Issue 25: 2009

Issue 25: 2009

Contents

Taxes Restructured
Local Becomes Model
A.Pentragnani Coming to the Hood
School Expecting Renovations
Culinary Corner

Announcements

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Is This It?, 2009

Peacar, winter, 2009Li is 37. Tobi Sweeny is 37, Aaron and Simora are 10, Matt is 6.

Li feels like her life is stuck in autopilot.

Bit Cozier, 2009

Givar, winter, 2009
Grex and Ginger are 37, Bryant and Annie are 14, Breckin is 7, Lara is 6, Indira is 4, and Richmond is 3

Ginger aimlessly cleared the dishes from breakfast, her mind lost in thought. She couldn't help but giggle at the turn of events.

Waiting Over, 2009

Resar, fall, 2009
Harriet and Henry Mendenhall are juniors. Erricson Frankson, Rosemarie Grand and Tyisha Masters are freshman. Rashid Cunningham is 23, S'Ahmisa Warwick is 22

S'Ahmisa nervously bit her lip as she glanced at the clock for the third time and what was only two minutes.

So Blessed, 2009

Resar, fall, 2009

Brandon is 31, Ilila is 30, Jude and Brooklyn are 5 simlonic months

Even though Ilila's maternity leave was over, she still managed to spend as much time as she could with the twins before leaving for school each morning.

Supportive Underwear, 2009

Havar, fall, 2009
S'Ahmisa Warwick is 22, Ming Wuu is 23, Rashid Cunningham is 23, Krissy Thorn is 25, Alphonso Pentragnani is 27

Today was the big day for Krissy and Alphonso.

Coloring Within the Lines, 2009

Havar, fall, 2009


Principal: Johan Shazad; Primary Teacher K-3: Jasmine Frankson; Primary Teacher 4-6: Ilila Peterson


Primary Students: Veronika Kent and Laci McMillian are in 6th grade; Aaron Sweeny, and Simora Sweeny are in 5th grade; Breckin Grey and Esther Dawson are in 2nd grade; Chase Dawson, Amyra Dawson, Jennifer Kent, Jessica Kent, Lara Grey and Matt Sweeny are in 1st grade; Lilly Ana McMillian, Alia Shae Wilsonoff, and Udar Shazad are in kindergarten

 
Johan knew that he would have to do something about school enrollment soon. Jasmine Frankson's class was still bursting at the seams. Not only that, but Jasmine was growing larger with the impending birth of her third child.
 

Better Without It, 2009

Havar, fall, 2009
Sazo is 50, Sandy is 47, Si’Enya is 17. Trevor Yates is 27
 

There were perks to being related to the hood council president, but they were not that different from the perks associated with being a trust fund baby, Si'Enya thought as she climbed into bed.

Have a Point, 2009

Remar, summer, 2009

Bill is 25, Emma is 24, Jacob is 3 and Abigal is 2.

Bill's new job as a field researcher often has him leaving early and staying late at the office after field work and then arriving home even later. Emma has been trying not to be upset, but sometimes her anger gets the best of her...like tonight.

Archives/Technology Note: 2009-2012

Cameron Smith
My plans for 2009-2012 term

Assist in the management of family tree information
-The family tree is updated online with each new birth.

-Will work to establish birth/death years by the end of simyear 2012 for the prior 10 generations.

Collect community & residents registry
-Will continue to maintain basic residents information online for current (active) residents only. Updates will be once a simyear during the winter. Family photos will be updated every other simyear.

-By 2012 information will include: design preferences, badges, and former relationships.

-Must upload an updated map of the hood by 2009. Will upload a new map every other simyear.

-Started looking for TS1 photos to make a collection for families to have their historical photographs. A large portion of photos were lost when geocities closed.

-Look for another venue to host historical photos.

Test and implement 3rd party technology
-Continue culling CC folders of little use items, especially clothing imports.
-Also looking to compile and combine items and use more MAXIS meshes. By the end of 2012 convert all custom rug textures to maxis rugs.
-Starting compressing items every simyear in the winter

-Cull imports each simyear

Perform back-ups of resident information:

-Backups are currently after each season
-Backups are currently stored on an external drive, will start uploading important information online such as residents' DNA, and important building plans. Residents' DNA will be added after their toddler birthday, while building plans will be added after significant changes. We will make building plans available to other hoods at their own risk.

