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CCVI – Gingerbread Lane at Webster House

The holidays were in full swing with Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI’s) Gingerbread Lane at Webster House, where Our Town’s best pastry chefs created fabulous gingerbread houses.

Caryll Schultz, Janise Naughton, Kelly Henderson, Lailan Bressler, and Susan Kastner

 

Meghan Schlichting’s “Das Lebkuchenhaus” won second place in the competition.

 

Cheri Elder’s “Nome Village” won first place in the 2018 Gingerbread Lane competition.

 

Pastry Chefs Meghan Schlichting, Kolika Simmons and JC Gregg

 

JC Gregg’s “Spooky Christmas” won the People’s Choice award.

Also featured in the January 5, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo credits: John Ellis, Random Photography and CCVI

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