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What should you expect from your investments?

What should you expect from your investments?

Financial Focus

Body To help achieve your financial goals, you may need to invest in the financial markets throughout your life. However, at times your investment expectations may differ from actual returns, triggering a variety of emotions.

Amanda’s Library Musings

Body “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.
(l-r) Lifeguards Aiden Loper, Bailey Lyles, Aggie Aguilar, Manager Trinity Rodriquez (Delaney Leija was not available at the time photo was taken). Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier

(l-r) Lifeguards Aiden Loper, Bailey Lyles, Aggie Aguilar, Manager Trinity Rodriquez (Delaney Leija was not available at the time photo was taken). Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier

Beat the heat at the Munday pool

Body MUNDAY – The Munday City Pool opened May 31 with 100 kids and parents diving in to cool off. There is free admission again this summer, thanks to the generosity of sponsors for the pool operation and maintenance by the city.

May reverses dry spell

Body KNOX COUNTY – After a dry spell the first part of this year, rainfall in May this year doubled the amount of precipitation over May last year. Brandon Carr, Manager at the USDA – NRCS James E.“Bud”Smith Plant Materials Center northwest of Knox City, recorded 6.
Wayne and Brenda Speers Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier

Wayne and Brenda Speers Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier

Missionaries Wayne and Brenda Speers visit Munday

Body MUNDAY – Wayne and Brenda Speers, former ministers at the Church of Christ in Munday for eight years, are back in the USA from Albania for the summer and visited the church in Munday on June 5. The Speers have been working as missionaries in Albania for five years.

Knox notes

Body Please notify the News-Courier about your upcoming events. Emailed submissions to vcarter@hicks-co.com are preferred. Pancake Supper scheduled KNOX CITY—Pancake Supper set for Saturday June 10, 2023 at the Knox City Community Center from 5-8 p.m.

Knox County Aging Center Menus

Body Menus for week of June 5-9 Monday: Smothered pork chop, scalloped potatoes, carrots, bread, apricot cobbler. Tuesday: Coconut chicken, fluffy rice, Oriental vegetables, egg roll, pineapple chunks.

Unique needs of donkeys

Body BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — Owning any animal can be both challenging and rewarding. Although they have a reputation for being stubborn, donkeys can make great additions to an animal herd. But owners should first understand what it takes to keep them healthy before buying one. Dr.