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Sunday March 37PM Paul Anka Live8:30P M D own ton A b b ey ,Season ThreeMonday March 47PM The Best of 50s PopTuesday March 57PM Danie l O'Donn el lWednesday March 67PM Chris Mann in Concert8:30PM Celtic Woman: BelieveThursday March 77PM Celtic Thunder Mythology9PM Doc MartinFriday March 88PM The Heart of PerfectHealth w/Brenda WatsonSaturday March 99PM An Evening w/Jerry Lewis:

Live from Las Vegas

Sunday March 107PM Andrea Bocel l i :

Live in Central ParkM o n d a y M a r c h 1 17PM Rick Steves' Hidden Europe9PM Barbra Streisand:

One Night OnlyTuesday March 128:30PM Divinas: LiveWed n e s d ay Mar ch 137PM Oscar Hamme rstein II8:30PM The Best of 50s PopThursday March 149PM Doc MartinFriday March 158PM Joe Bonamassa:

An Acoustic EveningSaturday March 167PM The Fabulous 50s

Full schedules available at www.oeta.tv

New s Star photos by Jeff ShultzState Rep. Lisa Bi l ly (R-Purcel l ) speaks to the crowd gathered for the PV Chamber's Legislat ive Break-fast last Fr iday, Feb. 22, a t the Donald W. Rey nolds Center . Seated and l is tening to Bi l ly are ( l - r ) StateRep . B obby C l eve l and ( R - N orm an) , S ta t e Rep . Pa t O w nbey ( R - A rdm ore ) , S t a t e Rep . C har l es M cC a l l ( R -Atoka) and State Insurance Commissioner John Doak (R) .BELOW LEFT: State Sen. Susan Paddack (D-Ada) addresses the at tendees at the Legislat ive Breakfast .B ELO W RI GH T : S t a te Sen . C orey B rooks ( R - Wash ing t on)

A T&T in vests o ver $700millio n in wire le ss upgra de s

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b u s in e s s a t i n a n c c THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013G ARVIN COUN T YN EW S ST ARPAGE 14GCNSBe a w a re o fr isk s o f n o tinvest ing

You've no doubt heardabout the risks associatedwith investing. This invest-ment carries this type ofrisk, while that investmentcarries another oneAnd it is certainly truethat al investments doinvolve some formof risk.But what about not invest-ing? Isnt there somerisk associated withthat, too?In fact, by stayingon the investmentsideines, or at leastby avoiding long-term growth-ori-ented investments,you may incur sev-era risks. Here aresome to consider:

You mght notkeep up with infla-tion. If you put alyour money under theproverbia "mattress," or,more reaisticaly, you keepit al in "cash" instrumentsand very short-terminvest-ments, you mght thnk youare "paying it safe"After al, you mght rea-son, your principa is pro-tected, so even if you don'trealy make any money,you're not losing it, ether.But that's not strictly true,becauseif your moneyis in investment vehiclesthat dont even keep upwith inflation, you can loseground.In fact, even at a rea-tivey mld three percentannua inflation rate, yourpurchasing power willdecline by about haf in just25 years.You mght outlive yourmoney. For a 65-year-oldcoupe theres a 50 percentchance that one spouse willlive past age 90, accordingto the Society of Actuaries.This statistic suggeststhat you may need yourinvestments to hep provideenough income to sustanyou for two, or even three,decades in retirement.You mght not be ableto mantan your financiaindependence

Even if you don't tota-ly run out of money, youcould end up scrimpingby or, even worse, youcould become somewhatdependent on your grownchildren for financia assis-tance For most peope thsprospect is unacceptabeConsequently, you'llwant to make

appropriate finan-cia decisions tohep mantan yourfinancia indepen-denceYou mght notbe able to retire on

your terms. Youwould probablylike to decide whenyou retire and howyou'll retire thatis, what sort of life-style you'll pursueduring retirement.But both these choicesmay be taken out of yourhands if you haven't invest-ed enough to retire on yourown terms.You mght not be abe toleave the type of legacy youdesire. Like most peope,you woud probaby like tobe abe to leave somethingbehind to your famly andto those charitable organi-zations you support.You can hep create thistype of legacy through theappropriate lega vehicles i.e, a will, a living trustand so on but you'll stillneed to fund these mecha-nsms somehow.And that means you'llneed to draw on al yourfinancia assets, includingyour investments.Work with your finan-cia advisor to determnethe mxture of growth andincome investments youneed during your work-ing years and as you movetoward retirement to hepyou meet your retirementgoas.However you do it, getinto the habit of investing,and never lose it becausethe risks of not investingare just too great.

