Mount Airy Mayor Dixon runs again after a decade
Dixon, 60, who retired from the Navy in 1972, is seeking a sixth term as Mount Airy mayor. He describes the role as an everyday habit and a public interface, noting the mayor’s duties include appointing committee heads and conveying citizen concerns to the council. He backs voter participation on May 3 and declines to comment on challenger Henley’s platform.
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Film on St Francis of Assisi at Hood College Sunday
A full length feature titled Brother Sun Sister Moon about St Francis of Assisi will be shown at Hood College Rosenstock Hall Sunday May 2 at 4 and 7 p.m. The program, rated PG, honors the 800th anniversary of Francis as the Franciscan movement is explained. Sponsored by Frederick Ministerium Church Women United Hood College Chaplain's Office and Fort Detrick Post Chapel, the event is open to the community.
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Ancient mammal shows surprising agility 50 million years ago
Washington AP reports that Diacodexis, an early ancestor of hoofed mammals like cattle and deer, had long rear legs and a balancing tail enabling jumping. The nearly complete fossil from Wyoming suggests this 50 million year old animal was more capable than previously thought, aiding escape from predators.
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May Information Month kickoff by Frederick County alcoholism group
The Frederick County Council on Alcoholism will launch May as Information Month with a May 7 dinner at Erni's Italian Kitchen Frederick. The event includes an awards ceremony and a talk by Paul Gunning, assistant director for the Alcoholism Control Administration of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Maryland Daily Numbers drawing was 441 and Pennsylvania Daily Lottery was 6-9-6.
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A public dinner event at 6 p.m. with chicken dinner at 7 p.m. costs 8 per person and requires advance reservations. Gloria Lorentz is listed for info and reservations. Alcoholism is a non profit formed in 1968 aiming to raise public understanding and increase treatment access in Frederick County. The article also describes a fossil find by Mary Kraus and a team led by Ose and Thomas M. Bown, detailing remains and discussion of Diacodexis within Artiodactyla and its evolutionary questions.
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