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COMANCHE TRACE November-December 2023

Vol. 6, Issue 4

RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT John Anderson and Maggie Megee bring their world travels home.

IN MEMORIAM Honoring the late Lloyd Painter, beloved CT resident and member

RATING THE GOLF COURSE Texas Golf Association Course Rating Team at Comanche Trace

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CONTENTS 6

WELCOME A note from the clubhouse manager

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GOLF COURSE UPDATE Texas Golf Association Course Rating Team at Comanche Trace

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NEW MEMBERS Comanche Trace welcomes its newest members

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NEW MEMBERS RECEPTION CT welcomes new members with a fun, festive “Margaritaville” party

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CLUB ACTIVITIES & CLUBS WITHIN A CLUB Find out what’s happening around Comanche Trace

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SAVE THE DATE Plan your holiday celebrations with Comanche Trace

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IN MEMORIAM Comanche Trace honors Lloyd Painter

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AT HOME Comanche Trace residents John Anderson and Maggie Megee bring back treasures from their world travels

Lifestyle of

COMANCHE TRACE The Kerrville Daily Times Staff Jennifer McCullough Publisher Jeanette Eastwood Nash Assistant Managing Editor

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Contributors Erin Burrows Gloria Cessac Nancy Foster

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Photography Erin Burrows Gloria Cessac Tom Holden

PET SPOTLIGHT 14-year-old Gabby loves her fenced yard and the Hill Country sunshire DIVALICIOUS DISHMAKER Looking to add a little extra to your Thanksgiving table?

These sides have you covered.

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MEET THE STAFF Pastry Chef Judy Marts brings a world of experience to the clubhouse kitchen.

Advertising Chelsea Fore, manager Angel Fortner Kyle Ames Autumn Rothermel Composition Johanna Rangel Contact Comanche Trace: 830-895-8505

ON THE COVER John Anderson and Maggie Megee bring their world travels home to Comanche Trace. Read their story on page 20.

(Photo by Tom Holden).

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Contact The Kerrville Daily Times: 429 Jefferson St. Kerrville, TX 78028 www.dailytimes.com 830-896-7000

In the “At Home” feature in the July-September 2023 issue of Lifestyle of Comanche Trace the article and photos were contributed by homeowner Barbara Granett, who is an interior designer.

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WELCOME Comanche Trace Members and Residents, I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful summer and are ready for some cooler temperatures here at Comanche Trace as we enter the fall season. The Fall season brings a transition to “cooler” temperatures and a warm welcome back to our members that traveled north during the summer.

This is probably my favorite time of the year to not only enjoy some college football but, more importantly, to enjoy some time on the course. Now is the time the healing process begins on the course from the stressful summer heat. That said, Kyle and his team have done a fantastic job giving us optimal conditions throughout the season even when Mother Nature made things difficult.

The dining & social calendar is also shaping up for a spectacular fall season, full of great dining experiences and Club events for the entire family to enjoy. As your November and December calendars start to fill up, check out some of our annual events happening around the club!

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• Nov. 17: Glow Golf • Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Brunch • Dec. 7: Member Holiday Party (Benefitting Arms of Hope) • Dec. 10: Comanche Trace Holiday Golf Cart Parade • Dec. 17: Santa Brunch • Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Dinner Party Celebration If you haven’t been to a Tuesday Burger Night at the Club, you’re really missing something. It’s our weekly, mouthwatering, hamburger extravaganza and it’s quickly becoming a Comanche Trace classic. A countless variety of toppings and ingredients to choose from and a masterpiece built just the way you want it.

Just a reminder, if you don’t already have the Foretees Mobile App on your phone or iPad yet, get it today. You’ll be glad you did. It’s a quick and easy way to stay on top of everything happening at the Club. Call or stop by the pro shop for assistance.

We are pleased to have recently added Judy Marts to our Culinary Team. Judi comes to Comanche Trace with over 20+ years of experience in the hospitality industry, most recently serving as the Pastry chef at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio. Cookies being her favorite thing to bake among cakes, brownies, and bars being her next favorite. Her past times include classic movies (Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart are the best!) and collecting baking books. We are very excited to have Judy join us here at Comanche Trace. Stop by and try her scratch made desserts!

On behalf of the entire staff, it’s a pleasure serving you.

John Powell Clubhouse Manager The Club at Comanche Trace

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GOLF COURSE

Texas Golf Association course rating team at Comanche Trace

“All golf courses must be rated in accordance with USGA approved procedures by a course rating team representing an authorized golf association. An experienced member of each rating team must be designated as “Team Leader”. The team leader must have attended a course rating seminar conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). A course rating team should be composed of at least three trained and experienced individuals.”

The above paragraph is an excerpt from The USGA Course Rating System book. The Texas Golf Association (TXGA) is authorized by the USGA to manage course rating in Texas. There are seven rating teams authorized by the TXGA, one of which is located at Comanche Trace.

The Comanche Trace Team Members are Bill Wood (Team Leader), Al Fields, Danny Almond, Kelly Leonard, Mike Cain, Mike Sigerman, and Mike Smith. All have been trained as course raters and are very experienced. Some of the courses this team has rated include: • Boot Ranch 2009 • Brackenridge Park 2018, 2022 • Flying L Ranch 2018 • Sonterra 2019, 2022 • Fort Clark Springs (Brackettville) 2020 • Riverhill CC 2020 • Eight courses in 2021 and eight courses in 2022.

