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Meeting the enemy The turning point for his career decision came when he was 9 and went to the Pittsburg Zoo. “I went to the primate house, and there was a huge sign that said, ‘Around this corner is the most dangerous animal on Earth.’ Wow! I ran around the corner along with everybody else, and it was a mirror from ceiling to floor, and everyone was very disappointed — except for me. “I stood there transfixed and thought about what the sign said, and all these people [reflected] in the mirror. It was kind of an epiphany for me, and I thought about it for a very long time.” Kenda went to college, earning a degree in political science, before moving to Colorado Springs, where his mother had grown up. He joined the police department there, starting as an officer on the street and working his way up to become a burglary detective. Eventually, he became the head of the

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By Barbara Ruben “In my adult life, everybody either hated me or was afraid of me or both,” said Joe Kenda of his 19 years as a Colorado homicide detective. But that reaction has turned on its head. Kenda is now the star of a true-crime drama series on the Investigation Discovery (ID) network. In the show, which runs in 163 countries and is translated into 100 languages, he narrates re-enactments of some of his most intriguing — and often gory — cases. The show, “Homicide Hunter,” is seen by 27 million viewers and is the network’s most popular show. “I don’t think anyone on the planet would have guessed where this would go,” said Kenda, who turns 70 later this month and now lives with his wife in Hampton Roads, Va., near an adult son. Kenda will be the keynote speaker at the Beacon’s 50+Expos, taking place on Sept. 11 in Silver Spring, Md., and Sept. 25 in Springfield, Va. [For details, see pages 2-4.] While Kenda knew from a young age he wanted to be a cop, he never dreamed there would be so much interest in his astounding 92 percent success rate in solving cases. (Nationally, about 64 percent of homicides are eventually solved.)

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On “Homicide Hunter” — the #1 show on the Investigation Discovery channel — Lt. Joe Kenda recounts some of the more than 350 homicide cases he solved as a police detective in Colorado. Kenda, who now lives in Virginia, will discuss his evolving career at both of the Beacon’s 50+Expos in September.

police department’s major crimes unit. He’s best known for the deadpan, slowly uttered line, “My, my, my,” which he says when a suspect is being particularly untruthful. Which of the nearly 400 cases he investigated stand out most to Kenda? All of them. “They are all absolutely awful. It doesn’t matter about what they are, who the victim is, the method in which it is done. I’ve seen [murder] by every means except a nuclear weapon. I’ve seen every other way you can kill someone — children, babies and adults.…It was disgusting.”

Changing gears But after 21 years on the police force, Kenda put the brakes on his career — at

the insistence of his wife, Kathy. He and Kathy were high school sweethearts; they’ve been together nearly 55 years. She was worried about his job as a detective, but busy with her job as a nurse and raising their two children. Then one night, Kenda was working a particularly dangerous case. “We had a kid who used an automatic weapon in a homicide, 32 rounds, shot into a car of kids. Killed one, wounded three, hit everything in the neighborhood. It took me five days to figure out who he was,” Kenda said. “I called Kathy and said, ‘I’m going to go get this jerk with the machine gun, and I’ll be late.’” That was the last Kathy heard from him See KENDA, page 34

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Not to be missed Who will be the lucky winner of a 10-day The keynote speaker at both locations will vacation for two to China? be Lt. Joe Kenda, star of “Homicide Hunter” One lucky attendee at the 2016 Beacon — the #1 TV show on the Investigation Dis50+Expos, that’s who! covery channel, now starting For the 17th year in a row, its 6th season. Kenda is a rethe Beacon Newspapers extired homicide detective who pects to attract thousands of will share highlights from the area residents to its two free cases he investigated and 50+Expos — annual events feasolved, as well as how he made turing great speakers, health two career changes after he rescreenings, informative retired from the force. He will sources, technology education, also offer personal safety tips. and entertainment geared to In addition to Kenda’s talk, older adults and their families. there will be a “tech café” at This year’s events will take FROM THE the Silver Spring location, place at two locations this fall: PUBLISHER with free technology mentoron Sunday, Sept. 11, from By Stuart P. Rosenthal ing by trained high school noon to 4 p.m., at the Silver students. Attendees are invitSpring Civic Center in downtown Sil- ed to bring their fully-charged cell phones, ver Spring, Md., and on Sunday, Sept. laptops and/or tablets to the event, and to 25, from noon to 4 p.m., at Springfield sign up at registration for a free one-onTown Center in Springfield, Va. one tutoring session. (Space is limited for

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Make a difference Our hearts go out to those who were injured, killed, or lost property in the devastating flood that recently swept down Main Street in Ellicott City. Among many organizations helping rebuild, we would like to mention the Howard County Community Relief Fund, which both disseminates funds to local nonprofit service providers, and helps individuals who need assistance find appropriate resources. To make a tax-deductible donation, visit www.cfhoco.org, or mail a check payable to the Community Foundation of Howard County to them at 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Suite 315, Columbia, MD 21044. Please write “community relief fund” on the memo line. You will receive an acknowledgement you may use in seeking a tax deduction. See page 18 for other ways you can help.

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NOT SO SWEET Eating a lot of added sugar puts you at higher risk of death from heart disease MORE THAN A NUMBER How you feel may be more important than a lab test to predict future illness FOODS AS SUNSCREEN? Strawberries, tomatoes, carrots and coffee help protect you from the sun AID CANCER RESEARCH Those with and without breast cancer are sought for a tissue sample study

Multiple medications can multiply risks Taking several types of medications can be challenging. But this is something you have to get right. If you don’t, you may have unwanted side effects, or you may not properly treat your chronic condition. “I see people who average 15 medications, and it’s very difficult for them to juggle that many pills,” said Joanne Doyle Petrongolo, a pharmacist at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. Polypharmacy — defined as taking five or more medications (including prescription medications, over-the-counter products and herbal supplements) or taking more medications than medically necessary — comes with a number of risks.

Drug interactions and side-effects Chief among the risks are harmful drug interactions. “As the number of medications increases, the potential for drug interactions goes up, and there’s an increased potential for side effects that can lead to emergency room visits and hospitalizations. For example, if you take several blood pressure medications, you may develop low blood pressure that could cause you to faint and be hospitalized,” said Petrongolo. Polypharmacy also makes it tough to tell if a particular drug is causing a side effect. For example, you may suspect that one of your medications is causing unsteadiness, fatigue or insomnia, but you’ll

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may enable you to take different or fewer medications,” she said. “You may be able to decrease your pill burden or save money.”

Use one pharmacy Petrongolo also suggests that you get all of your prescriptions filled at one pharmacy. “The pharmacist will be able to run a drug interaction check on your medications and will know if doctors are prescribing conflicting medications,” she said. Every time you have a new prescription filled, ask your pharmacist what the drug is used for, how and when to take it with other medications, and whether it will inSee MED RISK, page 7

FINALLY– Straight Talk About Sciatica Are you suffering from back pain or sciatica? Then it’s likely your biggest problem is pain. But there’s another major problem: bad information. To end sciatica misery you must have the right information. Pay close attention because I’m going to destroy sciatica myths and give you the facts. MYTH: Sciatica will just “go away” with some rest. FACT: If you are dealing with back pain, buttock pain or leg pain, then you must seek help from a sciatica specialist immediately. Left untreated, sciatica can lead to permanent nerve damage - and lifelong pain. MYTH: Pain is the only problem associated with sciatica. FACT: In severe cases, sciatica can lead to the inability to control your bowels or bladder. MYTH: You must take pain medications to deal with sciatica. FACT: Drugs like muscle relaxants, pain killers, narcotics, antidepressants, and anti-seizure medications have serious potential side-effects and do not cure the root cause of sciatica. MYTH: “I must have done something wrong to get sciatica.” FACT: Physical work or simply sitting at a desk for long periods can lead to sciatica. Accidents and trauma can also be the culprits. Pregnancy can cause sciatica. Sciatica can affect anyone - including superfit celebrities like Tiger Woods, and Sylvester Stallone. MYTH: Stop exercising and get several weeks of bed rest to overcome sciatica. FACT: Staying active can help to relieve sciatic pain and prevent the pain from getting worse. Staying inactive in bed could be the worst advice - based on a recent study in the Netherlands.

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It’s crucial to tell your pharmacist or physician if you take over-the-counter drugs, vitamins or herbs. “They increase the overall pill burden, and some of these products may interact with prescription medications,” warns Petrongolo. For example, ginseng, ginger, ginkgo biloba and garlic can increase the potential of bleeding, especially if taken with the blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin). St. John’s wort can interact with antidepressants like fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil). Calcium supplements can interact with thyroid medications like levothyroxine (Synthroid) and decrease their effectiveness. Ask a pharmacist about interactions before starting any new nonprescription drugs. And remember to either bring a list of your medications and supplements to your annual doctor appointment, or simply bring the actual pill bottles with you. © 2016. President and Fellows of Harvard College. All Rights Reserved. Distributed By Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Added sugar isn’t so sweet for your heart By Judy Thalheimer, R.D People who consume more added sugars have a higher risk of death from heart disease. Researchers used to think it was the calories in sugary foods that were the problem: sugar made us fat, and obesity raised our risk of heart disease. But a 2014 research review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who consumed more added sugars had more risk factors for cardiovas-

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Cutting back on sweets The best place to start when trying to cut added sugars is drinks. Try more water, milk, unsweetened tea and black coffee. Switching to diet drinks and artificial sweeteners is an option. But it seems like the more sweets we eat the more sweets we want, so the switch to noncaloric sweeteners may not end up decreasing your overall sugar consumption. Since most processed foods have added sugars, be sure to check Nutrition Facts labels. Even though this number is a total of natural and added sugars, it is still a helpful guide. (Just divide the grams of sugar listed by 4 to get an approximate number of teaspoons.) The next trick is to rethink our relationship to sweets: Cookies, cakes and candy are supposed to be occasional treats, not everyday snacks and mealtime companions. Try swapping some out for a naturally sweet piece of fruit or a square of very dark chocolate. Just as it’s possible to get used to less salty foods, it’s possible to wean yourself off sugar. Your heart is waiting. Reprinted with permission from Environmental Nutrition, a monthly publication of Belvoir Media Group, LLC. 800-829-5384. www.EnvironmentalNutrition.com.) © 2016 Belvoir Media Group. Distributed By Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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into the bloodstream after digestion to be used as fuel by our cells, another (fructose) goes to the liver to be processed. Unfortunately for those of us eating a typical Western diet (high in processed foods), the liver is designed to deal with the amount of fructose in an apple or a sweet potato — not the large amounts we dump on it in the form of colas, confections and coffee-bar drinks. Too much fructose can cause the liver to make fat, and a fatty liver can lead to increased triglyceride and cholesterol levels, inflammation, and maybe even higher blood pressure. In 2009 the American Heart Association, already wary of the association between sugar and heart disease, published recommendations that women limit their added sugar intake to no more than 6 teaspoons (25 grams) a day, and men to no more than 9 (38 grams). The average American currently consumes as much as 20 teaspoons of added sugars every day. About 50 percent of these sugars come from sweet drinks like sodas, sports and energy drinks, iced teas, lemonades and fruit drinks. Another 25 percent is from treats like candy, ice cream and baked goodies. We’ve all heard that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is bad for us. But it might come as a surprise to find that regular table sugar (sucrose), honey and maple syrup have nearly the same amount of liver-damaging fructose as most formulations of HFCS. The only real outliers are regular corn

