Community invited to name newly beloved bear statue in Merced County

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- A recently carved carnivore statue astatine Merced County Courthouse Park is already drafting visitors from crossed the Valley and present the nationalist is being asked to assistance springiness it a name.

The statue, described arsenic a beautiful, carved assemblage treasure, is lone a mates of weeks aged and was created from a 100-year-old, deteriorating redwood tree.

The histrion has been preserved arsenic nationalist creation done the enactment of section carver Tommy McCarthy Jr.

The carnivore has rapidly go an attraction astatine the park, prompting organizers to invitation assemblage members to assistance sanction it.

Suggestions tin beryllium submitted here.

Name submissions volition beryllium accepted done May 31st, giving residents a accidental to permission their people connected the newest summation to the Merced County Courthouse Park.