New golf courses must be rated when they open, then after three years, and then after ten years, or whenever major changes have been made. TXGA keeps up with each member course and rerating requirements. In order to have

USGA approved handicaps players must play at golf courses that have been rated. Most golf tournaments require GHIN system approved handicaps for a player to participate.

Back in 2003 Frank Boyington, a retired PGA Tour Professional (now a Comanche Trace Resident), asked me and Guy Mason if we wanted to accompany him to Austin Country Club where a USGA Course Rating Seminar was being held. It seemed interesting so I went. Next thing I knew Guy and I were course raters. We rated a number of courses together with our mentor from TXGA. Guy went on to be President of the TXGA, and I became team leader of the Kerrville TXGA volunteer course rating team.

The team then consisted of myself, John Harrison, Paul Halberg, and Mike Kerstetter. Karen Kerstetter always sent cookies with us when we rated. I still miss her! There was no rating team in the Rio Grande Valley so we made numerous overnight trips, rating almost every course along the border. We also rated courses all over the hill country.

Over time John, Paul, and Mike were replaced by the team we have now.

That team rated a lot of courses, and their efforts were and are still very much appreciated.

I am very proud of the new team for the effort each member has made to fully understand how to rate golf courses. They are a very experienced group I would put up against any of the other six teams in Texas, or anywhere else. I was surprised to receive the honor of being TXGA course rater of the year 2021. I really think the award should be for the team, rather than just myself, because the courses could not have been

rated without them. It is a total team effort.

Some changes have occurred at the TXGA. We report to a new person who is very organized and knowledgeable.

We have a new territory that begins just East of San Antonio and goes almost to El Paso. We no longer rate courses in the Rio Grande Valley. We do rate courses along the Mexican border from Eagle Pass to somewhere West of Van Horn.

Rating a golf course is precisely defined by the USGA in order to help insure every rating team does it the same way. The length of the course is the basis of the rating. Therefore hole length must be confirmed during the rating.

Then factors such as elevation change tee to green, topography at landing areas, trees, penalty areas, bunkers, and green characteristics are considered to further define the difficulty of the course.

A rating index is arrived at for both the scratch player and the bogey player.

They are then compared to determine the course ”slope”. Scoring the same on different courses will not necessarily result in the same handicap for a player.

A different course slope and index will influence the handicap value.

To begin a course rating TXGA, headquartered in the Dallas area, obtains information from the course professional, partially completes a “Form One”, and sends that information to a team leader. The team leader then contacts the course and arranges a time to do the rating. Rating a course goes faster if golfers are not present, like on a maintenance day.

However, we also can work our way through the golfers as they are playing.

We are very careful to minimize the

disturbance of their round.

The rating begins on the teeing area where we check for carries over penalty areas. We then go to the fairway points where bogie and scratch hit their drives to. At those locations we measure fairway width, distance to penalty areas and/or out of bounds markers, ground topography, fairway bunkers, trees, and record our measurements on the Form One. If the hole requires another shot before the approach shot we repeat the process.

For the approach shot we check elevation fairway to green, carries over obstructions, and visibility of the green.

If layups have been required we adjust the approach shot length. At the green we confirm the green size, number of bunkers, and proximity to penalty areas if any.

All the team members discuss together certain variables such as greenside bunker depth, mounds, and green surface difficulty. All values are then recorded on the Form One. This is done for each hole, for both men and women’s sets of tees. Most ratings take about two hours for nine holes.

Course Raters are non-paid volunteers, although our expenses such as lunch and mileage are compensated

by TXGA. We are also allowed by contract to play the course we rated without cost. You can learn things playing the courses that are not obvious just rating them. I guess we become raters for the love of the game of golf.

We see and sometimes play some courses we otherwise would not have an opportunity to experience. We also rate some courses we would otherwise probably not play.

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NEW MEMBERS Comanche Trace welcomes the following new members, May 1 - August 30, 2023 • Thomas and Sherea Hill • Patrick and Karen Rollins • Albert “A.J.” R. Martinez • Wade and Somer Tinsley • Jack and Pam Hayslip • Steve and Denise Seiberling • Jan and Jim Anderson • Trey and Bryla Simpson • Zach Hahn • Garrett and Victoria Kaiser

• Dr. Aldon and Joanne Williams • Bill and Lisa Renfro • Kelby and Ketrina Rule • Dr. Steve and Christina Grafe • Steve and Cinda Adams • Jeff and Amber Fierst • Grant and Terri Lynn Ellis • Robert H. Frazier • Robert W. Frazier Jr.

• Tray and Carrie Tyner • Dr. Mack J. Rachal and Rich Sarson • Vanessa Espinoza and Niklas Gross • Tate and Maria Dunbar • Steven and Sarah Butcher • Barr and Christa Bolger • Barbara Duncan • Tim and Vicki Bauer • Jennifer Schneider

Jimmy Buffet “Margaritaville” New Member Welcome Reception

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CLUB ACTIVITIES / CLUBS WITHIN A CLUB Texas 42

By Kristen Crandall A little 42 trivia for you: This game’s history is an astounding 135 years old! In the year of 1887, in the small town of then Trapp Spring (now part of Garner located west of Fort Worth) Texas, two young schoolboys, Walter Earl and William A. Thomas, developed this trick-taking domino game. Earl, 14, and Thomas, 12, children of devout Baptists, were caught playing cards in the barn. Because of the moral standard of the day, it was considered a sin to play cards, and they were disciplined for their wrongdoing. So, they set out to find a way to play cards using dominos.

