Bowmaster house

The Bowmaster Family House, located at 617 Ives Ave. in Big Rapids, MI, is the former living location of Merre Bowmaster, who played a major role in The Sims 4: Oughties Big Rapids Living Stuff.

History
The Bowmaster house was the home of David and Terry Bowmaster going back to at least the 1990s. However, the renowned Officer Bowmaster eventually suffered a breakdown of his body due to Huntington's disease, forcing him to retire from the force. His children lived under the looming threat of inheriting his curse. He died fairly young, due to the severity of his condition.

In the early 2000s, young Merre left home, to marry and live with one Joe Kasholm. However, she suffered brutal injuries after being hit by a car in Virginia. These injuries exacerbated her decline, as she was revealed to be the one to inherit Huntington's. Her mother took her in after her condition became unbearable for her husband, and he quickly divorced Merre like a coward and fled - leading to bad blood between the Kasholm and Bowmaster families.

Merre's condition gradually worsened over time. Around this time, her brother Kevin became good friends with Terry's foster son, Mark Gerke - who would go on to date and later marry Kat Piwinska-Gerke, a friend to the Dozerfleet founder. The troupe would have some adventures in town, and the founder of Dozerfleet would develop a heavy crush on Merre. Alas, the relationship he sought was not meant to be. In his short time taking her on dates, he selected their theme song at the time to be a variation of "Broken" by Lifehouse.

This track was considered later for the Trapezoid Radio segment of A Decade of Ambition in the DVD bonus features section. However, it was replaced with a Trapezoided variation of "Broken" by Seether, one that turned Shaun Morgan into Corner Mindoche and Amy Lee into Stigmie Sletterman. While he was not impressed with 2008's Twilight film; she enjoyed it greatly.

As Merre's health declined even further, a severe head injury in 2019 almost claimed her life. The Dozerfleet founder, fearing she didn't have long to live, made a point to visit her one last time in July of 2019. She somehow survived another year, dying in 2020 when her physical therapy funding was cut amidst the Globalist Scamdemic, and she was left to die Terri Schiavo-style. Her mother Terry died the same day, from a heart attack. Kevin was placed in charge with resolving the home's realty issues.

What little remained of the Bowmaster family was able to finally sell the property on May 4th of 2021, after the house was given significant cleaning and minor renovations. It sold for $105,000.

Specs

 * Lot size: 0.43 acres
 * House area: 1,792 sq ft.
 * Estimated market value: $105,500

Nearby early education

 * Riverview Elementary School
 * Mecosta-Osceola Education Center School
 * St. Peter Lutheran Private School
 * St. Mary Catholic Private School
 * Big Rapids Middle School
 * Crossroads Charter Academy

Nearby later education

 * Crossroads Charter Academy
 * Big Rapids Middle School
 * Big Rapids High School
 * Mecosta-Osceola Education Center School
 * Ferris State University

Nearby grocers

 * Meijer
 * Wal-Mart
 * Aldi
 * Johnny's Markets
 * Dollar Tree
 * Big Rapids EZ Mart
 * Kilwins of Big Rapids
 * Old Pioneer Store and Emporium
 * Family Dollar
 * Red Fox Market
 * Eastside Market
 * The Market at Ferris State

Nearby fast food

 * Culver's
 * Jimmy John's
 * Arby's
 * Qdoba
 * KFC
 * Long John Silver's
 * Domino's
 * Burger King
 * Little Caesar's
 * Taco Bell
 * Wendy's
 * McDonald's
 * Fatty C's Doghouse
 * A&W
 * Subway
 * State Street Scoops
 * Pizza Hut
 * Nawals's Mediterranean Grille

Nearby insurance firms

 * Farm Bureau Insurance
 * Farmers Insurance
 * Bleeker Insurance Services
 * Bush Insurance Agency
 * Red Insurance
 * Schuberg Insurance
 * Bridge Title Agency
 * Daum-Meemic
 * Big Rapids Insurance
 * AAA
 * Wenger Insurance

Nearby gas stations

 * Meijer
 * Wesco
 * Marathon
 * Admiral
 * BP
 * Sunoco

Nearby pharmacies

 * Meijer
 * Wal-Mart
 * Walgreens
 * Rite Aid
 * HomeTown Pharmacy
 * Family Dollar

Area crime rate
Note: All data listed here is from 2019, given 2020-released FBI statistics. These are only the incidents actually submitted to the FBI after screening by local police reports, and not indicative of all possible incidents that went unreported.


 * Murder: 0
 * Rape: 6 (57.8 per capita)
 * Robbery: 0
 * Assault: 20 (192.5 per capita)
 * Burglary: 18 (173.3 per capita)
 * Standard theft: 114 (1,097.3 per capita)
 * Vehicular theft: 3 (28.9 per capita)

The most dangerous region of town in our Earth number appears to be Locust St., near the Spectrum Health Hospital.

Trivia

 * Ironically, the house itself was not included in The Sims 4: Oughties Big Rapids Living Stuff, although Merre herself was.