Bears and Locations
Below are the names, locations, artists, and sponsors of all the current New Bern Bears. Check back soon for updates and full photo gallery of all the bears coming soon!
Downtown Bears
Highway 17 South Corridor
AIR BEAR | ARTIST: Jane Needham
Sponsor: S B Parker | 1720 TRENT RD
WISE BEAR | ARTISTS: JODY TOMBOULIAN & LAURA KARMI
SPONSOR: THE EPIPHANY SCHOOL COMMUNITY | 2201 HENDERSON AVE
BEAR D’OLDE TOWNE | ARTIST: GEE VEE MEYER
SPONSOR: OLDE TOWNE COMMUNITY | BATTS HILL / COUNTRY CLUB RD
IN GOD WE TRUST | ARTIST: WHITNEY WALLACE
SPONSOR: TAB PREMIUM BUILDERS REALTY | 2851 TRENT RD
TRAVELIN’ BERNIE | ARTIST: DONNA SLADE
SPONSOR: HAMPTON INN | 200 HOTEL DR
HOME TOWN BERNIE II | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT | 300 HOTEL DR
DR. BENDER BEAR | ARTIST: NELL MAHA
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2604 MLK JR. BLVD
MR. McBEAR | ARTIST: TESSIE ANN ADAMS
SPONSOR: BATTERIES PLUS NO 324 | 2504 MLK JR. BLVD
WALMART BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: WALMART SUPERCENTER | 3105 MLK JR. BLVD
T. WOODSY BEAR | ARTISTS: JETTIE PELLETIER & MARILYN SMITH
SPONSOR: COMMUNITY OF TRENT WOODS | 898 CHELSEA RD
WE CARE BEAR | ARTIST: TRACY HOLTON
SPONSOR: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY | 3600 TRENT RD
MR. BAR.B.Q. | ARTIST: LILLIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: MOORE’S BARBEQUE | 3621 MLK JR. BLVD (Inside)
“COKE CARES” BEAR | ARTIST: SAM RAE DUKE
SPONSOR: COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED | 3710 MLK JR. BLVD
BEARON DE WILBUR, FORESTRY BEAR | ARTIST: DONNA WOODRUFF
SPONSOR: MARVIN, KAREN, MIKE & MATT RAINES | 3810 MLK JR. BLVD
CHAMPION BEAR | ARTIST: JANE NEEDHAM
SPONSOR: KELLUM LAW FIRM | NEW BERN HIGH SCHOOL INSIDE STADIUM ACADEMIC DR (Not easily accessible.)
RIVER BEN | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: BEN’S RIVER BEND FRIENDS | 45 SHORLINE DR
KATY THE SPORTS MAMA | ARTIST: DARA MORGAN
SPONSOR: ACADEMY SPORTS | 3555 DOCTOR M.L.K. JR BLVD
DOGI (DOUGH-GEE) THE BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: DOMINO’S PIZZA | 3551 DOCTOR M.L.K. JR BLVD
SHRINER BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: NEW BERN SHRINE CLUB | 2102 S GLENBURNIE RD
OWEN G. BEAR | ARTIST: PAT EGLINTON
SPONSOR: ALPHAGRAPHICS OF NEW BERN | 3731 TRENT RD
TOTTIE BEAR | ARTIST: DARA MORGAN
SPONSOR: SONIC RESTURANT | 3510 MLK JR BLVD
MARTHA JENKINS BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: COTTLE PARK IN TRENT WOODS | 608 RIVER RD
ST PAUL BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: ST PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH | 3005 COUNTRY CLUB RD
