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1 AVAZE CONTENT Make this into a trading card by cutting out each side. Then cut a piece of cardboard to the same size. Then glue each side to the cardboard. ancient stone spear point was found in Siberia. It is the first tapered or fluted point found in that area.

It might be about 12,000 years old. The discovery, reported in the Journal Science, will be studied further by sci Why was the computer proud? because it made an Important disc-overy. WIN A FIEI.D TRIP YAW readers like mazes on paper, but come August 16, they'll be able to do a real maze. That's when a giant maze opens in Dearborn. It's almost as long as five football fields.

It's officially the Lincoln-Mercury Amazing Maize Maze, and will be open be open 9 a.m. to dusk Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through mid-September. YAW readers have a chance to win a field trip for their class to check out this big live maze. Why did people plant this maze? It's a fun thing for a good cause. The tickets sold to maze-walkers will help with research to cure cancer and other projects to help cancer patients and families.

One is a camp for children with cancer. Here's what you have to do to enter the contest: Send a corny joke to YAW Yuks. Include your name, age, address and phone. For a bonus chance at the field trip, also answer this question: Where can you find a horse? 1 1 entists. As they check the age.

it will help them find out if the spear point was made in Asia and later brought across the Bering Strait. The scientists are looking for clues about people that used these spears. a well-preserved fossil found in Spain 6hows a bird that had a tuft of feathers known as an alula, or bastard wing, that helped the bird stay aloft at slow speeds. This helped the bird have smooth landings and takeoffs. The alula and the rest of the bird's fossil Indicate that birds could fly about as well 115 million years ago as their descendants do today.

The remains Include the bones of the bird's body and wings, with most of the feathers Intact. The bird probably lived by a lake at the same time as ancient crocodiles and dinosaurs. It's named Eoalulavis. Compiled by Cathy Collison, YAW staffer Sources: Science and Nature journals In a neigh-borhood. Both from Penlta Elizabeth Banks, 9, Clinton Township.

What did the doctor say to the tonsil? You're so cute I think I'll take you out tonight. From Jennifer Sun, 10, Eastpointe. What is brown, hairy and wears sunglasses? A coconut on vacation. From Heather Monarch, 12, Southfield. Sport: Track Height: 5 feet 4 Inches.

Weight: 113 pounds. Age: 29. How many seeds of corn were planted for the maze field? Send by August 12 to: CORN YAK, PO Box 170. Detroit, Ml 46231. 00 What she did: She won consecutive gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 1 1 7 And stay tuned to YAW for more maze fun.

If you want your family to buy tickets separately, they're $6.50 for anyone age 12 or olden $5.50 for kids ages 5-11, and free for kids 5 and younger. You can buy ahead or at the maze. For more information, call 1-600-449-2676, 9-7 weekdays, 9-5 Saturday, 11-5 Sunday. Other maze facts: It may take 70 to 90 minutes for the average person to do the maze. Kids will need to bring an adult along, There will be clues to help you.

If you really get lost, Maze Masters stationed in a tower above the field will help. Kids will have a smaller maze, too, made from dirt. There will be pony rides and a petting zoo. 3 rn cs i te in Barcelona in 1992 and again last week in Atlanta. Why her nails are so long: She used to bite them when she was little, so her father bet her she couldn't stop doing it for a month.

She did, and has worn them long ever since. She painted them gold when she ran the 100 meters in Atlanta. Where she's from: Seattle, Washington. Where she lives: Los Angeles, California. Her trainer is: Bob Kersee, husband and trainer of Olympic heptathlete Jackie What do you get when you cross a Tyrannosaurus Rex with a sheepdog? A Shaggasaurus Rex.

From Benjamin Greene, South Haven. Do you have a joke? share it with YAW readers and win a YAW pen if it's published. Mail it to: YAKIYuks. PO Box 170 Petroit, Ml 46231. APfhoto Golden shoes These shoes aren't ones you can buy.

