2018 Fall Remembrances Newsletter1
Remembrances
Newsletter of the Schertz
Historical Preservation
Committee
Fall Edition
2018
Schertz celebrated its 60th anniversary as an incorporated city on Sunday,
October 7, 2018. The Historical Preservation Committee participated in the
celebration with the placement of a number of display tables featuring photos of
historic City sites. Committee members, dressed in pioneer and early German-
era customs, staffed the display tables and engaged audiences in conversations
regarding the city’s early history. The Committee members also sponsored a side
event for the visiting children that included several competitive skill challenges.
In mid-August planning began for this year’s Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City
Independent School District (SCUCISD)/Schertz Historical Preservation Committee (SHPC) sponsored historic art and essay contest. Dr.
Cassandra Allen, SCUCISD Social Studies Director, is leading the project.
Competition will be between students in grades kindergarten thru 6th grade.
Submissions will be due by late October and 1st -3rd place grade level winners will
be named at a City Council meeting in early November.
Work continues between the City of Schertz staff and the Committee to amend
the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC) to enable language changes,
which will allow the Committee to move forward on the nomination of the former
Comal Settlement area as a “Heritage Neighborhood.”
Remembrances Special Edition Articles 2018-4 and 2018-5 were
published this quarter (see attached).
Committee Chairman Dean Weirtz met with the Santa Clara City Council
and Planning Commission on August 13, 2018 as a part of the Committee’s
outreach efforts. The purpose of the meeting was to present an overview of the
Committee’s history, projects, and future expectations. The meeting was well-
attended and favorably received.
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The Simmonds Real Estate Company has moved into its new office building
along the IH 35 access road (between Schertz Pkwy. & Lowes) and placed early Schertz/Cibolo historic photographic décor throughout the building.
Kristy Kinney, company owner/manager invites any and all to stop by to view the
photographic historical galleries.
Professional restoration of an historic birth certificate belonging to Walter
Schertz was completed in August. The beautifully adorned certificate
commemorates the 1922 birth of Walter who is a descendant of the original
founding family of Schertz, Texas. A second restoration/preservation project was
completed with the expert assistance of the Schertz Public Works Department’s
Sign Shop. The sign shop employees restored the decorative identifying
sign below the historic mural situated on the West wall of the Masonic Lodge
Building at 509 Main Street.
The Committee has recommended a small change to its by-laws with regards
to eligibility criteria for the Main Street Area Preservation Incentive Program.
Both Schertz history books (narrative and photo book) remain on sale at
the Schertz Visitors Center, the Schertz Public Library and at City Hall (Water
Dept.). Either or both books would make great Christmas gifts.