Karnes Co. TX - NEWS - July 2006 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kimm Antell Copyright. All rights reserved. http://files.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Copyright 2006 Victoria Advocate Online (http://victoriaadvocate.com) unless otherwise notated. ************************************************ July 4, 2006 Karnes City gets 13-1 victory over Yorktown Advocate Staff Reports KARNES CITY - Garrett Liska struck out six Yorktown batters as Karnes City rolled to a 13-1 win in four innings Monday in the District 27, Area I 11- and 12-year-old Little League baseball tournament. Mikey Kinney helped spark the Karnes City offense with a grand slam. Goliad squeaked by Runge 5-4 in the day's early game. The tournament continues today with Victoria Southwest facing Kenedy at 1 p.m., Runge taking on Yorktown at 3:30 p.m., Victoria Northwest playing Cuero at 6 p.m., and Goliad squaring off with Karnes City at 8 p.m. Northwest, Southwest win The Victoria Northwest and Southwest both remained unbeaten with victories in the District 27, 9- and 10-year- old baseball tournament. Northwest beat Goliad 1-0 and Southwest rolled past Karnes City 14-4. Today, Runge and Goliad meet in a 6 p.m. elimination game and Cuero and Karnes City face off in another elimination game at 8 p.m. at Elder Field. Calhoun beats Northeast GANADO - Victoria Northeast 11- and 12-year- old all-stars lost its District 27, Area II game to Calhoun Sunday night 5-2. The loss put Northeast one game away from elimination. Northeast will face Ganado today at 8 p.m. Victoria Southeast edged out Bloomington 2-1 in the late game. The loss put Bloomington into the loser's bracket where it will face Edna today at 6 p.m. Goliad downs Cuero GANADO - Goliad defeated Cuero 13-7 in the District 27 11- and 12-year-old softball tournament. The game ran long, resulting in a very late start for the Kenedy- Calhoun game slated for 8 p.m. That game was not finished by press time. Today's schedule has Goliad taking on Industrial at 6 p.m., followed by Karnes County and Cuero at 8 p.m. Bloomington rolls on PORT LAVACA - Bloomington rolled to a 15-4 win over Ganado in the early game at the District 27, Area II 9- and 10- year-old tournament. Bloomington advanced to face the Calhoun-Industrial winner at 6 p.m. today. Today's late game is an all-Victoria affair as Southeast and Northeast take the field at 8 p.m. Edna defeats Goliad PORT LAVACA - Edna rolled to a 17-7 win over Goliad in the District 27 9- and 10-year-old softball tournament's early game. Karnes County and Ganado squared off in the late game. Industrial and the Karnes County-Ganado winner play today at 6 p.m., followed by Victoria Southeast taking on Goliad at 8 p.m. ********************* July 5, 2006 Victoria SW, NW pick up District 27, Area I wins Advocate Staff Reports KARNES CITY - The tournament directors for the District 27, Area I 11- and 12-year-old tournament set up a full day of the National pastime on the Independence Day after rain earlier in the playoffs put the teams a day behind schedule. The Victoria Southwest team started off the day with a 7-3 win over Kenedy, followed by a 5-4 Yorktown win over Runge. Southwest and Yorktown advanced with the wins while Runge and Kenedy were eliminated from the field. Victoria Northwest remains undefeated after a 13-5 win over Cuero thanks to a complete game from Northwest pitcher Miles Manning. Karnes City grabbed a 4-3 win over Goliad to remain undefeated. Today is back to a regular schedule with Goliad taking on Victoria Southwest at 6 p.m., followed by Cuero and Yorktown at 8 p.m. Bloomington bounces back GANADO - Bloomington lost a close one to Victoria Southeast in the second round of the District 27, Area II 11- and 12-year-old tournament, but bounced back to eliminate Edna the with a 13-7 win. Ganado and Victoria Northeast will play today at 6 p.m. followed by Calhoun and Victoria Southeast at 8 p.m. Runge advances Runge chalked up a win in the District 27, Area I 9- and 10-year-old tournament in Victoria by virtue of a Goliad forfeit. The loss eliminated Goliad from the tournament. Cuero eliminated Karnes City 17-2 in the late game Today's schedule has Runge taking on Cuero at 6 p.m. The 8 p.m. game pits Victoria Northwest against Victoria Southwest. Southwest has racked up 31 runs so far in the tournament, while Northwest's stingy defense has not allowed a single runner to cross the plate to this point. Rain forces move Rain in Port Lavaca forced the District 27, Area II 9- and 10-year-old baseball tournament to Scott Field in Victoria. Not going home yet GANADO - Cuero was facing elimination after losing 13-7 to Goliad in the first round of the District 27 11- and 12-year-old softball tournament, but the team managed to stay alive with a solid 14-2 win to eliminate Karnes County. The win advances Cuero to a meeting with Kenedy today at 7 p.m. with elimination on the line again. The second game between Industrial and Goliad was moved to today at 6 p.m. ********************* July 6, 2006 Victoria SW forces deciding game in 11-year-old tourney Advocate Staff Reports GOLIAD - Victoria Southwest forced a second and deciding game in the District 27 11-year-old tournament Wednesday with a 15-5 win over Victoria Northwest. Since Northwest entered the game unbeaten, the two teams will meet again today at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Section 4 Tournament in Cuero. Goliad stays alive KARNES CITY - Matthew Barnett pitched a complete