware fraudulent email requests

The push to name trusted contacts started out of concern for older Americans being scammed out of their life savings.

More than 369,000 cases of financial fraud of older adults are reported to authorities each year, causing an estimated $4.84 billion in losses, according to a January report by Comparitech, a cybersecurity research company.

But this kind of fraud is notoriously underreported, often because victims are embarrassed, worried that others will think them incapable, or protective of the perpetrators, who may be loved ones, caregivers or neighbors. Comparitech estimates the real toll may be 8.68 million cases and more than $113.7 billion in losses each year.

To help reduce that toll, two new FINRA rules were approved in 2017. The first allows brokerages to put temporary holds on withdrawals when financial exploitation is suspected. The second requires brokerages to “make reasonable efforts” to get

One thing you shouldn’t do is respond to emails that seem to be from your financial institution asking you to name a trusted contact. Those may be scams to steal your passwords or create other havoc, FINRA’s Walsh said.

Instead of replying to those emails, consider calling your financial institution or looking on its website for a form that lets you name a trusted contact.

If your financial institutions offer the option, it’s a relatively quick and easy way to add a layer of protection on your accounts, said Abby Schneiderman, cofounder and co-CEO of the end-of-life planning site Everplans and co-author of In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize Your Life Now for When You’re Not Around Later.

“People should take two minutes out of their day and name a trusted contact,” Schneiderman said.

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Why to invest in crypto despite its risks As cryptocurrencies have become more He created the Digital Assets Council of mainstream, average investors have won- Financial Professionals (DACFP), which is dered whether and how to widely regarded as the preuse them safely and effectivemier resource on this topic. ly in their portfolios.

Edelman now devotes the maI recommend Ric Edeljority of his time to DACFP. man’s book The Truth About Over the last decade, he has Crypto: A Practical, Easy-totrained thousands of financial Understand Guide to Bitcoin, advisers and corporate execuBlockchain, NFTs and Other tives regarding blockchain and Digital Assets. This book, digital assets. which will be available in May In The Truth About Crypto, in both paperback and Kindle Edelman explains why editions, covers crucial issues THE SAVINGS blockchain is so transformative. There are thousands of associated with digital assets. GAME Edelman shows you why By Elliot Raphaelson commercial applications for investing in digital assets will blockchain technology. enhance your portfolio. He comes with Some of the commercial applications are some pretty impressive recommendations. consumer purchases, corporate finance, forBarron’s has ranked him the nation’s No. 1 eign trade and supply chain management. independent financial adviser.

Blockchain offers advantages such as bank-

ing and credit to billions of people in the world who have smartphones but don’t have access to banks.

Blockchain even has the potential to eliminate poverty globally and raise the standard of living for billions of individuals who live in poverty.

Edelman also discusses the basics associated with blockchains, how they work, and the role of Bitcoin and other digital assets in the process.

Is it too late to buy Bitcoin? A survey by Ernst and Young and Intertrust indicated that 31% of hedge fund managers planned to add significant digital assets to their portfolios by 2023, and to invest an average of 7.2% of their portfolios to crypto by 2025.

At the end of April, Fidelity announced it will allow customers to hold Bitcoin in their retirement accounts. It is not too late to invest.

Naturally, there are risks in investing in digital assets. Edelman writes that because digital assets are an emerging asset class, we should consider the possibility of a massive and permanent market crash in the prices of digital assets.

He discusses several reasons, such as market manipulation, technological obsolescence, the vagaries of consumer/investor demand, regulatory intervention, rogue custodians and scams. As a scam example, Edelman believes Dogecoin is a distraction and dangerous. He said don’t buy it.

Why hold risky assets?

Digital assets carry high risk, but that’s exactly why Edelman believes you should invest in them.

He refers to research done by Nobel See CRYPTO, page 13

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Funds reimburse COVID-related funerals

By Zeke Miller The federal government has already provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced in March as it launched a new campaign to raise awareness about additional aid available to eligible families.

The COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program provides up to $9,000 per funeral and covers COVID-19 related deaths since Jan. 20, 2020. The average amount awarded per death is $6,500, according to FEMA. “FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program has helped provide over 300,000 people with critical financial relief during a time of such unexpected, unimaginable and widespread loss,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell in a statement.