Serve as local reporter:
No changes here
Manage the Historical Society:
-Have all 1/4 of current residents' family history complied by 2012

Hood Council Meeting: 2009

Hood Council Meeting 2009
Present: S'Ahmisa Warwick, Bradford McMillian, Ginger Grey, Ilila Peterson, Brandon Peterson, Cameron Smith
Absent:Suzanna McMillian

Agenda
Tax Collection Changes
A.Pentragnani
Honor's Program
Council Member Reports

Bringing Home Baby Patar 2009

Patar, summer, 2009

It was the middle of the night when Krissy's back started to cramp. Soon afterwards pain gripped her belly and she cried out.

Thumbs Up, 2009

Patar, summer, 2009

Julio is 42, Rebecca is 39, Abel and Amanda are 13, Ana Rayne is 4; Ajani is 65; Rayne is 63 (Annie Grey, Myra Shazad and Grace Elise are 14)

It had taken a little bit longer for Ajani and Rayne to move out, not that Rebecca and Julio minded.

Enjoying the Sound, 2009

Lovar, spring, 2009
Lyndon is 54, Nicole is 52

Lyndon had been doing a lot of thinking lately. The church was doing mediocre it you were being generous with your words. However he wasn't thinking about the church, instead he was thinking about his life.

A Heartbeat, 2009

Lovar, spring, 2009
Lainey Lorde, S'Ahmisa Warwick and Verde Herendez are seniors. Benjamin Endeavor is 22, Ming Wuu is 22 and Rashid Cunningham is 22, Krissy Thorn is 24, Alphonso Pentragnani is 26
Optional Soundtrack "I Wish I Wasn't" Heather Headley

S'Ahmisa wordlessly helped Lainey bring the last of her things into the apartment. She didn't question when she got the tearful call from her begging to move in. She didn't question the fact that it was two simweeks before graduation and all the seniors were finishing up their final exams, or the fact that Lainey and Verde were living together up until then.

Even Ming knew that the situation was serious and didn't say anything callous, after all, loosing a child wasn't a joking matter.

When the Bell Rings, 2009

Hapar, spring, 2009


Principal: Johan Shazad; Secondary Teacher: Simlish & History: Jesse Kent; Secondary Teacher: Math & Science: Krissy Thorn

Secondary Students: Rosemarie Green and Erricson Frankson are in 12th grade; Wendy Keller, Si'Enya Warwick and Rojo Herendez are in 11th grade; Elphy Mendenhall is in the 10th grade; Myra Shazad, Naraj Shazad, Grace Elise Dawson, Bryant Grey, and Annie Grey are in 8th grade; Rex Mendenhall, Abel Wilsonoff Amanda Wilsonoff and Serendipity Herendez are in 7th grade

President Note: County Council Plans 2009-2012

S'Ahmisa Warwick

For my 2009-2012 term as Hood Council President, I propose the follow:

• Coordinate the County Council's work
  -Start a local stock exchange. We have many local businesses and we could start a local stock exchange to help the local businesses gain more resources and provide incentives to shareholders.
  -Continue the renovation of Pierce University. Plans have been approved for the new campus and construction is almost complete on the academic buildings. The residential halls will follow afterwards.
  -Continue the beautification of the hood. The next step is building up the shore facing Lady Starr and creating a large amount of green spaces and lawns.
• Coordinate county council meetings
  -County council meetings are held multiple times each simyear and are public once a simyear. An agenda will be published before the meeting for residents to make admendments to.
• Official spokesim for the hood
  -Would still like to look into having an official flag for the hood.Our hood has been around for a long time and I think that it is long overdue time for us to have a flag.
• Manage foreign alliances-Continue SUN Exchanges via interhood internships, exchanges and study abroad programs.
• Enforce laws and immigration/emigration
  -Do a complete overhaul of the laws
  -Update fines and fees to reflect current inflation changes.
• Oversee administrative business lots
  -The Starr Grey Administration Centre is managed by me while the Memorial Church is managed by Pastor Lyndon Humphrey and The Veronika Kent Medical Centre is managed by Dr. Suzanna McMillian. Pastor Humphrey updates us of progress via reports and occasional visits during county council meetings.
  -The Starr Grey Administration Centre is overdue for a renovation, this may be a good opportunity to occupy a smaller landspace. I propose a complete rehaul of the property but tearing down the old building, reusing materials when possible and building a new smaller more efficent administration center.

Bringing Home Baby Hapar 2009

Hapar, spring, 2009

Susie and Anthony sat impatiently in the waiting area.

Dream Big, 2009

Hapar, spring, 2009
Bradford is 45, Suzanna is 44, Laci is 10, Lilly is 5, Lora is 4 and Lesia is 3

Bradford and Suzanna were barely able to move into their new brownstone before they moved on to other projects.