game helping lead Goliad to a 5-4 win over Victoria Southwest in an elimination game in the District 27 11- and 12-year-old Little League tournament. Cuero downed Yorktown 8-4 in another elimination game called after five innings due to rain. Cuero will now face Goliad today at 6 p.m., while Victoria Northwest meets Karnes City in a winner's bracket game at 8 p.m. Northwest in title game Victoria Northwest downed Victoria Southwest 6-2 to reach the championship game of the District 27, Area I 9- and 10-year-old Little League tournament. The loss dropped Southwest into the loser's bracket where they will face Cuero today at 7 p.m. for a chance to meet Northwest in a rematch. Cuero advanced with a 10-6 win over Runge. Southeast in final Victoria Southeast downed Bloomington 6-1 to reach the final of the District 27, Area II 9- and 10-year-old tournament. Southeast will play Victoria Northeast today at 7 p.m. and needs a victory to force a second and deciding game on Friday. Ganado hangs on PORT LAVACA - Ganado rolled to a 32-11 win over Industrial in an elimination game in the District 27 9- and 10-year- old softball tournament. Victoria Southeast beat Goliad 8-1 in th esecond game and will play Ganado today at 6 p.m. Edna and Karnes County will meet at 8 p.m. in a winner's bracket game. Photos needed Pictures of all of the Victoria league champions and all of the Victoria all-stars teams in all age divisions or age groups may be included in the tab. Pictures must be submitted to the Advocate by Friday. Prints of pictures may be dropped off at the Advocate or submitted by e-mail at sports@vicad.com. ********************* July 6, 2006 Businesses allowing minors in after curfew could face fine Advocate Staff Report KARNES CITY - Business owners in Karnes City who allow minors to frequent their establishment after curfew now violate the city's ordinance and could face a fine of $2,000. Last week, the city council amended the existing curfew ordinance to read "the owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment commits an offense if he knowingly allows a minor to remain upon the premises ... during curfew hours." During the council meeting, Police Chief Nolan Jonas told the council his officers would use discretion in ticketing business owners, targeting only those who repeatedly and knowingly allow minors to hang out on their property after curfew. A business owner who notifies law enforcement that a minor is present and refuses to leave is not liable under the ordinance. The ordinance sets the curfew for those under 17 at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. There is also a daytime curfew between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days. A fine for violating the ordinance can be as high as $2,000. City Administrator Larry Pippen said the city has had a curfew ordinance for several years, but earlier this year it was rewritten and made clearer. The section delegating some responsibility to business owners was omitted, but the police chief felt it should be put back into the ordinance. In other action, the council: • Authorized a contribution of $994.71 to Alamo Regional Transit for transportation services. • Awarded the bid for sewer line improvements at the Karnes County Correctional Center to Gilbert's Utility & Concrete Work of San Antonio. The bid was $87,303. • Gave the go-ahead to proceed with the park project. Some sewer issues have been resolved, and things are proceeding on schedule, said Pippen. The park project should be completed by July 15, 2007. ********************* July 6, 2006 Karnes City school chief resigns post KARNES CITY - Bernard Zarosky, superintendent of Karnes City schools since 2002, is leaving to become superintendent of the Pleasanton school district. According to TexasISD.com, Zarosky is the lone finalist for the Pleasanton superintendent's position. A special session of the Karnes City school board is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, and Zarosky's resignation is on the agenda. According to TexasISD.com, the Pleasanton school board will meet on Tuesday, July 18 to vote on Zarosky's hiring. He is expected to report to his new school district on Aug. 15. The move to Pleasanton, in northeast Atascosa County, will be a step up in classification for Zarosky, from 2A to 3A. Also during Wednesday's special session, three-term board member Robert Ebrom, Jr. is expected to offer his resignation. Neither Zarosky nor Ebrom could be reached for comment. ********************* July 6, 2006 This ruling reeks High court’s ruling on redistricting weakens protections for minorities July 6, 2006 — To the victors go the spoils. There’s no better way to summarize last week’s Supreme Court rul-ing that political parties have the right to redraw congressional districts whenever they want. The 5-4 decision dealt with many issues stemming from the Republican Party’s 2003 reworking of Texas’ con-gressional districts, and all issues affect the Rio Grande Valley. The party parlayed the new boundaries into a 21-11 GOP advantage among the Texas delegation in Congress the following year. Before the 2004 elections, Democrats had a 17-15 majority, and the heavily Democratic Valley at least could hope that its interests might be represented at the nation’s capital. The high court’s ruling noted that part of the reapportionment violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by depriv-ing Hispanics of their voting power. Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing the majority opinion, noted that U.S. House District 25, which extends into the Valley, seemed unusually long, but did not specifically order that it be redrawn. The district runs more than 300 miles from Austin to the Mexico border at Pharr, roughly the same distance as from Washington, D.C. to Akron, Ohio. In part of Live Oak County, however, it’s roughly 10 miles wide in parts of Karnes and Live Oak counties. The court did declare that one district, 23 in West Texas, did violate the Voting Rights Act. The massive district stretches from Kendall County, north of San Antonio, to Laredo and west all the way to the El Paso metropolitan area, some 700 miles away. It’s an area larger than some entire U.S. states. While San Antonio, Laredo and El Paso all have strong Hispanic populations, the “Perrymanderers” — named so after Gov. Rick Perry who colluded with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to rework the districts — the popula-tions in all three areas were split. Significant numbers of Hispanics were drawn into the district, but not in num-bers significant enough to overcome the Republican strength in the rest of the district or offer any challenge to entrenched Republican Henry Bonilla’s hold on the House seat. The removal of those Hispanic numbers from adjoining districts also weakened Democratic strength in those areas. The court rightly ordered that District 23 be redrawn. Unfortunately, the court failed to transfer the same logic to the rest of the state, and instead upheld the rest of the district map: "With respect to a mid-decade redistricting to change districts drawn earlier in conformance with a decennial census, the Constitution and Congress state no explicit prohibition." We agree with Justice John Paul Stevens’ dissent: “By taking an action for the sole purpose of advantaging Re-publicans and disadvantaging Democrats, the state of Texas violated its constitutional obligation to govern impar-tially." It’s hard to understand that a majority of our nation’s top jurists fail to see that any action that is designed to lessen the influence of any minority — whether it’s a racial or political minority — is inherently punitive, dis-criminatory and oppressive. Valley residents know all too well the relative impotence that comes from such unreasonable apportionment. South Texas is split into long districts that are overpowered by larger populations farther north. Residents of Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen, the Valley’s three largest cities and all within a 60-mile radius, are split among congressmen from Corpus Christi, Mercedes and Austin, respectively. Only one of the three is headquar-tered within 150 miles of the largest Valley city in his district. Some could argue that this lack of representation contributes to the fact that South Texas has the highest per-centage of people living below the poverty line in the country. Chief Justice John Roberts offered a comment in his supporting opinion that might be more appropriate than he realized. "It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race," he wrote. Sadly, one of his court’s first major rulings threatens to only sully our nation’s political process even more, and further silence minorities who — as our Founding Fathers recognized — are most in need of protections from our government. The Brownsville Herald ************************************ July 7, 2006 Northeast advances Victoria team goes undefeated in Area II tournament July 7, 2006 Advocate Staff Reports PORT LAVACA - Victoria Northeast rolled to a 5-1 win Thursday over Victoria Southeast to capture the District 27 9- and 10-year-old Area II Little League Baseball tournament. Northeast went through the tournament undefeated, while Southeast edged Bloomington 7-6 on Wednesday to get into the title game. Hoffman shuts down Kenedy Cuero pitcher Tanner Hoffman opened the District 27 Junior League tournament with a perfect game at Lowe Field. Hoffman struck out nine and didn't allow a Kenedy runner to reach base in an 18-0 win. Cuero will face Goliad today at 6 p.m. at Riverside Stadium. Cuero stays alive Cuero held on to eliminate Goliad 6-5 in the District 27 11- and 12- year-old Area I baseball tournament. Victoria Northwest and Karnes City had their winner's bracket game moved to today at 7 p.m. because of rain. Cuero will meet the Northwest-Karnes City loser on Saturday. Southwest advances GOLIAD - Victoria Southwest fought back through the loser's bracket to earn a trip to the Section 4 11-year-old tournament with a 10-9 win over Victoria Northwest in the District 27 tournament. Southwest defeated Northwest 15-5 on Wednesday to force the second and deciding game in the double-elimination tournament. Victoria Northeast wins GANADO - Victoria Northeast blanked Ganado 14-0 in a District 27 11- and 12-year Area II elimination game. Northeast will now face Bloomington today at 7 p.m.. Calhoun has reached the final after defeating Victoria Southeast 8-1 on Wednesday. Cuero edges Victoria SW Cuero held off Victoria Southwest 4-3 to earn a berth into the championship game of the District 27 9- and 10-year-old Area I baseball tournament. Cuero will meet Victoria Northwest today at 7 p.m. at Elder Field. If Cuero wins the two teams will meet again on Saturday at 7 p.m. Edna, Ganado win PORT LAVACA - Edna advanced to the District 27 9- and 10-year-olf softball title game with a 14-4 win over Karnes County, while Ganado stayed alive with an 11-7 win over Victoria Southeast. Ganado and