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Business & Ag
Sweetwater Reporter
Sunday, April 29, 2012 ■ Page A5
Latria's: Small town business with so much to offer
moisturizers and more.
On top of their extensive cosmetics collection, they
offer a wide variety of brand name products. When
you walk into Latria's you are sure to find Grazie
and YellowBox shoes, Brighton jewelry, Dooney &
Bourke purses, Sharon Young, Pink Armadillos and
Lady Noiz shirts, Tribal sportswear, Sterling candles,
great baby items, a'la'carte, and many novelty items.
Once you find that special item—on your own or
with the help of the staff, Latria's offers free gift wrap-
ping. Don't let the name brands scare you, because
the prices are always reasonable. To make shopping
at Latria's even better, you are always bound to find a
clearance section or sale items throughout the store.
Currently, they are having their fall and winter clear-
ance.
Cat's Meow has now moved into Latria's—moving
out of one building to offer great service in one loca-
tion. Shopping for the ladies doesn't have to stop
because Cat's Meow offers a selection of children's
clothing and unique baby gifts. They also have a
trophy shop and can do engraving, trophies and
plaques.
Caring about the customers and Sweetwater is the
main focus of Latria's. If for some reason that special
item can't be found inside Latria's, they are willing to
do special orders.
Stop by and check out the great selection that
Latria's has to offer at 213 Oak, downtown Sweetwater,
across from the west side of the Courthouse. Business
hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until
5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. If
you don' t have time to stop in, but know what you are
looking for, just give Latria's a call at 325-235-2535.
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Latria's has been offering one-on-one service since
they opened in 1989. Their three employees are
always eager to help the customer find that special
item.
They are also more than happy to help with your
selection at the makeup counter. Latria's offers a
complete store of Merle Norman cosmetics as well
as numerous skin care products. They have toners,
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital
April Employee of the Month
Lori Brocknian was named the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital April Employee of
the Month. She is a Radiologic Technologist and has been with RPMH since July 1999.
Brockman was nominated by a patient on a Customer Comment Card. She was previ-
ously Employee of the Month in 2001. Brockman is a graduate of Coahoma High School,
Howard College and Scenic Mountain Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology.
She lives in Sweetwater.
Pictured from left to right are Randy Lehrmann-Director of Radiology, Lori
Brockman-EOM and Donna Boatright-Hospital Administrator.
Nolan County
4-H News
Please remember to
"like" Nolan County 4-H
page on Facebook!
Prime Time 2012
Date: Session I—July
22nd~25th (grades 5-8),
Session II—July 25th-27th
(grades 2-5)
Place: 4-H Conference
Center, Brownwood
Cost: $225
Registration will be
conducted on-line via
the 4-H connect system.
Registration will be accept-
ed on a first come, first
served basis until the camp
is filled. For further infor-
mation call or come by the
office or visit http://tex-
as4hcenter.tan1u.edu and
click on Summer Camps.
Texas Brigade Youth
Camps
South Texas Buckskin
Brigade—June 3-7,
Southern Star Ranch,
Uvalde
Rolling Plains Bobwhite
Brigade—June 16-20,
Centennial Lodge,
Coleman
South Texas Bobwhite
Brigade—June 24-28, 74
Ranch, Campbellton
Bass Brigade—July 9-13,
Warren Ranch, Santa
Anna
North Texas Buckskin
Brigade—July 15-19,
Stasney's Cook Ranch,
Albany
Waterfowl Brigade, July
22-26, BigWoods on the
Trinity, Tennessee Colony
County 4-H Camp
Date: July 6th-7th (ten-
tative)
Place: Presbyterian
Encampment, Buffalo Gap,
TX
Come join the FUN!
4-Hers of all ages
from Jones, Sterling,
Shackelford, Coke, and
Nolan Counties will par-
ticipate in an overnight
camp. Campers need to
have been in 4-H at least
one (1) year. This is a great
time to make new friends
or see friends you haven't
seen in a while.
2012 Pork
Leadership Camp
Date: June 3rd-8th
Deadline: April 16th
Cost: $350
This is a unique opportu-
nity for 4-II and FFA stu-
dents that have an interest
in swine products and want
to get to know more about
the pork industry. The
camp is a traveling bus tour
with visits at key industry
locations from sixteen (16)
students and the chaper-
ones. This camp is not like
any other camp: it starts in
Pem-ton, TX and ends at
College Station, TX.
For more information
contact the office at 235-
3184-
Texas State Youth
Water Camp
Date: July 8th-i2th
Place: Monahans, TX
Cost: $150
Age: High school aged
youth
Deadline: May 18th
The five-day educational
camp features hands-on
experiences, guest speak-
ers and field trips. It teach-
es high school youth the
importance of water stew-
ardship and trains youth in
conservation and preserva-
tion. Illustration how our
water resources are used
by industry, agriculture,
and municipalities. No
camp is complete without
recreation, and of course
Water Camp centers its
recreation around water.
Campers enjoy visits to the
Balmorhea State Park and
spring-fed, Olympic size
pool, as well as munici-
pal swimming facility
in Odessa. If interested,
please contact the office at
235-3184.
