Lifestyle of Comanche Trace
APRIL-JUNE 2022 Vol. 5, Issue 2
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS Meet Donnie and Patsy Kimes — and their 35-year-old African Grey parrot — in this month’s spotlight
REAL ESTATE UPDATE Agents see double the transactions from last year as Comanche Trace gears up for new phases
SPRING ON THE GREENS As busy season gets underway, meet your new golf staff and get tips on improving your swing
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Lifestyle of Comanche Trace The Kerrville Daily Times Staff
Carlina Villalpando Publisher Jillian Smith Managing Editor Jeanette Eastwood Nash Assistant Managing Editor Contributors Kelsey Jackson Jeff Hunter
Letter from the President With the sale of our Development and Club, this is a very exciting time at Comanche Trace for our Residents, Members, and Team. We welcome Mr. Steven Held as our General Partner/New Owner of Comanche Trace Development Company, LP. We are thrilled about all the wonderful ideas for improvement throughout our Community and Club. Capital Improvement upgrades will be reviewed and discussed, and focus groups will engage with our Residents and Members. We will unveil our plans sometime this fall. Our existing Homeowners, Property Owners and Members will benefit greatly. Comanche Trace is one of the most widely recognized master-planned communities in the Hill Country. With multiple Phases that will start, Comanche Trace will continue to flourish for many years to come. We look forward to the new era at Comanche Trace.
Photography Brenda Fest Tom Holden Kelsey Jackson Kelly Simon Samuel Beaver Photography Advertising Cindy Clark Composition Nicole Crapps Johanna Rangel Contact Comanche Trace: 830-895-8505 Contact The Kerrville Daily Times: 429 Jefferson St. Kerrville, TX 78028 www.dailytimes.com 830-896-7000
Trevor Hyde President
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Letter from the President Word from the Board Real Estate Update New Comanche Trace Property Owners Golf Update Golf Tip Resident Spotlight Comanche Trace Lifestyle April Calendar May Calendar June Calendar
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Word From the Board One of the most frequently asked questions since our Annual Board Meeting is, “Why have our Annual Homeowners Association Dues increased $30 for 2022?” The $30 increase is actually reasonable, when you consider the following factors: • Due to the difficulty of hiring employees in 2021, Comanche Trace increased the minimum hourly wage from $11 to $15 halfway through the year, and we are seeing the full effect in 2022. • Inflation at the end of 2021 was at 6.2%, and we were able to keep the dues increase to 4.1% • Supply chains continue to be a problem into 2022, which drives up the cost of products and supplies. • New projects, which are discussed later in this article. • Our goal has been to work towards a 6-month operating reserve balance, while continuing to fund our other reserve funds for future needs of the Association. On the operating reserves, we have $141,000, which equals 62% of our goal of a 6-month reserve. We have a new independent reserve study planned for 2022.
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Our 2022 priorities were communicated at the Annual Board Meeting, and we are already moving forward on several of them. • New cameras were already installed at the front entrance, providing even higher quality video than our prior cameras. Additional cameras are planned for the new back entrance once the road construction is completed. • Approved the new fencing for the Monarch Way Station planned towards the front entrance. In addition, signs are being printed. • We are in the process of reviewing data from our speed limit signs and will have more information we can provide in our April HOA Board Meeting. • We are moving forward with the expansion of the Community Garden, doubling the current size. This will open up additional plots and help reduce the waitlist of interested Homeowners. • Once the weather warms up, we will finalize bids to refresh the common areas on LaCumbre and Ranch View Court. As you can see, there is a lot going on in Comanche Trace with the HOA. We look forward to the completion of these projects along with any additional projects that may come up during the year.
Steve Forbus
Mike Sigerman
Comanche Trace HOA Representative
Comanche Trace HOA Representative
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Real Estate Update It’s been one year since CT Realty took over the Comanche Trace Real Estate Office on April 1, 2021. What a year it’s been! Transactions are almost double that from the previous year. Our team was involved with most of those transactions. All the CT Realty agents have been extremely busy helping buyers and sellers in Comanche Trace and the surrounding Hill Country. Our boutique real estate office is here to serve your needs throughout the Texas Hill Country.
Cottages that will get underway this Summer in Phase 18. Plans are in the works for other new Phases as well. Our CT Realty agents are the experts on all that is happening here. They know the community and the surrounding area. Call or come by our office anytime to learn more!
We are excited to move forward with the new ownership of Comanche Trace. Our team has already been visiting with Mr. Held on where we are headed next. There are many new Phases we are working on within the community. Phase 16 will start to see homes under construction with half of the lots already sold. Phase 18 construction is moving along, and we have pre-sold 3 of the 6 Single Family Lots.
