Gingerbread house contest applications due

There is still time to enter a gingerbread house contest, to be held at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center the first two weeks of December.

Applications are due Monday, and the gingerbread creations need to be completed before Nov. 30.

A new category has been added this year, for children ages 12 and younger. Other categories are for young adults ages 13-17 and for adults age 18 and older. Awards will be given for first, second and third place. Children and young adults, unlike those in the adult division, will be able to use packaged gingerbread house kits "if additional decorating is made," said organizer Dennis Little.

There is no fee for entering the contest. Gingerbread houses must be completed and brought to the museum the week of Nov. 27.

The gingerbread houses will be on display at the museum from Dec. 1-16. An artisans reception will be held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 16. Admission to the museum is $3.

Applications are available at: The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Office, 1327 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville; Artistic Viewpoints Gallery & Studio, 168-B Highway 395, Gardnerville; Lone Tree Gallery, 1589 Esmeralda Ave., Minden; or by contacting Dennis Little at DRL1953@aol.com or 267-5634.

This is the second year for the contest, sponsored by Carson Valley Arts Council, Douglas County Parks & Recreation, Carson Valley Inn, Artistic Viewpoint and Lone Tree galleries.