As the story goes, by fall of 1887, they had devised a four-player game using double-six dominos incorporating bidding and trumps, very close to the game we play today.

Playing dominos was acceptable to their parents, and they started to teach others how to play. The game caught on and has been handed down over the generations.

Texas 42 has not only become one of Texas’ favorite pastimes, but in 2011, it was designated the Official State Domino Game of Texas.

Come join us the third Wednesday of each month in the Ladies Locker Room, from 4 to 6 p.m.

CT Bridge Club If you are a bridge player, or if you used to play bridge and want to get back in the game, come join the CT Bridge Club!* We play every Tuesday, 2-5 p.m., in the Ladies Locker Room.

For information, call Gary or Evelyn Nelson at 830-895-9742. *Must be a Comance Trace Club member

Wine Tasting Group FORMING NEW GROUPS Join your CT neighbors in their homes and enjoy informal wine tastings.

• Groups of 15-20 meet once a month.

• Each couple brings two bottles of the same wine and an appetizer.

• Blind tasting and informally scoring.

• Fun gatherings to meet neighbors and make friends.

• Open to all residents of Comanche Trace.

Contact Deborah Dama at 540-848-4190 or Doggreen6@comcast.net.

Save these dates to play: Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20 (subject

to change).

CT Mah Jongg Club The Comanche Trace Mah Jongg Club was formed in 2006 by a member who wanted to bring this fun game to the CT community. It quickly gained in popularity, growing to the current size of 65 members!

Mah Jongg is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on characters and symbols.

The object of the game is to match one of the various combinations of tiles from the current years Mah Jongg card.

Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and luck. The more you play, the more challenging the game becomes.

Our group meets from 1 to 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Ladies Locker Room.

The second Wednesday of the month is hosted by Cheryl Wood and Rose Leewright and is primarily considered for experienced players; however, all levels are welcomed.

The fourth Wednesday of the month is a practice session used to hone our skills. This session is hosted by Carolyn Goodloe and Sabia Milligan.

Each session encourages new members to join, and we provide experienced partners to support new members to learn the game. We have training guides that we provide to each new member wanting to learn the game of Mah Jongg.

We hope anyone interested in learning this fun game will reach out to one of us to learn more about us or just to join one of our sessions.

Cherly Wood - cheryldwood3@gmail.com Rose Leewright – r.leewright@att.net Carolyn Goodloe - pixgee@stx.rr.com Sabia Milligan - sabiaam@twc.com

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CT Ladies Club It’s been a LONG, HOT summer, but we are gearing up for an active fall.

During the summer some CTLC members enjoyed events at the club, including International dinners, cooking classes and Bunco. We also had a few nights out to Turtle Creek Garden Days and the theater. We continued to enjoy games at the pool every Monday afternoon.

In August, we formed a CTLC council of volunteers to plan additional fall events and start planning for monthly events for 2024. If you are interested in helping plan 2024 events, please let us know. The following ladies are planning activities and they can use your help: • Programs/Speakers — Polly McRoberts and Cinda Adams • Luncheons — Julie Lewis • Events — Mimi Linscott and Betsy Boswell UPCOMING EVENTS • 3 p.m. each Monday: Ladies Games at the pool.

Everyone is invited to join us this fall.

• 4-6 p.m. second Thursday: Hand and Foot at Comanche Trace. New game

introduced as a regular monthly card game for men and women at the CT Clubhouse. Over the past year we discovered several groups play Hand and Foot. It’s a card game played for generations in some homes.

Everyone can learn! We will provide the cards, rules and lessons.

• Sept. 8: CTLC Luncheon - Fashion Show featuring the Cottage Shop.

• Oct. 13: CTLC Luncheon Holiday Giving Opportunities in our community featuring Arms of Hope, Wreaths Across America and Kerrville Pets Alive. We also will have several vendors for early holiday shopping. Vendors include Classy Couture by C, Kristel Gonzaba, Bella’s Hand Poured Candles and Tubbi Duck.

• Nov. 8: Join friends at our Monthly Member Happy Hour and select an Arms of Hope child’s Wishlist. CTLC will have the Wishlist from the children at Arms of Hope for your selection.

Satisfying the Wishlist of the children living at Arms of Hope is a Comanche Trace annual event.

• Dec. 1: CTLC Luncheon - Wonderful World of Pearls.

Back by popular demand

join us for a delicious lunch, entertaining program and great shopping.

• Dec. 7: Comanche Trace Holiday Cocktail Party.

Mark your calendars for this

annual special event. This is the evening we have the honor to provide Christmas wishes to the wonderful children at Arms of Hope. Mark your calendars for this annual special event.

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CLUB ACTIVITIES / CLUBS WITHIN A CLUB Men’s Coffee Club In May of this year, the Comanche Trace Men’s Coffee Cafe was created to offer a wonderful social opportunity for the men of CT to meet and make new and old acquaintances and share openly with each other in a casual setting on topics of general interests.

The Cafe’ meets 8:30-10 a.m. every Friday in the Pinnacle Grill. The men also appreciate the excellent accommodations

provided by Chef Chandler and his staff, as they provide hot coffee and delicious breakfast tacos that are available for purchase.

RSVP for this event is recommended through the Comanche Trace Foretees app or by calling Laura Baker at 830-895-8505.