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Golf Update Get ready for a great spring season I would like to thank everyone who participated in our Polar Bear Putting Contest. Playoffs were necessary to determine the winners! Playoffs were held in the Men’s Locker Room on the carpet in front of the whole crowd, which definitely added a lot of excitement to the festivities. A great time was had by all. As I write this article, the Big Cup is right around the corner, March 5. The TGA had a great two-day event in February in windy conditions on Saturday and perfect conditions on Sunday. Forty-eight players from across the state showed up to compete. I would like to congratulate Comanche Trace Member Brian Marchiori for finishing as runner up in the Open Division! We have great events coming up: April 6 Masters Par 3 April 12 TaylorMade Fitting Event April 26 Titleist Fitting Event May 3 Callaway Fitting Event May 5-6 LGA Member – Guest May 24 TaylorMade Demo Day May 26 Couple’s 9 & Dine May 30 Club Open - Memorial Day May 31 Closed June 3-4 MGA Red vs. Blue June 14-17 Kid Comanche June 25-26 Club Championships (Men’s & Ladies’)
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We would like to introduce you to the newest member of The Professional Golf Staff here at Comanche Trace, our new Assistant Golf Professional, Wade Strahan. Wade comes to us from Pinecrest Country Club in Longview, Texas. Prior to that, Wade served at Southern Trace in Shreveport, Louisiana. Wade will be here to serve Comanche Trace with all your golfing needs. If you need lessons, fitted for clubs, or even help with finding the ball that best fits your needs, you can call or come by The Golf Shop and see Wade. Make sure and come by the shop and introduce yourself to Wade.
Bobby White, Head Golf Professional The Club at Comanche Trace
Through the years, I have witnessed what seems to be the most consistent problem with ball striking, “Grip Pressure.” When you swing, do you feel like you are strangling the club? Do you feel tension in your arms and shoulders during your swing? When we hold the club too tight, we restrict our ability to release the club at impact. This tension affects our ability to make a good solid impact with the ball. The results of the tension are pulled shots, fat shots, and all sorts of things we don’t want to happen during our game. Tensions from things you deal with at home that day, at work, or even driving to the course for your round can cause you to start your practice session all wrong.
First, let’s make sure to stretch and loosen up before you start swinging a club. Good stretching will help you loosen up properly. Next, and most importantly, loosen your grip pressure by half when you start swinging; start with short shots to create good swing rhythm and create that good feel. When you continue hitting range balls at normal distances, maintain that same loose grip pressure. If you feel any tension while you play, take a few practice swings before you hit the ball again and find that loose grip pressure again. If you follow these tips and work at relieving the tension in your body before you start, you should start seeing improved play.
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Know Your Neighbors Donnie & Patsy Kimes
We met in college and have been married 42 years. In 2018, having lived in the San Antonio area for 18 years, we liked this part of Texas but wanted to retire away from the city traffic. A friend who lives in Kerrville suggested that we attend the Comanche Trace Tour of Homes in October 2018. We immediately fell in love with the area and knew
this is where we wanted to spend our retirement years. While on the tour, we were drawn to the aesthetic and color palette of Texas Living Homes. We bought a Lot here in January 2019. Jennifer Hyde built our home, and we moved in September 2020. Since we have lived in Comanche Trace, we have developed many wonderful relationships. We enjoy
going to lunch and dinner with friends. We have joined the Turtle Creek Olives and Vines Wine Club and participate in many of their delightful activities and events. We try to exercise regularly with Pickleball and weightlifting at CT as well as Yoga and exercise class at the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
... and meet Mikey Kimes Mikey, an African Grey parrot, is 35 years old and has been part of our family for 33 years. He was 26 years old when he laid 2 eggs. That’s when we realized that we need to change gender pronouns in reference to Mikey. She definitely lets us know her needs and desires through a variety of chirps and squawks, which we have learned the meaning of each. She has her own special room with a large window so she can look out onto our courtyard. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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Kroc Center. We have also been known to “cut a rug” on a country dance floor. Patsy has been a Speech Language Pathologist for 42 years, working mainly with children, including 9 years with deaf children. Having spent the last 10 years of her career teaching/ supervising graduate students, Patsy retired from Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) in 2019 as an Associate Clinical Professor. She is now chairperson of the board at the Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at OLLU. Donnie is also a member of the board. We strongly believe in their mission and support the work they do for the community. Donnie retired in 2020 as a Business Services Manager for Zachry Holdings Inc. His degree is in industrial management, and he spent over 40 years in the industry, including several overseeing U.S. Embassy building projects overseas. He finished his career supervising accounts payable and subcontract payments on several billion-dollar Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals. In retirement, he spends his time gardening flowers and vegetables both in our yard and the CT Garden Plots. Traveling is our passion, and we have been to several countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America. In our house, we have gallery walls with mementos from our trips and enjoy reminiscing about the stories behind each. (One of the walls in the Dining Room is featured in the photo.) This year, we are going to Holland during tulip season. Next year, we’re planning a trip to Egypt, and in 2024, we plan to go on a Viking World Cruise. 14
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She is our “watch bird” and lets us know if a stranger is approaching through the front gate. She likes her blind lowered at dusk and door closed at bedtime. Then she is quiet until we open her door in the morning, at which time she greets us with a very clear “good morning” in Patsy’s voice. She says several other words and phrases, some in Donnie’s and some in Patsy’s voice. She loves music and dances to her favorites. She likes to whistle the tune to the Andy Griffith Show. Several neighbors have reported hearing her whistle.
