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might be related to one of these lines you probably are. Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-7622057646719116932023-10-01T17:03:00.003-07:002023-10-09T13:14:26.277-07:00BACK AND READY TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It's been too long. Sorry for not being here. A lot has happened since my last post. The</span><span> most exciting thing that has happened is that my Mother Rose Gottschalk was re</span><span>cognized as one of 5 Navarro women {Adela</span><span>Navarro who was my mom's first cousin, Sylvia Tilitson, Angelina Gerdes, and a descendant of Gertruidis Navarro of Alamo fame}</span><span> whom in various ways to promote the </span><span>knowledge of Jose Antonio Navarro endeavors by getting their </span><span>ancestor acknowledged for his contributions in making the great state of Texas what it is today. </span><span>My daughter Christi helped me by putting together the </span><span>information on Mom for the Board that was to be put on</span><span> display inside Casa Navarro along with the other four above mentioned women.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I will post that photo and others as soon as I</span><span> can.</span></span></p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-64071575676378215732022-11-26T15:11:00.006-08:002023-10-01T17:55:15.871-07:00Night Under the Stars<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Another great night is scheduled this </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">coming Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Casa Navarro. Hope you can attend.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The San Antonio Symphonic</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> Symphony will </span></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">entertain us again. </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">Pretty good, huh! </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">time is 6 pm dress code is very nice. S</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">ee you there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">I'm reporting that I did not get to go but </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">I've heard it was really good. </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">See the newsletter of the friends of Casa </span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">Navarro. They posted some photos of the event.</span></p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-37321109295073752122022-03-11T18:14:00.006-08:002022-03-11T18:14:48.053-08:00Party Back On.<p>The rescheduled Navarro</p><p>Birthday celebration is back on.</p><p>That's right so come join us.</p><p>Here's the time 3:00 - 5pm.</p><p>You know the place. 03/27/2022.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-50098789612401720652022-02-26T08:59:00.002-08:002022-02-26T21:13:57.530-08:00Cancellation of Birthday Event<p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure some of you are aware that the event was canceled due to temperatures in the 50s. For San Antonio that's a bit nippy. Don't know if that will be rescheduled or left to next year. I'll try and keep you posted. </span></p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-87244824065312652352022-01-31T16:00:00.001-08:002022-02-20T14:54:51.055-08:00Upcoming Celebration February 2022<div><span style="font-size: large;">We will celebrate our beloved Jose Antonio Navarro's 227th Birthday this Saturday Feb. 26th at his house on Laredo St. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Festivities will start at 11:00. We will be serving coffee and tamales</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">while they last.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Hope to see you all there. I will be manning a genealogical table</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">that day to help those who want to see if they possibly connect to</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Jose Antonio Navarro. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Those new to this site my be asking why do they honor this man?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Well let me explain, from the prospective of one of his</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">descendants. The man and all of his accomplishments in those early</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">days of the setting of San Antonio, Texas are amazing. He was always thinking of his state and honoring it. He worked for many years to help do that. You can read many books on what he did and</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">said. The quotes from him are numerous. If you look under the tab there is one of his most enduring quotes This is proof of just how much he thought of the United States of America. The way I view him is for his humanitarianism.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">One of the ways we all benefit from something he did is looking at the Homestead Act. He first authored a forerunner for that act in the Texas legislature and it was widened to help the whole U.S. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Please explore my site by navigating through the tabs above. If you'd like to subscribe. You can do so in the area below comments after everyone of my post. If I can be of further assistant just call or email me. 210-415-1912 carolcce@yahoo.com</span></div>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-31028297158054757752022-01-30T07:39:00.006-08:002022-01-31T12:20:53.081-08:00Feb
Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-15834933144837756592021-12-28T20:55:00.001-08:002021-12-28T20:56:05.286-08:00December 2021<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It's been a while since I've posted so </span>I'll just tell you a little bit</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">about what's going on around the Casa Navarro. Some of you may</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">know that the city has this wonderful project going on called the</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">San Pedro Creek Culture Park. The completion date for it is</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">in the fall of 2022. That means right now you can go downtown</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">and walk this wonderful gift to the citizens of San Antonio, because</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">that was how it was proposed to us citizens at the meetings prior to</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">them starting the project.