The agency launched a new paid ad

Crypto From page 12 laureate Harry Markowitz on correlation.

Two assets that rise and fall simultaneously are positively correlated, so you are no better off if you owned only one of them.

However, if two assets are negatively correlated, then if you owned both, your overall risk is sharply reduced.

Now, if you add a third asset with higher risk, then you not only reduce the overall losses of the portfolio at any one time, but you also improve its overall return because the third asset makes more money than the other two. So, by adding a higher risk asset, you get higher returns with lower risk.

Bitcoin’s correlation to other assets is very low: With bonds it is 0.25; with equities, 0.12; with gold, 0.07 and with commodities, 0.00. The bottom line is that

campaign targeted at areas with large rates of COVID-19 deaths but lower rates of reimbursement requests in order to help connect people to available assistance. The agency is also reaching out to community groups and local media outlets to help publicize the program.

“Our new outreach campaign is designed to reach families, especially across underserved communities, where the cost of a funeral can be a financial burden to a loved one,” Criswell said.

“Our goal is to help families apply for assistance, as well as submit all required documents for existing applications.”

Must provide documentation To be eligible for reimbursement, death certificates for those who died after May 16, 2020, must indicate that the death was attributed to COVID-19. adding a risky asset to a portfolio helps to reduce the portfolio’s overall risk.

How much of your portfolio should you place into digital assets? Edelman is very conservative in this regard. He recommends only 1% of your portfolio should be invested in digital assets, in order to minimize your risk. He initiated the 1% strategy in 2015, and it is widely used. The book contains several examples that illustrate its value.

How do you choose the right assets? Edelman devotes a comprehensive chapter to the options available. In a conversation I had with him, Edelman recommended exploring funds managed by Grayscale, Bitwise and Osprey. He also recommends using dollar cost averaging for these investments.

Elliot Raphaelson welcomes your questions and comments at raphelliot@gmail.com. © 2022 Elliot Raphaelson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

For deaths that occurred in the early months of the pandemic — from Jan. 20 to May 16, 2020 — death certificates must be accompanied by a signed statement from a medical examiner, coroner or the certifying official listed on the certificate indicating that COVID-19 was the cause or a contributing cause of death.

Expenses covered under the FEMA program include funeral services, cremation and interment, as well as the costs for caskets or urns, burial plots or cremation

niches, markers or headstones, transportation or transfer of remains, clergy or officiant services, and the use of funeral home equipment or staff.

The program was first signed into law in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s administration, but began accepting applications weeks into President Joe Biden’s term. The initial bill provided $2 billion for the funeral assistance, which See COVID FUNERALS, page 14

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Times when you need an expert’s advice

By Liz Weston You can now manage most aspects of your money without ever consulting another human being. You can budget, borrow, save, invest, buy insurance, prepare your tax return and create a will — among many other tasks — by using apps, websites and software.

But technology still has limitations, especially when you’re facing a money situation that’s complex or involves judgment calls.

Consider consulting a human expert in the following situations: 1. Your insurance wasn’t renewed Insurers typically can’t cancel a policy after 60 days unless you fail to pay premiums, commit fraud or make serious misrepresentations on your application, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a trade group.

However, insurers can decide not to renew your policy when it expires. With auto insurance, you often have many options after such a “non-renewal.” Even if you’ve had accidents or multiple claims, you typically can find coverage with companies that specialize in higher-risk drivers.

If a homeowners insurance company dumps you, however, you may have trouble finding coverage, said insurance consumer advocate Amy Bach. That’s especially true if you were dropped because

you made too many claims, or your area is considered high risk because of wildfires, extreme weather or crime, for example.

How would other companies know? Insurers share such information in databases, and application forms typically ask if you’ve been “non-renewed” by another insurer, Bach said.

Bach’s nonprofit organization, United Policyholders, recommends seeking out an independent agent or broker who has relationships with several insurance companies. The agent or broker should know which insurers may be more receptive to your application and can put in a good word for you, Bach said.

While most underwriting decisions are made by computers, there are still ways for human beings to override the algorithms.