For questions or additional information, contact Dennis Isaacs at 409-673-4085, or wdennisisaacs@gmail.com.

Comanche Trace Hiking Club Men, women and children: Join the Comanche Trace Hiking Club, sponsored by CT Ladies Club.

Join this group to get notices on planned hiking excursions.

Excursions will be planned for local and regional hiking outings.

Hikes will be 1 to 4 hours and include all levels of hiking and walking paths.

Contact the coordinators and get on the list by providing an email or text contact to: Betsy Boswell – betsybos@yahoo. com Lola Auger – lolaauger@gmail. com

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Pickleball at Comanche Trace Pickleball. You’ve all heard about it. Often described as a combination of tennis, Ping-Pong and badminton, pickleball grew nearly 40% between 2019 and 2021, making it America’s fastestgrowing sport.

So why is it so popular? Simple answer is FUN. Pickleball is very fun, it’s easy to learn, and as an added bonus, you get some great exercise.

How do you get started? Come out to the courts and join other players during Open Play. ALL skill levels are welcome. Open Play at Comanche Trace is on Mondays at 3 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m.

Fridays.

At Open Play, you will find a very welcoming Pickleball group who are more than happy to help you get started. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in and athletic shoes. Paddles and balls are available in the Sales Center.

See you on the courts!

For more information, please contact: Pasty Kimes, dpkimes@att.net Daisy Crawford, Crawford.daisy@yahoo.com

Comanche Trace Lady 9ers The Comanche Trace Lady 9ers faced the hot and dry Texas summer in June with an exciting 9-hole golf scramble called “I Scream, You Scream”. The game was followed by a pool party, lunch and a make-your-own Ice Cream Sundae bar. The winners of the scramble were treated to gift cards from Dairy Queen. The Lady 9ers certainly enjoyed a cool and refreshing day by the pool.

In order to beat the heat, the Lady 9ers celebrated the holidays early with their annual Christmas in July chip and putt game. Dressing up in their favorite Christmas attire, their chipping and putting skills were put to the test. The Lady 9ers followed up their play with lunch and a White Elephant gift exchange.

There were lots of laughs with clever gifts being exchanged, some that may be seen again in the future.

The summer came to a close with the Lady 9ers hosting the Comanche Trace LGA with one of their favorite 9-hole games, Bingo, Bango, Bongo. The game required all golfers to carefully strategize their shots in order to win the Bingo, Bango or Bongo points on each hole, with most combined points winning. The game was followed by festive fellowship and a delicious lunch at the clubhouse.

The Lady 9ers sadly said goodbye to a few of their members that moved out of the area over the summer including former Lady 9er President, Jerri Scott. All of the “Forever Lady 9ers” will be missed and wished the very best in their new adventures. The Lady 9ers also happily welcomed a couple of new members keeping their membership strong.

The Lady 9ers will end the year with their annual Tailgate and Tees Couple’s tournament as well as a luncheon and holiday party. The Lady 9ers is open to any lady with a Comanche Trace golf membership.

Their membership is made up of ladies at all levels of play from beginners to experienced golfers. They are a very compassionate group and always ready to help one another. For more information or to join the Lady 9ers, please contact Pat Collie, Membership Chair at patcollie1@aol.com.

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CLUB ACTIVITIES / CLUBS WITHIN A CLUB Comanche Trace Men’s Golf Association Come on rain, rain, rain. The golf course is weathering the heat well as we enter the hottest part of summer (if that is possible). A big shoutout to Kyle and the rest of the grounds crew here at Comanche Trace.

The June, July, and August Ringer/Individual events of 2023 were conducted since the last newsletter and the results follow: JUNE 7 First Flight • 1st – Steve Hultquist • 2nd – Al Fields (tie) • 2nd – Paul Weathersby (tie) Second Flight • 1st – Charlie Ferguson • 2nd – Mike Sigerman • 3rd – Bill Novak Third Flight • 1st – Lee Nowell • 2nd – Boyd Mulkey • 3rd – Jim Mullins Fourth Flight • 1st – Eric Gschwind • 2nd – Don Henderson • 3rd – Larry Leewright (tie) • 3rd – Ken Syring (tie) JULY 7 First Flight • 1st – Steve Hultquist • 2nd – Al Fields (tie) • 2nd – John Harrison (tie) • 4th – Mack Hayes (tie) • 4th – Marc Askew (tie)

Second Flight • 1st – Bill Novak • 2nd – Kent McKinney • 3rd – Jim Mullins • 4th – Michael Natale (tie) • 4th – Don Capps (tie) Third Flight • 1st – John Knapp • 2nd – Mark Rubel • 3rd – Steve Patterson AUG. 9 First Flight • 1st – Mike Sigerman • 2nd – Al Fields • 3rd – Mack Hayes • 4th – Bob McInnerney Second Flight • 1st – Michael Natale • 2nd – Kelly Leonard (tie) • 2nd – Gale Moser (tie) • 4th – Bob Crandall Third Flight • 1st – Carl Meek • 2nd – Paul Bruggeman (tie) • 2nd – Boyd Mulkey (tie) • 4th – Eric Gschwind

NEXT MGA EVENTS • The October Ringer is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 11.

• The rescheduled Red/Blue match play event is now scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28. Meal is included after play.

• The November Ringer is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10. Meal is included after play.

• The Turkey Day Shamble is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 29.

