~ Current and Past Meetings ~
Monthly Meetings
Hill Country Preppers meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm in the meeting room at Buzzie's Bar-B-Q.
Meet new people, greet those you know, bring a friend or family member. New topics will be presented each month.
Past topic included:
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food prep & storage
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water purification
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communication
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home security
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evacuations
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financial security
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fuel & power
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gardening
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medical & health
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self defense
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vehicle preparedness
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disaster recovery
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Upcoming
Bee Keeping
Bees face many challenges from diseases, parasites and pesticides and climate change. Learn what you can do to help bee colonies survive and thrive.
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Michell Ray a firefighter and experienced bee keeper.
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm. Overflow parking is across Schreiner St. at the bus depot.
Beekeeping the role that bees play in a stable food supply, the ecology and their importance to our economy.
Climate Forecast
Preparedness and Safety for the Winter Season
November 16, 2023
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Richard McAlister
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm.
Hear from an American Red Cross Incident Meteorologist for the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Divisions
Eclipse April 8, 2024
Hear from a retired NASA engineer, amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser
March 21, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Jeff Stone
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm.
Jeff will discuss the upcoming April 8 total eclipse, safe viewing and photography practices, and how to prepare for the thousands of visitors that will come to Kerrville to see this wonderful event.
Emergency Communications Made a Difference
How emergency communications made the difference between life and death during the storm and the flooding that created the natural disaster of Hurricane Helene.
October 17, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Hank Ortega, from the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
Buzzie’s is only open for lunch from 11 am to 3 pm but caters a wide range of events. He is a fellow prepper and a friend and supporter of our educational efforts. We encourage you to support his restaurant and catering whenever you can.
Hurricane Helene and the flooding that followed has killed hundreds of people, with the death toll still growing, destroyed thousands of homes across five states, and left more than a million people without power and fresh water.
Fraud, Scams and Identity Theft
As a seasoned LegalShield professional with 16 years of experience Jane will be sharing valuable insights on the latest trends in identity theft, how to prepare for and safeguard against them.
August 15, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Jane Lehman
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
Buzzie’s is only open for lunch from 11 am to 3 pm but caters a wide range of events. He is a fellow prepper and a friend and supporter of our educational efforts. We encourage you to support his restaurant and catering whenever you can.
Her presentation will provide attendees with essential knowledge and practical strategies to protect themselves in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Gardening, Foraging Skills, Cooking from Scratch, Canning and Baking
'Mo' brings a wide array of experience to her discussion of nutrition, food preservation and how to eat like a chef. 35 years in the restaurant business, 14 years in health care and a lifetime of gardening, foraging skills, cooking from scratch, canning and baking. She is currently a nutrition coach with Wilson Family Chiropractic.
July 18, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Maureen “Mo” Poorman
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
Buzzie’s is only open for lunch from 11 am to 3 pm but caters a wide range of events. He is a fellow prepper and a friend and supporter of our educational efforts. We encourage you to support his restaurant and catering whenever you can.
History of Food
Why we eat what we do and how that came to be.
October 19, 2023
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Maureen "Mo" Poorman - Speaker maureenpoorman@yahoo.com
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm. Overflow parking at bus station.
Mo offers a new perspective on nutrition and storing the right food for emergencies and disasters.
National Security
Related to the wars in Israel, Ukraine and the coming war in Taiwan.
April 18, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Professor Jeffery Addicott an American lawyer, legal scholar, author and educator.
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm.
Professor Addicott is the Director of the Warrior Defense Project at St. Mary's University School of Law St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. He will have books for sale, bring cash or checks.
No Meeting in June 2024. See you July 18, 2024.
June will be the 12th anniversary of the Hill Country Preppers. We appreciate all your support and look forward to seeing you in July.
June 2024
Speaker:
Location:
We have been providing what we hope is valuable information to help you prepare for the events, natural and man-made, that will occur in the future. These events may affect us singly or as a family, community, state or nation. You can and should be prepared to meet the challenges as they occur and we hope we have been a resource in that preparation.
Preparedness Basics
September is National Preparedness Month. Stephen will talk about Preparedness basics as an introduction to Emergency Preparedness for those who want to get started, and as a refresher for those who may have lost focus, motivation or who have forgotten certain aspects of preparedness that are needed for a more complete self-reliance profile.
September 19, 2024
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Steve Lehman
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
We encourage you to support Buzzie's as often as you can, so pick up your dinner early. The restaurant closes at 3 pm.
Bring friends and family whom you would like to include in your support group.
Preparedness Basics.
September is National Preparedness Month. For those wishing to get started or a refresher for those who have lost focus and need a more complete self-reliance profile.
September 21, 2023
6:00 pm
Speaker:
Steve Lehman
Location:
Buzzie's BBQ
213 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, TX, USA
Buzzie’s is only open for lunch from 11 am to 3 pm but caters a wide range of events. He is a fellow prepper and a friend and supporter of our educational efforts. We encourage you to support his restaurant and catering whenever you can.
We will talk about what you should be doing and how with food and water storage, emergency communications, preparing for sanitation and hygiene needs when there is no power or running water. Can you stop a wound from bleeding, clear an airway or treat someone for shock? Are you prepared?