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How you feel should trump lab results How are you feeling today? Can you see how messed up your treatIt’s such a simple question and yet, I bet ment regimen will be if you rely solely on your own opinion of how you labs? The numbers can be off feel matters little to your docby thousands! tors. It’s quite frequent that Sometimes the biomarkers you’re told not to worry about that doctors test you for are just your health if a lab test comes for screening, rendering them back as “normal.” The assumppretty useless (in my humble tion is made that nothing’s opinion). For example, thyroid wrong. testing and dosage changes are New research from Rice often based on your TSH blood University in Texas suggests test. But that test isn’t measurthat how you feel is a more reing your thyroid hormone! liable indicator of future illness DEAR And total cholesterol lab rethan your labs. I concur. If you PHARMACIST sults are useless because they were talking to me, I would By Suzy Cohen don’t tell you particle size or trust what you tell me more number. Yet millions of statin than I do any piece of paper from a lab. prescriptions have been written based solely That’s true for many reasons. on this number. For one, the reference ranges on labs are So when I read the Rice University reoften bad because they were determined by search conducted by Dr. Kyle Murdock, Dr. a sick population. Or your blood samples Christopher Fagunde and the rest of their may not have been centrifuged long team, it made a ton of sense to me. The truth enough. Maybe your samples weren’t prop- is: Physicians should stop telling you everyerly refrigerated in transit. There are many thing is fine because your labs are “normal” other possible reasons to doubt lab results. when you are sitting there in tears trying to I did a one-man experiment recently, to explain that something feels wrong. see what happens when you use two differYou should not be ignored if you’re not ent labs to measure the same thing. We feeling any better on medication. They tested Sam’s c4a levels, an inflammatory should trust you. And you should trust biomarker. Quest determined the level to your instinct more. be 9,725 and Labcorp said it was 319. This is not an excuse to go all hypochon-

driac on me, okay? I’m just saying if you feel bad, keep digging at what the root cause is. I’m also hoping you don’t go order a cheeseburger and fries to celebrate your “normal” cholesterol. According to Dr. Fagundes, a professor of psychology at Rice University, “When a patient says, ‘I don’t feel like my health is very good right now,’ it’s a meaningful thing with a biological basis, even if they don’t show symptoms.” If you’d like to learn more about this, I

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Foods that protect your skin from the sun By Brierley Wright, R.D. By now, you probably already know that you should be protecting your skin with at least SPF 30 sunscreen to keep it healthy and younger looking. But here’s another tip: What you eat can also help protect your skin from the sun — and even help keep it looking smoother and more youthful. Here’s what to eat to help your skin glow.

Strawberries Eating more vitamin C-rich foods may help to ward off wrinkles and age-related dryness, suggests research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin C’s skin-smoothing effects may be due to its ability to mop up free radicals pro-

duced from ultraviolet rays, and also its role in collagen synthesis. Collagen is fibrous protein that keeps skin firm, and vitamin C is essential for collagen production. Other research suggests that vitamin C may also protect skin cells by promoting the repair of DNA that’s been damaged by UV rays. You can find vitamin C in a multitude of cosmetics, or go straight to the source for a tasty boost of vitamin C: strawberries, red bell peppers, papaya, broccoli and oranges are all excellent sources.

Coffee Good news for coffee lovers! In one study of more than 93,000 women, pub-

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Tomatoes and carrots Consuming more lycopene — the carotenoid that makes tomatoes red, carrots orange and gives pink grapefruit and watermelon a pink-red hue — may keep your skin smooth and protect it from sunburn. In a study published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, researchers found that of the 20 individuals studied, those who had higher skin concentrations of lycopene had smoother skin. And in another study, participants who were exposed to UV light had almost 50 per-

cent less skin reddening after they ate 2 1/2 tablespoons of tomato paste or drank about 1 2/3 cups of carrot juice daily, in addition to their regular diet, for 10 to 12 weeks. Lycopene isn’t the only carotenoid that shields your skin from UV damage. Others, including lutein — found in corn, kale, spinach, summer squash and egg yolks — and beta carotene — found in pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach and carrots — also appear to have a protective effect.

Salmon The omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA (docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids) found in fatty fish (tuna, sardines, trout and salmon) may shield cell walls from free-radical damage caused by UV rays, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Those same fish may help keep your skin looking youthful, too, as EPA has been shown to preserve collagen. Aim to eat two servings of fatty fish each week: Not only are the omega-3s good for your skin, they’re good for your heart as well. EatingWell is a magazine and website devoted to healthy eating as a way of life. Online at www.eatingwell.com. © 2016 Eating Well, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Help contribute to breast cancer research Clinical trials are one of the major factors responsible for the gains made in breast cancer survival over the past 30 years. Thanks to such research studies, improvements have also been made in quality of life for people living with cancer, as researchers have been able to identify more targeted treatments that can help limit many cancer therapy side effects. The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine has established the Breast Cancer Program Longitudinal Repository to collect tissue samples that can help further research into the disease. The program began in 2009 and will continue through 2030, with an estimated enrollment of 1,000 volunteer participants. The Hopkins repository seeks samples from three groups: • Participants who have a known diagnosis of breast cancer and are receiving a breast cancer evaluation and/or treatment,

• Participants who have benign breast disease and are receiving a diagnostic procedure and/or evaluation, and • Participants who have no known diagnosis of breast disease or abnormality, but are undergoing routine screening or diagnostic breast imaging procedures and/or other clinical evaluation.

Important to future research Volunteers in each group agree to provide blood, tissue, urine and other samples, which are collected for future use so that investigators may learn more about cancer by studying cells in blood and tissue collected from people with breast cancer as well as from volunteers without breast cancer. The goal is to make these samples available to help researchers learn how cancer develops and how it may best be treated. “While much can be learned from the anecdotal clinical experience of individual practitioners and from retrospective chart

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Need a quick refresher on downloading library ebooks to your device? Drop in with your iPad, Kindle or other device, or just your bring your questions. The event takes place every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City. No registration required. Call (410) 313-1950 for more information.

review, this informal system is not conducive to high-quality clinical studies that could help change clinical practice,” said Dr. Antonio Wolff, a physician with the Hopkins Breast Cancer Program.

Who can volunteer? Any man or woman being seen at Johns

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Grown sons are just that: not your boys Dear Solutions: My two grown sons, in their 20s, came to visit when their father was having surgery. They don’t get to see each other very often and spent a lot of time together having long private talks. When I asked each one about the other, they each looked at me like I’m some kind of fool. I want to know about their lives, but they hardly talk about themselves to me. I thought if I asked one about the other, I could find out how things really are for them. Is it just because they’re males that they won’t talk, or am I doing something wrong? — Rita

Dear Rita: Imagine! Those two sons think they’re grown men! They don’t know that they’re still your little boys. Let go, Mom. It’s hard, I know, but accept the fact that each will only tell you what they want you to know. Stay busy with your own life, and when they ask you for details about it, you can decide what to tell them. So, ask them no questions and they’ll tell you no lies, and you can still love each other. Dear Solutions: My son-in-law, who recently inherited a lot of money, refuses to write a will. My daughter and I both worry because, should he die, there will be children who need to be supported. But when we mention this, he just

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A Message from Howard County Executive

A Message from Office on Aging and Independence Administrator

Allan H. Kittleman

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Ellicott City continues what will be a long recovery from devastating flash flooding in late July that claimed two lives, significantly damaged dozens of businesses and displaced many residents from their homes. Though we continue to deal with a very dynamic situation in Ellicott City, we are focused on the future and seeing the town come back even better than before. In early August, we posted a video of the iconic clock at the foot of Main Street rising once again as a symbol of that promise. Of course, an event of this magnitude will require recovery efforts over a long period of time involving the health, safety, welfare and property of residents in the affected area as well as the coordination of needed resources from county and state agencies and our local non-profit partners. The United Way has generously agreed to accept the community’s outpourings of monetary support to assist Ellicott City. Visit www.uwcm.org/ecstrong to make a donation for humanitarian relief on behalf of all those affected by the storm. Also, the Ellicott City Partnership established www.helpellicottcity.com strictly for business recovery efforts. The Community Action Council, which coordinates the Howard County Food Bank, is accepting food donations for displaced residents. These efforts will mean a great deal to the businesses and residents who are hurting from this tremendous loss. Ellicott City and Howard County are strong and we know together we can get through this disaster. We are #ECSTRONG.

I want to share the news that Phyllis Madachy, the director of the Department of Community Resources and Services announced her plans for retirement this summer, effective August 31. For more than four decades, Phyllis has dedicated her life to support community-based aging services in Howard County. She joined the Office on Aging in 1981, and served as administrator from 1995 to 2007. She was appointed Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Howard County Government from 2007 to 2009 and was named director of our department in May 2015. I met Phyllis in 1984 when I started working for the Office on Aging as a student intern. From the beginning, Phyllis served as my mentor, becoming my support system and my inspiration as we worked together for the benefit of County residents. In addition to sharing her knowledge, expertise, and dedication, Phyllis has always gone out of her way to share opportunities for growth and development with staff. She has an innate ability to ignite the passions of everyone within her reach, so that her passion has become ours, as we all continue to strive for the benefit of others. Prior to being named director of our department, Phyllis also served on the County’s Transition Team and the Task Force which proposed changes to the Department of Citizen Services. During the process, she worked tirelessly with County administration and our staff to keep the focus on what was most important — serving the community — while also identifying ways to make our offices operate more effectively. In the long run, working together made us stronger, and we will miss her extraordinary leadership. Best wishes from all of us!

