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Smokey Bear celebrates his 80th birthday in Coeur d'Alene

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
| August 10, 2024 1:00 AM

COEUR d'ALENE — Smokey Bear made a special appearance Friday morning at the Interagency Natural Resource Center in Coeur d’Alene to celebrate his 80th birthday with Idaho Panhandle National Forests staff and their families.

    Joseph Woodall, Stephanie Woodall and baby Lily Woodall pose for a photo with Smokey Bear as Sarah Brackebusch takes a photo at the Friday at the Interagency Natural Resource Center in Coeur d’Alene. Smokey is celebrating 80 years of wildfire prevention for the USDA Forest Service.