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Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars
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Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M
BOSTON (AP) — The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA…
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Pre-Christmas Weekend Events
Events
Christmas Flea Market
Tuolumne Veterans Hall | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Breakfast With Santa
Sonora Family Moose Lodge | 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Stuff the Bus
Sonora Walmart | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuolumne Veterans Hall | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Breakfast With Santa
Sonora Family Moose Lodge | 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Stuff the Bus
Sonora Walmart | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ruakh Productions-Praise in the Park Christmas Special
Mother Lode Fairgrounds Manzanita Building | 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Flea Market
Tuolumne Veterans Hall | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Live Nativity
Sierra Bible Church | 6:30 pm
Mother Lode Fairgrounds Manzanita Building | 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Flea Market
Tuolumne Veterans Hall | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Live Nativity
Sierra Bible Church | 6:30 pm
Holiday Light Show
Crystal Falls | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Christmas Tree Lot
Christmas Tree Lot | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Light Show
Christmas light show | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Crystal Falls | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Christmas Tree Lot
Christmas Tree Lot | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Light Show
Christmas light show | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Holiday Light Show
Crystal Falls | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Christmas Tree Lot
Christmas Tree Lot | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Light Show
Christmas light show | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Crystal Falls | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Christmas Tree Lot
Christmas Tree Lot | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christmas Light Show
Christmas light show | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
42nd Community Christmas Eve Day
Manzanita Building, Motherlode Fairgrounds | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Christmas Eve Service
Sonora United Methodist Church, Sonora CA | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
St. Matthew Lutheran Christmas Eve Service
St. Matthew Lutheran Church | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Manzanita Building, Motherlode Fairgrounds | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Christmas Eve Service
Sonora United Methodist Church, Sonora CA | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
St. Matthew Lutheran Christmas Eve Service
St. Matthew Lutheran Church | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm