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Clues Revealed for Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt, a traditional feature of Fall Foliage Festival Week, starts today. 

This year, the committee has revealed that along with the leaves there will be a lucky leaf with a grand prize. The leaves will be yellow except for the lucky leaf, which will be orange. The person who finds the orange leaf will be the grand-prize winner.

The leaves have been hidden throughout the Northern Berkshire area. Today's clues give the answer to the location of the leaves. When a leaf is found it must be brought to the Mayor's Office of Tourism at 6 West Main St. to claim his or her prize. One prize per household please.  Prizes are generously donated by area merchants. 

A second set of clues will be announced in the event of unclaimed leaves. The committee says the leaves are well hidden and suggests participants should search the area they believe they should be thoroughly. 

As always, the leaf committee has included an invisible leaf hunt for homebound residents. Participants are asked to mail a postcard with the number of the clue and answer with their name address and phone number, to the Mayor's Office of Tourism, 6 West Main St. North Adams MA 01247. 

Only mailed postcards will be accepted. In the event of a tie, the earliest postmark will determine the winner. 

Answers to the clues and names of the winners will be announced at the conclusion of the event. 

The first set of clues are:

   1. Crazy universe

   2. Between cars and pins

   3. Sunbathe in the village beautiful

   4. Village tubes

   5. Hot or cold beverage

   6. Gentlemen's worship

   7. A model earth?

   8. Camel stop

   9. Ben's TLC

  10. Weenie roundup

  11. Superman's cake

  12. Cheshire memorial

  13. Cat's tavern

  14. No basketball, no swimming, no sports here!!!!

  15. Doggie repairs

  16. Cob job

 Clues for the invisible leaf hunt are:

   1. In days of old when hubby was told,

      "you must do the grocery shopping,"

      It was a rewarding task, for wifey to ask.

      'Cause her perks would be many,

      with hubby's every spent penny.

      From trinkets to lamps

      Wifey paid for them with books of green stamps.

   2. In days gone by there was a store

      Where teens could congregate.

      Ice cream cones, candy and more,

      Were purchased for your special date.

   3. If Italian food is what you craved

      There was a special restaurant to go.

      All of their many patrons raved

      So this eatery you are sure to know.
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McCann Recognizes Superintendent Award Recipient

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Landon LeClair and Superintendent James Brosnan with Landon's parents Eric and Susan LeClair, who is a teacher at McCann. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Superintendent's Award has been presented to Landon LeClair, a senior in McCann Technical School's advanced manufacturing course. 
 
The presentation was made last Thursday by Superintendent Jame Brosnan after Principal Justin Kratz read from teachers' letters extolling LeClair's school work, leadership and dedication. 
 
"He's become somewhat legendary at the Fall State Leadership Conference for trying to be a leader at his dinner table, getting an entire plate of cookies for him and all his friends," read Kratz to chuckles from the School Committee. "Landon was always a dedicated student and a quiet leader who cared about mastering the content."
 
LeClair was also recognized for his participation on the school's golf team and for mentoring younger teammates. 
 
"Landon jumped in tutoring the student so thoroughly that the freshman was able to demonstrate proficiency on an assessment despite the missed class time for golf matches," read Kratz.
 
The principal noted that the school also received feedback from LeClair's co-op employer, who rated him with all fours.
 
"This week, we sent Landon to our other machine shop to help load and run parts in the CNC mill," his employer wrote to the school. LeClair was so competent the supervisor advised the central shop might not get him back. 
 
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