Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 2013 Page: 4 of 14
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Sanger Public Library Book Review
The Astronaut Wives Club
In 1959, seven average military wives were launched into
a financially comfortable life of celebrity, thanks to their
fighter-pilot husbands (now called “astronauts”), NASA,
and Life magazine, who bought exclusive and extensive in-
terview rights. Over the next few years, the Original Seven
astronauts of the Mercury Project (1959-1963) were joined
by the New Nine of the Gemini missions (1962-1966) and
the Fourteen of Gemini and Apollo programs (1961-1972),
and their wives became in some ways part of the wives
group.
These were the heroes behind the heroes, the women who
kept a home life and children going amidst a massive inva-
sion of privacy and normal routines, the ones who demon-
strated unflagging patriotism and support for America and
the space program, the ones who managed chore after chore
alone while their husbands were on a 6 month Navy Mis-
sion to who knows where or off training in Florida and get-
ting big doses of adulation from bikini-clad young women.
They were the ones who encouraged and supported their
husbands, whether they were testing experimental airplanes
or had the audacity to believe they could ride a rocket to the
moon.
“The Astronaut Wives Club”, by Lily Koppel, tells the
story of these everyday women who were suddenly thrust
into the public eye, with no preparation or assistance or
experience in dealing with such matters. They rose to the
occasion however, and established protocols for emotional
situations, helped each other cope with the onslaught of me-
dia attention and with the stresses and fears that went along
with their husbands’ occupations.
This fascinating look at the early days of the American
space program is an enjoyable read —no in-depth discus-
sion of the Apollo 1 tragedy or Apollo 13 near-tragedy, no
detailed science lectures over how the astronauts were ac-
complishing all they did . It is more about how the wives
handled the challenges and grew into their new jobs as as-
tronaut wives and the gift they gave this country by their
support and patriotism.
Koppel talked with many of the wives to weave this
portrait of their lives at that time, and does an excellent job
of blending in the varied personalities and experiences. She
doesn’t probe deeply into the darker aspects, though she
does acknowledge some of them, such as the fact that many
of these marriages of the early astronauts did not survive.
This is an entertaining look at a slice of America in the
1960’s, and many types of readers should enjoy it.
Lilly Koppel’s new book, “the Astronaut Wives Club”, is
now available at Sanger Public Library. To place a hold on
this or any book, phone the library at 940-458-3257, come
by 501 Bolivar on the square, email us at library@sangertex-
as.org, or send us a message on our Facebook page.
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Sanger, TX 76266
The City of Sanger Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a one day adult softball tournament
for teams on October 12th. The tournament format will be recreational co-ed slow pitch
elimination for C, D and E teams with a minimum three game guarantee. Game time
starts at 8:( am with games running one hour each completing the inning until a winner
is determined. The winning team will be awarded t-shirts at the end of the tournament.
The tournament fee is $28C )0 per team with a minimum of eight teams required to for
this tournament. Teams can register on line with the American Softball Association or
at the Parks and Recreation office located at 201 Bolivar Street. The registration
deadline is September 2 th, for forms and more information please contact the Parks
and Recreation office at (940) 458-2( 59 or stop by 201 Bolivar Street.
Carson's Coffee Corner is also available for meetings of all kinds,
showers, Bible Studies, etc. Call940-600-4810 for details.
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Time is here again for the Sanger Public Library an-
nual used book sale on Saturday September 14th, during
the Sellabration.
Adult books will be displayed in the library conference
room. Childrens books and videos will be in the gazebo
in the park beginning at 8 a.m. Be sure to check out both
locations.
Hardback books are $1.00 each, paperbacks are fifty
cents each. A special feature is filling a brown bag with pa-
perbacks for $5.00!
Other specials include LP albums for $1.00, half price
sale on left-over inventory at 2 p.m.
Teachers (including home school) can shop for free
books at 4 p.m. EVERYONE can shop for free books at 4:30
p.m. COME EARLY FOR BEST SELECTIONS!
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Work to Become
a Better Investor
Next week, we observe
Labor Day. A federal holi-
day since 1894, Labor Day
celebrates the achievements
of American workers —
people, like yourself, who
work hard for their money.
But to make progress toward
your long-term financial
goals, you need to do more
than just earn money — you
have to invest it wisely. And
that takes work, too.
Fortunately, there’s no
real mystery to the types of
labor in which you’ll need
to engage to become a good
investor. Here are a few sug-
gestions:
• Work to make in-
vesting a priority. Many
people delay investing until
they “have a better handle”
on their finances. But these
good intentions frequently
go unfulfilled because there
will always be something
else on which to spend one’s
money. To work toward
your important goals, such
as a comfortable retirement
or a child’s education, you
need to put away some mon-
ey regularly. If you’re just
starting out in your career,
you might not be able to af-
ford much, but even a small
amount can help. And when
your salary increases, so can
your investment contribu-
tions. To make it easier on
yourself, consider arranging
for your bank to automat-
ically move money each
month from your checking
or savings account into an
investment account.
• Work to understand
what’s in your portfolio.
Some investors aren’t cer-
tain about what investments
they own — and this uncer-
tainty can lead to poor de-
cision-making if it becomes
necessary to make changes.
So make sure you know
what’s in your portfolio —
and why.
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• Work to keep your
portfolio current with your
goals. Even if you know
why you initially purchased
certain investments and
how they fit into your port-
folio, you can’t put things on
“autopilot.” Over time, your
goals may evolve, which
means you’ll need to be vig-
ilant in working with your
financial advisor to adjust
your portfolio accordingly.
• Work to diversify
your holdings. No matter
where you are in your life,
you will still need to diversi-
fy your portfolio by owning
a variety of investments
stocks, bonds, government
securities and other vehi-
cles. Consequently, you’ll
need to review your portfo-
lio regularly to ensure that
it’s still properly diversified.
Diversification is a strategy
designed to help reduce the
effects of volatility on your
holdings, but keep in mind
that even a diversified port-
folio can’t guarantee profits
or protect against loss.
• Work to maintain a
long-term perspective. No
matter what you might hear
from anyone else, there’s no
“shortcut” to investment
success. Many people hope
they will “hit” on that one
investment that will make
them rich quickly — but
that’s pretty much a fan-
tasy. To help achieve your
goals, you will need to in-
vest for many years, through
good markets and bad.
And during those inevita-
ble downturns, you’ll need
to focus on your long-term
objectives and follow a con-
sistent investment strategy,
making only those adjust-
ments that make sense for
your situation.
As you can see, you’ll
need to work on many as-
pects of investing to stay
on the road toward success.
But you don’t have to work
alone: Investing can be com-
plex, so you may want to get
help from a financial pro-
fessional — someone who
knows both the investment
world and your individual
needs, goals and risk toler-
ance.
Allen Chick is a Finan-
cial Advisor with Edward
Jones in Sanger. He can be
reached at 940-458-7866.
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