Some one turned 60

[Corinna]

We had a little birthday party on Monday for a very famous bear. My boss and I set up a party so we just had to get in to the act. this one is my boss (she the trim blonde) and myself

[Corinna]

Here is one of me and the guest of honor.

[jenluckenbach]

Happy birthday, Smokey. You don't look a day over 30. :D

[Logan]

Awwwww, what a great thing to do, celebrating his birthday like that, Corinna!!! :)

The pictures are terrific!!! :D

[slick]

How appropriate since there are so many fires raging now.

Happy birthday Smokey!

[Corinna]

Slick , thank goodness they aren't here this year. We have been able to recoup from last year . This was a fun event that my boss and I planned , the forest service had the fire gear for kids to put on and then had a target for threm to hit with a small water pack. It was funny the kids had no idea how hard it was and how heavy the gear is .

[anna_66]

What great pictures you you and Smokey!
I loved him when I was a little girl.

Happy 60th Smokey the Bear:D

[Cinder & Smoke]

"Walt Disney's motion picture, "Bambi" was produced in 1944 and Disney let the forest fire prevention campaign use his creation on a poster. The "Bambi" poster was a success and proved that using an animal as a fire prevention symbol would work. A fawn could not be used in subsequent campaigns because "Bambi" was on loan from Walt Disney studios for only one year;
the Forest Service would need to find an animal that would belong to the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign. It was finally decided that the Nation's number one firefighter should be a bear...

Did you know the cartoon Smokey Bear is based upon an actual baby black bear that was found alone, charred, and scared after a devastating wildfire burned through New Mexico in 1950?"

Here's a couple sites that Tell the Tail of Smokey Bear >>

"The Story of Smokey" (http://www.smokeybear.com/vault/story_main.asp)

Capitan, NM Article (Where Smokey was Rescued in 1950) (http://www.smokeybear.org/default.htm)

http://www.smokeybear.org/images/smokey3.jpg

Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear!! :)

[Cataholic]

Happy Birthday, Smokey!

[Lillycat]

happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!