Mikey has her wings clipped so she cannot fly and asks for her outside time twice a day where she sits on her back porch perch watching the other birds and wildlife come into the yard. She will do tricks for peanuts, such as putting her claw to her beak and blowing a kiss on command. When asked if she has allergies, she covers her beak with her claw and makes a sound like she is blowing her nose. Her all-time favorite treat is banana. She loves to sit in Donnie’s lap and have her head scratched. You don’t think of a bird as having a personality, but she definitely does.
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Comanche Trace Lifestyle Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Comanche Trace? We’d love to share it with your fellow neighbors. Please send photos and captions to Kelsey Jackson, Marketing Director, kjackson@comanchetrace.com. Photos courtesy of the Comanche Trace Staff.
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April at a glance Club at Comanche Trace EVENTS April 4
April 5
April 6
April 8
April 10
April 11
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
Masters Par 3 Tournament
MGA 9 a.m. Bunco 1 p.m.
PALM SUNDAY
CLUB CLOSED
April 12
April 13
April 15
April 17
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
Mah Jongg 1 p.m. Vista Room Happy Hour 5 p.m.
TAX DAY GOOD FRIDAY
Easter Brunch 11 a.m.
April 18
April 19
April 20
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m. Book Club 5 p.m.
Texas 42 4 p.m.
April 21
April 22
April 25
Italian Cuisine Night 6 p.m.
CT Ladies’ Club Luncheon 11:30 a.m.
CLUB CLOSED
EASTER SUNDAY
EARTH DAY
April 26 Bridge Club 2 p.m.
April 27
MGA 9 a.m. Mah Jongg Practice 1 p.m.
April 28 Uncorked 6 p.m.
Club at Comanche Trace W E E K LY E V E N T S Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
9 a.m. Pilates
9 a.m. Yoga
10 a.m. Lady 9’ers 10 a.m. LGA
9 a.m. Yoga
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May at a glance Club at Comanche Trace EVENTS May 1
May 2
May 3
May 5
May 6
CT Pool Open
US Open Qualifier
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
LGA Member/Guest Chips, Salsa, Queso & Margaritas
LGA Member/Guest
CLUB CLOSED
May 8
May 9
Mother’s Day Brunch 11 a.m.
CLUB CLOSED
CINCO DE MAYO
MOTHER’S DAY
May 10
May 11
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
MGA 9 a.m. Mah Jongg 1 p.m. Vista Room Happy Hour 5 p.m.
May 13
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
May 20
Bunco 1 p.m.
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m. Book Club 5 p.m.
Texas 42 4 p.m.
Mediterranean Cuisine Night 6 p.m.
MGA 9 a.m.
May 21
May 23
May 24
May 25
May 26
May 30
May 31
ARMED FORCES DAY
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
Mah Jongg Practice 1 p.m. Trivia Night 5:30 p.m.
9 & Dine 5 p.m.
CLUB OPEN MEMORIAL DAY
CLUB CLOSED
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Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
9 a.m. Pilates
9 a.m. Yoga
10 a.m. Lady 9’ers 10 a.m. LGA
9 a.m. Yoga
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June at a glance Club at Comanche Trace EVENTS June 3
June 4
June 6
June 7
June 8
June 10
MGA Red v. Blue Day
MGA Red v. Blue Day
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
Mah Jongg 1 p.m. Vista Room Happy Hour 5 p.m.
Bunco 1 p.m.
June 13
June 14
CLUB CLOSED
Kid Comanche 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Bridge Club 2 p.m. FLAG DAY
June 15
June 16
Kid Comanche 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Texas 42 4 p.m.
Kid Comanche 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Mexican Cuisine Night 6 p.m.
June 17
June 19
June 20
Kid Comanche 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
FATHER’S DAY
CLUB CLOSED
June 21
June 22
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
Bridge Club 2 p.m. Book Club 5 p.m.
MGA 9 a.m. Mah Jongg 1 p.m.
Club Championship All Divisions
Club Championship All Divisions
CLUB CLOSED
Bridge Club 2 p.m.
Club at Comanche Trace W E E K LY E V E N T S Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
9 a.m. Pilates
9 a.m. Yoga
10 a.m. Lady 9’ers 10 a.m. LGA
9 a.m. Yoga
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