• The December Ringer is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8. Meal is included after play.

• The Christmas Special is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 13. Meal is included after play.

• The Fall MGA Membership Meeting will be right after the Christmas Special on Wednesday, Dec. 13, in the men’s locker room.

NEW MEMBERS We are looking for ways to increase the number of MGA members, so if you have a new or existing neighbor who might be interested, please let Tom Caccia or myself know.

Kyle and his team have the golf course in great shape, so let’s focus on repairing all ball pitch marks on our greens and fill those fairway divots so everyone can continue to enjoy the great courses that are available to us.

Marc Askew, 2022-23 MGA president askewmc@gmail.com

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HOLE IN ONE CLUB Comanche Trace had two amazing hole-in-ones this summer Congratulations to Mark Askew had a hole-in-one on Creeks #3 (pictured above) on June 28 and Mack Hayes on his hole-in-one on Hills #3 on Aug. 1.

CT GOLF NEWS Comanche Trace would like to Congratulate the following members for representing Comanche Trace and playing some amazing golf.

Tray Tyner played in Houston at the Texas Golf Association Tournament of Championship (Medalist Series) at Champions Golf Club. He took the Senior Division with a 140 Total for 36 holes. He shot a 70 for both days. Congrats Tray!

Grant Ellis had a great two days at the San Antonio Golf Association Amateur Golf Championship that was held at Brackenridge Park Golf Course. Grant placed first in the Super Senior Championship. He shot 71 and a 77 for a total of 148. Grant won with a 3-man, 3-hole playoff. What an amazing two days of golf. Congrats, Grant, on your win!

Trevor Hyde played in the San Antonio Golf Association Amateur Golf Championship that was held at Brackenridge Park Golf Course.

Trevor came in second place in the Senior Division with a total of 209 for three days. He shot a 71-67-71. Congrats, Trevor!

Comanche Trace Ladies Golf Association Whew! We made it through the sweltering summer heat without melting and we had a lot of fun along the way. In addition to regular weekly games, the LGA teamed with the Lady 9ers for a couple of 9 & Wine golf days.

And the Comanche Classic Member/Guest Tournament on May 5 and 6 was a success. Congrats to all the winners!

We now look forward to some cooler, fall golf, which includes the Member/Member (Sept. 22-23) and LGA Championship (Oct. 20-21) tournaments before taking a break from play in December.

Happy fall, y’all!

COMANCHE CLASSIC - MEMBER/GUEST TOURNAMENT WINNERS Pinnacle Flight • 1st place Low Gross (145) – Syd Muenster and Sandy Sprenger • 2nd place Low Gross (160) – Jan Rosier and Toni Manchester • 1st place Low Net (127) – Michelle Manziel/Maureen Muncie • 2nd place Low Net (133) – Ginger Delaune and Terry Terrell Shelton Flight • 1st place Low Gross (171) – Margaret Wheless and Rose Leewright • 2nd place Low Gross (173) – Sally Broussard and Debbie King • 1st place Low Net (141) – Manon Rubel and Linda Schoen • 2nd place Low Net (145) LaDonna Bergman and Harrilyn Pitcock Comanche Flight • 1st place Low Gross (146) – Maggie Little and Sheila Audrain • 1st place Low Net (133) – Margie Hirsch and Delayne Sigerman SPECIAL EVENTS Round One Closest to the Pin • Pinnacle Flight: Linda Riley (6’7”) • Shelton Flight: Margaret Wheless (31’3”) • Comanche Flight: Margie Hirsch (3’11”) Round Two Closest to the Pin • Pinnacle Flight: Becky Brusilow (5’6”) • Shelton Flight: Debbie King (2’9”) • Comanche Flight: Delayne Sigerman (11’2”) Round Two Closest to the Line • Pinnacle Flight: Jan Burris • Shelton Flight: Julie Yancy • Comanche Flight: Sheila Audrain Lifestyle of Comanche Trace 15

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SAVE THE DATE Annual Comanche Trace Holiday Golf Cart Parade Sunday, Dec. 10 • 3:30 p.m. : Photos and judging at The Tap House • 4 p.m.: Parade begins • 5:30 p.m.: Grand Finale, prizes and dinner at The Clubhouse

Member Holiday Reception 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 Benefits the mothers and children of “Arms of Hope.”

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IN MEMORIAM

Lloyd Painter

Comanche Trace mourns the loss of a national hero

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Our sympathy goes to Mrs. Ingrid Painter and the family of Comanche Trace resident and veteran Lloyd Painter.

Mr. Painter served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and was a U.S. Naval Intelligence officer for six years.

On June 8, 1967, while serving on the USS Liberty, the ship was attacked by Israeli Defense Forces ,and he suffered a shrapnel injury.

He was awarded the Purple Heart for his valor.

His last post was Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1969, after which he retired from military service and applied to be in the U.S. Secret Service. He took special intelligence training for 16 weeks in Washington, D.C., and served as a Secret Service agent for 28 years.

Mr. Painter served on the west and east coasts with duties that included security details for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan and presidential candidate George Wallace.

He retired in April 1997 as regional recruiter for the Western states. Mr. Painter enjoyed the challenge of the job and was proud of the organization.

“The Secret Service is very important to keep our leaders safe.”

Mr. Painter will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors.

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Photo by Tom Holden

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RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT

John Anderson & Maggie Megee

By Nancy Foster

T

heir best guess is 120 countries … more or less.