Karnes County will meet in a 7 p.m. game today with the winner advancing to the final against Edna on Saturday. Calhoun in title game GANADO - Calhoun knocked off Industrial 10-4 to advance to the District 27 11- and 12-year softball tournament title game, while Edna edged Ganado 10-8 to advance in the loser's bracket. Edna will meet Cuero today at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to face Industrial on Saturday at 7 p.m. for a shot at the title game against Calhoun. ******************************* July 9, 2006 Sharing name with Texas town opens doors Paula Hassler Special for The Republic My maiden name is Runge. It's an old German name, but one most people don't hear every day. My brother in Iowa had told us of a small town in Texas called Runge, so last summer, when my husband, Don, and I were in that state, we decided to find the town. We found the sleepy town of about 1,000 in Karnes County, about 70 miles southeast of San Antonio. We parked by the town square and looked down the dusty streets to see a Circle K, a hardware store, the library, the high school and the municipal buildings. The young woman in the Circle K didn't know much about anything around there, but she suggested we go across the street to City Hall to get some history. The mayor had an open door and invited us into his office. Homer Lott must have been impressed that my maiden name was Runge because he spent an hour giving us the town history and a tour of points of interest. We learned that the town was named for a family that was part of a wave of German immigrants who settled in the area in the early 19th century. advertisement I was impressed that the mayor pronounced the city name the way my family did our name, with a soft "g." Think: Rung-ee, not Run-gee or Run-jee. The mayor couldn't find a brochure describing the area, but he promised to mail a copy to us. As we were driving away, we saw an enormous pickup truck, roof light flashing, roaring up behind us. My husband looked alarmed, but I said, "Don't worry, I'll bet the mayor found his brochure." Sure enough, his honor hopped out and handed us the pamphlet, and again wished us a good trip. Then we were on our way again with fond memories of Runge, Texas. ******************************* July 9, 2006 Battling for a title Victoria NE to face Calhoun in Area II final GANADO - Victoria Northeast defeated cross-town rival Victoria Southeast 2-0 to advance to the District 27, Area II 11- and 12-year- old finals. Northeast's Ryan Galvan struck out 13 in a complete-game effort. Northeast faces Calhoun tonight at 7 p.m. Northeast must defeat Calhoun twice to advance to the sectional tournament. Calhoun defeated Northeast 5-2 in the second round of the tournament. Cuero eliminated KARNES CITY - The Karnes City 11- and 12-year-old all-stars earned a spot in the District 27, Area I finals with a 2-1 win over Cuero. Garrett Liska struck out five for Karnes City in a complete game victory. Karnes City will face Victoria Northwest in the championship round tonight at 7 p.m. Northeast takes lead PORT LAVACA - Victoria Northeast defeated Northwest 5-2 in Game 1 of the District 27 9- and 10-year-old championship series. The series moves to Elder Field as Northeast goes for the sweep today at 7 p.m. No champs yet PORT LAVACA - Ganado handed Edna its first loss in the 9- and 10- year-old District 27 softball tournament in a 7-2 game. The loss means that the teams will face each other again today at 7 p.m. to decide the district championship. Yorktown opens with win EDNA - The Yorktown junior softball all-star team opened the District 27 playoffs with a 12-3 win over Cuero. Industrial advances GANADO - Industrial earned a spot in the District 27 11- and 12-year- old softball tournament title game with a seven-inning 13-11 win over Edna. Industrial now faces Calhoun today at 7 p.m. Calhoun defeated Industrial 10-4 in the third round of the tournament. Hallettsville in finals SEGUIN - Hallettsville's junior league softball team earned a spot in the finals of their playoff bracket with a 16-1 win over La Vernia on Friday. Megan Busselman and Emily McAda each drove in three runs to lead their team to the win. Hallettsville's next game is Monday for the district championship at 7 p.m. They will play the winner of this weekend's game between Seguin and La Vernia. Schindler tosses two-hitter HALLETTSVILLE - Hallettsville's 11- and 12-year-old baseball team has also earned a district finals spot, after Carson Schindler threw a two-hitter to lead the team to an 11-1 win over Yoakum on Friday. The district championship game is set for 7 p.m. on Monday and will pit Hallettsville against the winner of this weekend's game between New Braunfels and Yoakum. Seniors starting up Industrial and Runge begin their best-of-three series today for the District 27 senior softball championship in Edna. Game time is 8 p.m. The District 27 senior baseball playoffs start today at Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca. Victoria Northwest takes on Victoria Northeast at 6 p.m., followed by Calhoun and Bloomington at 8 p.m. ********************** July 12, 2006 Orange County News LC-M's Hargrove among finalists Pauline Hargrove, superintendent of the Little Cypre s s M a u r i c e v i l l e school district, is one of 15 nominees for the Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) Award sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). Since 1984, the SOTY program has recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership. Other