“It will make a difference if (the agent or broker) can call an underwriter they know and vouch for you as a good bet,” Bach said.

If your area has been labeled high risk, ask your neighbors for referrals to agents or brokers who helped them find coverage. Otherwise, you can ask an accountant, attorney or financial planner if they have recommendations. Friends and family may be able to provide leads as well.

2. You’re being audited Most IRS audits are conducted through the mail and are relatively routine. The IRS

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However, if the IRS wants to meet with you, the stakes get much higher. In fiscal year 2020, the average amount of additional taxes recommended in face-to-face audits was nearly 10 times larger than the average for a correspondence audit: $72,210 versus $7,658, according to IRS statistics.

Even tax pros hire someone to represent them in face-to-face audits, said Leonard Wright, a certified public accountant and financial planner. Wright has plenty of experience: He was chief financial officer of a company that was audited, and his personal tax returns have been audited four times. In each case, he hired another CPA to represent him.

It’s all too easy to say something you shouldn’t when you’re under scrutiny, Wright said. You could volunteer information that might not be helpful to your case, or get defensive or confrontational.

“You don’t want it to become personal, and you don’t want to ruffle the feathers of the auditor,” Wright said.

If you used a tax preparer, you may assume that person can represent you in an audit, but that’s not always the case. Typically, CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents

can represent clients in IRS audits, but other tax pros usually can’t.

Your tax preparer may be able to refer you to someone who can represent you, or you can get referrals from friends, family or financial advisors.

3. You’re creating an estate plan Will-making software and estate-planning sites can help you create essential legal documents if money is tight. Otherwise, you should probably consult an attorney, said Betsy Hannibal, senior legal editor for self-help legal site Nolo.

“Why not get personalized advice that’s tailored to your situation, if you can?” Hannibal said.

Getting help is particularly important if you need or want to do something complicated with your estate — such as putting conditions on a bequest, providing for someone with special needs, or creating a trust, she said.

You’ll also want an attorney’s help if you have a lot of debt, because there may be ways to protect your assets from creditors.

Finally, consult an attorney if you think someone might contest your will. A lawyer can put additional protections into place and serve as a professional witness that you knew what you were doing, Bach said.

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Rather, people eligible are directed to call the agency’s helpline at 1-844-684-6333, where they will be prompted to submit the required documentation. You will need to know your Social Security number and that of the deceased.

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Do you qualify for free financial planning?

By Elliot Raphaelson In a recent issue of InvestmentNews, there was an advertisement placed by the Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP).

The ad was a solicitation for tax-deductible gifts and for financial planner volunteers.

The ad also indicated that FFP has helped over 500,000 people in crisis who needed access to free financial planning.

I wanted to find out more about this service because I believe that many individuals and families who can’t afford to hire certified financial planners (CFPs) do have such a need. The ad indicated that 1 in 3 cancer patients deplete their savings; over 92% of military veterans live in debt; and millions of Americans need but can’t access quality, ethical financial advice. Correspondence I receive from readers demonstrates this need.

Accordingly, I contacted the FFP in order to learn more about their services. I learned a great deal. Based on my initial contact with a representative of FFP, I was referred to a representative of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) — an organization of certified financial planners, whose members provide pro bono services to underserved individuals/families.

I was referred to Kristin Pugh, a certified financial planner who is a member of the FPA and chairs the National FPA Pro Bono Advisory Committee. Pugh also has extensive experience providing pro bono services locally to those in need through her home chapter, the FPA of Georgia, and provided me with valuable input.

She indicated that individuals who need financial planning services but can’t afford them should contact the local chapter of FPA,

and determine if there are pro bono financial planners available in their geographic area.

Who qualifies for help?

Pugh indicated that there are not specific limitations such as a minimum level of assets or income to be considered, but that the FPA pro bono volunteers reserve services for those considered underserved or part of an “at risk” community.

Such communities can include military personnel, veterans, those with disabilities, individuals and families with limited income/assets, and individuals in bankruptcy.

Pugh pointed out that her chapter has developed a close working relationship with local nonprofit groups to reach out to the underserved. Periodically, the members of the nonprofit groups work with FPA planners to sponsor educational workshops available to the general public.

