GREAT BARRINGTON -- When it comes to a monthly wordsmith
competition, the folks at the Claire Teague Senior Center know
they're actually competing with Joe Tuzzo, who at 104, is the
man to beat.  Senior center officials in Great Barrington
promote brain fitness activities, such as the monthly
competition that starts with one word and from which players
then form new ones using the available letters.  In May, the
word was "memorial."  When Tuzzo turned in his list, he had come
up with 216 words. With words scribbled on both sides of a sheet
of paper, his list included names like "Mira," historical
figures like "Mao," and a range of other words from "liar" to
"lima.  Joe Tuzzo plays a game of bridge with other seniors at
the Claire Teague Senior Center in Great Barrington. As well as
a wordsmith, Tuzzo considers himself Joe Tuzzo plays a game of
bridge with other seniors at the Claire Teague Senior Center in
Great Barrington. As well as a wordsmith, Tuzzo considers
himself a formidable bridge player. (Ben Garve