Fallen limbs are scattered around a large ponderosa pine tree that was recently struck by lightning on the Zimmerman family property in Creston. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
August 15, 2019
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August 15, 2019 4 a.m.
Ancient ponderosa pine near Creston torched by lightning
Don Hauth believes the colossal ponderosa pine he once dubbed “the sentinel” was likely alive and growing in 1431 when Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in France.