How Do You Do, Mary Lou? Facts About Mary Lou She Has a Pomeranian Puppy Called "Puff." She Likes to Chew Sugarless Gum

Release Date: July 12-18 for 'i OU "9 e Jnl Distinguished Achievements Awards Winner

By BETTY DEBNAM from The Mini Page by Betty Debnami.c> 1986" Universal Press Syndicate What's New? How Do You Do, Mary Lou? Facts About Mary Lou She has a Pomeranian puppy called "Puff." She likes to chew sugarless gum. Her favorite color is pink. Her favorite foods are grilled chicken, baked fish, potatoes and shrimp. She drives a black Corvette. She enjoys water sports such as water skiing and swimming. She is 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Mary Lou does a lot of public service and ·" m!i!r."'-"",...Jcharity work. She sometimes appears at assembly programs like this one held in Washington, D.C. Above she receives a fitness award from Ash Hayes, director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. r-~------~------~ In the 1984 Olympics, Mary Lou Retton won the all-around gold medal in gymnastics. She Her Plans also won two silver and two bronze medals. Here's what she has been up to. For the past two years, Mary Lou has been living in Houston. Her Success She has not been going to Mary Lou usually has someone with her With the help of a top manager school, but has been taking a when she goes out in public. Ronnie, her older brother, often travels with her. He is and the support of her family, correspondence course. She Mary Lou Retton has turned shown as he packs for a trip to the airport. success in sports to a success in finishes high school this year. Mary Lou is the youngest of five children. business. "I would like to go to college," She has made a lot 'of money she says. Mini Page: How have you making TV commerCials. Her When we talked wi th her, she changed? winning smile is well-known. had just returned to her family's Mary Lou: I think I have "I had no idea that any of this home in Fairmont, W.Va. become more aware out in public. (success) was going to happen to "I am living at home with my You have to get used to me when I won the parents for a few months. I need autographs and stares and gold medal. a break." pictures. "I thought it M.P.: Do you have a boyfriend? would all be "I am 18 now. I am interested in Mary Lou: Yes. He is a football glamorous. It is in a TV sports commentary. I am way. But it is a lot going to try that out to see how I player at the University of Texas. of hard work, too." do," she told us. His name is Shannon Kelly. Release Date: July 12-18 29-2 (86) Alpha Betty Talks With a Disney Animator Alpha Betty wanted to find Mark: I take one piece of out about an animator's job paper and just start drawing out because someday she might all my ideas but real tiny, the want to be one herself. size of a thumbnail. I plan out She visited animator Mark my entire scene with these Henn, 28. He has worked for thumbnail sketches. I show six years at the them to the director. Then I'll Disney Co. start animating full size. studios in Alpha Betty: Do you also California. color in the drawings? Along with 32 Mark: I just do the rough other drawing. Another artist will animators, he take my drawings and redraw worked on over them and make sure that Disney's latest the character looks like it's film, "The Mark draws on a tilted drafting board supposed to look. I Great Mouse using an animation disk. It turns and helps Alpha Betty likes to Mark give motion to his drawings. The draw. D etec tlve.· " disk has pegs that hold several drawings in Alpha Betty: How can I place. To Mark's right is an exposure sheet, become an animator? a set of instructions from the director. Mark: Get a good art Disney was a founder of the education. You need to be a institute.) After my second year, good drawer. But then you also the Disney Co. hired me. need a sense of storytelling and Alpha Betty: What do you do acting. to animate scenes for films like Alpha Betty: Where did you liThe Great Mouse Detective"? learn animation? 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.11') .:t from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam c 1986 Universal Press Syndicate MIGHTY i WH'f DID FUNNY :- THE MAN JOKES @. PUT IODINE .:1- ~Ln.ill\J.~~~~¢ A~_)A.... __PA O_N_HI_S~'fCHECK? c--:~ r:-~ ) N &O~. c!( .-. ~ NN (t)(t) N :J t- Q: Why did the boy take a gun and knife -• " THAT 'S ~-o MIGHT'f to town? • • FUNN'f " Mighty funny: To shoot around the corner and cut across the grass. ·0 • N~ • • c--( ~ Mighty funny: Where are we eating? • • Go dot to dot ~ N Rookie Cookie: Let's eat up the street. N <'I and color. Mighty funny: Let's not. I hate concrete.