FPA planners deliver presentations and workshops based on the topic recommended by the nonprofit. Provided that the individuals attending meet the definition of “underserved,” they are welcome to reach out and contact a FPA CFP to establish a one-on-one engagement.

Pugh told me that workshops provide a great way to expose people to a specific area of planning; attendees can then meet with a planner to discuss their specific situation.

How much help is provided?

There is no predetermined schedule. In some situations, one meeting is sufficient, while in other cases multiple meetings are arranged. Pugh said that she has maintained contact with some individuals with

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complex issues for as long as six months.

She told me that partnering with a nonprofit is not required to sponsor a workshop to establish one-on-one services.

Nonprofits can establish one-on-one relationships directly with a FPA CFP. For example, Pugh described her chapter’s relationship with a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to individuals in the Atlanta area. By forming this relationship, the FPA chapter can pair CFPs with their legal clients and offer one-

on-one financial planning sessions.

The bottom line is that if you need financial planning assistance but cannot afford to hire a certified financial planner, help may be available. Contact your local FPA chapter to determine if there are pro bono CFPs in your area and whether you would qualify for these services.

Contact the Financial Planning Association’s Maryland chapter at (410) 833-9200. © 2022 Elliot Raphaelson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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An intergenerational Southwest road trip er, the colors, sizes, shapes and geometry of those rocks change dramatically. The scenery and the experience of Monument Valley, for instance, is nothing like that of the Grand Canyon.

And the sky! Until you have seen a canyon or butte or crazy-shaped monolith framed against a sky as blue as it gets, dotted with clouds as bizarrely shaped as the rocks below, you can’t appreciate why a person as well traveled as I returns as often as possible.

This trip was guaranteed to blow Aaron’s Floridian mind and give me an opportunity to relive some of the most memorable trips of my 30s and 40s.

Thinking back on those trips as I approached my 80th birthday, I remembered how they helped transform my life, especially my self-confidence and self-image, as I backpacked solo for the first time in an unfamiliar and potentially hostile environment.

Though my trip with Aaron would be far less challenging, I hoped that it would be more than just a fun diversion from his job and a life constrained by a stubborn pandemic.

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The author, Don Mankin, visited the Grand Canyon last spring, a few weeks before his 80th birthday.

Exploring the American Southwest “as often as possible” has been a lifelong adventure for him.

The canyons of northern Arizona We met in Phoenix, rented a car and drove four hours to the Grand Canyon.

After his introduction to the canyon from the South Rim, we hiked a mile or so into the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail.

I wasn’t planning on hiking too far into the canyon, realizing that the farther down we went, the further up we would have to hike to get out.

I’m in pretty good shape for a geezer, but why push it?

In any case, our descent came to a halt at the edge of a steep, icy patch on the trail. We had already made our way gingerly down one icy patch, but we figured, why take the chance of a serious fall? The next time I go hiking in the Grand Canyon at the end of winter, I’ll wear crampons.

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By Don Mankin “It’s crazy,” my grand-nephew exclaimed as we approached the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I heard Aaron say that often over the next several days as the two of us explored the national parks and monuments of northern Arizona and southern Utah.

Aaron, 23, has spent most of his life in Florida, so for him the canyons, cliffs and mountains of the American Southwest were like something from another world.

This was our first adventure together since his bar mitzvah gift 10 years ago — a day-long kayak trip in the Channel Islands of Southern California. I guess that trip made a positive impression, because he started bringing up the idea of another adventure with me during the middle of the pandemic.

I suggested a road trip through the American Southwest, including the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, and Arches, Canyonlands and Zion National Parks.

To the uninitiated, it might seem like the American Southwest is all about rocks, and that once you’ve seen one rock, you’ve seen them all. Yet from one place to anoth-

Arches National Park’s dramatic natural rock formations lure thousands of tourists every year. Reservations are now required to visit the park, located near Moab, Utah, between April and October.

Our next stop was one of my favorite sites in the Southwest — Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona, a four-hour drive from the Grand Canyon.

Located on Navajo tribal lands, Canyon de Chelly is a bit off the beaten track, so it attracts far fewer visitors than the other parks in the region. But from an aesthetic point of view, I believe it is the most dramatic and beautiful place in the Southwest.

