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Page Two - The Archer County News - Thursday, May 9,2002
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FRIDAY. MAY 10
Oven fried chicken, potato salad, car-
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MONDAY. MAY 13
Steak fingers, oven fried potatoes,
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mixed fruit
TUESDAY. MAY 14
Beef tips, brown gravy, noodles,
English peas, coleslaw, bread, fruit
cobbler
WEDNESDAY. MAY 15
Chicken spaghetti, tossed salad, green
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THURSDAY. MAY 16
BBQ chicken, herbed potatoes, but-
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Avoid These Common Invest-
ment Mistakes
You may think that the fate of
your investments probably hinges
on the whims of the market. But
that's not strictly the case. By avoid-
ing some common mistakes, you
can go a long way toward increasing
your chances for long-term success.
Of course, everyone makes invest-
ments that, for one reason or an-
other, just don't work out. You may
not be able to prevent that type of
"mistake." But there are plenty of
steps you can take to avoid signifi-
cant errors. Consider these sugges-
tions.
* Don't chase performance. We'd
all like to own those "hot" stocks -
the ones that suddenly take off and
carry the promise of big gains in
little time. Yet, by the time most
people turn their attention to so-
called hot stock, it may already be
cooling off. Instead of chasing these
supposed sizzlers, look for good,
solid stocks that fit well into your
portfolio.
* Don't try to "time" the mar-
ket If you always knew when to
"buy low and sell high," they you'd
undoubtedly become rich. But no-
body can really predict when the
market - or even an individual stock
- has reached a peak or valley. There-
fore, it makes little sense to base an
investment strategy on efforts to time
the market. You'll do far better by
"dollar-cost averaging" - that is,
putting in the same amount of money,
at regular time intervals, in a diver-
sified mix of investments. Dollar-
cost averaging can reduce your over-
all investment costs and help smooth
some of the volatility of the market;
however, this technique cannot as-
sure a profit and does not protect
against loss in declining markets.
* Avoid "jumping in and out" of
stocks. A lot of people truly enjoy
buying and selling stocks. But fre-
quent stock trading has two major
drawbacks. First, it's expensive;
You'll rack up a lot of commissions
by constantly buying and selling.
Second, there's no evidence that
heavy trading can improve your
portfolio's performance. On the con-
trary, you may well do better by
buying high-quality stocks and hold-
ing them for the long term.
* Buy what you know. A few
years ago, many investors got caught
up in the technology stock "craze."
They were attracted by rapidly ris-
ing stock prices, but, in most cases,
they did not fully understand the
stocks in which they were investing.
They didn't know the products, and
they didn't appreciate the risks in-
volved. That's why it's always a good
idea to buy what you know. Before
investing in a company, make sure
you understand its products, its pros-
pects, the outlook for its industry
and other key factors.
* Don't go it alone. It's hard to
become an astute investor on your
own. That's why you may want to
work with a financial professional -
someone who knows your risk toler-
ance and time horizon, and who can
help you understand how your vari-
ous investments can work together
to help you achieve your objectives.
By following these basic guidelines,
you may not become a world-re-
nowned investor - but you may avoid
a lot of those "potholes" that rip up
so many people en route to their
long-term goals. Ultimately, your
investment success will be closely
connected to the number of mistakes
you don't make.
by Derland B ahr, Archer City Church
of Christ
It is popular today to approach
human behavior with a therapeutic
model. Ideas from the social sci-
ences have become well known in
our society. If we have a bad temper
it is because the way were raised or
because of the temperament that we
were born with. The bad temper is
akin to an illness. The proper re-
sponse to this is to get treatment by
visiting a counselor or psychologist
to help us overcome our illness.
When a school kid shoots up all his
fellow classmates, we bring in the
child psychologists to explain what
happened. I'm not altogether against
the therapeutic model, I think it has
some merits.
But what I believe is that the lan-
guage of the church including sin,
confession, repentance, and redemp-
tion has a way of dealing with hu-
manities' problems in a way that the
therapeutic model cannot. 'Sin' isn't
a word we hear a lot outside of the
church building, but we see its ef-
fects throughout society: broken
homes, angry words, hurt, betrayal,
deceit, arrogance, and looking down
on others. We find it to be in our-
selves when we often do the things
that we don't want to do. We yell and
scream, knowing later we are going
to regret it. Only when we refer to it
as 'sin,' can we deal with the behav-
ior and root causes properly. It makes
no sense to confess or repent from an
illness. But once we identify is as
sin, we open the doors for confes-
sion, repentance, grace, and redemp-
tion. These are the only ways to
really root out and deal with the
harmful attitudes and behaviors in
our lives.
Flag Day Poster
Contest deadline
draws near
ARCHER CITY ISD
School Lunch Menu
2001-2002
Thursdax. Max 9
Macaroni & cheese, roll, corn, pep-
peroni pizza, pears, apples, iced spice
cake
Fridax. Max 10
Track Meet - Ham sandwich, chips,
apple, cookie
Monday. Max 13
Spaghetti w/sauce & meatballs,
breadstick, hamburger and fries,
green beans, oranges, cheery cobbler
Tuesday. Max 14
Steak fingers, mashed potatoes,
gravy, roll, pepperoni pizza, carrots,
peaches, apples, jello
Wednesdax. Max 15
Chicken rings w/fries & gravy, ham-
burger and fries, corn, apples, peanut
butter rice krispie treat
Thursdax. Max 16
Soft beef/bean/cheese taco, cheese
pizza, refried beans, cinn. sugar
applesauce, oranges
The deadline for the Catholic Life
Insurance poster contest to com-
memorate the 25th birthday of our
nation's flag is May 15. The theme of
this year's contest is: "Happy Birth-
day Old Glory!" You are invited to
the Birthday Party, Draw the Present
You Would Like to Give the Flag.
"Catholic Life sponsors the con-
test each year in an effort to increase
our children's awaremess of the prin-
ciples of liberty and jsutice for which
our nation stands," Barbara A.
Cheaney, vice president fraternal
communications said.
Elementary school students in
grades kindergarten through fifth
may submit one original poster no
larger tha 20"x 20". Judges will evalu-
ate posters based on eye appear, origi-
nality and theme. Winners will re-
ceive cash awards.
To receive an entry form and the
complete rules for the contest, con-
tact Shawna Pittman in the
Communicatons Department at (800)
292-2548 or (210) 828-9921 ext. 141.
All entries will become the property
of Catholic Life Insurance.
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SCHOOL LUNCH
MENU
WINDTHORST ISD
School Lunch Menu
2001-2002
Thursdax. Max 9
Chicken fry steak w/gravy, mashed
potatoes w/gravy, lasagna, corn, car-
rot dippers, rolls, choc, chip cookie
Fridax. Max 10
Chicken enchiladas, com dog, Span-
ish rice, refried beans, carrot sticks,
vanilla or choc, ice cream
Antelope
Jamboree
Antelope will host its third Satur-
day night Jamboree May 18 at the
Antelope Community Center at 6:00
p.m. Musicians and the public are
invited to come join in the fun. There
will be sandwiches, pie, cake and
drinks available. There will also be
a drawing for door prizes at 10:00
p.m.
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Lewis, Shelley. Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 2002, newspaper, May 9, 2002; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth993370/m1/2/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Archer Public Library.