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you've been downtown recently and especially around Casa</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Navarro </span><span style="font-size: large;">you may have seen what our city is doing to revitalize that</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> section of downtown. First the new Federal Building's </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">construction was started, then the neighboring city Jail was torn</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">down, but did you know that everything surrounding the Casa</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Navarro will become UTSA campus. That's right. More University</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">buildings. If you traveled down Delarosa Street lately you would</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">have seen progress on one of those buildings. In fact the only thing</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">that will remain that block will be the Casa Navarro. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I hope all Jose Antonio Navarro's and friends will listen for coming</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">events. I will keep you posted of things I hear of. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">plans for events in the area on the San Pedro Creek.</span></p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-68665547012417666782020-12-11T11:52:00.028-08:002023-02-19T15:16:33.345-08:00My story, How it all began<span>I was eleven years old when one day my Mother's blind father, my Grandfather, Joe Celso Navarro, would talk to me about his family history. </span><span>The Navarro's are an important part of the settling of San Antonio, Texas. You see this is what set me on a course of discovery that continues to this day.</span><div><div><span> <br />I was born Carol Ann Gottschalk to Rose (Navarro) and Benard Gottschalk. </span></div><div><span>I grew up, married twice, had three children and now have 7 grandchildren. I have always had in the back of my mind the information my Grandfather Joe had imparted to me. </span></div><div><span>What people don't know is what he told me.</span><span> He said, "I wish someone from my family would write something about my </span><span>great grandfather Jose Antonio Navarro." </span></div><div><span>That was going to be me. I full filled that wish for him, but what you will see later in this story is that it was my Mother who did it first. I have written a pamphlet, titled "The Navarro's" </span><span>and Texas. It </span>under the tab "documents" above. <span>This was shortly after attending the saving of the Casa Navarro, by the San Antonio Conservation Society in 1960. That's when the name of Mr. Navarro's house was known as C</span><span>asa Navarro. </span></div><div> here's <span>how my Mother Rose Gottschalk, through her efforts as a young girl at Joel C. Harris Jr. High, was the first to full fill her Dad's wish. </span><span> I'm going to tell you that to that time little was known about Jose Antonio Navarro and his Uncle Jose Francisco Ruiz. It wasn't until my Mother's teacher, Mrs. Francis Donecker and another teacher named </span><span>Ralph Steen were asked to be the co-authors of a Texas History book for use as curriculum in Texas schools. </span></div><div><span>The book is titled "Our Texas" Here's how it goes. One day Mrs. Donecker asked her student to do a project about someone of importance as a Texan and to gather clippings or stories to put into a scrapbook and turn it in. When my moth3er's scrapbook and report came in Mrs. Donecker was so impressed that she wanted to use it for a display in the library. She asked my mom to go and ask her dad if there were any artifacts that the family might have. Her father took my mom to his oldest sister's house and asked her if Rose could use something for this display. The Aunt said yes, but the items must be returned to me when done. Now Mrs. Frances Donecker would have to research Mr. Jose Antonio Navarro and Mr. Ruiz's accomplishments as they were to be added to teaching on Texas History in San Antonio, Texas where both Navarro and Ruiz had resided. It was this action that prompted Navarro and Ruiz being added and to be taught in Texas schools. Because of this one project my mother did, Navarro and Francisco Ruiz have been thrust into the public view, t</span><span>hus full filling her Dad's wish first.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Grandfather handed down another story that intrigued me for years and has been my longest</span></div><div><span>pursuit </span><span>and that's about what he told me. Much gold and silver went through his ancestral home. In time I learned </span><span>about the minting of a minor coin for use in the </span>Americas, namely San Antonio, Texas requested by Jose Antonio de la Garza. It took me many years to make a connection as to why grandfather told me that. I now know it is because Jose Antonio Navarro's wife Margarita is related to J.A.G. on her mother and father's sides. That's the connection. J. A. G. was allowed to mint a minor coin made of a lesser ore in 1808. Jose Antonio Navarro was a witness on the document about this coin, thus gives credence to the fact that much gold and silver would have passed through the Garza home. </div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Ano</span>ther of my pursuits has been to prove the true identity of Margarita de la Garza, because I believe the tombstone at the San Fernando Cemetery No. 1, states the births and deaths of Jose and Margarita to be correct. There's others who don't agree with me. I have numerous documents that show and prove her birth and that I am right, Because of her Will that was written after her death by her husband Jose Antonio Navarro it gives conclusive evidence that his wife Margarita was b. in the year 1801, as he states her age at death was 60. I am still looking for a church baptism document as the real proof of her birth. My search for this document has been for over 40 years. A friend of mine who is a genealogist, named Alicia O'Neal thinks she is close to finding that document for me. She thinks that Margarita may have been born in the New Orleans area. I sure hope she finds something for me.</div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Why do I pursue these stories to this day, because there's more my grandfather told me..</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-77329726952752225852020-10-24T14:42:00.003-07:002020-10-24T14:42:56.644-07:00Family History Story to come out soon.<p> </p><p>How my life has been consumed with a passion for family history. That of my</p><p>Mother's Rose Navarro. It is a fabulous obsession I have. One that will last my whole life time.</p>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-12224816813047913822020-03-22T18:59:00.001-07:002020-03-22T18:59:25.229-07:00Corona cut into my time.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hopefully, some of you have gotten the "Friends" newsletter, El Tejanjo and have seen the many photos of that day. We had a great time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We saw </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">two young people recieve the Jose Antonio Navarro schoolarship and were told about a great award the "Friends" Organization received from the THC Historical Division for Civic Engagement. Then we were serenade by a High School Mariachi band and meet new Navarro's whom were visiting for the very first time. The food and commradery were great.</span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-81590289186893659802020-02-22T11:58:00.005-08:002020-02-22T11:58:47.113-08:00Navarro Day 2020<br />
