Photos by Shirin McArthur
Smokey Bear celebrated his 70th birthday at the Silver City Museum on Saturday afternoon. Kids and adults joined him for the celebration, taking pictures and eating cake, collecting souvenirs, and partaking of the balmy summer weather in the museum's side yard.
Smokey celebrates 70th birthday
Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Juliana Kirker, 7, and her brother Genaro, 5, pose with Smokey Bear
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Laz McCauley, 9, and his grandma, Tara McCauley, eat birthday birthday cake
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Children of all ages had their pictures taken with Smokey Bear
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
SmokeyG??s birthday cake disappeared quickly. Must have been good.
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Kate Stansberger gets her picture taken with Smokey Bear
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Dominic Torres, 7, and his sister, Destiny, 5, pose with Smokey Bear
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Smokey Celebrates 70th Birthday
Jubilee Cline, 9 months, tastes cake for the first time
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