Area Church Notes 12/24/2010

Area Church Notes 12/24/2010

CROSS PLAINSFirst United Methodist Church of Cross Plains will have a candlelight service at 5:30 tonight. Ancient Scriptures predicting the birth of the Christ child will be combined with congregational singing and the traditional passing of the flame.

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DNA reveals new relative of ancient humans

Scientists have recovered the DNA code of a human relative recently discovered in Siberia, and it delivered a surprise: This relative roamed far from the cave that holds its only known remains.

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Latest Mars Photos Show Frosty Landscapes, Ancient Lakebeds

Phoghat writes "A new batch of images has been released by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissaince Orbiter and as usual they are stunning. In the first image, there is a lot going on! Numerous dust devil tracks have left criss cross marks. The second is an image of what could have been a once habitable lake. There are more, including a possible future landing site." Read more of this story ...

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Allen County mastodon bones up for adoption

The Buesching mastodon â€" a bull weighing 6,000 pounds â€" was entombed in the soil of an ancient northern Indiana lake.

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