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n 2014, Mike Lee, a Senior Strategy Advisor for AARP, faced a major health crisis resulting in surgery to remove his thyroid. To aid his recovery, he realized he would need to make changes to his sedentary lifestyle, so he began walking, then jogging, and eventually running. By June 2015 Lee had shed 75 pounds and drastically improved his overall health. Along the way, Lee says he became “obsessed” with health tracking devices. Now known as AARP’s “Gadget Guy” Lee is helping to plan the future road map for AARP’s digital presence outside of its website on mobile phones, tablets and other internet-enabled devices and services. He personally tests dozens of smartphone accessories such as health wearables and electronic reading tablets and shares his knowledge with others via his blog at www.aarp.org and in person at events all across the country.

The Office on Aging and Independence will welcome Lee as the featured speaker at this year’s 50+EXPO on Monday, October 31, at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia.

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Lee’s free presentation will be held at 10 a.m. in the Jim Rouse Theatre. “Tracking Wellness with Technology” will focus on using activity trackers such as FitBit, Misfit Shine, Apple Watch, Move Now, as well as phone apps and low tech mechanical pedometers. Lee will discuss the purpose of each device, how it can benefit your health, how to use each of the devices, and compare their differences. Lee and AARP stress that the health benefits of moderate exercise (30 minutes a day five days a week) are many, and that one can be healthier at any weight. With the sustained and growing interest in wearables for health, many of the most popular devices now include heart rate monitors and GPS, can log foods by scanning bar codes, track sleep patterns, and remind wearers to get up and get moving after periods of inactivity. You can now choose your tracker based on your lifestyle preferences — for basic health, exercise and sport, or even fashion, as some vendors are now partnering with jewelry designers to create more elegant designs.

As the 50+EXPO’s official Tech Demo Sponsor, AARP’s booth and classroom on Main Street will include healthy tracker stations where attendees can get one-on-one assistance with their devices. Visitors to the AARP booth can also purchase copies of AARP’s My Health Technology for Seniors: Take Charge of Your Health Through Technology by Lonzell Watson, the first easy guide to understanding today's revolutionary health technologies, and how to use your computer, smartphone, and other devices to manage your health.

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New Limits on TTeelemarketers Help Y Yo ou A Avvoid Scams Scammers want your money, but they don’t d want to get caught taking it. That’s why fra fraudulent telemarketers ask people to use payment methods that get your money to them quic ickly and aren’t traceable. However, it is now illegaal ffo or telemarketers to: • ask ffo or payment through a cash-to-cash money transffer — like those available through MoneyGram® m and W Wes estern Union;® Vaanilla Reload® — and then • ask you to buy cash reload cards — like MoneyPak® and V give them the PINs iin order to access the money on the cards. The Federal T Trade rade Commission (FTC) amended the Te Telemarketing Sales Rule to ban these practices eff ffeective June 13, 13 2016. 2016 A telemarketer who asks you to use one of these payment methods is breaking the law. It is also now illegal ffo or telemarketers to ask ffo or your bank account infformation ffo or paymen nt through a “remotely cr c eated check” that you never see or sign. If a telemarketer you don’t know calls and asks for your bank account number ffo or any reason, say “No” and hang up. The Sales Rule also provides you with other protections, including: • limits on wh when telemarketers can call and what they must tell you; We’ d e’v g t you covered. e ve got • limits on “h hangg-u up” calls and rules about transmitting caller ID infformation; Ta a ake k Advantage Ad t g of f US Before Take T ore • limi ts on robocalls; and S k Ad t g of f YOU! Ta a akes Someone T Takes Advantage • the National “Do Not Call” Registry. 410-3313-6420 (voice/relay) If you hear fr from telemarketers who don’t ffo ollow the rules, hang up consumer@howardcountymd.gov a n d imm e di a t e l y r ep o r t t h em t o t h e FT C o r the Howard County www.howardcountymd.gov/consumer Office of Consumer Protection at consumer@howardcountymd.gov or 410-313-6420 (voice/relay).

CONSUMER PROTECTION

TECHNOLOGY INFORMA ATION A TION ENTERT E TAINMENT AIN NMENT

Wilde Lake Higgh School $

1 ADMISSION $ 5 CAPITOL STEPS* 2 SHOWS: NOON and 2:00 0P P.M. .M. All Admission and Show Proceeeds Benefit the Vivian Reid Community Fund ffor Older Adults * suggested t d ddonation ti

COURTESY SHUTTLE from The Mall inn Columbia Only accessible parking on-site at Wilde Lake HS

5460 Trumpeter Roa Road, ad, Columbia 21044

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

• 10:00 a.m. Feature Presentation on by AARP Tracking Wellness e with TTechnolog echnoology • 170 Exhibitorrs • NEW! Job Fair a • Flu Vaccines • NEW! TTech-Sa ech-S Savvy Seminars • Health Screeenings

410-313-6410 (VOICE/RELA R AY) • www.howardcou untymd.gov v/aging

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Howard County 50+ Centers

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS Go to www.howardcountymd.gov/50pluscenters for a complete list of events, programs and services.

Bain 50+ Center

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Thursday, September 8 • 10 to 11 a.m. –

2016 PET EVALUATIONS AT 7:00 PM ON:

Meet the Author: Michael Irving Phillips

Sept 1 • Oct 6 • Nov 10 • Dec 1

Michael Irving Phillips will present his book “Leave the Rat Race to the Rats,” a blue print for transforming American ghettos by tackling crime, policing and overcoming political impotence. FREE. RSVP: 410-313-7213.

Bain 50+ Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia 21044

Tuesday, September 13 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. –

Ingrid Gleysteen PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Bain Crab Feast featuring the Just Us Band

Validating and Liquidating Coin Collections

410-313-7461 (voice/relay) igleysteen@howardcountymd.gov

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Join us for summertime favorites – steamed crabs, Maryland crab soup, BBQ chicken, macaroni salad, coleslaw, cornbread and watermelon. Cost: lunch donation plus $15/half dozen crabs. Register by September 6: 410-313-7213.

Tuesday, September 27 • 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. –

of Your 4-legged Friend

East Columbia 50+ Center

Meet Drage Vukcevich, a coin collector since 1965, to take stock of your coin collection. Learn about the types of coins you have, how to approximate their value and determine which to keep and which to sell. FREE. Register: 410-313-7213.

Friday, September 9 • 1 p.m. – Pokémon Go-Let’s Go!

Tuesday, September 27 • 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Zumba Party

Wednesdays, September 14-28 • Noon to 2 p.m. –

Celebrate Senior Center Month and Active Aging Week with a Zumba Party. Meet Professional Instructor, Denere Hilton, and her students and join in a few Zumba Gold dances. RSVP: 410-313-7213.

Creative Adventures Camp

Friday, September 30 • 11 a.m. to noon – Bain’s Got Talent! If you think America’s Got Talent, than come see what great talent we have at the Bain 50+ Center. Join us for a show filled with music, singing and dancing. RSVP: 410-313-7213. FREE. Light refreshment served..

Stronger. Better. Healthier. YOU!

Ellicott City 50+ Fitness Center 9411 Frederick Road, Ellicott City 21042 410-313-0727 • www.howardcountymd.gov/aging

Join Your Peers! Exclusively serving individuals age 50 and over! A GO50+ FITNESS PACKAGE offers 4 locations to get your fitness on! RESIDENT: $75/YEAR • NON-RESIDENT: $100/YEAR Plus, purchase a GROUP EXERCISE PASS for access to 16 weekly, instructor-led, classes at the Ellicott City 50+ Fitness Center! $125 QUARTERLY

Take advantage of this easy, affordable, specialized attention to YOUR health and wellness. It’s geared to YOUR ability and goals.

What has everyone excited? What has them out walking and chasing little Pokémon? Join us with your smart phone and we will get you started! FREE. Register: 410-313-7684.

East Columbia 50+ and Camp IO present an Adults Only Day Camp! Join us for week #1: Crazy Kitchen Concoctions; week #2: The Science of Art; and week #3: The Science of Magic. Cost: $48 for all 3 sessions. Register: 410-313-7684.

Wednesday, September 14 • 1 p.m. – To Health! Meet nutritionist, Karen Basinger, MS, CFCS, LDN, whose topic this month will be “How to Avoid Stress Eating.” FREE. Details: 410-313-7684.

Six Fridays, starting September 14 • 9 to 10 a.m. (beginners); 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (advanced) –

Creative Writing Returns! Learn the building blocks of writing and stretch your imagination! If you enjoy putting pen to paper, then this creative workshop is for you! Cost: Beginners $64; Advanced: $116. Register: 410-313-7684.

Tuesday, September 27 • 1 p.m. –

Clutter Busters Come to our monthly meetings for minimalist aspirations. This month’s presentation is a Zero Waste Lifestyle. FREE. Register: 410-313-7684.

If you need an interpreter or other accommodations to participate in an event, contact the 50+ Center hosting the event one week in advance.

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Elkridge 50+ Center

Glenwood 50+Center

TEMPORARY LOCATION: 5660 Furnace Avenue, Elkridge 21075

Tuesday, Sept. 20 • 1 p.m. – Save like a Pro

Friday, Sept. 9 • 10 a.m. to noon – iPhone Class

Learn how to use Groupon, Living Social, Ebates, Extra Days and other easy methods to save money! FREE. Register: 410-313-5440.

Learn how to use your smart phone and enjoy all the wonderful benefits of technology which can make your life much easier. Register: 410-313-5192.

Monday, Sept. 12 • 10:30 a.m. to noon – Baltimore Zoo The Baltimore Zoo will bring several exciting animals to the center for us to see and learn about. Bring your grandchildren! FREE (donations accepted). Details: 410-313-5192.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 • 10:30 to noon – Aromatherapy

Fridays, Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7 • 10 a.m. to noon – History of

Women’s Fashion: From Underwear to Outerwear Join instructor Barbara Blumberg for an in-depth series to learn how fashion fads and trends came to be. FREE. Register: 410-313-5440.

Monday, September 26 • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. –

Kickoff to Active Aging Week

Relax and embrace the health benefits of many wonderful scents. Cost: $5/person (includes a light lunch). Register: 410-313-5192.

