Bell tower unharmed

Supporters of the Frontenac Historical Society building in Union Springs are exhaling after a nervous week.

A large tree branch that had hit the historic building's bell tower during the early Monday morning wind storm was removed Thursday, and it turns out the damage to the building was minimal.

A 100-year-old willow tree, about 30 feet tall and situated on the property, swayed, and one of three huge branches meeting at its crotch broke off, hitting the 168-year-old former Presbyterian church's wooden bell tower. A neighbor reported the damage.