Drive By Storytelling at the Steelhead Hotel Ballroom

The Steelhead Public Library will be sponsoring yet another storytelling event at the Steelhead Hotel and Ballroom this Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Twelve Noon, SLT.

Come on foot, on horseback, or by teleport. Hitch up the team and come by sleigh, or, if you are the adventurous type, try out that new-fangled horseless carriage. Listen to a few tall (or not so tall) tales, and perhaps share a few of your own. We will meet in the beautiful Steelhead Hotel Ballroom, which is located about a block from the Steelhead Public Library.

This is an informal storytelling session - all are invited to come and listen or contribute. Brief stories or poems are most welcome.

Original material is appreciated, but not required. If you did not write the material you will be performing, it is your responsibility to determine that the work is no longer covered by copyright or to obtain permission from the copyright holder.

Stories may be in either text or SL voice. If SL and RL permit, voice stories will be streamed on Gargoyle Radio.

The Justice League would like to invite you to their New Year's Eve celebration and house-warming for their Adventurers' Club location on the Pier at Steelhead Port Harbor.

When: 31 December 2008, beginning 3:00 p.m. PST, and ringing in the new year an hour later at GMT and every hour after that.

Fireworks by the Amazons!

Live performers and DJ's TBA, good company guaranteed.

More dance technology than you can imagine, and you can imagine quite a bit.

Town Hall Meeting Highlights for December 30, 2008

• New Year's Eve - Party hosted by the JLU in Steelhead Port Harbor, 3 PM SLT till ?
• Whacky Wednesday in Steeltopia is cancelled this week but will return to its regularly scheduled time on January 7.
• Friday, January 3 - Tiny Misfit Broken Toys, 7 PM SLT at the Ballroom
• Saturday, January 3 - Drive-by storytelling at the Ballroom beginning at noon. This will be an informal gathering and open to the public. Anyone interested in reading, IM Riven Homewood for a time slot.
• Saturday, January 17 - Book discussion led by Miss Searra Weatherwax on "The Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett starting at 12 noon, SLT.
• Although Steelhead holds themed events weekly, being in theme is not a requirement and/or an obligation. Feel free to come as you are and have a good time!
• Lunar has officially begun training for tax season, so his time in SL will be cut in one quarter. If you have a question regarding land, moving a parcel line, or if someone wants to buy land, drop him a notecard. Don't send him an IM when he's offline as they'll be capped and missed. You can also e-mail him at lunareclipse@steelheadcity.us
• Tensai will continue to handle all technical questions including questions/problems regarding rental poles.
• Katt, Tensai and Lunar are the only Estate Managers for Steelhead. They are the only ones empowered to restart the sim or to ban a griefer sim wide.
• Fuzzball will continue to conduct Town Hall meetings. He will also be in charge of Councilor meetings for now. If you want to make an announcement during Town Hall meetings, please drop a notecard on Fuzzball before the meeting.
• MANAGEMENT'S STATEMENT REGARDING GRIEFERS: If there are people that are being rowdy, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ITHILL do not turn a griefer into a confused TP mess! Contact Fuzzball or Tensai immediately. They are the only two that can engage a counter attack on greifers. Contact councilors if Tensai and Fuzz are not online (tensai can estate ban offline if needed). Remember: You as a landowner can ban people off your parcel. Fuzz & councilors can ban off the commons. If Management catches someone griefing a griefer... it won't be a pretty talk. 90% of the time its a noob that's confused, so assess the situation or just call management.
• GROUP NOTICES - Due to conflicts in events and several unauthorized notices being sent out we're now limiting what gets sent out as far as group notices are concerned. The Steelhead Library, Steelhead groups such as the JLU in Port Harbor and Navy (soon to come) and SH related events will of course have notices sent out. Notices from other sims that are AFFILIATED with Steelhead will continue to be sent out, provided those events do not conflict with a Steelhead event. All events outside of Steelhead have to be cleared by either Lunar or Tensai or Fuzz before a notice will be sent out. If your event conflicts with a Steelhead event, you can post in chat but a notice will not be sent out.
• IF YOU ARE PLANNING A MASSIVE PARTY in or out of Steelhead and would like Steelhead participation, please let management know, preferably a week or more before the event so we can avoid scheduling conflicts.

A MESSAGE FROM LUNAR: "Recently there has been alot of talk on the public channels around the communities. People being mean to each other, namecalling... and worse. SL to me is a place of peace and fun and in Steelhead silliness. We have a unique and beautiful diversity of people living in our community. We may not always see the same but that is what I love about what we've become. I love everyone's perspectives on the world we created and embrace the silliness that we are.

I want to keep Steelhead in that happy silliness that makes us unique. I will not abide by filth in the public channels or slandering of your friends and neighbors. I trust everyone in Steelhead, I have rarely ever had this problem. But it is out there in other communities and I want to make sure everyone knows where your management stands.

Steelhead for its small size has a very high amount of activity from its residents. When there is something wrong, we all feel it, we all hurt over it... and worse yet I hurt because of it. Everyone here is my friends, we've laughed together and we've cried together, there isn't one person here I haven't had a connection with. The pixleated person in front of you may not be real but the human behind the puppet is very much real.