Start with an oatmeal bar in the lobby, then join us for a walk on the trails through Western Regional Park, followed by cornhole on the back patio. Register: 410-313-5440.

Friday, Sept. 16 • 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Crab Feast

Tuesday, Sept. 27 • 1 p.m. – Before the Plumber Arrives

Feast on fresh, hot, Maryland crabs along with BBQ chicken, Maryland crab soup, slaw and other side dishes, and enjoy the sounds of Larry Scott on the keyboard. Cost: $20/person. Register: 410-313-5192.

Learn simple and quick fixes you can try at home before calling a repairman. Presented by Carl Hood, a local engineer and handyman, who loves sharing his tricks of the trade. FREE. Register: 410-313-5440.

Thursdays in Sept. • 11 a.m. to 1p.m. –

Thursday, Sept. 29 • 10 a.m. to noon –

The Origin and History of the Bible

A Decluttering Game Plan Lunch and Learn

Join bible scholar Thelma Carter for an interesting and inspiring journey through the oldest book in the world! FREE. Register: 410-313-5192.

Join Elspeth Bell, PhD, for this lunch and learn as she shares decluttering tips. Elspeth will stay for the buffet lunch of salads, sandwiches, dessert and drink. Cost: $7/person. Register by Sept. 27: 410-313-5440.

Ellicott City 50+ Center

Friday, Sept. 30 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Margarita Party

Friday, Sept. 9 • 1 p.m. – Billy Finch Comedy Show This program highlights the personalities and voices of Sinatra, Martin, Armstrong, Charles, Elvis and more. FREE. Details: 410-313-1400.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 • 12:30 p.m. – Low Down Throw Down Calling all trivia buffs: join us for a Jeopardy®-style game that will challenge your brain. FREE. Sign up at the front desk by September 9.

Thursday, Sept. 15 • 12:30 p.m. – Olde Golde Music Spend an afternoon listening to the sounds of singer Larry & keyboardist Jim as they perform songs of the past. FREE. Details: 410-313-1400.

Rex Allan will start the day off with Jimmy Buffet music and dancing on the patio, followed by lunch (salad, Margarita chicken with mango salsa, dessert and mocktails). Cost: $8. Register by Sept. 28: 410-313-5440.

North Laurel 50+ Center Thursday, Sept. 15 • 11:15 a.m. to noon – Balance 101 Learn exercises to improve posture, strength and hand-eye coordination for better balance, and get a better understanding of risk factors that cause falls. Cost $5; register by Sept. 8: 410-313-0380.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. to noon –

Wednesday, Sept. 28 • 12:30 p.m. – Two for the Show

Nuts & Bolts in Estate Planning

Stop by the center to hear these fabulous performers, Paula and Tom. The duo’s musical talent promises an afternoon of great entertainment. FREE.

Get your assets and affairs in order with free information about estate planning, an important tool that can make life much easier for you and your family. Register: 410-313-0380.

Thursday, Sept. 29 • 10 a.m. to noon –

Fall Prevention Screening with Revive PT Each year 2.5 million older adults are treated in emergency rooms for fall injuries. A physical therapist will have you perform simple balance tests to assess your balance. FREE. Register: 410-313-1400.

Friday, Sept. 30 • 11 a.m. – The Daring Way Workshop A personal enrichment program that explores vulnerability, courage, shame and worthiness; based on the research of Brene Brown. FREE.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Bluegrass & BBQ This social event features food from Famous Dave’s and live music by the local Savage Bluegrass Band. Cost: $12; call 410-313-0380 for tickets.

Friday, Sept. 30 • 9:30 to 11 a.m. – Art Jewelry Workshop Learn basic jewelry making techniques to design a beaded bar necklace using a variety materials. Cost: $8; includes materials and instruction. Register by Sept. 28: 410-313-0380.

Workforce Consultants, Brenda Guild and Joanie Green Washington, conduct this workshop to help older adults explore the challenges they may encounter searching for employment. Discover new technologies and fine-tune your networking skills. FREE; register by phone or email.

Monday, September 12 • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. North Laurel 50+ Center 410-313-0380 • northlaurel50@howardcountymd.gov

Friday, September 23 • 9 a.m. to noon Bain 50+ Center 410-313-7213 • bain50@howardcountymd.gov

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Living Well with Diabetes Now Offered in Spanish N ational Hispanic Heritage Month is an occasion to celebrate, and the Howard County Office on Aging and Independence recognizes the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.

As an effort to reach out and serve these growing populations in Howard County, we are excited to announce that we have expanded our program offerings to include a Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes (Living Well with Diabetes workshop delivered in Spanish).

As an Office, we will continue to offer opportunities for non-English speaking individuals to benefit from services and programs that impact overall population health in the community. Living Well was developed at Stanford University to help people with chronic conditions live healthier lives. The 6-week program brings together people with type 2 Diabetes, prediabetes and/or their caregivers and teaches the skills needed in the day-to-day management of this health condition.

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Find Balance During National Senior Center Month National Senior Center Month is an opportunity to showcase Howard County’s 50+ Centers and promote a positive image of aging. The 2016 theme —

Find Balance at Your Center recognizes the fact that older adults can achieve a greater sense of balance in their lives, and enhance their overall well-being by engaging in physical activities and positive social interaction on a daily basis.

Find your balance by visiting a Howard County 50+ Center near you:

Although Howard County is considered one of the healthiest Counties in Maryland, significant chronic health challenges persist. As an Office, we will continue to offer opportunities for non-English speaking individuals to benefit from services and programs that impact overall population health in the community.

BAIN 50+ CENTER

Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes will be offered at the North Laurel Community Center, located at 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD 20723. The group will meet on Saturdays, from September 17 through October 22 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The cost for the full 6-week session is $28, which includes all materials. For more information or to register, contact Carmen Faye at 410-313-0380.

6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia 410-313-7680 • eastcolumbia50plus@howardcountymd.gov

5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia 410-313-7213 • bain50plus@howardcountymd.gov

EAST COLUMBIA 50+ CENTER

ELKRIDGE 50+ CENTER TEMPORARY LOCATION: 5660

Furnace Ave., Elkridge 410-313-5192 • elkridge50plus@howardcountymd.gov

ELLICOTT CITY 50+ CENTER Quality of Life Services for Older Adults, their Families, Caregivers, and Adults with Disabilities

Maryland Access Point SAME GREAT SERVICES SAME GREAT SERVICES WITH A NEW NUMBER NEW LOCAL LOCAL PHONE NUMBER

410-313-1234 / VOICE RELAY

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844.627.5465 (844-MAP-LINK)

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Caregiver Support Long Term Supports Planning Medicare Counseling Guardianship/Ombudsman Home Modification/Repair 50+ Centers Social Day Programs Wellness Programs and more!

9401 Frederick Road, Ellicott City 410-313-1400 • ellicottcity50plus@howardcountymd.gov

GLENWOOD 50+ CENTER 2400 Route 97, Cooksville 410-313-5440 • glenwood50plus@howardcountymd.gov

LONGWOOD 50+ CENTER 6150 Foreland Garth, Columbia 410-313-7217 • longwood50plus@howardcountymd.gov

NORTH LAUREL 50+ CENTER 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel 410-313-0380 • northlaurel50plus@howardcountymd.gov

For a complete list of events, programs and services, visit www.howardcountymd.gov/50pluscenters

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STTART LIV VING WELLL TODAY!

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SCH HEDULE

DIABETES and other CHRONIC CO ONDITIONS

can be managed witth our evidence-based, self-management LIVING WELL PROGRAM. Particiipants can experience positive hhealth outcomes, as welll as reduce health complicationss and the need for emerggency care.

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TUESDA AY LOW VISION SUPPPORT • 10:00 a.m. • BAIN B 50+ CENTER share ideas and a learn how to maintain independence

Living Well: TTake a Charge of Y ake Your our Health 10:00 am – 122:30 pm Living Well wiith Diabetes 1:30 – 4:00 pm m Medical Pavilion at Howard Countty Wellness Centeerr,, Columbia Conferrence Room 10710 Charter Dr., Suuite 100, Columbia, MD 21044

September 30 tthru November 4, 2016 2

THURSDA AY ZOOM-IN • 10:00 a.m. • BAIN 50+ CENTER discussions on a varieety of topics and view thought-provoking ught-provoking videos

MENS FORUM • 10:00 1 a.m. • ELLICOTTT CITY 50+ CENTER share sstories, ideas and life experiences eriences

NEWS TALK TALK • 10:00 0 00 a.m. • NORTH LAU 0:00 UREL 50+ 50 CENTER discussion grooup focusing on current news ews and events

BRAIN TEASER RS • 12:30 p.m. • BAIN 50+ CENTER challenge yoour mind and strengthen your memory

$28 includes 15 houurs of workshop and materials t To achieve the most benefits b from this program program, m, we encourage a commitm ment to attend all six sessions.

Contact: Jennifer Lee L at 410-313-594 40 (VOICE/RELAY) OR jlee@howardcoountymd.gov

FRIDA AY TRENDERS • 10:00 a.m. • BAIN 50+ 5 CENTER discussion group g with a loosely-structured tured agenda

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For additioonal information, contact Karen Hull 410-313-7466 (VOICE V /RELAAY) OR khull@howardcountymd.gov w

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55 yrs+ CL C ASSES & ACTIVITIES

A Benefit for Neighhbor Ride and the Vivian L. Reid Fund

Aquatics

Creative Exxpressions

• Enjoy the warm water of a therapeutic pool for these three classes es.

Learn, practice andd improve your artistic skills. Beginners to advanc a ed painters, explore drawing and painting withh instructor Barbara Floyd.

Open Swim

Classes: 8 Bain Ctr RP0306.101 Sep 15 1:15-3:45pm Th

Come workout or relax. Exercise acccessories available. Classes: 8 Cedar Lane School RP3518 101 Oct 1 10:30am-12:30pm RP3518.101 30pm Sa

Drawing & Painting with Zina $56

Therapeutic Aqua Danc ancercise Enjoy upbeat music with the resistanc tance of water to get an incredible workout. Incluudes cardio, dance-based movements. (No classs 11/8.) Classes: 8 Cedar Lane School RP3520.101 Sep 20 6-7pm Tu

$72

Therapeutic Water Exxercise Enjoy low-impact exercise with group o instruction. (No class 10/3, 10/12 & 10/31.)

