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Click here to read more about how Chuck Lutke, executive director of the Arthur Nagel Community Clinic, has announced his retirement, bringing to a close eight years of what community leaders describe as transformational service. Lutke, 73, will officially step down Dec. 31.

The Lakehills American Legion Post in Lakehills begins planning their annual BBQ each year in May.  This year, they didn't know that they would end up being the only Independence Day event in the County due to nearby catostrophic flooding.  Weather canceled the parade, but the traditional BBQ and live music continued on, celebrating America in the midst of tragedy.  The Post is open to the Public and supports many local non-profits with food and quarterly cash donations.  Click for this story from a local reporter.  

 “We were rushing to put the kayaks away, and we had an argument, so I decided we would leave and go home,” Mifsud said. “That argument saved our lives.” Hours later, from about 1-4 a.m., a downpour dumped more than six inches of rain into the converging headwaters of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, approximately 13 miles west of Kerrville. What followed was a 30-plus-foot wall of water, surging eastward downstream with the power of Niagara Falls. “It took our 20-foot trailer, our 36-foot RV, our F-250 turbo diesel and all 14 kayaks,” Mifsud said. “We lost a quarter of a million dollars in assets. But that’s nothing. I could have lost Daniel. I could have lost Tiffany. I could have lost me.”   Click here for the full story on how a last-minute decision became a miracle in the face of disaster.  

 Now is your chance to visit a part of the Smithsonian Institution here in the Texas Hill Country. Bandera was selected as one of only seven towns in Texas to host a Museum on Main Street exhibit, a program of the Smithsonian Institution that brings traveling exhibits to rural communities across the country.  The exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, will arrive in Bandera on June 21 and will be on display at the Bandera Middle School cafetorium through July 26. Interactive displays explore how rural communities have evolved through the 20th century as local industries have declined, as residents moved away to find better economic opportunities, and other changes that have transformed rural life in America.  Click here for more information.

John Tucker and Kathleen Mary Butler are both exhibiting their artwork during the month of July at the Lakehills Area Library.   Click here for more on this story and see some of the art on display.

Click here to read more about how  Bandera High School will receive an important accessibility upgrade by renovation of a restroom to meet current ADA compliance standards. These improvements will help to ensure that all students, staff and visitors to BISD have access to safe and appropriate facilities.  These updates are part of BISD’s broader mission to provide an environment where every learner can thrive, and reflect an ongoing commitment to student safety, campus security, and equitable access.   Also being added is a security holding area for visitors at all campuses.  

Click here to read about all the programs at the Lakehills library in June including the start of the summer reading programs for the kiddos!

The Bandera Library has some great events including a reptile and petting zoo in June!  Click here to see the full schedule!

Don’t Make Waste Bandera (DMWB), in cooperation with Silver Sage Hill Country Resource Center, recently conducted a survey of Meals-on-Wheels recipients seeking help to clear junk accumulating in their yards and homes. Twenty households responded, all were elderly and most were disabled.  Click here for full story and photos.

From dire service in Vietnam, World War II Service, and even a bull attacking a patrol car, Bandera County Veterans have poignant stories to tell.  The local Bandera Prophet has a strong commitment to the military and to the Veteran stories.  Click here to learn about the exposure that Bandera County Veterans, active-duty assignments of Bandera County residents and other military updates including Veterans stories.  

As a Veteran, the Bandera Prophet would like to hear your story.   Please join this great storytelling archive!   Click here to hear the Veteran stories or to get more information.  

3-Year Anniversary covered by the local Bandera Bulletin for more thoughts and updates on the love of and for Jordan.

Where is Jordan Tomkins?  Jordan Tomkins was walking alone along Park Road 37 in Lakehills in April 2022.  She vanished three years ago without a trace, and still hasn't been found.  For more details on this story, click here.  It's time to talk.