Move over Yogi — there’s a new big bear in town.
A massive wooden bruin just planted itself in the San Joaquin Valley, and unlike its real-life cousins , this one isn’t after picnic baskets — it just needs a name.
Merced County is crowdsourcing ideas for the larger-than-life sculpture, carved straight out of a dying 100-year-old tree that once stood in the park. Instead of hauling it away, officials say the County “saw an opportunity to repurpose the stump into a meaningful and lasting addition to the park.”
Merced County is crowdsourcing name ideas for the larger-than-life sculpture. Facebook/Merced Golden Wire News
McCarty knocked out the piece in just three days — and says the reaction has been overwhelming.…