The Coaalition Th liti off Geriatric G i t i Ser S rvic i es invites you to o an evening of dinneer, dancing and entertainm ment to beneﬁt Neigh hbor Ride and the Vivian n L. Reid Communitty Fund Friday, September 30, 2016 • 6   10  The Great Room at Historic Savvage Mill 8600 Foundry Street, eet Savage, age MD 20763 : $/  Purchase ttickets online at www.cogsm md.org or send a ccheck made payable to COGS O to: Neighbor Ride 5570 Sterrett Pl P ace, Suite 102, Columbia, MD M 21044

Classes: l 8 Cedar d Lane School h l RP3519.101 Sep 19 6:15-7:15pm m RP3519.102 Sep 21 6-7pm

M $72 W $72

Crafts & Fine e Arts • Recommended supplies for classes are an additional cost.

Beginners, learn to draw with right-br t brain techniques, discuss design andd color theory and begin painting by the 10th class. Advvanced painters, become motivated by art history, artist demonstrations and projects designed to inspirre. Classes: 14 Gary J Arthur Comm Ctr RP0302.101 Sep 12 10am-noon RP0302.102 Sep 12 1:15-3:15pm

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$110 $110

NEW! Water e color Basics Very Beginner with Carol Zika This mini-course iss a prerequisite for Watercolors with Carol Zika. Learn e basic techniques of painting with transparent watercolors, about paperr,, brushes and paint, brush calisthenics, washes, glazing and color mixing. Classes: 3 E. Colum mba Lib RP0307.101 Sep 9 1-3:30pm

$30

Watercolorrs with Carol Zika

Artful Journaling Clu ub Create journal pages that combinee creative writing and decorative art using a variety of media. This is a participantt-rrun club; no instructorrs present. Classes: 12 Bain Ctr RP0305.101 Sep 1 9:30am-noon Th

$70

$15

Infoormation: Cathy Vigus, 410-313-7311 0-313-7311 or cvigus@howardcountymd.gov.

A painting class for o those who completed Watercolor Basics Very Beginner ner and those with previous watercolor experience. ((No class 10/21, 11/25.) Classes: l 10 E. Columba lumba b Lib RP0303.101 Sep 30 1-3:30pm

$100

Registratioon: 410-313-7275 (voice/relay), www.howarrdcountymd.gov/rap or 7120 Oakland nd Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046.

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A NEW EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS

By Bill Salganik, Counselor, Howard County State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

es, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time again: Medicare Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. Even if your Medicare prescription plan or your Medicare Advantage (HMO or PPO) plan is working fine for you, you should review it for next year. Each year, the insurance companies can â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and do â&#x20AC;&#x201C; change their premiums, copays, deductibles, and list of covered drugs. Some plans close, and new ones enter. And, your own needs can change. The plan that worked well for you in 2016 may not work for you in 2017. People have saved hundreds of dollars and avoided problems by switching plans. And if your current plan still works well in 2017, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to take any further action.

re you a caregiver, or do you know someone who is? The Howard County Office on Aging and Independence and the Caregiver Support Program is excited to introduce Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), a new, evidence-based program designed with the caregiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being in mind.

During open enrollment, you can pick a new plan or sign up for a plan if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have one. Changes take effect January 1, 2017.

This six-week series of 90-minute classes will offer caregivers opportunities to explore a variety of selfcare tools in a supportive environment.

Assistance is available from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) in Howard County. Sign up for a one-on-one counseling session; SHIP sees clients by appointment at the Bain, Ellicott City, Glenwood and North Laurel 50+ Centers. SHIP also conducts seminars, including one that will teach you to use the Medicare website to do your own review. To get information or schedule an appointment, call the Howard County SHIP office at 410-313-7392.

These self-care tools will help you: â&#x20AC;˘ reduce personal stress â&#x20AC;˘ change negative self-talk â&#x20AC;˘ communicate more effectively in challenging situations â&#x20AC;˘ manage your emotions â&#x20AC;˘ make tough caregiving decisions

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Caregivers who have participated in the program found that it improves self-care behaviors in terms of relaxation, exercise and their own physical and mental well-being. The program also helped them better manage their emotions, increased confidence in their ability to meet caregiving demands, and improved their ability to seek out and utilize community resources. If you or someone you know is a caregiver, we encourage you to take advantage of this new program. Our goal is to improve the lives of caregivers as well as the care recipients through outreach, conversation, training and resources.

5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia 21044 Meets 3rd Thursday of Each Month

6:30 - 8:15 p.m.

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and education. Guest speakers include doctors, health care practitioners and survivors, who address issues such as treatment options, side effects and practical guidance.

For additional information, contact Gary Scher at gscher@comcast.net â&#x20AC;˘ 202-253-1025

Powerful Tools FOR Caregivers September 8 through October 13 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (six consecutive Thursdays) North Laurel 50+ Center 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel 20723 Fee of $30 covers all materials

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Kathy Wehr, Caregiver Support Program Manager 410-313-5955 (VOICE/RELAY) On-site respite is available; arrangements can be made when registering. If you need accommodations to attend, call at least one week before the first session.

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How to make your retirement money last By Doug Kinsey Probably the biggest single concern of retirees is running out of money. It doesn’t seem to matter how much money they have; the thought of not generating any outside income — living for many years off of an existing pool of assets and Social Security — strikes fear in the hearts of many mortals. That’s where a financial adviser can help. It’s one of our primary jobs. We spend many hours studying and learning about how best to accomplish this goal. I personally find the topic very interesting since many tools and techniques have been developed over the years to better understand this issue. Some of these tools are nothing but sales pitches in disguise. Others are so complicated that many planners don’t even understand them fully (for example, “Monte Carlo simulations”). Effective retirement planning is not a “set-it-and-forget-it” discipline, either. A financial plan for someone who is in the distribution phase of their lives is one that calls for continuous monitoring and adjust-

ment, as well as attention to the markets, economy and political environment. Still, all good plans rely on a few key variables:

1. Getting the spending part right. In a nutshell, how much will you be shelling out each year, both for normal and recurring items and for extraordinary or one-time expenses? Perhaps your plan calls for an annual expense of $15,000 for travel, as you like to visit your children a few times every year and also take one or two personal trips. Then, maybe every three to five years, you plan on a larger expenditure of $25,000 to spend three weeks in Europe. Annual car expenses, including funds for an unexpected emergency, also must be factored in. You may have a normal expenditure of $5,000 in fuel and maintenance costs, and a periodic expense of $30,000 every 10 years to replace a car, for example. When calculating the lifespan of your portfolio, we look at the net or after-tax

withdrawals from your accounts after other sources of income, such as Social Security and pensions, are used.

2. Understanding the total value of your liquid assets. Liquid just means you can quickly cash in an asset, such as cash, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.

3. Correctly estimating the expected growth rate of your investments. This is after taxes, inflation and investment management expenses. Two of these three variables are within your control — taxes and investment management costs. Tax management can take on a large role in retirement, as asset sales can be timed, and gains and losses can be netted against one another, distributions can be timed from taxable versus non-taxable accounts, etc. Investment management fees should be evaluated and minimized where possible.

This includes fees at the mutual fund level and at the adviser level. As an example, consider a balanced portfolio of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent fixed income and cash. The blended return on this portfolio will probably be in the 7 percent range. Inflation today stands at around 1.1 percent (but with healthcare costs being a large factor for retirees, we’re going to use 3 percent). A typical investor will pay somewhere in the range of 1.5 percent for investment management, so our net growth rate is around 2.5 percent. Taxes may bring that down closer to 2 percent. I am giving you this detail to impress upon you the impact of the various factors on your portfolio, and to emphasize that it truly can be the small things that make a difference.

How long will it last? Ok, so now what? We know the portfolio See NEST EGG VALUE, page 27

Sum yourself up in an ‘elevator speech’ Question: Now that I’m looking for a job, I hear a lot of people talking about their “elevator speech.” What do they mean by that? Answer: The concept of an elevator speech has been around for a long time. It’s a succinct (approximately 30 second) business description of what you do and why someone should hire you. It’s called an “elevator speech” because it describes the need to be able to sell yourself to another individual in the time it takes to ride with them on an elevator from the ground floor to the top floor. However, that was then. Elevators are much faster, and attention spans are much shorter, now. (Statistics show that the average person today loses focus in about eight seconds!) Therefore, an elevator speech these days needs to be stepped up. “Hello, my name is” just won’t do it. As a job seeker, it’s essential to use an elevator speech whenever you want to introduce yourself to a new contact. You need to craft a strong elevator speech — one that makes a lasting first impression and positions you in the listener’s mind.

Here’s a short course on preparing a good elevator speech. 1. The introduction. Start with your name and what you do (i.e., your expertise and its value). For example, “I write computer programs that make Internet searches more targeted.” Remember, you have to keep the person you’re meeting with focused. You need to make him/her interested in hearing more about you within the first eight to 10 seconds. (You can cover a lot of ground in those few seconds.) 2. Professional accomplishment. For example, “My team and I designed a new process that ultimately increased revenue by 35 percent.” 3. An “emotional hook.” Keep a smile on your face, offer a sincere statement of passion for your profession, or show your conviction for a cause (nonprofits, helping the elderly, etc.). For instance: “I’m very pleased I can help so many seniors age in place.” 4. What you want to do next (what you’re looking for). For instance: “Now I’m eager to apply my skills in the field of

X, in an agency that focuses on improving stand. Don’t use technical words or jargon. Y,” etc. • Your speech should be 5. A big finish. A sentence well-rehearsed — but sound like it’s not rehearsed at all! or two that tells about an acTo help you get started, tion you took that brought make a list of all the services something to a successful you provide. Then, think of conclusion. the benefits that a potential People like success stories. employer or client could deThe story doesn’t need to be rive from your services. You something that happened on could use successful outthe job, but it should illustrate comes to illustrate benefits. a skill of yours that you’re Here’s my sample speech: eager for the listener to know CAREER COACH “Hi, I’m Judy Smith. I help more about. Tell them about a By Judy Smith people find satisfying new jobs problem you solved, colleagues you successfully mentored, a pro- and coach clients on how to become more gram you created, or a commendation you successful at their work. For example, I helped a client change jobs with a 40 perwere given. cent salary increase. I helped a client develRules for a good elevator speech op the skills to deal with a difficult boss, and • Your complete speech should be as I helped a manager design training that close to 30 seconds as possible. If you measurably improved staff performance. I don’t deliver your message quickly, people love giving clients the knowledge they need to move their lives forward!” will stop listening to you. • Your speech should use language See ELEVATOR SPEECH, page 26 that’s easy for the average person to under-

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How to convince a store to give you a deal By Kyle James The time and effort required to be an “extreme coupon” user is something that many of us would rather pass on. Instead, learn the right questions to ask store employees in order to score the best deal possible. Sometimes they’ll pass along an exclusive coupon, sometimes they’ll drop clues on the best day of the week to shop, and some might even mark down products for you.

