McBaine NewsLocal news for McBaine, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Firing up the Board- March 26, 2008 "The territorial agreement with Columbia and the growth in the county." From left, Shelly Dometrorch, Chairman John Gordon Sr. and Dave Griggs meet last week as the board of directors for the Boone County Fire Protection District. via Columbia Daily Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/firing-up-the-board?fromrss=1 The pelicans are coming- March 24, 2008 "They used the sky as a big toboggan slide, then dropped like meteors, leaving a trail of thunder." Any day now, the American white pelican should appear in Mid-Missouri en route from its wintering area on the Gulf Coast of the United States and Mexico to its breeding grounds from the Dakotas and Minnesota to ... via Columbia Daily Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/the-pelicans-are-coming?fromrss=1 Wed.- March 16, 2008 Ryan Russell, an arborist with University of Missouri Campus Facilities, climbs into the massive bur oak in McBaine for trim work. via Columbia Daily Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/wed?fromrss=1 Famous bur oak tree gets pampered- March 14, 2008 "This tree's too valuable to pass up" Mike Sestric is elevated into the bur oak tree in McBaine, known to many simply as the "big tree," while Will Branch directs him from below. via Columbia Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/famous-bur-oak-tree-gets-pampered?fromrss=1 A national contender- March 12, 2008 "The driving really has been a problem in the past 20 years" Julia Robinson photo Ryan Russell, an arborist with University of Missouri Campus Facilities, climbs into the massive bur oak in McBaine for trim work. via Columbia Daily Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/a-national-contender?fromrss=1 Tree Shows Signs Of Age- March 12, 2008 "By cutting the deadwood out what it does is it kind of gives the tree a little boost in terms of speeding up the process of where it can close up the wound" A giant Bur Oak tree in McBaine recently began showing signs of its age. The tree has a 91-inch diameter and has lived for more than 350 years. via KOMU-TV Columbiahttp://www.topix.net/city/mcbaine-mo/2008/03/tree-shows-signs-of-age?fromrss=1 |