By BETTY DEBNAM. In-Line Skating

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1 49- (94) Especally for and famles ther e I 994 by Unversal Press Syndcate By BETTY DEBNAM from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam 994 Unversal Press Syndcate In. It'S In, In,., In-Lne Skatng In-lne skatng s the fastestgrowng sport n the country. Santa wll probably be delverng many pars of skates ths Chrstmas. As most of our readers know, n-lne skates have wheels n a sngle lne on a skatng boot.. Take lessons How to fall You wll want to take lessons from lcensed nstructors. Many skate shops offer free lessons. Below are some of the thngs your lessons mght nclude: Go for the plastc (land on the protectve pads you are wearng), Skate wth care In-lne skates are not toys. They are a type of transportaton, ust as bkes are. If you are not careful, the sport can be dangerous. Most of the skatng nures n 993 were broken bones, especally wrsts. Gear up It's mportant always to wear your protectve gear: helmet elbow pads wrst guards knee pads "",.",.",.",.""."".,:"".., How to stop (ths s most challengng) Bend knees. Scssor skates (move feet back and forth). Move left foot back. Move rght foot forward (that's the one wth the brake). Stance and balance Bend knees. Feel some pressure on the balls of your feet. Put hands n front. Look at ths pcture, Are the nstructor and hs student wearng all the rght gear? Look g straght ahead (avod lookng! down at your... I skates).. = I Skate ale(tly Control your speed. Watch for road hazards. Avod water, ol and sand. Avod heavy traffc. Never wear anythng that lmts hearng or VISIon. Don't skate at nght. Skate legally Obey all traffc regulatons. When on skates, you have the same oblgatons as any wheeled vehcle. Yeld the rght of way to pedestrans. Skate courteously Skate on the rght, pass --. on the left. Let people know you are comng by sayng n a loud tone: Please nclude all of the approprate regstered trademark symbols and copyrght lnes n any publcaton of The Mn Page,

2 49-2 (94) Meet super n-lne skater Chrs Edwards Chrs Edwards can soar 3 feet off a halfppe ramp. Chrs Edwards s one of the best n-lne skaters n the world. Hs nckname s "Arman." He got the name because he was able to soar 3 feet off a half-ppe ramp. A half-ppe ramp s lke a bg ppe cut n half, gvng t rounded edges. It s used by skateboarders and n-lne skaters to perform trcks. Chrs, 2, started n-lne skatng when he was 3. He tred the sport after seeng a par of n-lne skates at a bke shop. He lked t because t remnded hm of skng, whch he had done most of hs lfe. He s a member of Team Rollerblade, a group that performs shows around the country. He has been on the team snce 987. He trans about sx hours every day. Chrs has skated n several commercals and n the moves "Arborne" and "Mghty Ducks II." He also performed at the last Super Bowl halftme show. He was born n Esconddo, Calf., and lves there today wth hs wfe. He owns an n-lne skatng park where there are ramps and other thngs n-lne skaters use to perform stunts. We asked Chrs for hs advce for begnnng n-lne skaters. He sad, "Put on the gear and go at your own pace. Don't get frustrated; ust enoy t " In-lne skatng Facts and fgures Today there are more than 2.5 mllon n-lne skaters n the Unted States. Ths s (4h"I,"", a thrd more than there were n 992, and double the number there were n 99. How old are n-lne skaters? 39 percent are under percent are between 2 and percent are between 8 and percent are between 25 and percent are over 35.. There are as many females as males who are n-lne skaters. Can you shade n ths crcle graph to show ths? He also sad that all skaters, ncludng hmself, must wear safety equpment. Chrs' favortes: TV show: doesn't watch TV Musc: Chrstan musc Food: sush Sport other than n-lne skatng: snowboardng Pets: a golden retrever, Bg Red A lot of people are skatng for ftness. In-lne skaters who skate at a steady pace Can burn off 285 calores n :30 mnutes. How many calores would a skater burn off n one hour? from The Mn Page by Betty 994 Unversal Pre.s Syndcate -"'''M;'*spy... 't:!k;.;!;"''' N:LNE-;;'''; Mn Spy s n-lne skatng. What fun t s! See f you can fnd: Words that remnd us of n-lne skatng are hdden n the block below. Some words are hdden backward or dagonally. See f you can fnd: SKATE, WHEEL, LACE, HELMET, PADS, BRAKE, GO, BALANCE, LESSONS, PRACTICE, STOP, FORWARD, BACKWARD, RAMP, TRICKS, BLADE, SOCKS, A 0 B S KAT E J BRA M P P ROLL, SAFETY. I LOVE IN-tNE SKATINCI number 3 word MINI banana dragon parrot man's face frog n \\ou SKATING FIND PAD S B R 0 L LWRPCKR C Q D S NOS S E L HAN U A DRAWKCA B F T R E K E C S K COS G S F B Q R V E E T H T Y T E F A S L L GIS L I J FOR W A R D A AUG C H C T E M L E H L 'V D C lot K E E C N A L A B NEE POT S S