BERNADETTE | ARTIST: CHRIS BENNETT
SPONSOR: TIDEWATER APPLIANCE | 4140 DR MLK JR. BLVD
Highway 70 East Corridor
SLEEPY BEAR | ARTIST: MARGARET
SPONSOR: BRIDGEPOINTE HOTEL AND MARINA | 101 HOWELL RD
SEMPER FI | ARTIST: VICKIE VITALE
SPONSOR: COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT
200 TERMINAL DR (Not easily accessible. Inside terminal.)
GRADY | ARTISTS: WHITNEY ALLANCE, PAT EGLINTON, ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: FLY-IN BEARS EAA CHAPTER 1171 & GENERAL AVIATION
COMMUNITY | AVIATION DR
WALT “MR. SAFETY” BEAR | ARTIST: BETTY KNAPP
SPONSOR: TRADER CONSTRUCTION | 2500 HWY US 70 W
TABERNA | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: COMMUNITY OF TABERNA | TABERNA WAY
BEARON DE COLOURS | ARTIST: MOLLY KNAZEK
SPONSOR: FRIENDS OF CAROLINA COLOURS | 330 WATERSCAPE WAY
Highway 70 Business Corridor
BEARY HEALTHY BEAR | ARTIST: TESSIE ANN ADAMS
SPONSOR: CAROLINA EAST HEALTH SYSTEMS | 2000 NEUSE BLVD
WALLY BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET | 2915 NEUSE BLVD
DIVERSE FLAG BEARER | ARTIST: WHITNEY WALLACE
SPONSOR: BSH HOME APPLIANCE CORP | 100 BOSCH BLVD
BEARON DE BROKER A.K.A. SUPER AGENT
ARTIST: DONNA WOODRUFF
SPONSOR: NEUSE RIVER REGION LOCAL REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE FIRMS
1433 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
MAMMA BEAR | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA WOMEN’S CENTER | 801 MACCARTHY BLVD
BUBBLE GARDEN BEAR | ARTIST: LILLIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: WARD & SMITH | 1001 COLLEGE CT
BRIER BEAR | ARTIST: NADA BEHR
SPONSOR: GREENBRIER & EMERALD GOLF CLUB | PINE VALLEY DR
TOOTH BEARY | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: KINCAID & PURVIS FAMILY DENTISTRY | 635 MCCARTHY BLVD
BEARY CARING, M.D. | ARTIST: BARBARA HESKETH
SPONSOR: COASTAL CAROLINA HEALTH CARE | 1020 MEDICAL PARK AVE
BERNIE, THE FISHER BEAR | ARTIST: LILIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA DERMATOLOGY | 600 MCCARTHY BLVD
MONEY BEAR | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: SOUND BANK | 1801 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
LINK | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: CENTURY LINK | 1910 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
PUB CUB | ARTIST: CHRIS WAGNER
SPONSOR: PUBLIX AT RIVER PLACE | 2004 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
BEAR HISTORIAN | ARTIST: GEE VEE MEYER
SPONSOR: ZAXBY’S | 2600 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
TECHNOLOGY BEAR | ARTIST: BRANDY BAXTER
SPONSOR: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS | 701 INDUSTRIAL DR
Hwy 17N, 55E, 43W, Fairfield Harbour
NEUSEOPOLY | ARTIST: DEE MAYER
SPONSOR: NEUSE REALTY | 601 BROAD CREEK RD
GENTLE GIANT | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: COMMUINITY OF FAIRFIELD HARBOUR | CASSOWAY LN
HARBIE | ARTIST: BARBARA HESKETH
SPONSOR: COMMUINITY OF FAIRFIELD HARBOUR | CASSOWAY LN
Fluffy Bear | ARTIST: Katie Wiggs
SPONSOR: International Paper | 1785 Weyerhaeuser Rd
BURY BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: COTTEN FUNERAL HOME | 2201 NEUSE BLVD
LARRY | ARTIST: BRANDY BAXTER
SPONSOR: NEW BERN KOA CAMPGROUND | 1565 B ST.
AIR BEAR | ARTIST: Jane Needham
Sponsor: S B Parker | 1720 TRENT RD
WISE BEAR | ARTISTS: JODY TOMBOULIAN & LAURA KARMI
SPONSOR: THE EPIPHANY SCHOOL COMMUNITY | 2201 HENDERSON AVE
BEAR D’OLDE TOWNE | ARTIST: GEE VEE MEYER
SPONSOR: OLDE TOWNE COMMUNITY | BATTS HILL / COUNTRY CLUB RD
IN GOD WE TRUST | ARTIST: WHITNEY WALLACE
SPONSOR: TAB PREMIUM BUILDERS REALTY | 2851 TRENT RD
TRAVELIN’ BERNIE | ARTIST: DONNA SLADE
SPONSOR: HAMPTON INN | 200 HOTEL DR
HOME TOWN BERNIE II | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT | 300 HOTEL DR
DR. BENDER BEAR | ARTIST: NELL MAHA
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2604 MLK JR. BLVD
MR. McBEAR | ARTIST: TESSIE ANN ADAMS
SPONSOR: BATTERIES PLUS NO 324 | 2504 MLK JR. BLVD
WALMART BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: WALMART SUPERCENTER | 3105 MLK JR. BLVD
T. WOODSY BEAR | ARTISTS: JETTIE PELLETIER & MARILYN SMITH
SPONSOR: COMMUNITY OF TRENT WOODS | 898 CHELSEA RD
WE CARE BEAR | ARTIST: TRACY HOLTON
SPONSOR: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY | 3600 TRENT RD
MR. BAR.B.Q. | ARTIST: LILLIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: MOORE’S BARBEQUE | 3621 MLK JR. BLVD (Inside)
“COKE CARES” BEAR | ARTIST: SAM RAE DUKE
SPONSOR: COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED | 3710 MLK JR. BLVD
BEARON DE WILBUR, FORESTRY BEAR | ARTIST: DONNA WOODRUFF
SPONSOR: MARVIN, KAREN, MIKE & MATT RAINES | 3810 MLK JR. BLVD
CHAMPION BEAR | ARTIST: JANE NEEDHAM
SPONSOR: KELLUM LAW FIRM | NEW BERN HIGH SCHOOL INSIDE STADIUM ACADEMIC DR (Not easily accessible.)
