May 26, 2005

There are 27 bears roaming (actually sitting) around downtown Spokane so far. Here are the bears' names, the artists who painted them, their locations and sponsors:

• "Spokane the Way it Was," Virginia Carter

Location: Second floor of Crescent Court building near clock.

Sponsor: Spokane Teachers Credit Union

• "Coat of Winter Magic," Mari Anne Figgins

Location: Inside River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Friends of Ronald McDonald House

• "The Frog Bear," Charles Houck

Location: Outside Nordstrom, 828 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Seattle's Best Coffee

• "Day Dreamer," John Jennings

Location: Opera House near fountain, 400 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

• "Huckleberry Bear," Kim Saenz

Location: Inside River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Washington Trust Bank

• "Ronald Bear," Nick Vigil

Location: Rotating around various McDonald's restaurants in the region.

Sponsor: Tri-State Owner Operators Association

• "Cubs Scouting," Debbie Hughbanks

Location: Outside Bank of America Building, 701 W. Riverside Ave.

Sponsor: Gail & Tom Stevenson/Moss Adams

• "Wet Behind the Ears," Ken Spiering

Location: In front of Eddie Bauer, 710 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Comcast

• "Kody and Blue Fishin," Kay O'Rourke.

Location: Front of River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

• "The Bear in My Closet," Marian Flahavin

Location: Inside River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Premera/Blue Cross

• "Party Time," Therese Keenan.

Location: First floor of the Spokane Transit Plaza

• "Freedom," Jesse Lee Jones

Location: In front of the Christian Science Reading Room, 609 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

• "Lunar Bear," Tom Quinn

Location: In front of the Opera House, 400 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

• "Bear of a Feather," Mark Lanterman and Edger Snoddy

Location: Corner of Division and Wellesley.

Sponsor: Wendle Ford

• "Huckle Beary," Sister Paula Turnbull

Location: Outside Washington Mutual Bank, 601 W. Main Ave.

• "A-Loof Bear," Marsha Marcuson

Location: Front of The Inlander building, 1020 W. Riverside Ave.

• "Bear Dreaming of Fishing Birds," Karen R. Mobley

Location: Southeast corner of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Stevens

• "The Traveler," Fredrick D. Warren

Location: Front of River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

Sponsor: Northern Quest Casino

• "Teddy Bear's Picnic," Virginia Carter

Location: Southwest corner of Main and Wall.

• "Bear-ing Flowers," Elise Meredith Beattie

Location: Southwest corner of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Washington.

• "Whimsical Willie," Edie Dunlap

Location: Riverfront Park near the Red Wagon slide.

• "Beara'cuda," Extreme Customs and Tim VandeVanter.

Location: 518 W. Riverside Ave.

Sponsor: WhiteRunkle

• "Ursa Major, The Great Bear Constellation," Pamela Galloway

Location: Outside the Catholic Diocese, 1023 W. Riverside Ave.

• " Lilac City Bear in Cloisonné," Renée Rigsby

Location: 111 N. Wall St.

Sponsor: Sterling Savings Bank

• "Bear ala Monet," Frankie White

Location: 801 W. Riverside Ave.

• "Natures Adventure," Jennifer Batey

Location: Riverside and Monroe, near the Monaghan statue.

• "Fancy Dancer," Lynn Hanley

Location: Northeast entrance of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.