Tom Green County
4-H Shoot Whiz
Banger Qualifier
Date: May 7th
Place: San Angelo
Deadline: April 22nd
17th Annual Callahan
County Fun Shoot—Rifle,
Piston and Black Powder
Date: May 19th
Place: San Angelo
Deadline: April 30th
12th Annual Johnson
County 4-H Shotgun
Sports Fandango
Buckle Shoot
Date: May 12th
Place: Fort Worth Trap &
Skeet Club
Date: May 23rd
Place: Alpine Range, Fort
Worth
Call or come by the
Extension office if interest-
ed in any of the Shooting
Sports activities.
Financial planning for
later-life marriages
Couples who many as young
adults usually don't bring a
lot of financial baggage to the
table. But what if you're get-
ting married in your 40s, 50s
or later - after divorce,
children and years of
building assets have
complicated your eco-
nomic situation? Do
you and your spouse-
to-be have a game plan
for how to comingle
your finances?
There are many
reasons to seek legal
and financial advice
before tying the knot
But before you bring
in the professionals,
there are a few steps
you can take to bet-
ter know where you
stand:
First, catalog each person's
preexisting assets and debts.
Include assets like income
from paychecks, Social
Security, investment accounts,
bank account balances, retire-
ment benefits and equity in
homes, cars and other major
purchases. Debts might
include ongoing expenses such
as child support, insurance
premiums, rent or mortgage
payments, credit card balanc-
es, outstanding car loans and
medical bills.
Use this information to
launch discussions about:
• What are your plans for
sharing expenses and living
arrangements?
• Whose medical insurance
will you opt for - your own
employer's plan vs. spousal
coverage?
• How long until each of
you qualifies for Medicare, and
how will you pay for coverage
until then?
• How do you want your
estates to be distributed? For
example, how much of your
pre-marriage assets should
go to children from previous
marriages?
You'll probably want to
amend your wills, financial
and medical powers of attor-
ney, life insurance policies,
retirement accounts, invest-
ment funds and any other
accounts where beneficiaries
or people who control your
health or finances are named.
You also might want to
draft a prenuptial agreement
(prenup) - a written contract
that basically outlines who
gets what if you divorce or one
of you dies. Having a prenup
might prevent your spouse
from challenging terms of
your will or preexisting trusts
after you die (it happens).
Other financial consider-
ations:
• By federal law, you can
bequeath an IRAto anyone you
like, but spouses are entitled to
inherit other non-IRA retire-
ment benefits such as 40i(k)
and pension plans unless they
sign away their rights.
• Amounts accumulated in
40i(k) plans during a mar-
riage typically are considered
marital property, so if you
were previously divorced, the
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Jason
Aldentian
court should have divided
your accounts through a quali-
fied domestic relations order
as part of the divorce settle-
ment.
• Division of pen-
sion benefits can be
even more compli-
cated, so make sure
your attorney reviews
prior divorce settle-
ments very carefully
when drafting your
prenup.
• If you were wid-
owed, or married at
least 10 years before
divorcing, you can
draw Social Security
benefits based on
your dead or former
spouse's earnings if
that's more favor-
able than your own accumu-
lated benefit. However, if you
rem any before age 60 (50,
if disabled), that option goes
away.
• Prenups don't supersede
Medicaid mles. The govern-
ment considers your combined
income when determining
eligibility to receive Medicaid
benefits, including long-term
nursing home care.
• Alimony payments from
ex-spouses will almost cer-
tainly end when you remarry,
so factor that into your new
budget.
• Wdowed spouses of pub-
lic employees often lose some
or all of their survivor benefits
upon remarriage, so research
survivor annuity or health
insurance policies carefully.
Congratulations on find-
ing love later in life. Don't be
put off by all the important
financial decisions you'll need
to make together, but do get
sound legal and financial
advice.
Jason Aldennan
Jason Alderman is a senior
director at Visa Inc. and runs
the company's global finan-
cial literacy initiative, which
includes the award-winning
Practical Money Skills for Life
and What's My Score? pro-
grams. As part of his work at
Visa, Mr. Alderman writes a
weekly personal finance col-
umn that is earned in over
500 community newspapers
throughout the U.S.
Prior to joining Visa
at the start of 2006, Mr.
Aldennan handled commu-
nications for Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, one of
America's largest utilities. Mr.
Aldennan's career also includ-
ed seivice as a Congressional
staffer in Washington, D.C.
on the House Appropriations
Committee and as the legisla-
tive director for the late Rep.
Sidney Yates of Illinois. In that
post, he helped oversee the
multi-billion dollar budgets
for the U.S. Department of the
Interior and the Smithsonian
Institution.
Mr. Alderman sits on
the board of the JumpStart
Coalition for Personal
Financial Literacy and is
the founder of the Bay Area
Center for Voting Research.
Sweetwater Cattle
Auction Market Report
Sweetwater Cattle Auction had a run of 464
head on Apr. 25, 2012. Stackers were steady,
feeders were 1-3 lower and packers were 1-2
lower. Demand was good on all classes.
STEERS
200-300
190-250
300-400
170-190
400-500
155-185
500-600
150-165
600-700
135-160
700-800
130-145
800-900
115-135
HEIFERS
200-300
170-195
300-400
150-168
400-500
135-165
500-600
125-160
600-700
115-150
700-800
95-135
800-900
80-110
BRED COWS
PACKER COWS
Good
Good
1100-1350
84-89
Older and Plain
Older and Plain
800-1000
65-78
PAIRS
PACKER BULLS
Good
Good
1200-1425
98-107
Older and Plain
Older and Plain
900-1075
82-89
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