They belong to Olympic athlete Michael Johnson. He got a double gold in the Olympics last week. He set a world record in winning the 200-meter race in 19.32 seconds. He also won a gold in the 400 meter race. His shoes are made of gold fabric, so light that the shoe couldn't last more than three races.

The shoes are designed for speed, not to last long, says Nike, the company that makes them. II The Big Red Boat brings you these puzzles, and gives a T-shirt to a Yak Pack member through a weekly drawing. This week's winner is Bradley Watson, 11, of Livonia. Joyner-Kersee. -IHtlKI'S II FAMILY CIUISE AND VACATION as i JkPU I YAKT COE5 iw jural ww oldest spring "babies" out at Ts ie the zoo are the two sloth bears.

Randy and Ann, bottom right. Name: Bobby, a mixed breed dog. Age: 52 years. Weight: About 97 pounds. Name: Laura Wttel, 9, of Flint, who will be a fourth-grader when school starts.

Siblings: A sister, Unjong, 25. Pets: A dog named Wiggles "because she wiggles a lot when we hold her." What I'm going to do this summer: Travel to northern Michigan with Grandma. Favorite books: "Goosebumos" series, especially "Egg Monsters from Mars" They are almost 6 months old now and very playful. They will be 300 pounds of playfulness when they are fully grown. The bears in the wild live in Sri Lanka and India, where they are endangered.

They are a bit like anteaters, using their snouts to vacuum up bugs. Another endangered animal born at the zoo is Asa top right, a goitered gazelle. She was born in May. Her twin, Asifa, did not survive, but Asal is healthy. When fully grown, she will stand 2 12 feet tall and weigh 60 pounds.

Kids can get in free at the Detroit Zoo through August 26 on Mondays if they bring an adult. The Detroit Zoo hours are 10 to 5 weekdays, except Wednesdays when it stays open until 6 p.m. through August 31. It's open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to I 1 i I Owners: Twins Isatie and Amy Fox, of 1 1 Remus, Michigan, who will be mmnii. xatetlWMi'faWfc'w sixth-graders at Mecosta i Elementary when school starts. Favorite food: Dog biscuits. p.m.

Sunday. Photos by Craig Porter YAKI's MAILBAG YAW had many readers who answered the Olympic question: What animal runs the fastest? The answer" is the cheetah. 4rlA ra-U a "Kt pwiIIaa Umi iki ink Favorite place to sleep: On the front porch of the house. Most exciting adventure: Getting a haircutl Pet peeve: A neighbor's old truck. Bobby barked every time the truck went by.

1 to Susan Weatherford of vh2 prmjngnamj wnose name was drawn to win a YAW prize. Favorite sports: "Hatching baseball and playing basketball and soccer. Favorite indoor activity: Flaying video games. Favorite outdoor activity: Walking to a nearby playground. Favorite music group: TLC.

Favorite movie: "Harriet the Spy." Favorite vacation: Traveling to Niagara Falls, In Canada, with mom, dad and aunt and uncle from Korea. What I want to be when I grow up: A doctor or a scientist. From Reader Henry Indyk, 11, of Detroit, who's keeping a day journal just like Harriet the Spy. He writes YAW about a recent summer day: "Today I played outside and I played games on my computer, I also fed my pet iguana. I got ready to go on a vacation to Tennessee." nereo a Tinai uiympic cjuespion; What city and country will host the next bummer Games? And, as a tie-breaker, name an animal that is unique to this country.

Congratulations also go to Lindsay Mitchell, 12, of Riverview, whose correct answer was drawn for an earlier question: How does Michigan rank nationally as the producer of tart cherries? The answer Is Number 1. Send your answer to: Brainy-Yak PO Box 170 Detroit, Ml 46231. II Silliest thing Bobby has done: fearing clothes off a laundry line in the yard and chewing the buttons off them. YAW is brought to you by Cathy Collison, Marty Weetman, Patricia Charcot, Free Press sports staff, Helene St. James, Craig Forter, Richard Walker, Marcy Abramson, Craig Forter, Richard lee, Janls Campbell, Mary Lendzion and Kathleen Knauss..