Heap:Nothing "Royal" about this Cavalier
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By Jessica Gray and Kody Henning
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The Chevy Cavalier is one of the most common cars of our high school parking lot. Each has its own background and history. But none compare to Sarah Christiansen’s 1997 Chevy Cavalier. Purchased in fall of 2007 for $1700, Sarah was excited for her new whip. Before the Chevy Cavalier, she had a Pontiac Bonneville that she thought was going to be the car, the one where she could go every where with and would have no problems; soon that was all going to end. On a Friday afternoon while she and Kody went to get their pay checks, the car started to act a little funny and then all of a sudden it blew up, and that was the end of the Bonneville. That’s when she had to get the Chevy Cavalier, thinking that this one was going to work out, but little did she know one week after buying her new ride the timing belt needed to be fixed. There are other problems that she has had with the car so she had to take some money of hers and put it into her car. Some of the problems that she had with her car is that both rear struts busted, and the muffler rusted off. All of the cost just about $690, she wasn’t too happy about that. She has about 196,000 miles on it and the famous “bluebook value” is$1030; that’s all she could really get out of her car. You might notice a little dent on the left side of her car, but that’s not her fault (as they all say), the truth is, that an old women backed into the driver’s rear end while Sarah was pulling out of Kaci’s driveway. In the end, the old lady had nothing wrong with her car but damaged Sarah’s rear fender and drivers side rear hubcap. Also, her drivers door did not shut right after that so only few people really know how to close the door because there is a certain way to close it. If you don’t do it the right way the door will never shut. The good thing about this is that Sarah had received $600 from the old women’s insurance even though the damage was about $1,000, but the dent is still there, it’s all just for show and tell. She has something unique about her car that you probably wouldn’t see, you know how her car door had a special way to close it, well she had “a moment” and she had locked herself out of her car so she had to call AAA and have them come and open the door for her. They got it open but they messed up the driver’s door even more. When they went to get it open, they did something to the lock, so now she can’t open the door from her side of the car. In order to unlock her car from the drivers side, she has to unlock the passenger side and crawl in her car to unlock the driver’s side. Some nights you may think that her car is haunted, the reason being is because her headlights will turn off and then turn back on whenever it feels like it, not so good especially around this time of year. Another reason that you might think that her car is haunted is because if you haven’t ridden in the car with her before and you’re just minding your own business and all of a sudden you see some lights in the back seat go off and on; don’t be afraid it’s just her trunk light. Every time Sarah puts on her breaks, her trunk light will go on, and as soon as she let off of her brakes, the lights will turn back off. So if any of you new drivers out there are looking for a car to buy that is cheap and you’re not scared about all of the haunted memories, then take a look at this car.
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| Jermey still "horsing around"
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When it comes to horses Jeremy Rosheisen knows his stuff. From plastic to real Jeremy can just about name them all. We took the time to interview Jeremy on his mad horse skills and this is what we learned. When we asked him how he got involved he told us about how his cousin got a horse, then he got one and it didn’t work out. Eventually he got his favorite horse Roy and started to show him. Jeremy has had about 10 different horses so far. That’s how he became involved in the show world. Jeremy currently has two horses that he shows named Kim, a quarter horse, and Munch, a paint horse. Jeremy shows his horses in five different classes including, western pleasure, showmanship, halter, horsemanship, and trail. You can usually find Jeremy on his family farm working with his horses. He spends at least 20-30 hours a week in the winter and in the summer he works with them about 40 hours a week. Through his hard work Jeremy has gotten to go all across the country and show. The biggest show he has competed in is the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio. The special thing about the Congress is it’s the largest horse show in America with more than 17,000 show entries and over 650,000 viewing the show. Jeremy’s favorite memory of showing is when he won Grand Champion at the Walworth County Fair with his horse Kim and he beat his own trainer. He has won over 100 firsts, 2 Grand champions and several high points. He has won many of these at various fairs but others he has taken from participating in events such as judging contests. Jeremy’s favorite memory of training is when he got bucked off a pony, pulled a ton of muscles, then the next day he had Esther ride the pony and she also got bucked off. She ended up having a face full of bruises and scratches for prom. Every year the Brodhead FFA goes to various judging contests one of which is located in Platteville, Wisconsin. In Platteville Jeremy and other members judged a variety of horses and turned in their semifinal entries to a panel of professional judges. He took Platteville by storm, getting first place out of many contestants. Jeremy and his team moved on to the state FFA Horse Judging contest and he finished in the top ten. An even bigger accomplishment of Jeremy’s is when he got first in the state for horse judging with his 4-H group, he then moved on to nationals to be in the top 35 around the country. When Jeremy grows up he plans to continue his hobby by becoming a professional horse trainer and make a lot of money. He has learned the most from his horse’s trainers and wishes to pursue this as a career. This is no underpaid job, there is a lot of hard work and time you have to put in to make the horse behave and trust you. Besides horses Jeremy enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, spending time with his Jack-Russell terrier, Jade, and wrestling. If he wasn’t into horses Jeremy said he would definitely be into farming. He is country right down to his boots.
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