nominees and districts are Daniel King (Hidalgo), Ignacio Salinas Jr. (Benavides), Bernard Zarosky Jr., (Karnes City), Nadine Kujawa (Aldine), Brian Zemlicka (Willis), Sharon Richardson (Union Hill), Scott Niven (LibertyEylau), Jerry Baird (Iowa Park), Russell Marshall (Mabank), Jerry Roy (Lewisville), Vivian Baker (Belton), Sylvester Perez (San Marcos), Ray Cogburn (Shamrock), Dick Van Hoose (Lorenzo) and John Folks (Northside). Hargrove will represent the Region V district of Texas. Superintendents from any of Texas' 1,036 local school districts are eligible for nomination by their school boards. Local nominees are submitted to a regional selection committee, which chooses one nominee to send to the state selection committee. The state committee will interview regional winners Aug. 18-19 and select five state finalists. The winner will be announced Oct. 6 at the TASB convention in Houston. The winning superintendent receives a professional development award from Balfour. ****************************** July 13, 2006 Karnes City seeking interim superintendent Advocate Staff Report KARNES CITY - The Karnes City school district is seeking an interim superintendent to replace Bernard Zarosky who resigned last week. During regular session Tuesday night, the board voted to advertise to fill the top administrator's position on an interim basis. Zarosky is the lone finalist for the superintendent position in the Pleasanton school district. He had been superintendent in Karnes City since 2002. Also Tuesday, the board named Rosendo Martinez to fill the unexpired term of trustee Robert Ebrom Jr., who also resigned last week. Martinez is a former board member. The board also approved a new lease agreement with the city of Karnes City for use of the district's baseball field. ****************************** July 15, 2006 Moulton City Council OKs budget BARRY HALVORSON - Victoria Advocate MOULTON - The Moulton City Council approved the proposed $1.9 million budget for the city's 2006-07 fiscal year even though one member said the council had not spent enough time studying it and more cuts should be made to expenses. Councilwoman Margaret Kolar criticized the council twice during the meeting on the same topic. She said the council was not spending enough time reviewing the budget and had only held one half-hour budget workshop, while the Victoria Advocate had reported the Cuero city council had planned several workshops. Other members disagreed with her as they approved the budget with a 4-1 vote. Councilman Rodney Maresh, voting on his first budget since his election in May, said that he'd had the budget for a week. He said City Administrator Michael Arnold had actually saved the city some money and that Arnold had done a good job, addressing pressing needs. Councilwoman Cindy McIntosh and Councilman Michael Burke said the budget had been summarized well. Burke added that the budget included a 4 percent cost of living increase for employees and that despite that people were still complaining about the budget. Former city councilwoman Diane Rothbauer was among those complaining about the budget. She said the council had not followed a city policy calling for merit raises and individual performance evaluations. Arnold said because he has only been the city manager for three months, he wasn't familiar enough with the city's work force to do reviews and for this year the council voted to modify the policy to allow for the cost of living raises. The new budget included $1.95 million in revenues and $1.88 million in expenditures for an estimated net operating surplus of $69,000. The new budget goes into effect Aug. 1. In other action, the council authorized Philip Ruiz of Community Development Management Company of Lockhart to begin preparing a grant application for the 2007-08 Texas Community Development Block Grant Program. Arnold said the city is considering several projects, including drilling a new water well, rehabilitating the city's existing lift stations, street improvements, replacing water lines and replacing sewer lines. Arnold also said the council would not decide on its matching fund commitment until a project is selected. "Matching funds are worth a lot of points in the scoring system for grants," Arnold said. "But you have to be careful with them. If you offer too high of a match, those awarding the money may determine you don't need the grant after all." • Barry Halvorson is a reporter for the Advocate. Contact him at 361- 798-3888 or hvilladv@vicad.com. *********************** July 18, 2006 From CCNMatthews News Distribution Experts EMC's Texas Operations Progressing at La Palangana VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - July 18, 2006) - Energy Metals Corporation (TSX:EMC) is pleased to announce the commencement of field activities at its La Palangana project in South Texas. EMC's 99% owned South Texas Mining Venture (EMC-STMV) commenced drilling activities at its La Palangana project near Benavides, Texas on July 11th, 2006. EMC's 2006 Texas drill program entails two major objectives, the first of which includes definition and delineation drilling to facilitate ISR wellfield design within the existing 43- 101 compliant resource of 1,906,000 tons averaging 0.15% eU3O8, yielding 5,701,000 million pounds of eU3O8 (Standard Uranium Inc. News Release dated January 26, 2006). The second objective is designed to expand the existing resource through further drilling throughout the more than 6900 acre