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Sec. A, Page 4 • Yorktown News-View • Wednesday, September 4, 2013
NEWS-VIEWAPPLAUSE
N E WS-VIE WYO R KTOWN
Anderson, Haun wedding
City proposes cent tax increase
Contributed photo
deAnna Anderson and Steven Carl Haun of Dallas were
married at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Haun res-
idence in Dallas. Will Amason officiated the double ring
ceremony.
deAnna was given in marriage by her parents, Jimmy and
Jimmie Joyce Anderson of Dallas. She wore a floor length
strapless ivory stain dress with tulle overlay. She carried a
bouquet of hydrangeas and orchids.
Jong Soo Kim-Kozman, best friend of the bride, of
Dallas, served as matron of honor. Miranda Swenson, sis-
ter of the bride, of Dallas, served as maid of honor. They
wore navy blue wrap dresses.
Ryan Haun, brother of the groom, of Houston, served as
best man. Jason Zinn, best friend of the groom, of Houston,
served as groomsman.
Bonny Knodle and Robin Jackson were members of the
house party.
Susan Seamans was the pianist. The bride’s sister
Miranda was the cello soloist.
Light refreshments were served after the ceremony. The
bride’s cake was lemon flavored. The groom’s chocolate
chip brownie cake was topped with chocolate icing and had
berry filling.
deAnna is the granddaughter of the late Van Anderson,
and Amelia Whitsitt, Dorothy Anderson and Ophelia
Whitsitt. Steven is the son of Will and Carlos Huan, of San
Antonio. He is the grandson of Lt. Col. (Ret.) Floyd W.
Haun, the late Gladys Haun of Yorktown, Edna Hattenbach,
and the late Carl Hattenbach of Westhoff.
Following a honeymoon at the Greek islands, the couple
reside in Dallas. deAnna attended Arts Magnet High
School in Dallas and New York University. She is the
owner of Dhyana Yoga. Steven attended Judson High
School in San Antonio. He graduated from the University
of Texas Red McComb’s School of Business in 2006
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By Tim O’Malley
Yorktown News-View
Yorktown City Council met Thursday for a public
hearing on a proposed tax rate for the coming fiscal
year.
Council is considering a seven cent tax increase to
help complete a street improvement project.
The rate the city is proposing is .685610 per $100
valuation. That compares to the current rate of .612640.
Yorktown is holding two public hearings on this rate
because it represents the highest tax rate the city can
adopt without having a roll back election.
This was the first of two meetings. The second meet-
ing will be 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 at the Yorktown Public
Library.
The reason behind the tax increase is the $2.8 million
dollar project to have all the streets in Yorktown resur-
faced or seal coated.
City administrator Robert Mendez said, “For the last
two years the taxes have remained the same. The last
time there was a roll back was in [the year] 2010.”
The property value has had an overall increase of $20
million but with the current tax rate it will not generate
enough revenue to cover the certificate of obligation.
Councilman Ruben Garcia said, “Streets have been
the main thing what the people have been arguing about.
They will not have a problem with it because they will
see that it is being done.”
NEWS-VIEWFARM
Brush workshop in Luling
The Texas AgriLife
Extension Service will
host a Fall Weed and
Brush Workshop on
Friday, Sept. 13 at the
Luling Foundation Farm,
at 523 S. Mulberry St. in
Luling, from 9 a.m. until
noon. Registration will
begin at 8:30 a.m. Three
TDA CEUs will be offered
to pesticide applicators.
Topics to be covered at
the program will include
“Brush Management,”
“Broad Leaf Weed
Management,” “Planning
for Next Year,” and “Plant
Identification.”
Participants will also get
to view broad leaf herbi-
cide trials that are estab-
lished at the farm.
Pre-register with the
Guadalupe County
Extension Office by
Wednesday Sept. 11 at
830-303-3889 to ensure an
accurate count of hand-
outs. Registration is $10.
Individuals with disabil-
ities should contact the
office at least two days
prior to the event so
accommodations can be
arranged. For more info or
to pre-register for the
event, contact the
Guadalupe County
Extension office at 210 E.
Live Oak in Seguin, 830-
303-3889.
NIXON LIVESTOCK REPORT
August 26
Volume: 1903. Horses: 0.
Sheep and Goats: 0
Had 242 cows and 20 bulls
Steers
200-300 lbs: 183.00 to
193.00 to 270.00.300-400 lbs:
169.00 to 179.00 to 260.00.
400-500 lbs: 147.00 to 157.00
to 213.00.500-600 lbs: 133.00
to 143.00 to 168.00.600-700
lbs: 126.00 to 136.00 to
151.00.700-800 lbs: 123.00 to
133.00 to 141.00.
