Gingerbread Contest: Belleville, Illinois
In its 22 years of existence, competition has become fierce in the city’s annual gingerbread contest with some entrants spending months on their holiday-themed creations.
But the winner of this year’s best in show award said she didn’t even know about the contest until she and a friend were shopping in downtown Belleville last week.
“We went to the Crystal and Spice Shoppe and saw a brochure for the Gingerbread Contest,” top prize winner Jessie Bostick said of her shopping trip with friend Jennifer Morimoto. “We thought it sounded like fun, so we decided to do it.”
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