property. The Company has conducted a comprehensive review of historical drilling that has resulted in the identification of numerous uranium mineralized areas that lie outside of the existing resource area. The first drill hole is an offset of one such mineralized hole drilled by Union Carbide that intercepted 14.5 feet of 0.297% eU3O8 at 375 feet resulting in a Grade Thickness of 4.31. The initial phase of the expansion drilling campaign is a fifty hole program offsetting previously identified targets with 100 foot offsets to an average maximum depth of 600 feet. The objective of the program is to determine the continuity, quality, and quantity of the resource associated with these targets that lie outside of the existing resource area. A second drill rig and experienced drill crew has been contracted for long term service at the project with operations to commence within two weeks. The definition and delineation phase of the drilling program will begin with a 1600 foot drilling grid across the entire project area. This is designed to establish a comprehensive geologic framework for the project achieving a global assessment of the total project resource. The Company is also expecting delivery of two 100% owned PFN (Prompt Fission Neutron) logging trucks by August 1st. Drilling and logging will continue throughout the year as an ongoing program moving the project closer to anticipated production in early 2008. EMC-STMV is in the process of permitting the La Palangana mine site for construction of an in-situ uranium operation to supply feed for EMC-STMV's already licensed Hobson processing facility in Karnes County, Texas. Required site characterization studies are underway at La Palangana to allow for the permitting of the mine facility. These studies are designed to demonstrate that the proposed activities will be protective of the public health and safety and that the operation will be environmentally acceptable. The studies are also intended to make information available and to improve communications with interested members of the public. The studies include, but are not limited to site, geological, hydrologic and ecological studies. Current efforts at La Palangana include baseline characteristics of ground and surface water as well as detailed soil surveys. Inventories of locally significant domestic flora and fauna are being surveyed. Historic, scenic and cultural resources are being inventoried to determine what mitigation measures if any will be required to be incorporated into the project. Socio-economic evaluations are underway to determine the benefit- cost impacts of the project on the surrounding communities. In addition, STMV is determining pertinent required geologic and groundwater information necessary to permit a deep disposal well at the mine site under the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations. Cleanup and modernization efforts continue at the licensed Hobson central processing plant. The plant was originally constructed in 1979 by Everest Exploration and had a rated capacity of 500,000 pounds per year. The plant will is being revised with a projected capacity of 1,000,000 pounds per year. "The receiving of drill permits, long term contracting of drill rigs, experienced crews, and commencement of drilling and logging are all important milestones in advancing La Palangana towards production in early 2008. With the ongoing environmental studies, hydrological studies, and permitting we are well on our way to meeting our production timetable at La Palangana. The revitalization of the Hobson processing facility is also progressing as planned," said Dennis Stover, Chief Operating Officer of Energy Metals Corporation. In connection with the original terms of the Standard Uranium acquisition, EMC has issued a total of 76,800 shares to Tom M. Crain Jr. and 115,200 shares to James T. Clark. Mr. Crain, a professional landman, and Mr. Clark, a uranium mining business developer and engineer, both of Everest Resource Company located in Corpus Christi Texas, entered into consulting agreements with Standard Uranium Inc in respect of Standard's acquisition of the Hobson facility and the Palangana uranium leases in South Texas. The terms of the consulting agreements provided, among other things, that the consultants would receive bonus shares upon Standard reaching six different milestones as a result of their efforts. No bonus shares will be issued for any milestones not achieved by July 31st 2009. The obligation to issue EMC shares to the Consultants was passed to EMC upon its acquisition in March 2006 of Standard Uranium. The number of EMC shares issued to the Consultants was determined by the EMC-Standard share exchange ratio agreed to at the time of the acquisition. The initial and first milestones, the acceptance by the TSX-V of the consulting agreements and the acquisition of a new uranium property lease adjacent to the Palanquin leases approved by EMC have been achieved. If all milestones are reached, Mr. Crain will receive a total of 185,600 EMC shares and Mr. Clark will receive a total of 278,000 all at a price of $4.80. Energy Metals Corporation Energy Metals Corporation is a Canadian listed company involved in developing resources to power the 21st century. The Company has adopted a corporate strategy to focus on the acquisition and development of uranium assets in politically favorable and mining- friendly jurisdictions within the United States to take advantage of the continuing growth in the U.S. and worldwide of demand for electrical energy. This increasing consumption is occurring at a time when uranium mine supplies are dwindling and inventories are being depleted. The Company is targeting advanced uranium prospective properties in Wyoming, Texas and New Mexico that are amenable to ISL (in-situ leaching). This form of uranium mining was pioneered in Texas and Wyoming. It utilizes water wells and oxygen-fortified groundwater to mine the uranium in place. Energy Metals Corporation is also actively advancing other conventional mining and ISL opportunities for uranium properties in the States of Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota and Arizona. Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this Press Release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Quincy's or Energy Metal's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: volatility of natural resource prices; product demand; market competition and risks inherent in the companies' operations. These and other risks are described in each company's public filings with Canadian Securities Regulators available at www.sedar.com and with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at www.sec.gov. *********************** July 19, 2006 From http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_4070182 Former Yoloans killed in head-on crash in Texas By Democrat Staff Two former Yolo County residents - Robert "Bob" and Nancy Buchanan - died instantly, according to eyewitnesses, when their 1997 Toyota Corolla was struck head-on by a 2004 Ford pickup at about 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, roughly nine miles south of Refugio, Texas. The Buchanans, current residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, were on their way home from having spent the Fourth of July holiday with the families of their daughters - Robyne (Buchanan) Gensky of Bryan, Texas and Wendy (Buchanan) Cooper of Houston, a native of Woodland. In the early morning hours of Memorial Day 1989, the Buchanan's 26- year-old son, Daniel Brent Buchanan, died instantly when he accidentally touched a fallen electric high wire, while attempting to assist victims of an automobile accident, in Lindale, Texas, where he was a student at Last Days Ministries. The Buchanans resided in Yolo County, on and off, for 23 years - from 1963 to 1995. From 1963 to 1967, the family resided in Woodland, where Bob served as a teacher of grades four through six, at Gibson Elementary School. He served as the Yolo County Young Life area director from 1976 to 1980, before becoming pastor of the Davis Fellowship of Christ congregation, where he served until 1995. Nancy and Bob were co-founders of Davis Pregnancy Center, in the early 1980s, while Nancy served as its first director and Bob served as its chairman. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said 66-year-old Robert Buchanan and 68-year-old Nancy Buchanan were traveling south on Farm- to-Market Road 2678, when a pickup traveling in a northbound lane veered across the road because of a tire blowout and collided with their vehicle. The 58-year-old Karnes City driver of the pickup experienced a broken wrist and back injuries which were not life threatening. Transported to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial for treatment, he was reportedly released the next day. The 31-year-old son of the pickup driver suffered no serious injuries. A memorial service was conducted July 9, at Corpus Christi's Yorktown Baptist Church, where "Bob" served as the minister of Pastoral Care/Senior Adults. Moore Funeral Home, of Refugio, assisted the family with arrangements. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at University Covenant Church, 315 Mace Blvd., Davis, with a celebration of life to follow, at the same location. All are welcome, including children. ****************************** July 26, 2006 Kenedy already hit with Stage 4 water restrictions Jeorge Zarazua Express-News Staff Writer KENEDY — Richard Robinson never thought he would see the day he would have to pay to get hundreds of gallons of water hauled to his home just to keep his swimming pool operating. Still think San Antonio's water restrictions are an inconvenience? Robinson, along with other residents in this Karnes County town of about 3,500, has had to put up with not Stage 1, not Stage 2, not Stage 3, but Stage 4 water restrictions for nearly a month now. To put that into perspective, San Antonio doesn't even have a Stage 4 in its drought contingency plan. Stage 4 restrictions in Kenedy mean no more water for Robinson's pool — without trucking it in from another town — among other limitations. "If it continues, our only alternative is to tear it down," he said of his 11,000-gallon pool, which he has had more than 30 years. "And, at this point, that's a strong possibility." Drought conditions, coupled with problems with the town's four water wells, led city officials to enact the restrictions in late June. Kenedy is one of at least 17 municipalities in the state under severe restrictions because of water shortages, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Stage 4 restrictions here also mean residents cannot use sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems to water lawns at any time. The restrictions go as far as to prohibit restaurants from serving water to customers unless it is requested. Violators could be fined up to $500. While most cities just have three stages of water restrictions, like San Antonio, Kenedy