That’s how much traveling John Anderson and Maggie Megee have done for business and leisure during 32 years of marriage, and they’re not done yet. “We still plan to take a couple of breaks and visit several places on our bucket list,” John says. Maggie adds, “When COVID hit, we had to curtail our international travel and missed out on trips to Ireland and Italy, but we’re eager to pack and go again.”

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John and Maggie should have plenty of time to travel since both have been “retired” from the working world for years, but they’ve not retired from being productive. Not at all. In fact, when they speak of their community activism and the volunteer work that consumes much of their lives, this tireless couple says they couldn’t be happier. So, let’s learn a bit more about our Comanche Trace neighbors whose lives have impacted so many.

A BIT ABOUT JOHN John Anderson was raised in Williams Bay, Wisconsin (population 900). He

graduated high school in a class of 18 and attended the U.S. Naval Academy, University of Wisconsin, then graduated from the University of Utah with a focus on International relations and emphasis on East Asia. “I aspired to join the foreign service and be a diplomat,” he says, “but then Vietnam came along. I volunteered for the Air Force and became an Air Intelligence Officer.” He soon found himself assigned to a classified project to test a new type of aircraft. Called the Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center, the plane was developed out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and created for combined intelligence

surveillance and forces command and control. He received orders to head to Vietnam, but fate stepped in when an attack of kidney stones sidelined him and he had to come off flight duty.

His next position was at The Boeing Company in Seattle as its Assistant Director for Market Development for U.S. Supersonic Transport Program. When the Federal government scrubbed the project, he was put on a task force to identify ways Boeing could lessen the economic impact caused to the community. That task force introduced him to the practice of economic development, which was to become his career for 35 years.

John’s resume is nothing but remarkable, including Director of International Trade for the State of Washington, Director of the Department of Economic Development for Oregon, and Director of the Department of Trade &

“W

e both have passion and we carried it into retirement. We have long ago concluded that time spent doing volunteer work has been more fulfilling than anything in our professional careers.”

— JOHN ANDERSON

Economic Development for the State of Washington. A headhunter later lured him to Texas to head the State’s Department of Commerce Business and Economic Development Division. It was here, in 1990, that he met Maggie Megee, who was head of the Texas Travel and Tourism Division. Over dinner one night, the two realized they had more than business in common, and that led to marriage in 1991.

While unanticipated, John and Maggie’s jobs in Texas included helping clean up the Department of Commerce which had fallen into disarray.

Once that was accomplished, they were ready to move on…. but under one condition. Any headhunter who called them was told to only reach out if there were jobs for both of them. And there were. Florida called, and it was Jeb Bush, Chairman of the Beacon Council of South Florida, so they packed and moved to South Florida, where John spent five years in Miami as head of Beacon Council, a public/private partnership for economic development and international trade for South Florida. Maggie joined one of the largest ad agencies in Miami as Vice President

for travel and tourism, airline, and hotel clients in Florida and Latin America.

She later headed marketing and tourism for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. After the devastating Hurricane Andrew in 1992, John took on a significant challenge and led the region’s business recovery and rebuilding effort while Maggie spearheaded the daunting task of rebooting the area’s crippled tourism industry. John also led the team that recruited the Department of Defense’s U.S. Southern Command to relocate from Panama to Miami.

In 1996, Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles approached John with a visionary challenge – to take the Florida Department of Commerce and convert it into a public/ private partnership. John designed the business model and program and was then asked to head up the newly created Enterprise Florida.

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Maggie had already been offered the job to head the Marketing and Tourism Departments for the Orlando Convention & Visitors Bureau, and when John accepted Governor Chiles’ offer and could locate Enterprise Florida anywhere in the state, he saw Orlando as the best fit. That meant the couple moved again, but this time they bought a waterfront home in Cape Canaveral and commuted.

In 1992, when the couple decided it was time to retire from the workforce, John says, “We decided we wanted to spend our early retirement years as international volunteers.” They joined the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), a worldwide private nonprofit comprised of senior executives who have 25 years of experience in their fields.

The couple spent two tours in Armenia, two in South Africa, two in Cypress, plus work in Zambia, Cuba, and on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

Usually they were connected with the U.S. Embassy in each country, which was important since they lived as the locals did wherever they went. They felt a deep sense of accomplishment by contributing to people’s lives and livelihoods in every assignment they undertook.

MAGGIE’S STORY Maggie would love to say she was born in Texas, but her place of birth was Alexandria, VA where her Dad attended the Virginia Theological Seminary. She graduated from St. Margaret’s Boarding School in VA and earned her degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University, but her roots lie deep in the Texas soil. Her great-grandfather was the Adjutant General of Texas and commanded the 71st Infantry Brigade in World War I. He is buried next to Stephen F. Austin in the Texas State

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River with lots of BBQing, kayaking, swimming, and memory making. She laughed while reminiscing. “Who wouldn’t love Dom Pérignon by the Stevenson Ranch waterfall?”

In 1998, after she officially retired, Maggie became a caregiver for John’s aging father. To her great joy, the timing was also perfect for the births of their grandbabies.

ABOVE: Maggie Megee, left, and John Anderson visit the Lake District in England.

AT LEFT: John Anderson and Maggie Megee stand atop a hill in Camino De Santiago, Spain.

