Next Week: National Chemistry Week Issue 41, 2017 Founded by Betty Debnam

Mini Fact: Living his dream Mini Page Jesse Owens was the son of Jesse Owens, sharecroppers and the grandson of slaves. Hero: center, won Yet his name, achievements and legend live the gold on because he made his dream come true medal for long through determination, dedication, self- Jesse jump at the discipline and effort. 1936 Olympics After retiring from track and fi eld, in . Jesse spent a lot of time speaking to youth Owens groups to inspire them to greatness. In photo courtesy German Federal Archives 1976, he was honored by President Gerald Legends are created in many different Twenty-two-year-old Jesse was one of just R. Ford for his Olympic triumphs and ways. Jesse Owens became an international 18 African-American athletes on the United humanitarian service with the Presidential hero by overcoming bias to triumph on the States Olympic team. Medal of Freedom. world’s biggest sports stage. Throngs of fans were Owens takes off eager to see him and Jesse fi rst showed his athletic potential as a get his autograph, high school track-and-fi eld star in , including many . Many colleges recruited him for his young German fans. incredible running and jumping abilities. Jesse needed police Jesse chose the Ohio State escorts to make his University Buckeyes. He earned way around the city. But his popularity in Archives National courtesy photo a nickname at the school that President with Jesse stayed with him his whole life: was Owens at the White House during the surprising. of Congress Library courtesy photo Buckeye Bullet. Jesse Owens begins Medal of Freedom ceremony. Just before the 1935 Big Ten Germany’s leader, his 200-meter record- Outdoor Championships, Jesse , hoped breaking at the that the Olympics 1936 fell down some stairs and hurt his back. He in Berlin, Germany. wasn’t sure he could compete, but he decided to would prove his belief Resources give it a try. that non-Jewish white people, referred to as What happened next was “the greatest Aryans (AIR-ee-uhns), were better than people single-day performance in athletic history,” of all other races. This issue of Mini Page according to . Jesse tied That was Hitler’s plan — until Jesse Heroes is based on a chapter from “50 the world record in the 100-yard dash. Ten Owens started running and jumping. He American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet” minutes later, he set a new world long-jump captured four gold medals: the , the by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe. record. Within the next 30 minutes or so, he 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the To order the book, go to heroes4us.com and also set new world records in the 220-yard 4x100-meter relay. click on “50 American Heroes Book” and dash and the 220-yard . Jesse had Four gold medals in a single Olympics had “Order a Book.” tied or set new world records in four events in never before been accomplished by a track-and- On the web: just 45 minutes! fi eld athlete, and the record stood for 48 years. • jesseowens.com/about Jesse had been a celebrated athlete before • bit.ly/MPOwens A world stage he traveled to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics. Jesse’s performance in 1935 was incredible, But his appearance in Hitler’s Germany made At the library: • but it was the in him forever a legend in Olympic history. “Who Was Jesse Owens?” by James Berlin, Germany, that made him a legend. Buckley The Mini Page® © 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Try ’n’ Find Mini Jokes Words that remind us of Jesse Owens are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, James: Did you hear and some letters are used twice. See if you can fi nd: about the race between the lettuce and the tomato? ARYAN, ATHLETIC, O X T R A C K N K O S S L A S John: The lettuce was a “head,” and the BERLIN, BUCKEYE, N I L R E B U A O T N J B R C tomato was trying to “ketchup”! EVENTS, HERO, W M H P A R R I A E Z E U L I HURDLES, INSPIRE, X Z M J R H H G W Z X S C E P JESSE, JUMP, LEGEND, L U O Z Y O E O X B X S K G M Eco Note MEDALS, NAZI, OHIO, J L U W A F G R O X V E E E Y OLYMPICS, OWENS, I Z A N N R E C O R D S Y N L Did you see the total RECORD, RUN, STAGE, M E D A L S I N S P I R E D O solar eclipse in August? TRACK, WORLD. D L R O W B P C I T E L H T A The moon helps keep conditions on Earth H U R D L E S T N E V E P H P stable. Its gravitational pull helps steady Earth’s rotation so that it doesn’t wobble too much. It also infl uences the daily rising and falling of Earth’s ocean tides. adapted with permission from “50 Things You Should Know About the Environment” by Cook’s Corner Jen Green, © 2016 QEB Publishing Inc. Turkey Barbecue You’ll need: • 1 teaspoon prepared Thank You • 1/2 cup water mustard • 1/4 cup barbecue sauce • 3 cups cooked, • 1/4 cup ketchup chopped and The Mini Page thanks • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar shredded turkey Dennis Denenberg, former teacher, • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce breast principal, superintendent and university • 2 teaspoons sugar • 6 hamburger buns professor, and Lorraine Roscoe, a What to do: champion of heroes of every kind, for 1. Combine water, barbecue sauce, ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar help with this issue. and mustard in a large nonstick skillet. 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication 2. Mix well and add turkey; heat until just boiling. Reduce heat and simmer without a Teachers: For standards-based cover for 10 to 15 minutes. activities to accompany this feature, 3. Serve on buttered and toasted hamburger buns. Serves 6. visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page® © * You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe. need an adult’s * You’ll The Mini Page on Facebook!

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