Personally if it is a private problem it is not my problem. If it is brought to my attention I can advise and be a conflict mediator. But if it becomes a public problem it becomes my problem. Your councilors and sheriff are instructed to moderate public channels. If I hear of public slander on my chat I will take action, abuse to each other will not be tolerated and severe consequences will be handed out.

Know that this is an extremity to a growing problem faced in other communities, so far in Steelhead this isn't a problem and I want to make sure it will not be one in the future. -Lunar"

and a final thought...

"I would like to thank everyone who has been hounding me, threatening me and sending me reminders about my medicine. It’s a night/day difference, my blood pressure went from 70/70 back up to 120/80 and best of all I've had no black outs since it has been steady in my system. It's extremely difficult for me to remember to take them even though the bottle sits in front of me. I really appreciate your help, your threats and the fun that ensues over it. You guys rock! -Lunar"

Holiday Storytelling on December 23, 2008

Steelhead will host another storytelling event this Tuesday at the Steelhead Hotel & Ballroom. Festivities will begin at 4:00 PM, SLT and continue into the night. Closing remarks and the Giving Tree will be presented by Steelhead Management at 9:00 PM, SLT.

Some of the storytellers for this event will be using voice stream, while others will use text chat, so come prepared for either formats.

New Look for Steelhead Sentinel

Thanks to the handy tutorial found here at The Blogger Guide, the Sentinel's look is much improved. The Blogger Guide gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to convert the popular Scribe blogger template to three columns. Be sure to check out their "how to" section!

Town Hall Meeting Minutes for December 16, 2008

• PRIMS OFF PARCEL: Make sure you don't plant trees out of parcel. We'll be monitoring the commons for stray prims.
• NEW STEELHEAD AMBASSADORS/COUNCILORS NAMED: Krystine Qinan has officially taken the title as Ambassador as well as Miss Eladrienne Laval.
• THANK YOU LUMINA: for the Christmas decorations.
• EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Lunar always forgets to take his meds! Without them he has a higher risk for seizures. If you see him at night, please either remind him or ask him if he has taken his medications (8pm SLT.)
• THURSDAY: Shalmendo continues reading at 4pm. He will notify the group of any schedule changes due to the upcoming holidays. Listen in on Gargoyle Radio or at the Steelhead Hotel and Ballroom.
• THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18: Steeltopia will host "Winter Wonderland in Steeltopia."
• FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19: Formal Christmas Ball at the Kokopelli Stage.
• TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD: Steelhead’s regularly scheduled Town Hall meeting will be preempted by Holiday Storytelling at the Ballroom starting at 4pm to 9PM SLT. Programs and notecards will be sent out as soon as the storytellers confirm with Management. More info to come.
• TACKY CHRISTMAS DECORATION CONTEST: Steelhead is holding a Tacky Christmas Decoration Contest. Winner gets a cheesy grand prize. Voting starts Friday the 19th. Pick the top two houses (not your own) and drop a notecard in a drop box at the ballroom. Winner will be announced the 26th at our tiny ballroom dance.
• WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTING: Have you found something extremely odd you'd like to get rid of? Why not put it in a box and give it to someone random! Miss Xandra Skytower is in charge of the white elephant gifting. Make sure your beauty is transferable (no copy OK), drop it in a box, label it "White Elephant Gift" and drop it on Xandra Skytower no later than the 23rd. Everyone who submits a random gift will in turn receive a random present. Make sure the gifts are not offensive (no massive floppy dongs!) Gifts will be given on Christmas day to those who have entered.
• PRIM COUNTER IN PORT HARBOR: The prim counters in Port Harbor in your rental boxen are not working reliably. Tensai is trying to speak to the manufacturer to get them working correctly. To view your prim usage, go to “About land -> objects -> refresh.” Every prim minus Lunar’s or Tensai’s is your prim usage. Management is working to get this problem resolved as quickly as possible.
• MAYFAIR EMPORIUM LAUNCHING: Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 17, 2008) on Caledon Mayfair's Rezzday, Steadman Kondor Publishing will be launching the Mayfair Emporium at Caledon Mayfair, 1-2pm, and 6.30-7.30pm. The public is invited to come enjoy the music and the launch of a new book, Solitary Raven - the poetry of Emily Bronte vs the art of Caspar David Friedrich.

Excavating in Port Harbor

Friday night found Steelhead residents engaged in a little digging. Seems Tensai found some bones...