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<br />Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-46903257794830720842020-01-12T12:14:00.002-08:002020-01-26T14:33:33.898-08:00Our 225th Celebration of Navarro's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another date for your calendar you will want to mark. April 25th a Saturday is the King Williams Parade. The Parade starts at 9 am sharp on Guenther St. and Eagleland St. and ends on Adams and Eagleland. (see flyer under events for more information)<br />
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Casa Navarro is the Grand Marshall this year. We were given this honor by the King Williams Association and will be the first float in the parade.<br />
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Now you now this will be a grand parade. Would you like to participate? You will need to fill out a waiver. Contact me for one. Then all you have to do is be dressed in white attire and comfortable walking shoes and be ready to walk behind our float with other family and freinds, for the 2 mile trek. Something all descendants and their children should consider doing. I know they will love it. Show up and lets let San Antonio see just how many of us there are.Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-68940948271365924942019-11-18T11:32:00.000-08:002019-11-18T11:32:38.828-08:00December Event at Casa Navarro<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "Night under the Stars" at Casa Navarro will be on December 3rd. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This year we are having </span><span style="font-size: large;">a repeat of last years event presented by the San Antonio Symphonic Band. Ah! but what will they preform for us this year? If you were lucky enough to a</span><span style="font-size: large;">ttend last years' event, you are sure to be pleasantly surprised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My event page shows you how to reserve a seat for this year.</span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-39853038191720688912019-10-22T13:51:00.002-07:002020-01-11T14:42:29.805-08:00Annual Meeting a success<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a great turn out for the meeting. We passed the By-laws</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that our committee had been working on for 6 months. The new date for the dues being due was my contribution. I've been attend</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">JAN's Birthday celebrations for some 20 plus years. I really wanted for people to know that supporting our cause was a good one as they could see by the celebration and all the things our organization does to promote the remembrance of our great ancestor. </span><span style="font-size: large;">His Birthday was the logical date for dues to be due.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our President, Belinda Gavallos told us about the many wonderful things that are happening around Casa, like UTSA building, the San Pedro Creek Culture Park that will give access to visitors to us </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the Creek, and the possibility of a building being built on the land behind the Casa where we can hold meetings. We also had from the State Historical division in Austin talk to us about an award the Friends group is getting for promoting Jose Antonio Navarro. Tickets are available for this</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">event which will be held in Austin, TX. Anyone wanting to know</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">more about this can contact me or reach out to the Org. through</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">our website, friendsofcasanavarro.org Below is a phone taken after the meeting of the three performers from the group Voces Comicas</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">whom had just finished entertaining us after we adjourned the meeting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-47812069084748588982019-10-14T14:53:00.003-07:002019-10-14T14:53:33.663-07:00Anual Meerting coming this Saturday the 19th<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you will be able to attend our annual meeting of "Friends" of Casa Navarro. Time 11 am to 1 pm </span><span style="font-size: large;">After the meeting we will be entertained by Voces Cosmicas, an organization of poets,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">musicians, artist, and story tellers. Hope you will enjoy this glimpse into their future performance in </span><span style="font-size: large;">May of 2020 with us here at Casa</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Navarro. I'll keep you posted on when they will perform.</span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-27763173834137793832019-10-02T14:10:00.002-07:002019-10-02T14:10:40.987-07:00Our next generations learning their history at school.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-44071360925713852872019-10-02T13:52:00.006-07:002019-10-02T13:52:54.746-07:00Hispanic Heritage Month<br />
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<br />Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-17559747845206333702019-09-21T13:03:00.002-07:002019-09-21T13:04:55.852-07:00New Bylaws for the Friends Organization<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By now you should have received the current communication from the Friends of Casa Navarro about the upcoming annual meeting. At the bottom of it is the New Bylaws for you to see. The committee which I was a part of worked long and hard to get it finalized. Now we need the memberships approval. I hope that many </span><span style="font-size: large;">of you will be in attendance and will even consider bringing others to join our fine organization. See you then. </span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-20596572232094448822019-09-19T10:40:00.002-07:002019-09-19T10:52:14.737-07:00Annual Friends of Casa Navarro Meeting less than a month away.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone. Just a reminder that our annual meeting is approaching. This will be important because you will learn</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">what 2020 will be to Casa Navarro. With it's new neighbors about to start construction for the New Federal Court house and the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">future of UTSA downtown expansion all around us. How exciting</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you will hear all about it at this meeting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out my photos page. If you don't see something you'd like</span><br />
