December 2017

Big Bear Today December 2017—Page 11
Wish lists filled at historic Village Faire
Carved bears or stuffed ones, cloth
purses, cozy animal print throws, yearround
Christmas room, incense and tasty
jerky. All in a historic Big Bear setting that
may or may not have its own ghost.
Chances are, there’s something for
every holiday wish list at Village Faire.
There’s literally thousands of gifts ranging
from sports logo items and Harley
Davidson to hundreds of crosses and walls
of winter attire. The walls at the top of the
stairs may tell tales—the building used to
house Big Bear’s first hotel, the historic
Navajo built in 1920, kept busy by gold
miners and ladies of the night—but today
the real story is on the shelves, filled with
goods from artisans around town, the country,
even the world.
Sixteen theme rooms present a wide
range of gift ideas, from bears and princess
dolls, signs and home goods to gourmet
foods and Oriental treasures and much
more, many items handmade. Why there’s
an entire Princess Room at Village Faire,
with dolls and dresses and tea party sets
and wallets. Duck inside the Tiki Room for
Asia-theme gifts like adorable stuffed
panda bears, fans and dragon figurines. The
Pottery Room not only features handmade
clay plates and pots but also soap pumps
and dreamcatchers.
For sports fans there’s not one but two
rooms filled
with memorabilia
like
playing
cards, team
coffee cups
and shot
glasses,
signs and
m o r e .
There’s a
stadium’s
worth of
football
team selections
to
choose from
whether you
root for the
Rams or
Bear hats come with paws for
hands at Village Faire; (left)
Nancy Berg displays Old Glory
Chargers and all the other teams too.
Unique are team totem poles not found
anywhere else, topped with bronco, steelworker
or ram’s head as the case may be.
Plus team helmet banks for 20 bucks.
Baseball season is well represented
with plenty of Angels and Dodgers, Giants
and Yankees stuff to choose from, like team
coosies for only $7.95. From steins and
stemware to signs and clocks, blankets and
more, the shelves are filled with sports.
USC and UCLA gear too!
The walls can bear-ly hold all the bruins
at Village Faire, just about every room
sporting something Yogi. Bear hats pictured
above, modeled by Sandy Dietz, are
popular with long arms and cozy pocket
paws for your hands. There’s stuffed black
bears from Wishpets and Giftable Worlds
that are super cute and huggable.
The year-round Christmas Room is
obviously busy at this time of year, filled
with Santas and trees, ornaments and decorations
galore. Stockings in a variety of designs
are less than ten bucks and there’s
gingerbread man ornaments for $3.50.
Particularly unique is the “Cross
Room.” Cross-bearing carved bears are
one-of-a-kind but there’s many other selections
to choose from. There’s also oldfashioned
toys like paint by number kits,
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