By knowing the right questions to ask, you can easily maximize your savings on your next shopping trip. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Ask about markdown and sale days Most retailers, both small and large, have specific days of the week when they do their internal store markdowns. I have found that most employees are very open to share this information if you have a friendly chat with them. For example, a Macy’s employee told me to shop on

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they often got stuff for 25 to 30 percent off the original retail price. Start asking employees at stores like Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy and Walmart about deals on floor items and imperfect stuff. If you can’t find any specific items to ask for a discount on, just ask an employee, “Do you have any screaming deals on floor models or scratch and dents?” Then just follow them to the deals. 3. Ask for a coupon Many retailers arm their employees with special coupons and discounts to freely hand out to customers in an effort to build store loyalty and goodwill. So if you’re shopping in-store, and you can’t find a coupon via your smartphone, start a polite conversation with an employee and ask if they might have a coupon to use. You have absolutely nothing to lose and significant savings to gain. JCPenney, Macy’s, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Cost Plus are a few of the stores where this has been known to work effectively. 4. Expired coupon? Use it anyway

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• Run it by as many friends and family as you can. Ask for their feedback. • Memorize the final speech. • Practice your speech until it feels like it’s rolling off your tongue — until you “feel the vibe.” Now you’re ready to take your compelling speech on the road. Watch as it consistently ramps up your listeners’ attention! Judy Smith is a registered career coach. Send your job search questions to Smith at smithjudit@gmail.com, or visit her website at www.judysmith.solutions.

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Edit and practice • Start writing. Prepare a rough draft of your speech. Edit it. Put it down for a while and come back to it later. See if it still rings true. If not, edit it some more. When you finally arrive at the elevator speech that best suits you, you’ll know it. • Record yourself; listen to it. Do you sound confident? Is your speech engaging? Does it seem rehearsed?

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Nest egg value From page 25 value, the spending plan, and the expected growth rate. How do we find out how long the portfolio will last? Moshe Milevsky, associate professor of finance at York University in Toronto, developed the following simple formula (simple if you have a financial calculator or use a spreadsheet program):

Source: Moshe Milevsky, Financial Analyst Journal, March/April 2016

What this says is that the EL, or expected longevity of your portfolio is equal to 1 divided by the expected growth rate times the

Get a deal From page 26 Have you ever been on a shopping trip and pulled a coupon out of your purse or wallet only to realize it expired last week? For a frugal shopper, it can be a sickening feeling. Next time this happens, try to use the expired coupon anyway, as often the cashier will say, “Oh sorry, this one is expired. But I have one here by the register

natural logarithm of the formula in parenthesis. “w” is your withdrawal amount in dollars, “M” your initial portfolio value and “g” is your expected growth rate. It looks complicated, but it isn’t. I built a simple spreadsheet in Excel using this formula, and I’d be happy to send it to you if you would like a copy. To get an idea of what the output looks like for a $1,000,000 portfolio, see Milevsky’s Table 1. You can quickly see the relationship between net growth rate and withdrawal rate. To go back to my earlier example, let’s say you have a $1,000,000 portfolio and expect a 7 percent growth rate, which after inflation, fees, taxes, etc. gives you a net 2.5 percent rate of return. You could take as much as $60,000 a year out if you are a 65-year-old male and be reasonably certain that it will last for your lifetime (estimated mortality for a 65-year-old male is about 18 years, and 20 years for a fe-

male of the same age). If you are younger, you would want to withdraw less each year. There are more factors that should be considered, of course, such as the age of your beneficiaries (spouse, children, etc.), life insurance owned, etc., and that’s why a complete financial plan is invaluable to make sure no stone is unturned when making such important decisions. The bottom line is that this simple tool can at least get you started thinking, and

maybe give you a little guidance in conversations with your financial adviser. And remember, sometimes small adjustments can have a big impact. Doug Kinsey is a partner in Artifex Financial Group, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm based in Dayton, Ohio. All contents © 2016 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

that you can use.” Stores where I have used this strategy successfully include Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabric, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Harbor Freight Tools. 5. Find out which items you can negotiate It’s no secret that retailers have certain products that offer a larger profit margin than others. A Best Buy employee recently told me that they can negotiate a lower

price on products with a higher profit margin. He went on to say that high-end TVs often have more wiggle room in price than those in the $250-$500 range. Use this information to your advantage, and try to politely negotiate a lower price on higher-end electronics. If you’re worried about looking cheap, try the “bundling” technique. This is when you bundle a TV with a Blu-ray player and ask for a 15 percent discount if you buy both

on the spot. This will also often work at big-box home improvement stores. Think things like a lawn mower purchased with a weed eater, or chain saw with a carrying case and new chain. This article is from Wise Bread, an award-winning personal finance and credit card comparison website. All contents copyright 2016 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Service.

Table 1.

The Longevity of an M = $1,000,000 Portfolio (in years) Real Annual Withdrawal and Spending Rate Investment Growth Rate w = $60,000 w = $55,000 w = $50,000 w = $45,000 g = 0.5% 17.4 19.1 21.1 23.6 g = 1.0% 18.2 20.1 22.3 25.1 g = 1.5% 19.2 21.2 23.8 27.0 g = 2.0% 20.3 22.6 25.5 29.4 g = 2.5% 21.6 24.2 27.7 32.4 g = 3.0% 23.1 26.3 30.5 36.6

w = $40,000 26.7 28.8 31.3 34.7 39.2 46.2

Source: Moshe Milevsky, Financial Analyst Journal, March/April 2016

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A highlight of nature walks on the expansive grounds of the Homestead resort is Cascades Gorge, with its many waterfalls.

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Naturally, many attractions show up at all three. Begin with accommodations fit for — and historically enjoyed by — presidents, kings and luminaries from other walks of life, such as the Astors, DuPonts and Rockefellers. When feeding royalty, a president or member of high society, the goal is to satisfy palates that are accustomed to the finest in cuisine. Here, too, the challenge is met and exceeded. Formality is the order of the day at the Omni Homestead’s elegant Main Dining Room, decorated with original John Audubon prints, and offering multi-course dinners of “refined continental cuisine” accompanied by dance music. There is also the more contemporary and relaxed Jefferson’s Restaurant, with a sports bar and view of the outdoor spa area, and a number of other venues. Guests at the Greenbrier have a choice of 19 places to dine or grab a bite. Nemacolin offers food options ranging from an old-fashioned ice cream and snack bar to the luxurious Lautrec — one of only 25 restaurants in the world to have simultaneous Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond rankings. The list of other common offerings shared by these esteemed destination resorts continues well beyond food and lodgings. For example, what mega-resort could hold its head high if it doesn’t provide outstanding opportunities for golf on courses laid out by some of the most celebrated designers in the world, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Pete Dye? Those who prefer to hit a tennis ball will find courts aplenty at the resorts, and guests seeking a soothing treatment in a state-of-the-art spa, or a more energetic experience at a fullservice fitness center, will not be disappointed. The Greenbrier — a venerable resort known for its mineral waters as well as hosting professional golf The list of shared leisure purand tennis tournaments — opened its doors to suits continues. Hiking, biking and 700 displaced residents after West Virginia floodshooting? Check! Indoor and outing in June, building on its history as a 2,000-bed door swimming pools? Of course. hospital during World War II. It has now reopened Archery and fishing? Natch. for resort guests.

But even that lengthy list is just for starters. There also are unique activities and attributes that help each resort stand out not only from each other, but also in comparison with many other topnotch vacation properties around the country.

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By Victor Block We have the good fortune of being within an easy drive of three of the most outstanding resorts in the United States. And each has links to early American history that add a special feel to a visit. The Omni Homestead resort, founded in 1766 and still using pools where our nation’s Founding Fathers frolicked, is nestled in the rolling hills around Hot Springs, Va. The Greenbrier (motto: “America’s resort since 1778”), resides among dense forests that blanket West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, and is the home of the formerly top-secret underground bunker meant as a relocation facility for Congress in the event of nuclear war. And Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, which is a modern creation itself, lies in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, not far from where chief Nemacolin of the Native American Delaware Nation laid out a much-needed route through Britain’s Maryland and Pennsylvania colonies. Each of these venerable vacation venues offers the extensive array of facilities and choice of activities that guests expect from world-class resorts. At the same time, they keep one foot firmly planted in our nation’s storied past.