Unlike the Grand Canyon, which is deeper and more vast, the overlooks in Canyon de Chelly are sheer and the several-hundred-foot drops, with no guard rails, are heart-pounding if you get too close to the edge.

Plus, you are likely to be the only one standing at the rim looking at the rock as it turns orange-red in the rays of the setting sun. At this canyon, there is no jostling for the best view or photo, and no sounds other than the wind pushing you toward the edge of the overlook.

For a different perspective on the towering sandstone cliffs and the verdant valley below, we took a jeep tour through the canyon the next morning with a Navajo guide for a closeup look at the prehistoric rock art and the remains of ancient Pueblo villages.

The canyon has been inhabited by sev-

eral Native American tribes for millennia, and the Navajos, the current residents, still maintain homes and ranches in the canyons.

Southern Utah’s parks From Canyon de Chelly, we drove 90 minutes to Monument Valley, which is also on Navajo tribal lands. Despite being relatively close to Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley is a very different place.

Instead of peering down into narrow canyons, you look up at towering sandstone monoliths scattered throughout a vast, wide-open landscape. It’s easy to see why the legendary movie director John Ford used Monument Valley as the setting for many of his classic Westerns.

The 17-mile loop road through the valley provides multiple opportunities to view and photograph the magnificent sandstone spires, pinnacles and buttes from different angles.

Moab, our next stop, is a 2.5-hour drive from Monument Valley. Surrounded by stunning red-rock scenery, Moab has numerous opportunities for hiking, biking, sky diving, rock climbing, canyoneering, ballooning and off-roading.

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Volcanic park shows off nature’s power

By Glenda C. Booth In the northeast corner of California, the Earth’s innards spurt, spit, squirt, gurgle and boil from seen and unseen orifices.

Sulphur Works belches. Steam whirls out of Devil’s Kitchen. And occasionally a volcano erupts (most recently in 1915).

This is Lassen Volcanic National Park, where Earth’s ever-changing nature has been on display in this volcanically active region for three million years. Surprisingly, it is one of America’s least-visited national parks.

The 166-square-mile park surrounds Mount Lassen, the largest lava plug dome in the world and the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. The 1915 eruption that rained volcanic ash as far as 200 miles to the east was the impetus to establish the park in 1916. That was the last eruption in the Cascade Range before Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

Lassen is located at the junction of the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Great Basin Desert. Because of this location and the elevation range of 5,000 to 10,000 feet throughout the park, there’s a rich variety of plants and animals.

To the area’s indigenous people, Lassen — or Waganupa, as the Yahi tribe called it — was a spiritual center and sacred land.

Parts of the park are almost otherworldly, a landscape of thumping mudpots, steaming fumaroles and boiling pools connected by a complex hydrothermal system.

“In this park, one can safely witness the hints of the power of the Earth belching its matter upward,” said retired seismologist David Von Seggern.

Prudent visitors stick to marked trails and boardwalks to safely meander. “You may feel tempted to explore thermal features up close by walking beyond established trails and walkways,” the park’s

website reads. “However, a venture to satisfy curiosity may land you in the hospital with severe burns,” it cautions, accompanied by a photo of the reddened, burned foot of someone who stepped off the trail through a deceptively solid crust of earth.

Attracts a variety of scientists Since 1863, when experts conducted the first geological survey there, scientists have seen Lassen as an outdoor living laboratory. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have analyzed the eruptive history of the area, finding that in the last 100,000 years, at least 72 volcanos in and around the park have erupted.

USGS’s California Volcano Observatory monitors Lassen’s volcanoes for signals of an impending eruption.

Today, scientists at NASA are studying microbes in the park’s bubbling pools to gain insights into possible life on other planets. Hot springs, like those in Lassen, may have supported chemical reactions that linked molecules.

“It has very significant implications for the future of space exploration,” Natalie Batalha, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, told Science magazine in 2020.

Other scientists take advantage of the park’s famously dark skies to study stars.

Every August, the park hosts a Dark Sky Festival, when rangers, astronomers and astrobiologists host programs for visitors of all ages.