Town Hall Meeting Minutes for Dec. 9, 2008

• Must See: "It's a Steelhead Life" by our very own Hotspur Otoole!
• Lunar's e-mail has changed to lunareclipse@steelheadcity.us
• Councilors - Mandatory meeting this Saturday, 2PM SLT
• Steelhead Group Chat: Is to be used to get together, laugh, and generally have fun. Inappropriate or overly dramatic chat may result in the chat being moderated.
• Second Call: Skyboxen not in theme must be taken up over 1024. If this height breaks your scripts, contact Tensai so something can be worked out.
• Steelhead Main Upgrade: Management will be requesting an upgrade from sim 4 to sim 5 in the beginning of 2009. Lot sizes will be standardized to 512's. This goes for storefronts and residential lots. Prim allotments will be standardized, and price will increase to L$1800/month per 512. The price change will not take effect until the end of January, 2009.
• Thursday, December 11: Shalmendo continues reading Alice in Wonderland starting at 4PM SLT. Listen at the ballroom or on Gargoyle Radio.
• Friday, December 12: This message from Management - "On initial groundwork for a new build Lunar was working on, we found some 'artifacts' that we need to focus on more... Due to the fact that we need to focus on these digs completely, we are having our Friday Dance at the Dig-site. This is an archeological dig, so Everyone come prepared for Adventure"
• Tuesday, December 23: Instead of a town hall meeting, Steelhead will have a holiday storytelling. If you're interested in reading a holiday or seasonal story, please IM TotalLunar Eclipse. This event will start at 6PM SLT at the hotel and continue until 9PM. A sign up sheet will be passed around.
• Cheesy Christmas Decoration Contest: Rules - no superprims or MASSIVE blinky trees. Keep your prims on your lot and curb psycho poofers and no temp rezz. Contest starts TODAY! We'll have a mailbox in the ballroom where you can drop a notecard for top 2 cheesy decorated houses. Votes are due by the 24th, and the winner will be announced at the dance on the 26th. The prize will be something cheesy.
• Low Prim Trees: Everyone is encouraged to get them! uni ninetails, sculptomancy two prim trees that are seasonal. You can find these at the following locations:

1. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Amaranthine/177/58/22
2. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sculptomancy/125/135/29

• Rental Poles in Steelhead Main: Tensai will be putting rental poles down this evening. If you have paid recently, please get Tensai the transaction numbers and $L numbers. If you already have a pole, don’t worry about it.
• Those of you who use the Novatech product line (tardis, emdash, etc...) and use the receiver or target points, please set your permissions.

Steelhead Holds Ice Skating Party

Steelhead residents were treated to an ice skating party in Steelhead last Friday. Steelhead holds themed events every Friday at 7PM SLT at various locations throughout the sims. A calendar of events can be found at the bottom of this page.

Steampunk Nativity in Caledon

Be sure to drop by the Steampunk Nativity scene in Caledon.

Town Hall Meeting Minutes for December 4, 2008

• Wednesday Nights are Wacky Wednesday in Steeltopia at the Power Plant with music by Diamanda Gustafson.
• Steeltopia will hold their Winter Ball Formal this week (Dec. 3, 2008) and all Steelhead residents are invited to attend at the new Blue Seraphim Plaza, 7 PM SLT.
• Thursday, December 4, 2008 - Shal will continue reading from Alice in Wonderland beginning at 7 PM SLT. Tune in to Gargoyle Radio or head over to the hotel. http://slan13.ipr365.com:10212
• Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 - "Winter on Ice at the Bay" at 7 PM SLT.
• Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 - Fuzz will DJ in Steeltopia starting at 4 PM SLT.
• SteelCobra Calamari will be placing a Santa automaton capable of gift giving at the Krimson Karnival in Port Harbor. If you would like for Santa to give a gift to a special someone, please IM Steel for instructions.
• Hotspur Otoole has been working with Miss Commons to set up a "capture the flag" armed paddle boat system for Steelhead events. The boats will be available for one whole linden and events will be run by Hotspur. This will most likely commence in early 2009.
• Hotspur and Eva Bellambi are hosting a formal dining event on the 14th at Artificial Island in the USS. All Steelhead citizens are invited. A uniform or formal attire will be the dress. This will be a "Military Dining Out" event in the grand old naval style. If there is a person you would like to have "honored" with a "nice" practial joke, which would end in a toast or a roast....contact Hotspur in private to set it up. The goal of this event is to foster fellowship and friendship between sim communities.
• Port Harbor is now officially open! Airships have been experiencing difficulties crossing sim boundaries, so if you lose your vessel, IM management or councilors to get them back.
• If you have other people that need access to land management rights, please drop a notecard on Lunar with your name, their name, and your authorization allowing them land management rights.
• If you have a ledge, dock, or path attached to a common area walkway that's outside of your lot, please make sure it is linked to something within your own parcel lines.
• Anyone who is not renting property in Steelhead, or who hasn't made prior arrangements with management, is not allowed to be building on anyone's parcel. Their builds will be returned to them.
• Skyboxens should be placed at 1024 to 3096. If you need help with boundary lines at that height, IM Tensai.
• Skyboxen below 1024 must be in theme as an airship. If you are not sure your airship is within theme, please contact Tensai or Lunar, or move it above 1024.
• Management asks that recreational seacraft not in use be put away whenever possible.
• Skyboxen above 3096 must be approved by management as that area is reserved for civic events.

Krimson Karnival of Steeltopia Opens in Port Harbor

Ever wonder what SteelCobra Calamari spends his time building during the wee hours of the night? Then pop over to The Krimson Karnival of Steeltopia in Port Harbor. There's a ferris wheel, a carousel, and a shooting gallery. Work is still progressing on a coffee kiosk, but there's still plenty of fun to be found here. And the killer klowns have a wicked sense of humor.