If visitors to the Home- Visitors to the Homestead can step back to earlier stead’s original 18-room times by enjoying a carriage ride or partake of the lodge in Colonial days could present with a video arcade, among dozens of other return this year to help the activities for those of all ages. The resort, which is celresort celebrate its 250th an- ebrating its 250th anniversary, occupies 2,300 acres of the Virginia countryside, abutting George Washingniversary, they would come ton National Forest. upon a very different scene. The complex now sprawls across some 2,300 acres, and a ski center oc- may learn to interact with trained falcons, cupies the location of the original lodge. hawks and other birds of prey. Tours of the resort, and in some cases Other winter activities there include snowbeyond, are available by Segway, hay ride boarding, snow tubing and ice skating. In warm weather, there are opportuni- and horse drawn carriage. Those seeking ties for biking, hiking, fishing, swimming, to test their aim (or to learn some new canoeing and horseback riding, to name a skills) have a choice of archery, paintball, few. The Homestead also maintains a par- skeet and trap shooting, and a shooting ticularly beautiful patch of George Wash- range, with lessons available. Then there are “the waters.” The story ington National Forest, through which goes that Native Americans discovered guided nature hikes are offered. An expansive fitness center and spa with natural warm mineral springs in the area 28 treatment rooms, and an adults-only “spa hundreds of years ago. The Jefferson garden,” appeal to those seeking to en- Pools in which guests soak today got their hance themselves both inside and out. And name after Thomas Jefferson spent three for those traveling with children or grand- weeks enjoying the mineral baths and rechildren, a menu of spa treatments and ac- laxing atmosphere of the Homestead. Foltivities for 5- to 17-year-olds comes in handy. lowing his three daily soaks he proSpeaking of children, a play area offers claimed, in typical Jeffersonian prose, that mini-bowling, air hockey, arcade games the spring waters were “of the first merit.” Reminders of the Homestead’s colorful and more, including child-favorite snacks like pizza and ice cream. The Homestead past are being recalled throughout 2016 KidsClub provides supervised activities with daily events, as the resort celebrates for 3- to 12-year-olds to keep them happy its 250th anniversary. Activities range from while giving adults more free time during speakers and concerts, to parties, firethe day. Then there’s the two-acre water works and historic menu items. Regularly priced rooms range from $300 park called Allegheny Springs, and elements designed for young golfers, includ- to $505 a night in September, but specials ing junior tees and special scorecards, as can bring the price down as low as $170 a night for a room with one king bed. well as a miniature-golf course. Call the Omni Homestead at 1-800-838There also are some welcome surprises for the adults. If you’ve ever harbored a de- 1766 or log onto omnihotels.com/hotels/ sire to take part in the centuries-old “sport homestead-virginia. of kings,” here’s your opportunity. The Homestead, like the Greenbrier, has a falSee RESORTS, page 31 conry facility where adventurous guests

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Guests at the Greenbrier The Greenbrier came into the news in June when torrential rains caused massive flooding in West Virginia. Following the disaster, the facility opened its doors to flood victims, housing and feeding more than 700 people who had nowhere else to stay. Less than three weeks after it was forced to close to vacationers, the resort had moved ahead with repairs and reopened for business. By early August, facilities where guests participate in falconry, laser tag and horseback riding were preparing to spring back into action. Segway tours of the property resumed, the bowling alleys reopened, and the casino was again packed with people trying their luck. Guests seeking to challenge their skills behind a steering wheel headed for the Off-Road Driving course, and plans were being finalized for the fall-to-winter bird hunting season. When Old Man Winter blows in, activities like ice skating and snowmobiling are added to the mix. Wannabe chefs may attend culinary demonstrations to learn step-by-step preparation of dishes they can make at home. Like the Homestead, the Greenbrier has a long history of attracting guests seeking

a soothing soak in natural sulphur mineral waters for their health. But far beyond that, the Greenbrier Clinic has been practicing diagnostic medicine since 1948, and in 2014 was expanded to include a full-service MedSpa and Plastic Surgery Center. The facility offers a range of beauty, dermatological and other services. Other unique claims to fame include hosting professional golf and tennis tournaments, the New Orleans Saints football training camp, and other special events. Rooms range from $238 to $438 a night in September. Log onto www.greenbrier.com or call 1-855-453-4858 for information.

Artistic Nemacolin The property that now includes the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort was purchased at auction in 1987 by Joseph A. Hardy III, the owner of a profitable lumber company, who immediately set about upgrading and expanding the 12-room inn situated there. Since then, it has evolved into a firstclass full-service resort — and then some. In addition to the usual features, the property reflects the refined taste and whimsical sense of humor of Joe Hardy and, more recently, of his daughter Maggie Hardy Magerko, who has taken over its management. One example is a diverse collection of fine art — consisting of about 1,000 pieces valued at $45 million — that have been

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gathered over three decades as Hardy purchased items that struck his fancy. As a result, the buildings and grounds resemble a gallery and sculpture garden, with something beautiful or humorous, sophisticated or sassy around every turn, down every hall, and sprinkled throughout the grounds. The treasures also include a museum-worth of original Tiffany lamps and Baccarat Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania boasts chandeliers, an extensive some unusual attractions — including a 1,000-piece art seashell and fossil collection, collection, a five diamond-rated restaurant, and close and displays of antique auto- to 100 species of wildlife on its grounds. mobiles and airplanes. So varied and extensive is the cially built Jeep Rubicon, my wife and I horde that the resort recently hired a cura- steered the vehicle along rugged trails, tor who, among other things, leads art tours. over massive rocks that tilted us to nearAnother unusual collection is a zoo’s tipping angles, and through mud holes so worth of animals that call Nemacolin’s deep that sludge oozed into the vehicle. Wildlife Academy home. Close to 100 Our instructor was not exaggerating species of wildlife reside in large natural when he said, “At times you may be going settings on the resort grounds. The only five miles an hour but they’ll be the menagerie ranges from plebian types like most exciting five miles you’ll ever drive.” sheep, donkeys and miniature longhorn Rates at Nemacolin start at $227 a night, cattle, to more exotic residents including but for a real splurge, consider the $2,000 African lion, Bengal and white tigers, and a night Presidential Suite, which features endangered Iranian red sheep. two bedrooms and two and one-half baths Along with viewing wildlife, guests may on the Club Level. opt for a wild and wet off-road driving exFor information and reservations, call 1-866perience. After a hands-on tutorial in a spe- 344-6957 or log onto www.nemacolin.com.

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plain why we are not subjects of a monarch, as are our British friends across the pond. The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors.

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The answer was provided immediately. A Mrs. Powell of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” In my many talks [as a tour guide] on the Duchess of Windsor, I explain why this Baltimore woman was not acceptable to the Royals as queen upon her marriage to Edward VIII. I have found that many audiences today need to have concepts presented with a contemporary flair, so Franklin’s response clears it up. In this case, we Americans don’t have a queen, we are not her subjects, we have no royalty. We may be fascinated by the television show, “Downton Abbey” and photos of Princess Kate’s new baby may sell mag-

azines and newspapers, as did photos of Her Royal Highness Princess Diana. It was the question of Mrs. Powell of Philadelphia, who asked which way were we to be governed, which cleared it up. Zippy Larson Baltimore, Md. Dear Editor: Regarding your July “From the Publisher” column, “Nothing but the truth?” — I don’t know where you find the time to sit down and write such a concise and elegantly crafted treatise on telling the truth. But you did and I enjoyed reading it. As a failed politician, I ran for public office three times and lost. I had issues with the truth. I was too truthful. Kevin VanGundy Via email

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Artist’s vibrant paintings are best sellers By Robert Friedman Local best-sellerdom has come to Columbia resident Yolanda Koh. She is not a writer, but an artist who works mostly in watercolors and a new medium known as alcohol ink. In nine months, Koh has sold 50 works to area art collectors via the HorseSpirit Arts Gallery in Ellicott City. That’s a con-

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siderable number of purchases in any gallery for one artist. (The gallery, located on historic Main Street, was badly hit by the recent flood. More on that later.) “It’s really phenomenal to sell that many original pieces of art in that period of time,” said gallery owner Robin Holliday. Koh “is really talented and able to integrate the colorful [alcohol ink] works with her decades of experience as a watercolor artist.”

Yolanda Koh’s “Tulips” demonstrates the vibrant alcohol ink medium in which she works. The Columbia artist and architect sold 50 paintings over the last nine months at the Ellicott City HorseSpirit Gallery. (Unfortunately, the gallery was badly damaged in the recent flood.)

A new, vivid ink The “50-plus”-year-old, who describes herself as primarily a watercolorist, has been dipping into alcohol ink, which has recently caught on with young artists, to create intense works of vibrant color. Alcohol inks are described as highly pigmented painting inks that look a lot like watercolors, but dry more quickly and have more natural variation in color and texture. Koh describes the

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more emotional than strictly representational.” He has also written that Koh’s watercolors “are able to immerse you in flower gardens and other outdoor settings.” Koh said her newly “emotional” works have more to do with the ink and alcohol medium than with any message her inner being is sending her. “My water colors are still representational,” she said. “The expressionism or the realism in my works depend on the medium.” Koh, who graduated from the University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts, said she was sure that if artists like Picasso See PAINTINGS, page 35

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Kenda From page 1 until Kenda pulled the car into the driveway at 1 a.m. All the lights were on, and she was crying. “She said, ‘Kenda — and she only calls me by my last name when she’s really upset — I can’t wait for you to come home anymore. You should have called me.’ “She was right. I’d reached my emotional limit. I loved the adrenalin rush of the job. Her, not so much. So I left. And when I did, I lost the venom. But it took a couple years. When I first left, I was not the friendliest person.” But even though Kenda wasn’t chasing criminals anymore, they haunted his dreams and even his waking hours. “I suffer from PTSD. Of course, I do. The best way I can describe PTSD: Imag-

ine having a nightmare while you’re awake. Picture a face and you’re back in the moment. You’ve got a gun in your hand, and everything is going south, and it’s right back where you were years ago.” Kenda finally regained some equilibrium with a job that was the polar opposite of his police career: driving a school bus for children with special needs, which he did for the next decade. “I became a special needs bus driver because I really was attracted to those kids who needed somebody in their lives who cared about them. For the first time in my life, people were happy to see me. And that felt very nice,” he said.

A new career in TV But then a letter from a TV producer who had heard of Kenda’s reputation for solving murder cases arrived. Kenda ignored it. Kathy pestered him to respond.

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He finally did, and was flown out to California to do a test shoot for the show. “A guy hands me 50 pounds of papers. I said, ‘What’s that?’ and they said, ‘That’s your script.’ “I said, ‘No, I’m a policeman, not an actor, and I’m not going to read a script.’ They said, ‘You have to do this.’ I said, ‘No, I have to die, and I have to pay taxes, but I don’t have to read a script. And if that’s what you want, then perhaps you should get someone else.’” But they didn’t, because Kenda’s “just the facts, ma’am” Joe Friday delivery bowled over the producers, and they never mentioned a script again. On “Homicide Hunter,” Kenda serves as a narrator outlining the cases, which he remembers in precise detail. He shoots his segments in Colorado Springs. Reenactments with a younger actor who resembles Kenda, Carl Marino, are shot in Knoxville, Tenn. Kenda distills each case, compacting it greatly to fit into an hour-long TV show. “A murder case is enormously complicated. If I made a show illustrating everything we did and heard, it would last for 16 weeks and nobody would watch it. It’s a rabbit warren of facts and mistakes and misinformation,” he said. “I do it off the top of my head. I’m better on my feet than any other way,” he said of his narration of the show. “Homicide Hunter” has now aired more than 60 episodes since 2011. Its sixth sea-

son starts on Aug. 24. Kenda also contributed to ID’s “Detective” podcast, which delves into the files of particularly disturbing cases. Each season, a different detective is featured, and Kenda was chosen for the inaugural season last year.