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<br />Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-2352445218520440072019-09-03T11:31:00.005-07:002019-09-03T11:31:49.417-07:00October 19th is our Annual Meeting for "Friends"<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Friends of Casa Navarro will meet this 19th of October</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">at the Casa Navarro starting at 11 am to 1 pm. Please plan on</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">attending. Lots of news to share with you about all the changes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that are about to happen around us. Also, we need you to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">vote to accept the new By-Laws for the 2020-2021 year.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the By-laws which I worked on we were able to get the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">dues date changed from September 01 to Jose Antonio Navarro's</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Birthday, which is February 27th for those who are not already</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">familiar with that. We always have a Birthday party for him.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">One of the highlights of the year for us. We have speakers,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">scholarship recipients, food, drink, Birthday cake, and usually</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">some form of entertainment. You should be receiving a copy of our By-laws soon for you to review. You will be voting on accepting them.</span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752778619658893864.post-51930958775091559522019-08-29T14:52:00.003-07:002020-01-12T12:03:00.547-08:00Progress of San Pedro Creek nearing Casa Navarro<br />
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May 7, 2018<o:p></o:p></div>
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Community outreach was limited to participation in
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-Everywhere we go we promote Casa Navarro and the Friends of
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-For this period,
that has primarily been at San Pedro Creek reviews, Bexar CountyCommissioners’
Court meetings, Canary Island Descendants Association events, etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-The City of San
Antonio has not released the expected Request For Proposals for development of
the parking lot in front of Casa Navarro and the land on the east side of the
San Pedro Creek (the old City Annex property).<o:p></o:p></div>
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-The City of San
Antonio intends to place temporary buildings on the old City Annex property to
hold City offices while the City Hall building is renovated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-The City of San
Antonio has started a view shed program.
They intend to select and develop about five view sheds a year. Five have been advanced by the Office of
Historic Preservation for 2018. The Casa
was not really in the running this year.
We will have to purue a view shed, parking slots and a Motor Coach
load/off-load slot some other way in order to be timely.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Bexar County has
not released the expected Request For Proposals for development of the 200
block of S. Laredo St (the land surrounding the Casa Navarro site).<o:p></o:p></div>
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-San Pedro Creek
Culture Park Phase 1, Segment 1 (from the mount of the tunnel to Houston St)
opened on May 5, 2018. Phase 1, Segment
2 (from Houston St to Nueva St) will have a final design review in June
2018. The portion behind Casa Navarro
will have a basic design completed, but the anticipated amenities and art will
not be designed yet. Complete designs
for the portion<br />
from Dolorosa St to Nueva St will not
occur until the intentions for City and County property adjacent on both sides
of the creek are known.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-The new Federal
Courthouse is expected to break ground in 2019.
We have not seen the amended designs yet. The footprint is expected to be essentially
the same as we have seen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-The Centro
Partnership suffered a shakeup due to the resignation of the CEO and the
embezzlement of funds by a financial employee.
Restructuring is in the works, and the employee is expected to be
prosecuted. Centro has a great deal to
do with the future of the Zonal Cultural (which Casa is a part of).<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Local run-off
elections from the Primaries will occur on May 22, 2018. This has slowed some actions down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Jorge Cortez is
phasing out of the leadership of the Cortez Family of Restaurants. It is due to age and health. Pete Cortez is taking over the top position,
and the rest of the family is adjusting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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-We need to get
back to work on the plan to reclaim the Navarro land behind the Casa site. Things we placed in limbo when Mr Nau came to
visit Judge Wolff in the summer of 2017.
We were essentially told to sit and wait until contact from Bexar
County. THC never responded one way or
another. We are going to be overcome by
events if we do not move out again on our own.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rosemary and
Jerry are known as the primary faces and advocates of the Casa and the Friends
group. We need more people who are
immediately recognized as faces and advocates.
We have to show that there are more than two people involved. We started to work on that by having more
people at the last Proclamation session of the Bexar County Commissioners’
Court. And we need to have more, and
more faces at these various sessions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rosemary Geyer</span>Carol Cieszinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533822283423603397noreply@blogger.com0