Missing Man

This story is called "Search on for missing Red Wing man," in the Star Tribune.

It was around 7pm Sunday night. Jason Garlitch was depressed and upset as he left his house. He jumped on his blue mountain bike and went for a ride, no one has seen him since. Shortly after he departed his house his girlfriend phoned the authorities concerned about his mental state after Jason had left the house. Police say he was last seen riding along he Cannon Valley bicycle trail in Red Wing's Industrial Park area. Safety officials searched around this area till around 10:20 last night and started back on their search around 10:20am this morning.

3 Most Noteworthy Experiences.

It was August 10th 2001. I will never forget watching the police kicking my family and I out of our house. Our neighborhood pulling out lawn chairs just to get a good look at what was happening. I'll never forget the feeling I had in my stomach, knots mixed with butterflies with the feeling I was going to be sick. My brother stared in awe as with everyone else. My brother and I had no idea what was going on, we were just so confused. The police decided to raid our house looking for cash, drugs, and weapons. My parents were into the whole making cable boxes business. A company that we sold some boxes to decided to sale them to a person who used them illegally. The cops found the people who were using them illegally then traced the box back to my parents. The business who used the boxes illegally had cash, drugs, and weapons all over the place, the cops just assumed our house would too. It's a life changing experience when you are kicked out of your house by the police while everyone watches confused. In the end the police didn't find anything in our house. But things will never be the same.

My boyfriend and I had always had our differences and our little fights, hey we were 3 years into our relationship . We had always been close but something always seemed to be in the way of us being closer. In the past I had always had a wall up, I don't like being hurt. So to me it seemed like I was keeping a distance from him to save myself. Then one December night I decided to let his mom give me a hair cut thinking nothing of it. His mom then got a phone call that would change my boyfriend and I's relationship forever. His father had just died. My boyfriend was at swim practice so I found out before he even had a clue. Sitting there in shock I couldn't get the thoughts of what would happen next out of my mind. His mother went and got him from practice as I waiting in their house. When he got home he immediately ran to me and started crying. I didn't konw what to do. I had never experienced someone who needed me to be there for them like this. From that moment on nothing got in the way of us again, I learned that you can't have a wall up all the time you need to let it down when the time is right. When his dad died everything changed, including me. I have learned that when someone needs you, you need to be there for them instead of running away.

5 years ago My family and I took a trip to New York. It was a hectic flight and my brother lost his luggage but it's a trip I'll never forget. When we arrived at that wonderful city it was around 11pm. The city was beautiful, all the lights and people. Even the smell to me was beautiful. The horns of the taxis going from one place to another was like heaven to my ears. The morning after we visited to library, it was amazing. We walked around all New York city, my eyes popping out of my head. When we went to Time Square that night I knew I had to live here. That trip made me realize what I was missing out on in life. Minnesota is just a little to boring for me, I cannot wait to turn 18 and be done with high school so I can finally follow my dreams.

Introduction

I would like to start out by saying hello. My name is Laura Sweeney and I'm 16 years old. I attend Anoka High School and this is my first year as a PSEO student. In my spare time I enjoy playing soccer. I am currently on the JV team for Anoka. I have been playing soccer for 12 years. Recently I have joined a dance studio to take up tapping. I quit dancing 2 years ago to become more engaged in soccer but I have missed it dearly. I enjoy going out with my friends and having a good time. In my future I would love to become a writer, preferably for a magazine. My dream is to move to New York and become successful. I love big cities. I live with my Mother, Brother, and Sister. My Father is out of the picture at the moment. In November my Brother and I are becoming roommates of our own. My Brother is then moving to Moorhead in March as I move to Minnetonka to live with my Aunt and Uncle. I am living life to the fullest and loving every single moment of it. As Bob Marley had said "Love the life you live, live the life you love."