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Daily DigestMeetings
The Drury High School Council meets Tuesday, Jan 13, at 6:30 in the conference room. Agenda items include AYP, school grant, laptop initiative and PowerSchool updates. |
Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
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More Snow
The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend.
We have reports that the roads are very slippery to take care in the evening commute. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
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Wanted: Eagle Eyes
 MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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Obama TransitionOther StuffMars Rovers Mark 5 Years
 Spirit and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24. |
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MCLA Offers Two New Science Campus in Pittsfield and North Adams - June 20, 2008
NORTH ADAMS – The Continuing Education Department at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is accepting applications for two new summer camps for children ages 8 to 14: “Summer Science Camp,” Aug. 11-15 at MCLA, and “Robotics Camp 2,” Aug. 4-8 at the Intermodal Education Center in Pittsfield.
Both camps are designed for girls and boys with interests in science and robotics.
At Summer Science Camp, daily activities include science experiments, creative games and the development of critical thinking. Activities include field trips to MCLA’s biology, chemistry and physics labs, a visit to “outer space” in the Starlab inflatable planetarium, as well as swimming, games and arts projects. In addition, campers will be introduced to some new robotic devices as they build small robots from kits.
Robotics Camp 2 is designed to allow the campers to work individually, in teams and in groups as they each built a LEGO™ MindStorms robot. Instructors will provide individual assistance and instruction and facilitate challenges, performance testing, competitions and modifications to projects.
No familiarity with LEGO™ MindStorms is needed; this course is designed for beginners and experienced robot builders. Other activities will include building bottle rockets and visiting the Berkshire Museum. Participants of both camps will be required to bring their own lunch and snack. The cost is $190. Campers may be dropped off between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and picked up between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Both camps are sponsored by MCLA in collaboration with the Berkshire STEM Pipeline and the Berkshire Applied Technology Council. For more information, contact Melissa James at 413-662-5543, or go to www.mcla.edu/pipeline/bp/Student%20Resources.php. |
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