Ask the Mini Page Goldie Goodsport's Report ,IJ/J. '(1. ,' Q: How big was a grown : dinosaur? (Kristi Walker, Grand (3 America has a new gymnastics a Rapids, Mich.) ~ star. She is 14-year-old Kristie ~ A: Grown dinosaurs ranged ~ Phillips. i: 2. in size from the height of a i Last March she won the ;J' .. 00 six-story building to the size ! American Cup, a big international; of a chicken. The largest ~ event. ~'" o dinosaur, the ultrasaurus, ~ Kristie, who is 4 feet, 10 inches ~ 3 tall and weighs 80 pounds, began ~" was probably about 60 feet ! ~ gymnastics when she was 5. Her favorite event is ~ tall and weighed about 80 ~ the floor exercise. Her coach is Bela Karolyi, the ~ tons. One of the smallest s' ~ man who coached Mary Lou Retton. i dinosaurs was the ~ A man stands next to Kristie is from Baton Rouge, La., and now lives in ~ the bones of an coelurosaurs. It grew to be 1- Houston. Her hobbies are swimming and ~ ultrasaurus. about the size of a chicken. ;; waterskiing. ~ Release Date: July 12-18 29-4 (86)

From the President's Council Fitness experts at the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports say American kids aren't getting enough exercise. For You, From Last year, kids across the country took fitness tests. The results were Mary Lou not good: Mary Lou Retton believes in • Four out of 10 boys ' • Seven out of 10 girls fitness. She told the Mini Page ages 6 to 12 cannot do ~~t- ages 6 to 17 cannot do what fitness means to her: more than one pull-up. " more than one pull-up. • "When you are physically fit, I think you are mentally fit, • Four out of 10 boys ~~ • In the 50-yard dash, . ages 6 to 15 cannot _' girls ages 10, II, 14 and 16 too." reach beyond their toes -- were slower than girls • "You look d in a flexibility sit-test. tested in 1975. better and you feel more confident about Get Fit! (I •• ' yourself." - '/ \ \ • "One of the most Jt important things for fitness is To be fit, kids should play, walk, • Donkey Kick a proper warm-up. Make sure do sports or exercises at least an (arm and shoulder you warm up your muscles so hour a day. Your heart should strength, coordination) you don't go out and hurt beat faster than it does when yourself. A cool-down is resting. 1. Starting position: A.~'-=-' important too." The council gave the Mini Page Bend your knees and exercises for you to try: put your hands on the floor, fingers straight ahead. • Corkscrew Toe Walk Go for It! The President's (flexibility and coordination) 2. Raise your hips and kick up Council awards Bend your knees. Pass your and out with both feet arms through your legs. Wrap at the same time. badges to kids them around the outside of the who pass a special fitness test. legs. Grab your 3. Bring your feet Starting this fall, 6- to 9-year toes. Walk forward back to the starting olds can also take the test. 10 steps, then position. Do this one Before, only kids 10 to 17 backward 10 steps. to three times. could get a presidential badge.

Mini Spy • • ~Rookie Cookie's Recipe Mini Spy and The Mini Page gang love to play volleyball. They are quite good! Brown Sugar Bananas

• ladder You'll need: ----BANANAS Cl 3 AilE I\MEIlICA'S -l • envelope :r • 2 bananas MOST POPULAIl ro • rabbit • 2 teaspoons brown sugar FIlUIT. • two Alpha Mice • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon • whipped topping • heart • scissors What to do: • word MINI 1. Peel bananas and cut in • snake half lengthwise. • sailboat 2. Place in greased baking dish and top with • doughnut sugar and cinnamon. • funnel 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. • pot 4. Serve with whipped topping. Serves 2. from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam II 1986 Universal Press Syndicate Release Dates: July 12-18 29 (86)

Teacher's p~~~~'sIPllJ?2?2ILIE -3 ILIEoIDXQ) tTt;\i#ii~l ~ Guide The answers to these puzzles go both across and down. For use by teachers and parents at home and at ,...... school. 1 1. The Mississippi is For use with issue: How Do You Do, Mary Lou? long. Main idea: This issue contains an interview with Mary Lou Retton. The following is a list 2 3 2. Give the waiter a dollar of activities to be used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier pre-reader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following: 1. Talk about the 1984 Olympics when Mary Lou won her medals. Did you see the games? How did you feel when she won? How do you think she felt? What medals did she 11 3. I have a dog for a win? What is the difference between gold, silver and bronze medals? What training do you think she had to do? How would you feel about spending so much time training for the ~ Olympics? 3 4 2. Discuss physical fitness and its importance to health. What exercise do you like to do? Do you feel better when you exercise regularly? How does regular exercise help us? What are some fun exercises you could share with the others? 5 6 3. Draw a picture of you and your best friend doing your favorite sport or exercise. [5 4. Pretend you are going to interview Mary Lou. What five questions would you ask? ~ 5. Many children choose Mary Lou as their idol or heroine. Whom would you choose and why? What do you like about that person? Would you like to be like that person when 4. grow in the forest. 14 you grow up? Draw a picture of your hero or idol. J \ 6. Where does Mary Lou's family live? Where has Mary Lou lived for the past several 5. We draw in class. years? Find both places on a U.S. map. How many states separate the two? How would 6 you feel about being so far away from home? 6. I have fingers. 7. While growing up, Mary Lou dreamed of going to the Olympics. She had dreams, set goals and worked for them. Write a paper talking about your goals and dreams. What will 'ual '9 'pe ·s 'saaJl ·t 'lad .£ 'dH ''Z 'JaAp '1 :SJ3MSUV you have to do to achieve them? Why is it important to work for them? --

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