A 21st century hero Why the public’s appetite for Kenda’s dark and twisty tales? “I have no earthly idea,” Kenda responded. But Jim Seeley, a fan and organizer of an annual cruise featuring Kenda, has some thoughts. Seeley, 52, who lives in Falls Church, Va., said, “We live in world where there are so many travesties of justice out there in the news. And it’s such a relief to see justice being done, good winning over evil. In the real world, evil seems to be winning over good these days. “Joe has an element of Clint Eastwood, kind of the ‘go ahead and make my day’ thing. People really respond to that, especially because he’s not acting. He’s telling the real story. People gravitate to these kinds of heroes.” And doing the shows has been therapeutic for Kenda, much more so than the visit he once paid to a PTSD therapist. “I’ve said more to that camera than I’ve said to anybody. It makes me feel better. So that’s my motivation” for doing the See KENDA, page 35

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Paintings From page 33 and Matisse — or even realists like Manet or Winslow Homer — were still living, they would be experimenting with alcohol and ink. Experimenting in art is also of major importance to the Taiwan-born Koh. “When I first started, I painted traditional watercolors,” she said. “Soon after, I experimented with watercolor on yupo [a synthetic nonporous paper that remains perfectly flat, which Koh describes as a kind of a plastic surface]. Next thing I knew, l was doing alcohol ink on yupo. “Then I moved to doing alcohol ink on wood and granite. I’m constantly revolving and exploring new combinations of tools and techniques. I enjoy the discovery process of art.”

An architect as well Koh, who also does traditional Chinese brush painting, is a staff art instructor at the Columbia Art Center, teaches classes at the Chinese Language School of Howard County and Michael’s Art Stores,

and has had exhibits at watercolor shows and in galleries around the county. Yet, she notes that she is not a fulltime artist. “I’m an architect by training,” she said, pointing out that the majority of her time is not spent at the easel, but drawing up plans for new labs and offices at the National Cancer Institute. Regarding the recent flooding in Ellicott City that damaged the HorseSpirit gallery, Koh said that at least 80 of her 88 or so pieces on exhibit in the gallery have been saved. Fortunately, the only losses seem to be of her hand-painted greeting cards and other small pieces that were on the gallery’s first floor. The larger works were on the second floor and were rescued by gallery owner Robin Holliday. Holliday told National Public Radio that she was in her gallery at 9 in the evening when the flooding of Main Street began. The flood waters, she said, “came into the gallery so fast, it was unbelievable. “In 10 minutes, there were several feet of

water in the gallery. The water was under my armpits, the front door was smashed in, I went upstairs, water was coming up five of the steps. I’ve never seen anything like that. It came so quickly and out of nowhere,” said Holliday, who is working to restore the gallery and has set up a Go Fund Me page

to solicit help from the community (see www.gofundme.com/2hsvw3g). To learn more about HorseSpirit Gallery, visit http://horsespiritartsgallery.com. See some of Koh’s work at www.etsy.com and at http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/yolandakoh.html.

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Kenda From page 34 show, he said. In a summer in which police shootings and race continue to make headlines, Kenda is careful not to assign blame — except maybe to the media. In response to a question about the recent violence, he said, “Police contact people one million times a year. Police violence is less than one percent of all those contacts. “But media is competitive. They strive for an audience. If it bleeds, it leads. It has become the cause célèbre. They’re tired of talking about Donald Trump, so now they’re talking about this. “Any time there is emotion in a situation, people don’t consider what the facts are. They only consider their emotions. They’re angry, they’re distressed. There’s obviously guilt on both sides in those situations.” And from his years of service, Kenda has some safety tips for people in addition to the usual “pay attention to your surroundings” — “Stay out of bars at closing time because nothing good happens after midnight. “Do not buy or sell narcotics or associate with those who do. “And try to marry well. Don’t marry a psychotic. “The odds of you being a victim of violent crime are an inch tall. If you do those other things, they are 10 feet tall. “Most murders are not random. There is a reason. It may be an insane reason, but it’s a reason.” The sixth season of “Homicide Hunter” premiers on Aug. 24 at 10 p.m. on Investigation Discovery Channel (Channel 899 Comcast, 623 Verizon, 792 Cox, 659 RCN, 285 DIRECTV and 192 DISH).

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Still adventurous after all these years content to ride on their reputations. “There’s no point in resting on laurels,” said Simon, whose Manhattan office displays both of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trophies side by side. “You’re either interested in an idea, in which case you pursue it, or you have no ideas or aren’t interested in pursuing ideas.” Busting beyond his folk-rock roots is not new for Simon, an impulse that has become more pronounced in the past few decades following his work with African musicians

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on “Graceland” and Brazilians in “The Rhythm of the Saints.” It hasn’t always been smooth; the success of “Graceland” opened a debate about cultural appropriation. “It’s not like I set out to explore,” he explained. “There’s a connection that I’m following that pushes me toward some pleasing sound that I can barely imagine. So I go looking for it.”

Innovative instruments For the percussive “Stranger to Stranger,” which was released in June, Simon was initially intrigued with flamenco music and the use of hand-claps. Through his son, Simon met and collaborated with Italian producer Digi G’Alessio, See PAUL SIMON, page 37

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Paul Simon From page 36 who records under the name Clap! Clap! Old recordings of the vocal group the Golden Gate Quartet are used to ghostly effect. But Simon’s most intriguing journey took him to Montclair State University in New Jersey. At the time, Montclair housed a collection of instruments created by the late Harry Partch, a composer who worked with instruments that had smaller tuning differences than is typical. Simon brought a portable studio in to record instruments like the cloud chamber bowls — glassshaped bowls that hang from a wooden frame and produce a haunting sound, said Robert Cart, director of Montclair’s John J. Cali School of Music. “I wasn’t surprised that if there were a pop musician who was interested in the instruments, that it would be Paul Simon,” he said. Simon was the only popular musician to explore the Partch instruments in the 15 years they were housed at Montclair, Cart said. They’ve since moved to the University of Washington following a caretaker’s death.

music: humor. The Milwaukee man he describes in “The Werewolf” had “a fairly decent wife,” he sings. “She kills him — sushi knife.” “I’ve always had that in my music,” he said. “A lot of it has been in there, and people don’t know that I’m kidding. My mind works in comedy a lot but my voice is not a comedic voice.” Later in the album, Simon guesses that it took dozens of takes for him to get the right read on a 12-letter obscenity that the song “Cool Papa Bell” even concedes is “an ugly word.” The very surprise of it alters the song’s mood. Simon is heading out on tour, crafting a show with a mixture of the old and new. He understands the need for crowd-pleasing favorites, even for something he doesn’t particularly like (“You Can Call me Al”). There are enough new songs from the past decade that go over well in concert, he said. He’s toured with Sting and done a

“Graceland” reunion tour over the past few years. Don’t expect any reunions with estranged partner Art Garfunkel. “I would have been happy enough to sing with Artie if it would have been pleasurable,” he said. When he finishes a new disc, Simon wonders whether it will be his last. But

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Homewatch Caregivers . . . . . . . . . . .7 Options for Senior America . . . . . . .8

Housing

Brooke Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Buckingham’s Choice/Integrace . . .33 Charlestown/Erickson Living . . . . . .8 Fairhaven/Integrace . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Gatherings at Quarry Place/Beazer Homes . . . .35 Heartlands of Ellicott City . . . . . . .15 Homecrest House . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Olney Assisted Living . . . . . . . . . .12 Park View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Shriner Court/Quantum . . . . . . . . .36 Somerford Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Vantage House . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11

Legal Services

Frank, Frank & Scherr, LLC . . . . . .26 Law Office of Karen Ellsworth . . .27

Medical/Health

Columbia Advanced Dental Studio .9 Medical Eye Center . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SentinelCare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 World Class Chiropractic . . . . . . . . .6

Real estate

The Bob Lucido Team . . . . . . . . . . .5

Retail/Services

Columbia’s Village Centers . . . . . .31 Homelife Remodeling . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Kugler Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Lift Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Senior Services

Senior Connection . . . . . . . . . . .17-24

Skilled nursing & Rehab

CommuniCare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Subscription Services

The Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Theatre/entertainment

Toby’s Dinner Theatre . . . . . . . . . .34

Tour & Travel

Eyre Tour & Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Nexus Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 The Homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 — H O WA R D C O U N T Y B E A C O N

September 2016

UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS at Brooke Grove retirement village

As experts in senior care and memory support, Brooke Grove Retirement Village is pleased to offer seminars and events that promote physical, spiritual and mental well-being. All seminars and events will be held at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursingg Center, located 18131 loc ocated ted at at 1 8131 Slade Sllade School S School Road Road on on the the Brooke Broooke Grove Grovve Retirement Retirement Village Re Village campus. Vi campus. Please register P leas ease regi ister wi with h Tonii Davis Davis at at 301-388-7209 301-3 388-7209 or or tdavis@bgf.org. tdavis@bgf.oorg. SUPPORT FOR THE CAREGIVER SEMINAR: “FAMILIES—THE OTHER VICTIMS OF ALZHEIMER’S” September 20, 2-3 p.m. Explore the financial, emotional and other explosive issues that impact families of a loved one with Alzheimer’s and learn what can be done to resolve them. FREE. Register by September 18. Living Li L i v i n g Well iv We l ll l seminar: s e m i n a r : “THE “ T H E BE B BENEFITS ENEFITS MASSAGE OLDER ADULTS” OF M OF A S S AG E IIN NO LDER A D U LT S” p.m. September 21, 7-8:15 5 pp.m Learn how therapeutic massage can help muscle balance and function, decrease spasms, improve postural imbalances, and enhance gait and movement. Preceded by complimentary light supper at 6:30 p.m. FREE. Register by September 19.

Independent living

assisted living

Alzheimer’s support group September 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, this confidential group co groupp provides provides an opportunity oppportunity rtun for individuals individua uals and and families families to to find fifin nd support, support, gain gain in understanding under erssttanding and share caregiving ng tips. tiips. FREE. FREE. Falls Prevention Lecture & Balance Screening September 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lecture at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Determine how you can reduce your risk of falls and identify specific exercises that can improve your balance. Individual balance assessments provided. FREE. Register by September 25.

rehabilitation

long-term care

memory support

18100 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 • 301-260-2320 or 301-924-2811 • www.bgf.org