Heifers
200-300 lbs: 156.00 to
166.00 to 225.00.300-400 lbs:
145.00 to 155.00 to 270.00.
400-500 lbs: 132.00 to 142.00
to 225.00.500-600 lbs: 126.00
to 136.00 to 160.00.600-700
lbs: 120.00 to 130.00 to
148.00. 700-800 lbs: 112.00 to
122.00 to 128.00.
Slaughter cows: 52.00 to
89.00. Slaughter bulls: 91.00
to 108.00. Stocker cows:
640.00 to 1550.00. Pairs:
1160.00 to 1500.00. Horses:
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Mayor Rene Hernandez said, “My main focus when I
ran was about the streets. Yorktown never had a mainte-
nance program for the streets. [We] used to have the
best roads in all the surrounding towns. My main objec-
tive is to get them back.”
“We have to go with roll back rate to cover the
expenses of the streets. For the certificate of obligations
to be pass it will require roll back.”
Texas Independent Bank will cover the loan for the
certificate of obligation in the amount of 2.5 million at
3.25 percent interest. The loan amount is to be paid off
in 15 years. The City will use $390,000 from sales tax
to make up the difference.
Hernandez said, “Hopefully we will not have to use it
all and to set some aside for maintenance of the streets
after they are done.”
The city is still carrying a certificate of obligation in
the amount of $1.5 million. The certificate of obligation
was for the new water tower and sewer plant and ground
storage tank. The city has seven years left on that note.
The council awarded Zimmerman Construction
Company of Burnet the bid for the street rehab/seal
coating project for all the city streets.
Zimmerman will begin at the northwest side of town
as early as Sept. 3. The project will take nine to 12
months to complete depending on the weather.
Mendez said, “Before we gave Zimmerman the bid
we went to La Vemia to see how they did there. We
liked what they did there. They did a very good job.”
NEWS-VIEWOPINION
US in danger of losing
up to 20% of scientists
By Pam Culpepper
Yorktown News-View
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (ASBMB) will formally release a study next week
to highlight the extent to which years of stagnant or declin-
ing budgets have damaged the world of science. The find-
ings were made available to The Huffington Post
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/sequestration
-scientists_n_3825128.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009)
prior to release.
The sweeping federal budget cuts have decreased fund-
ing for research and development projects across a wide
swath of government agencies by $9.3 billion. The $1.7
billion budget cut to the National Institutes of Health alone
has meant more than 700 fewer grants funded this year as
NIH Director Francis Collins stated.
More that 3,700 scientists from all 50 states participat-
ed offering online responses in June and July. Eighty per-
cent said they were spending more of their time writing
grants while 60 percent said they were receiving less
grants now than they have in the past. Only 2 percent said
they had received funding from their employer, mainly
academic institutions, to continue their work.
According to the survey, 68 percent of respondents said
they do not have the funds to expand their research opera-
tions; 55 percent said they have a colleague who has lost a
job or expects to soon; and 18 percent of respondents said
they were considering continuing their careers in another
country.
But sequestration isn't entirely to blame. According to
ASBMB, the purchasing power at the Department of
Defense, NASA, the Department of Energy, and NIH has
declined by 20 to 30 percent since 2004 because the
research budgets for those agencies has not kept up with
inflation.
“Globally, the United States invests more real dollars in
research and development than any other country,” the
study notes. “However, in terms of percentage of gross
domestic product, the United States is reducing its invest-
ment in scientific research. In fact, of the 10 countries
investing the most money in scientific research, the United
States is the only country that has reduced its investment
in scientific research as a percentage of GDP since 2011.”
I am part-owner of a small web-based biotechnology
company and find these results very disheartening.
America has lead the world in scientific innovation. We are
losing that lead at an ever expanding pace.
According to Science and Forbes magazines, China,
under a 5-year-plan, has announced it will spend upwards
$300 billion on science and technology, much of it ear-
marked for biopharmacy, bioengineering, bioagriculture
and biomanufacturing. China is determinedly wooing
Chinese scientists and technicians who were educated and
trained in the U.S., who made a name for themselves here,
to come home.
Europe is spending billions of Euros on a country-by-
country basis to further biotechnology. I think that in some
area, such as bioinformatics, they lead us.
As a biotechnology insider, I know from personal expe-
rience that too many grants (research monies) get sent to
the same Principal Investigators (PI), so innovation is at a
premium, shutting out new ideas and methodologies that
might cause significant gains in biotechnology.
I know of grants that should never have been awarded.
The process may need an overhaul but it should not be
slowly eliminated. The future of America and our standing
in the global community is at dire risk.
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