has five. The San Antonio Water System rules include similar bans on sprinklers, car washing and pools in its three stages but do not include restricting water usage in restaurants. Kenedy Police Chief Duane DuBose said no one has been ticketed for violating the rules, but officers have issued a handful of warnings to residents who watered their lawn on the wrong days. The city also threatened to curtail the operating hours of commercial carwashes, but it backed away after business owners complained. "We try not to lay it down too hard on residents," Mayor Randy Garza said. "The main thing really is to get the word out that the city really struggles with water during the summertime." Garza said the Stage 4 restrictions could last a couple more months, until the city can drill a fifth water well. Engineers haven't decided where the new well will be. For some residents, such as avid gardener Ada Schroeder, the restrictions are as annoying as the weeds in her front yard. She said if she could choose, she would "skip a bath in order to water my flowers." For other nature lovers, the lack of rain is especially tough on Kenedy, dubbed by locals as the Horned Toad Lizard capital of the world. Resident Ann Lang said the drought has made the lizards more elusive than usual, but they're still around. Lang said water restrictions haven't impacted her since her husband, Joe, built a homemade irrigation system that collects and reuses the water from their washer and air conditioning units. Robinson, a music minister at the local First Baptist Church, combined his money with three other swimming pool owners to have a truck deliver 3,000 gallons of water 150 miles from Eagle Lake in Colorado County to Kenedy at a cost of 10 cents a gallon, plus transportation. "I can tell you this much: I won't be paying to do that for many more times," he said. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- jzarazua@express-news.net **************** July 22, 2006 Kenedy mayor to assume some supervisory duties SONNY LONG - Victoria Advocate KENEDY - The mayor of Kenedy will assume some of the supervisory duties previously assigned to the city administrator after a city ordinance was amended during special session Thursday night. Mayor Randy Garza, in his fifth year as mayor of the city of about 3,500, said his taking over the supervision of department heads and the appointment and removal of employees will relieve city secretary Loretta Thiele of the burden of those duties. "Those are two areas where I can help," said Garza. "I'll be working closely with the department heads." Thiele, who has been with the city since 1996, had submitted her resignation after learning of the proposal to amend the ordinance. The council spent an hour and 45 minutes in executive session discussing her future. When the council returned to open session, Garza announced it would take no action on her resignation. "Loretta will continue to be our city secretary," the mayor told the crowd of about a dozen who had waited to hear the outcome of the executive session. Thiele began work in the city's accounting department in 1996 and became city secretary in 1998. In 2003, she assumed the dual role of city administrator/city secretary. "She is definitely an important part of our team, and will continue to provide valuable input. I am satisfied, and she has expressed to me that she is satisfied with the new arrangement," the mayor said. Garza said there are no immediate plans to hire a city administrator. The council also released Veolia Water of its contract for street maintenance with the city. "We will advertise to hire a manager to supervise our street maintenance," said the mayor. "Street maintenance is on the top of my list. I have high expectations in that area. I didn't feel like we were getting results. This will allow us to have more control." Veolia Water will continue to operate the city's water and wastewater systems. • Sonny Long is a reporter for the Advocate. Contact him at 361-275- 6319 or cueroadv@vicad.com. ************************ July 28, 2006 Death of 2-year-old ruled an accident SONNY LONG - Victoria Advocate RUNGE - The death of a 2-year-old Monday in Runge has been ruled accidental. "I am closing the case and determining the death is accidental," Karnes County Sheriff's Department investigator Steven Monsivais said Thursday. Jose Angel Rivera, 2, died when he climbed into the family car while his father, Edwin, was mowing the lawn about 3 p.m. in the 300 block of St. Mary Street. The mother, Vanessa Saenz, was at work, the investigator said. "No one knew he was in the vehicle," said Monsivais. "He died as a result of heat exhaustion. There was no foul play involved." Monsivais said the toddler most likely opened the door and climbed into the car. "He had a history of opening the car door. It was something he had learned to do," the investigator said. When Rivera found his son, he called 911, the investigator said. First responders from Runge and an ambulance from Kenedy were dispatched to the scene. The child was taken to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital between Kenedy and Karnes City where he was dead on arrival. Monsivais said his vehicle's thermometer indicated it was 94 degrees outside when he arrived at the scene. The Texas Rangers assisted the sheriff's department in the investigation. • Sonny Long is a reporter for the Advocate. Contact him at 361-275- 6319 or cueroadv@vicad.com, or comment on this story at www.VictoriaAdvocate.com.