(Courtesy photos) Cemetery. Her great-uncle owned Camp Stewart for Boys, and her family still has land next to Camp Stewart on the Guadalupe. She and her sisters all went to Camp Mystic for Girls. “I had a hole in my heart for a long time because I wasn’t in Texas and I wanted to be,” she said, but it would be years before her wish came true.

Maggie’s introduction to a career in tourism began with a job at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, then she leapfrogged into a position at the Virginia State Travel Service as Director of Special Projects. She later

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became Director of VA’s Bicentennial from 1974-1976, which gave her opportunity to meet President Gerald Ford, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, the President of France and even Queen Elizabeth. She was lured back to Texas to head its tourism program as State Travel Director in 1990. It was then that the stars aligned and her business relationship with John Anderson turned into a personal one. Maggie and John were married in Junction in 1991 at her father’s parish, the Trinity Episcopal Church.

Their reception was on the banks of the South Llano

LIFE IN KERRVILLE AND COMANCHE TRACE John and Maggie bought their casita home on Indian Wells Drive in 2005 and envisioned keeping it, along with the beach home in Florida, and doing a backand-forth lifestyle. That, and frequent Florida hurricanes, soon grew old. Their current home in Comanche Trace wasn’t meant to be permanent.

They talked about buying land here and building, but downsizing felt right; plus the comfortable casita was perfect for visiting friends and relatives. The home reflects their simplistic style and classic taste. A bubbling fountain In the courtyard keeps colorful begonias well-watered, and a backyard of native shrubs and flowers sets the stage for quiet relaxation. Throughout the home are art, artifacts and remembrances of their travels, family, and their lives together.

It’s their haven and their happy place.

Retirement hasn’t slowed them down. Truth be told, it’s quite astonishing how much they do for Kerrville and the region. Maggie has served on the Kerrville Economic Improvement Council for two terms and the Kerrville Economic Development Corp.

(KEDC) for two terms. She was twice on the League of Women Voters - Hill Country Texas board and is among the founders of its Citizenship Program, with classes held each week at the Doyle Center.

The first class had 28 students.

Seven have already received citizenship and the next class

is ready to begin. Maggie is also on the Strategic Planning Committee for Schreiner University to develop its road map to 2030.

She and John are both involved with initiatives to help Schreiner and the community work more closely together, including more involvement with Comanche Trace.

Maggie’s genuine thirst to help others started at an early age. “Serving others is a most important part of my life. I learned that from my parents growing up. As a family, we participated in many churchrelated efforts. We worked at thrift shops, slept in homeless shelters, cooked meals and pitched in wherever needed.

I later served on the board of Habitat for Humanity in three different states. Giving back has always been part of my life, even during my career. When your vocation and avocation

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ur skills are complementary.

We work synergistically and that makes it fun.”

merge, it’s just wonderful. I was born with a private sector brain and a public sector heart.”

John is Chairman of the Board of the Upper Guadalupe River Foundation (UGRC).

Among its board members are three other residents of Comanche Trace – Kent McKinney, Greg Appel and Celeste Hamman. He is also on the Town & Gown Task Force, made up of Schreiner University officials tasked with fostering and developing closer relationships with Schreiner and the community at large. He is VP of the Kerr Economic Development Corp

— MAGGIE MEGEE

(KEDC), a Kerrville Economic Improvement Corp. (EIC) member, and a member of Dr. McCormick’s Presidential Advisory Council at Schreiner.

One extremely significant project -- and a passion -- is the development of the Upper Guadalupe River Center (www.guadaluperivercenter. org) on the Guadalupe River and Nimitz Lake, which John has advocated for since the 2050 plan for Kerrville came out in 2018. The foundation is currently undertaking a campaign to raise private donations to fund the project.

FAMILY AND TRAVEL John and Maggie have a large family between them with children John, Scott, Rob, and Robin and grandchildren (count them!), Shaley, Alex, Grace, Hannah, Ivanna, James, Ashley, Holly and Declan. Family time is important and they recently enjoyed a journey with two kids and four grandkids on a wonderful Alaskan cruise.

More travel is also on their radar, including a driving trip to Florida to see friends and family and a two-week jaunt to Virginia over Christmas. John says, “We’re searching for time to travel by ourselves. We always took two international trips a year before COVID-19 hit and we want to get back to that.

We’re travelers who love to learn about other places and cultures.”

Comanche Trace is fortunate to have John Anderson and Maggie Megee as neighbors.

They’re simply great people.

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PET SPOTLIGHT

Meet Gabby Woof, y’all!

That is a greeting I learned when I arrived in Texas two years ago. It’s a great way to say hi to friends! (By the way, my bark sounds much better in person.)

My name is Gabby Gibbens.

I am 14 years old, and I’m a goldendoodle. My mama was a goldendoodle, and my daddy was a golden retriever.

I love my human family: my mama, Kelli, my daddy, Lance, and my brother, Carsen. They adopted me when Carsen was only 4 years old.

This is a little secret —shh!

My mom named be Gabriella Princess Gibbens. Gabby is fine, though. I can’t believe I have had a brother for 14 years. He is 18 now and started his senior year at Tivy High School. I don’t want to talk about him leaving for college next year.

My family and I moved from Vancouver, Washington, to Kerrviell in September 2021. It took five days with several stops along the way. It was kind of cool; I pottied in a few different states.

I had more space in the car, because my brother, Carsen,

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was already in Kerrville, staying with friends, so he could start school.

I missed him but I enjoyed the extra room in the car.

We love living in Comanche Trace. Everyone is so nice, and I have made many friends.