3 The Mn Page Map of the U.S.A. s a colorlul23-by-35-nch map that ncludes state captals, state brds and state flowerso For your copy, send $3 plus 75 cents postage and handlng per copy to: Mn Page Map, Andrews and McMeel, P.Oo Box 49242, Kansas Cty, Moo g,.. rji I I > C ::J E l!! c! ':f- ",r ('C\ &.0 c-l..,.- ); /=. /,,0 " (94) Meet Barney "I love you, you love me," s the begnnng of a song almost everyone knows. It's Barney's song. Barney s the popular purple, 6-foot-4-nch dnosaur. Barney was created by Sheryl Leach, a former schoolteacher n I Texas, for her lttle son sx years ago. : She made and sold Barney vdeos.! They soon became bg hts. A lttle grl n Connectcut fell n love wth the vdeos. Her father worked n televson and decded Barney was a good dea for a TV show. The frst Barney show ared n 992. The show also ncludes Barney's frend Baby Bop, her! bg brother BJ, and a group of chldren. ::.:FU70H -3 IlJEoll)(Q) Ft the names of these holday symbols nto the puzzle. ACROSS:.r\ DOWN: 0 /" / ; /l> / 2 0:/0 %} 0. 0 / 0 / 0 o o Lg4..llllS 9 'q.8ais 0g 'MOUS 0('; :SSD.IJV! of' 6 'l{lba.l\\ Of: 'saiptlro :UNt.0a :SJaMsuy Rooke Cooke's Recpe Chrstmas Crunches You'll need: 2 cups semsweet chocolate chps /2 cup peanut butter cup mnature marshmallows /2 cup pecan peces 2 cups crsp rce cereal What to do:. Place chocolate chps n a large, mcrowave-safe bowl. Mcrowave on HIGH 4 mnutes or untl melted. 2. Str n peanut butter. Mx untl smooth. 3. Str n remanng ngredents. Mx well. 4. Place by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper. 5. Refrgerate untl frm. Makes about 36. from The Mn Pege by Betty Debnam C 994 Unversal Pre Syndcate WHAT DO A DOB AND A TREE HAVE IN COMMON?.. C THEIR BARKU "-'r L.:3\ (sent n by Lesle Powers) Boss: If you can't do your work, I'll have to get another clerk. Clerk: Oh, thank you. I could use some help! (sent n by J.T. Taylor) Q: What dd one fsh say to the other fsh after t was hooked? A: "That's what you get for not keepng your mouth shut!" (sent n by Allyson Chappell) from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam C 994 Unversal P... Syndlcete

4 49-4(94) from The Mn Page by Betty Debnam C 994 Unversel " - - Syndcate Skatng Hstory loday's n-lne skates In-lne In-lne skatng s more than 200 years old. The frst n-lne skates were used n Holland n the early 700s. People wanted to enoy the sport of ceskatng when there was no ce. They attached wooden spools to strps of wood fastened to the bottom of ther boots. Quad skatng Later, n 863, an Amercan, James Leonard Plmpton, nvented the frst roller skates, wth the wheels sde by sde. In the 970s, new urethane wheels replaced the old metal wheels on "quads," or skates wth four wheels, two sets sde by sde. Also, rubber-tp toe stops helped skaters stop quckly. Skateboardng Skateboardng was nvented by surfers on the West Coast n the early 960s. In 980, two hockey-playng brothers, Scott and Brennan Olson, saw an old n-lne skate n a sportng goods store n Mnnesota. They thought ths desgn would make an deal off-season hockey tranng tool. They began makng n-lne skates n the basement of ther parents' home. People began to notce these hockey players zoomng down the Mnnesota roads n the summer. Some skers added poles when they took up n-lne skatng. The sport really took off when makers started usng soft, lghtweght urethane wheels. In-lne skates are mounted on three, four or fve wheels. Sk-type boots have plastc frames. Each boot has a lner. Roller hockey - Roller hockey was a demonstraton sport n the 992 Summer Olympc Games. Roller 988 COOB'92,S.M.TM hockey s a popular sport n many parts of the world. In some countres the players are pros and the games are on TV. Roller hockey _...j s becomng a popular sport n the Unted States. Kds as young as 7 start playng n competton. The Mn Page thanks Greg Kern, presdent, Amercan In-Lne Skatng Inc., and lsa certfed nstructor; Henry Zuver, executve drector, Internatonal In-Lne Skatng Assocaton; and Jack Murphy, presdent, Power Rollers Inc., Arlngton, Va., and examner for lsa. Roller hockey s played n or out-of-doors. A game takes about an hour. e Today, n-lne skaters are usng the same type half-ppe that skateboarders used n the past. Look through your paper for ads about anythng wth wheels. Roller hockey s not a contact sport lke ce hockey s. Rough play s llegal. The obect s to use a stck to ht a rubber ball or puck nto a net. Each team has fve players and a goale. The courts vary n sze. Some are as small as a basketball court. Next week The Mn Page celebrates the wnter season wth a story about Chrstmas trees.

5 49-5 (94) Gve n-lne skatng a whrl In athtla r T t.,"'by Unov"..,P,euS,,,,,,,,,,, by Betty Debnam Appearng n your newspaper on ' from The Mn Page by Beny Debnam 994 Unversal Press Syndcale (Note to Edtor: Above s camera-ready, one columnby-4 4 -nch ad promotng Issue 49. Tht"IAR.:. f Teacher's Gude 994 by Unversal Press Syndcate For use by teachers and parents at home and at school. For use wth ssue: In-Lne Skatng Man dea: Ths ssue s about n-lne skatng. The followng s a lst of actvtes to be used wth ths ssue. They are lsted n order of dffculty. Ask the chldren to do the followng:. Draw a pcture of yourself n-lne skatng. Be sure to nclude the protectve gear. 2. Dscuss the followng: Have you ever been n-lne skatng? If so, what. c was the most dffcult part? What tps would you gve people who would lke to try the sport? What are some good places n your area to skate? Why ;;; s t mportant to wear protectve gear and take lessons? 3. Pretend you have on n-lne skates. Practce the tps from ths ssue on how to stop, fall, etc. 4. Look through the sports secton of your newspaper to see how many dfferent sports you see pctured. In whch sports are the players wearng E protectve gear? 5. Look through the ads of your newspaper for n-lne skate products. 6. Make a graph ofthe age groups nvolved n n-lne skatng. (Note to Edtor: Above s the Teacher's Gude for Issue 49.).ll.g J