Still other researchers study climate change’s impacts on snowpack, precipitation and wildfires.

Exploring by car A driving tour on the 30-mile highway in the western part of the park offers a good in-

troduction to the region. Some sites’ names offer a hint of what to expect: Devil’s Kitchen, Brokeoff Mountain and Bumpass Hell.

The park has more than 150 miles of trails. Around Manzanita Lake, visitors might see wildlife along the lakeshore and do some catch-and-release fishing. Signs along Devastated Area’s trails explain Mount Lassen’s eruption.

Lassen has more than 700 flowering plant species. Paradise Meadow and Hat Creek explode with wildflowers in the summer. Plants such as mountain mule ears, corn lilies and silverleaf lupines and 12 species of pine tree thrive in the park.

At Chaos Crags, visitors can explore a moonscape jumble of rocks that tumbled down the incline 300 years ago at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. In the less-visited areas, visitors might encounter a mule deer or yellow-bellied marmot. Waterfowl visit the park’s 50 lakes.

There’s a restful side, too: snowy mountain peaks, crystalline lakes, peaceful forests and mountain breezes. Climbing to volcano tops brings panoramic vistas of northern California’s beauty.

Fiery, feisty, but tranquil too, Lassen is a

place of geologic wonders.

If you go Lassen Volcanic National Park is located three hours northeast of Sacramento and 50 miles from Redding, California. Round-trip flights from D.C. to Sacramento start at $475.

Fares are substantially higher from BWI. Aside from cabins and camp sites, the only lodging inside the park has been the Drakesbad Guest Ranch. Unfortunately, the ranch was affected by the 2021 Dixie Fire and is closed for repairs through the 2022 season.

In normal times, the working dude ranch features home-cooked meals and a swimming pool fed by thermal springs, where the water temperatures and pH are managed to ensure safety.

It’s best to visit Lassen from May to October, when roads are accessible. Most of the park was unaffected by the fire and will be open for the summer-fall 2022 season.

Check the website at nps.gov/lavo for updates or to download an audio tour.

The year-round Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center has a café, film, exhibits and ranger programs. For more information, email lavo_information@nps.gov.

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Southwest From page 16 Located a short drive to two national parks, Arches and Canyonlands, Moab has many hotels, restaurants and even a couple of decent brew pubs, despite Utah’s strict liquor laws.

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were our raison d’etre for being in Moab.

Arches is famed for its, well, arches. Huge, often delicate red-hued sandstone formations provide great opportunities for stunning photos — as long as you have the patience to wait for the swarms of people on the arches to get out of the way.

Canyonlands was my favorite destination of the trip. The huge, 527-square-mile

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park is divided into three districts — Island in the Sky, the Needles, and the Maze. We chose Island in the Sky for our one day of hiking because it is the most accessible district, just a 40-minute drive to the park entrance.

Our first “hike,” which was actually just a short half-mile roundtrip walk from the parking lot, was to Mesa Arch. The large arch frames a distant view of rugged rock formations and the snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountains — one of the best photo ops of the trip.

Our second hike, a bona fide hike, was the Grand View Point Hike, two miles round trip along the edge of the mesa. The views of the etched canyons hundreds of feet below are expansive and spectacular from almost every point on the trail.

After a brief stop in a very crowded Zion National Park, where the Virgin River flows through a very narrow, long and steep canyon, we headed back to Phoenix for our flights home the next day.

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All in all, it was a very successful trip; I was able to introduce a place I care about to a person I care about. The opportunity to share this place with Aaron made the road trip even more special.

I don’t know if the American Southwest transformed his life like it did mine, but from our conversations, it’s clear he’s rethinking his life and career.

We have more adventures planned, including a trip next year to my second-favorite place in the U.S. — the Pacific Northwest. I hope we have initiated a tradition of annual trips to special places until I get too old to travel or he finds someone younger and more interesting and attractive to travel with.

If you go Non-stop round-trip air fare between BWI and Phoenix is about $600 on American Airlines. If you want to cut your driving time by 4 hours (2 hours each way), you can fly into Flagstaff, but there are no nonstop flights, and fares are considerably higher.

