An entire village made of gingerbread, candy and the imaginations of culinary arts students will be on display until December 16 in the lobby of the VisTaTech Center. Culinary Arts students created the "Children's Christmas Stories" themed fantasy village in a competition for scholarships made available by the Schoolcraft College Foundation.
"Whoville Holiday," created by Sandra Angelos of Lake Orion won first place. "If You Take a Mouse to a Movie," created by Kahleena Wilkopolan of Northville, won second place. "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer," created by Tracy Oberholzer of Troy won third place.
The students created the village on their own time under the direction of Certified Master Pastry Chef Joseph Decker. At least half of the construction materials must be made of gingerbread and must be completely edible, excluding the base on which it is built and non-edible plastic or other non-edible materials for the windows. The creations must have a front entrance and walkway, must be decorated on all sides and may have electric lights. The scholarship competition winning entries were selected for their craftsmanship, neatness, originality, degree of difficulty and use of the theme.
The public is encouraged to visit the "Children's Christmas Stories" Gingerbread Village during regular business hours through December 16.