L E GI SL A T I VE B R E A KFA ST

AT&T invested morethan$700 mllion in its Oklahomawireess and wireine net-works from2010 through2012, with afocus on expand-ing 4G LTE moble Internetcoverage and enhancing theoveral performance of itsnetworks.AT&T has made morethan 750 wireess networkupgrades in six key catego-ries in Oklahoma during2012, including activatingnew cel sites, addng capac-ity, upgrading cel sites toprovide fast 4G LTE mobleInternet speeds, depoyinghgh-capacity Ethernet con-

nections to cel sites, and add-ing or upgradng DistributedAntenna Systems, whichboost wireess coverage andcapacity in buldngs and atmaor venues like conven-tion hals or sports arenas."We know our customers depend on us for fast,reiabe moble Internet con-nections at home work andeverywhere in between,"sad SteveGray, AT&T vicepresident genera man-ager. "Deivering for ourOklahoma customers is atop priority and our ongoinginvestment here is designedto deiver a superior mobleInternet experience encompassing speed, coverage andreliability."AT&T launched 4G LTEin the Oklahoma City areain 2011 and in theTusa areain 2012. AT&T 4G LTE is thelatest generation of wireessnetwork technoogy and pro-vides faster mobile Internetspeeds and improved perfor-manceon a variety of moblesmartphones and tabets."Across Oklahoma, this

robust investment in theAT&T wireess and wireinenetworks is important tospurring the economy andcreating jobs."In our wireess world,mobile and broadband net-works hep create economcopportunties for heath caremanufacturing, education,transportation and publicsafety and virtualy everyother economc sector," sadBryan Gonterman, President,AT&T Oklahoma

Theannua Garvin CountyCattleProducer Associationsmeeting and banquet will behed at the Garvin Countyfargrounds Thursday, March7, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.Those attending will betreated to a steak dnner andfeatured guest Jet McCoy,who with his brother Cord,were 2nd pace winnerson the 16th season of theAmazing RaceThe cost of the dinner ifpre-registered no later thanFebruary 28 is $20 (member-ship fee to Garvin CountyCattleproducer Association).Ths will aso providedn-ner for one guest. The costfor addtiona dnner guestsis $10 each. Cost at the doorwithout prior R.S.V .P. is $25.Please contact the OSUExtension officeno later thanFebruary 28 to pre-registerat 405-238-6681, or emalnanetteshutz@okstateeduYou may aso downoadtheregistration format www.oces.okstateedu/garvinandmal to 201 W. Grant Ave,Room7, Courthouse PausValley, OK 73075.O C A D I S T R I C T M E E T I N GTheMcClan CountyCooperative Extension Service

will host theOklahomaCattlemen's Association SouthCentra District meeting 6:30p.m., Monday, March 11, 2013at theMcClan County Farmand Home Building, 1721Hardcastle Blvd., Purcell, O K .

There is no charge for themea provided, however youare asked to RSVP onine athttp: / / www.okcattlemen.org/ districtmeetings.aspxor by caling the OklahomaCattlemen's Association at405-235-4391.Cooperative ExtensionServiceis commtted to mak-ing its activities as accessibeas possible. Your county off iceprovides a range of speciaservices for persons with ds-abilities.If you anticipate a needfor some of these services,pease indicate the serviceneeded by contacting theMcClan County CooperativeExtension Serviceat 405-527-2174.

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Your Source forTax-advantaged IncomeGreg Hendr ix , AAM S Financia l Advisor200 We s t P a u lPauls Va l ley , OK 730754 05-23 8-93 19

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