I have my very own backyard with a fence.

Sometimes I see deer on th eother side of my fence, and we just stare at each other. I think I saw my mama take a picture of us.

I really love the sunny weather in Kerrville. It rained a lot in Vancouver, and I really don’t like walks in the rain.

My body feels better here in the warm weather, and we can take walks every day.

I hope to mee everyone in Comanche Trace someday.

Maybe my family will bring me to Tunes at the Taphouse.

Thank you for listening to my story!

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DIVALICIOUS DISHMAKER Have a “Divalicious Dishmaker” recipe you want to share? We would love to have a bite of your best cooking inspiration, whether you’re a culinary artist, gourmet chef, minimal baker or hash slinger, we want your recipe(s) and expressions of your kitchen’s best to share with our readers. Contact Erin Burrows, Membership Director, at 830-895-8500, ext. 224, or email: eburrows@comanchetrace.com and share your bites of best cooking in our Comanche Trace Lifestyle Magazine.

Don’t forget the Thanksgiving sides Just like you, we love to share recipes this time of year, from rediscovered gems to new creations. It’s Thanksgiving to Christmas cooking time. To turkey, glazed ham, pork loin roast, glazed hens, or prime rib, that is the question?

But let’s talk turkey here and

take it from ho-hum to yum with your choice of sides. If you’re sure your family won’t accept some of the more adventurous recipes, here are just plain traditions.

Bring on the vegetable side dishes of vegetables! Today is the day to indulge yourself.

CRANBERRY SAUCE New twists on cranberry sauce, Persimmons and pomegranates accentuate, add fruit flavor and a touch of sweet-sour tang to a holiday.

Ingredients • 1 cup (medium) chopped onion • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil • 1 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries • 1 cup pomegranate juice or cranberry juice • 3/4 cup sugar • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger • 1 medium persimmon or apple, cored and cut in 1/4 inch cubes • Rosemary sprig (optional) Directions In a large saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil over medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until onions begin to soften. Add cranberries, pomegranate juice, sugar, and ginger. Bring to boiling; reduce heat to medium low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring until thickened (15 minutes) or until mixture is just thickened. Remove from heat, stir in persimmon. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cover and chill up to 48 hours. Top sauce with rosemary sprig.

TURKEY GRAVY What a better way to serve turkey than with the gravy — simple and the center of refinement, smooth and creamy, with an explosion of flavor.

Ingredients Drippings, fat from the turkey Chicken or giblet broth 1/2 cup flour Salt and pepper Chopped, cooked giblets (optional) Directions Pour drippings from roasting pan into large measuring cup. Place 1/4 cup fat from drippings into saucepan or roasting pan. Discard any remaining fat from drippings. To drippings add enough broth to make 4 cups. Stir flour into fat in saucepan. Gradually blend in broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue cooking 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add giblets.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH BISQUE WITH MAPLE CROUTONS Ingredients For the bisque: • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or vegetable oil • 1/2 cup diced yellow onion • 4 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash • 3/4 cup diced carrots • 3 cups vegetable stock • Salt and ground black pepper to taste • Ground nutmeg to taste • 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional) For the croutons: • 3 cups diced preferred bread (brioche, sourdough or focaccia) • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter • 2 tablespoons maple syrup • Salt to taste • 1 pinch Chinese 5-spice powder Directions For the bisque: Melt butter in a medium to large soup pot over medium heat.

Add diced onion doing your best not to brown the onion but just make it translucent.

Add diced butternut squash, carrots, vegetable stock and bring to a simmer.

While simmering skim any fat or grease off the top as it goes Simmer until the carrots and squash are tender, blend until smooth with blender or food processor.

Return to medium heat and stir in heavy cream, do not boil after this step.

Serve in bowls topped with maple croutons, a dash of nutmeg, and (optionally) crème fraiche.

For the Croutons: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Mix melted butter, syrup, 5 spice, and salt until well combined.

Toss in cubed bread, coat all pieces as best you can.

Place a nonstick liner on a sheet pan, optionally you can use parchment paper.

Toast in preheated oven for 10 minutes or to desired consistency Let cool and serve.

— Contributed by Executive Chef Chandler Mikeska

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MEET THE STAFF

Judy Marts Pastry chef at the Comanche Trace Country Club Meet Judy Marts, our new pastry chef.

Judy went to Baltimore International Culinary College, with a Culinary AA in Baking and Pastry in 1991, thereafter working at the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta for one year before moving to Austin Judy started at The Four Seasons, then was promoted to executive pastry chef and transferred to the Four Seasons in Hualapai, the big island of Hawaii, followed by the Four Seasons in Jackson Hole,

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Wyoming, to open the company’s first ski resort before returning to Austin as executive pastry chef.

With a total of 14 years with the Four Seasons, she decided to venture out and open her own business, The Cookie Jar Bakery, which she owned and operated for four years.

After a painstaking decision to close her business, she went to work at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, where she remains as a part time pastry chef today.

“I can’t seem to totally retire,”

she said. “I very much enjoy the production and baking,” cookies being her favorite thing to bake among cakes, brownies and bars being her next favorites.

Her pasttime is watching classic movies.

“Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart are the best,” she said.

Judy also collects baking books.

Oh, yes: She’s also a Longhorn fan.

“Hook ‘em horns!” and “Go, Spurs, go!” are Judy’s sport slogans.

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