A good place to stay in Grand Canyon National Park is Yavapai Lodge, about $230 a night, (928) 638-4001. In Canyon de Chelly, I recommend the Thunderbird Lodge, $125 a night, (928) 674-5842. In Monument Valley, stay at Gouldings Lodge for about $200 a night, (435) 727-3231.

Restaurant options are limited. Often the only (or most convenient) place to eat is in the lodge where you are staying.

Moab is the exception. Since it is a fair-sized town, there are many choices. I recommend the Moab Brewery, Fiesta Mexicana, and the Blu Pig for BBQ and craft beers. I also recommend the Blue Cof fee Pot Restaurant, on Route 160 near the Grand Canyon, for authentic Navajo cuisine.

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Since her teens, a force for great music as Jimi Hendrix.

She describes her relationship with Hendrix as a “cordial friendship. He was a good guy,” she said.

Despite her music career and touring schedule, Pryor-Trusty graduated from Edmondson High School in 1963 and found time to attend Community College of Baltimore and Morgan State College.

‘Nourish the young people’ Since the 1960s, Pryor-Trusty has utilized her entrepreneurial know-how to assist up-and-coming younger musicians who are attempting to establish music careers.

“It’s all about helping the younger ones develop their futures,” she said. “If I recognize a [person with] potential in the music field, it’s my role to prune and grease their musical wings and watch them soar into flight.”

To help kids pay for music lessons, Pryor-Trusty started a scholarship fund in the early 1990s. According to the Baltimore Sun, in its first decade the Rosa See MUSIC LOVER, page 21

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By Timothy Cox When Baltimore music columnist Rosa Pryor-Trusty was a teenager, the famed Nat King Cole gave her a nickname that endures today.

“Our band was on tour in New York, and he noticed that I was a bit antsy and impatient while waiting around in the studio.

He then dubbed me a ‘Rambling Rose,’” she said in an interview with the Beacon.

Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor-Trusty, now 77, is a longtime R&B, blues and jazz lover. Growing up in the 1950s in inner-city Baltimore, she played saxophone and piano before forming a music group when she was 13.

As the lead singer for “Little Johnny and the Twilights,” she wrote a song called “Thanks, Mr. DJ” and recorded it in a studio. Decade Records released the 45 — a significant feat for a high schooler during that era, she noted.

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Refugees From page 1 who owns some apartment buildings in the area. [We’re] a very eclectic group,” Simon said.

Many world religions emphasize the importance of welcoming people in need.

HIAS has been offering humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees since it was founded in 1881.

“Mark Hetfield, who is the head of HIAS, said that we used to help people because they were Jews, and now we do it because we are Jews,” Simon said with a smile.

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“As a religion, as a people, we’re really called to welcome the stranger. We know what it’s like to be on the move, not be comfortable where we live, or even to have to leave where we live on short notice. [Volunteering] is just a really important way for me to live my Jewish identity,” Simon said.

Furnishing apartments overnight When Kathy Gross, a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia, visited an Afghan family of seven that her church had been asked to help, she found them in a twobedroom apartment in Elkridge with almost nothing in it except for a mattress and a crib.

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So Gross created a wish list of household items and sent it to friends and neighbors. “It went out the next day around noon electronically,” she said, “and by 10 o’clock that night, 90 percent of what was on that list had been donated.”

Gross is on the parish’s social justice committee, which helped the family set up their new home. Church volunteers have since helped enroll the family’s children in elementary school, assisted the parents with resume writing and job searches, and provided driving lessons for the father so he could obtain his driver’s license.

After the U.S. resettles this wave of Afghan allies, they may need help with other evacuees, Gross said, and she’s ready to help.

“I am hoping that more faith communities will commit to helping Afghan refugees and, perhaps later, Ukrainian refugees too,” Gross said.

Volunteers need support, too Volunteering can be a full-time job, and burnout is always a risk.

“One of our concerns was that the LIRS staff themselves were all working crazy hours, not eating, not sleeping,” said Diane Batchik, a member of the New Hope Lutheran Church congregation in Columbia who also serves on the national board of LIRS. “We quickly realized we wanted to do something to care for the staff because we need them to be able to keep working.”