RIVER BEN | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: BEN’S RIVER BEND FRIENDS | 45 SHORLINE DR
KATY THE SPORTS MAMA | ARTIST: DARA MORGAN
SPONSOR: ACADEMY SPORTS | 3555 DOCTOR M.L.K. JR BLVD
DOGI (DOUGH-GEE) THE BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: DOMINO’S PIZZA | 3551 DOCTOR M.L.K. JR BLVD
SHRINER BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: NEW BERN SHRINE CLUB | 2102 S GLENBURNIE RD
OWEN G. BEAR | ARTIST: PAT EGLINTON
SPONSOR: ALPHAGRAPHICS OF NEW BERN | 3731 TRENT RD
TOTTIE BEAR | ARTIST: DARA MORGAN
SPONSOR: SONIC RESTURANT | 3510 MLK JR BLVD
MARTHA JENKINS BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: COTTLE PARK IN TRENT WOODS | 608 RIVER RD
ST PAUL BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: ST PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH | 3005 COUNTRY CLUB RD
BERNADETTE | ARTIST: CHRIS BENNETT
SPONSOR: TIDEWATER APPLIANCE | 4140 DR MLK JR. BLVD
Highway 70 East Corridor
SLEEPY BEAR | ARTIST: MARGARET
SPONSOR: BRIDGEPOINTE HOTEL AND MARINA | 101 HOWELL RD
SEMPER FI | ARTIST: VICKIE VITALE
SPONSOR: COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT
200 TERMINAL DR (Not easily accessible. Inside terminal.)
GRADY | ARTISTS: WHITNEY ALLANCE, PAT EGLINTON, ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: FLY-IN BEARS EAA CHAPTER 1171 & GENERAL AVIATION
COMMUNITY | AVIATION DR
WALT “MR. SAFETY” BEAR | ARTIST: BETTY KNAPP
SPONSOR: TRADER CONSTRUCTION | 2500 HWY US 70 W
TABERNA | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: COMMUNITY OF TABERNA | TABERNA WAY
BEARON DE COLOURS | ARTIST: MOLLY KNAZEK
SPONSOR: FRIENDS OF CAROLINA COLOURS | 330 WATERSCAPE WAY
Highway 70 Business Corridor
BEARY HEALTHY BEAR | ARTIST: TESSIE ANN ADAMS
SPONSOR: CAROLINA EAST HEALTH SYSTEMS | 2000 NEUSE BLVD
WALLY BEAR | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET | 2915 NEUSE BLVD
DIVERSE FLAG BEARER | ARTIST: WHITNEY WALLACE
SPONSOR: BSH HOME APPLIANCE CORP | 100 BOSCH BLVD
BEARON DE BROKER A.K.A. SUPER AGENT
ARTIST: DONNA WOODRUFF
SPONSOR: NEUSE RIVER REGION LOCAL REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE FIRMS
1433 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
MAMMA BEAR | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA WOMEN’S CENTER | 801 MACCARTHY BLVD
BUBBLE GARDEN BEAR | ARTIST: LILLIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: WARD & SMITH | 1001 COLLEGE CT
BRIER BEAR | ARTIST: NADA BEHR
SPONSOR: GREENBRIER & EMERALD GOLF CLUB | PINE VALLEY DR
TOOTH BEARY | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: KINCAID & PURVIS FAMILY DENTISTRY | 635 MCCARTHY BLVD
BEARY CARING, M.D. | ARTIST: BARBARA HESKETH
SPONSOR: COASTAL CAROLINA HEALTH CARE | 1020 MEDICAL PARK AVE
BERNIE, THE FISHER BEAR | ARTIST: LILIAN KNOETGEN
SPONSOR: EAST CAROLINA DERMATOLOGY | 600 MCCARTHY BLVD
MONEY BEAR | ARTIST: GLENNA DAVIS
SPONSOR: SOUND BANK | 1801 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
LINK | ARTIST: SANDY BRUNO
SPONSOR: CENTURY LINK | 1910 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
PUB CUB | ARTIST: CHRIS WAGNER
SPONSOR: PUBLIX AT RIVER PLACE | 2004 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
BEAR HISTORIAN | ARTIST: GEE VEE MEYER
SPONSOR: ZAXBY’S | 2600 SOUTH GLENBURNIE RD
TECHNOLOGY BEAR | ARTIST: BRANDY BAXTER
SPONSOR: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS | 701 INDUSTRIAL DR
Hwy 17N, 55E, 43W, Fairfield Harbour
NEUSEOPOLY | ARTIST: DEE MAYER
SPONSOR: NEUSE REALTY | 601 BROAD CREEK RD
GENTLE GIANT | ARTIST: CHERYL ASHE
SPONSOR: COMMUINITY OF FAIRFIELD HARBOUR | CASSOWAY LN
HARBIE | ARTIST: BARBARA HESKETH
SPONSOR: COMMUINITY OF FAIRFIELD HARBOUR | CASSOWAY LN
Fluffy Bear | ARTIST: Katie Wiggs
SPONSOR: International Paper | 1785 Weyerhaeuser Rd
BURY BEAR | ARTIST: ED MACOMBER
SPONSOR: COTTEN FUNERAL HOME | 2201 NEUSE BLVD
LARRY | ARTIST: BRANDY BAXTER
SPONSOR: NEW BERN KOA CAMPGROUND | 1565 B ST.