As a first step, the congregation

arranged online yoga classes for LIRS team members around the nation, and bought gift cards from national restaurant chains to make it as easy as possible for the staff to order food or have it delivered.

“They were all working absolutely insane hours,” Batchik said. “Some of these are very deeply stressful positions. We just thought they should hear that people recognize that.”

Batchik also instigated the move to redirect $50,000 in funds from New Hope Lutheran to be put to urgent needs for resettlement of Afghan evacuees in Maryland.

The funds were initially intended for church building expansion, but the pandemic changed everything when worship moved online.

“I love seeing these funds put to use for the really practical purpose of helping start Afghan evacuees on their new life,” Batchik said.

Today’s volunteers have learned to be practical and act quickly to help. Julie Simon’s Welcome Circle members spring into action to help their refugee family whenever needed.

“We are people who know how to get things done,” Simon said with a chuckle.

“That’s just the nature of who we are; you get a bunch of Jewish mothers together — and we’re not all women, but you know what I mean. We’re gonna get stuff done.”

For information on how to form a Sponsor Circle, see sponsorcircles.org. To donate or volunteer to help Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, visit welcome.us.

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In the years since, Pryor-Trusty has participated in the development of music students from kindergarten through high school. “My passion is to nourish the young people,” she said.

Over the past 20 years, according to her website, she helped many musicians get on the air with the help of Baltimore-based radio hosts such as DJ Al Jefferson, Dell Edwards and Fred Robinson, aka Rockin’ Robin.

By the early 1970s, Pryor-Trusty had established herself as one of the premier African-American women promoters in the nation. She garnered a strong reputation for booking and promoting artists throughout Maryland and into Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey.

She also helped produce major concerts at arenas in Maryland such as the Baltimore Civic Center and the Capital Centre, and at smaller outdoor venues like Painters Mill Music Fair and Carr’s Beach, she said.

As a nationally recognized promoter, Pryor-Trusty has been affiliated with several well-known acts: Walter Jackson, Joe Tex, Sonny Til and the Orioles, the

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Clovers, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the Drifters, the Swallows, Philippé Wynne of the Spinners and P-Funk fame, Millie Jackson and comedian Wild Man Steve.

Columnist and book author As her own touring music career came to an end in the 1980s, Pryor-Trusty transitioned her music skills to a new phase — in the publishing industry.

She was the entertainment editor and music columnist with the Baltimore Times and Annapolis Times for 10 years. Later, she joined the Baltimore AFRO, where she was a contributing writer of music-related columns. She’s also a longtime member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

In addition, Pryor-Trusty has published two books about the music scene she knows so well: African American Entertainment in Baltimore in 2009 and African American Community, History and Entertainment in Maryland in 2013.

She is now working on her third book, which will focus on Baltimore and Maryland’s Black history from the 1950s through 1980s.

A Reisterstown resident today, PryorTrusty has been married to William “Shorty” Trusty for 25 years. Trusty, 82, is a retired 18-wheeler truck driver.

The two have known one another for nearly 60 years, and are “soulmates and business

partners,” Pryor-Trusty said. She is the mother of four, grandmother of 27 and greatgrandmother of 19 great-grandchildren.

Helping to rebuild theater Pryor-Trusty continues to break new ground in the promotion of the music she loves. She is now working in a public-relations capacity to assist in a summer-long music performance series, “A Taste of Jazz @ the Avenue Bakery,” which takes place outside the bakery located on Pennsylvania Avenue in historic West Baltimore.

The summer series features live musicians and food vendors who provide their wares and talents at the corner of Baker Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Patrons

congregate the first Saturday of the month, from May through August, to celebrate Baltimore’s finest citizens, musicians, artisans and food.

The outdoor events are open to the public and generate funds to help rebuild the old Royal Theater on Pennsylvania Avenue. Built in 1922, the Royal was Baltimore’s equivalent to the Apollo Theater in Harlem until it was torn down in the 1970s.

James Hamlin, owner of Avenue Bakery, is the main proponent for rebuilding the Royal Theater.

With that inspiration, Pryor-Trusty plans to stay busy rather than retire. “I’m still having way too much fun to think about retiring. In fact, the word is not even a part of my vocabulary,” she said.

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