2024 Durand-Hedden Gingerbread House Contest Winners Announced

This year's entries for the Gingerbread House Contest were innovative, stunning, and enchanted guests at the December 8 Holiday Open House.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner, who also took home the First Place ribbon for the Teen Category, for their team entry "The Snowy Inn."

See the complete results below.

Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner, Grand Prize and Teen First Place Winners, "The Snowy Inn"

Grand Prize: Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner

Professional

First: Ashley Apodaca

Adult

First: Julie Schubert

Second: Danielle Walsman

Special Mention: Amanda Ekstrand

Teen

First: Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner

Second: Gaby Levine

Youth

First: Serafina Visco

Second: Leela Nanjayya

Little Ones

First: Gus Allgood

Second: Oscar Duenas

TAPInto SOMA covers Durand-Hedden Holiday Open House

Photo credit: Scott Barton, TAPInto SOMA. Shown: Wooley family members with Durand-Hedden Santa.

We thank TAPinto SOMA and journalist Scott Barton for this wonderful article on last Sunday's Holiday Open House at Durand-Hedden.

The Woolleys visit Durand-Hedden

On Sunday, December 8, at our annual holiday Open House, Durand-Hedden debuted a wonderful new exhibit on the history of Woolley Home Solutions, a family-run business in our community since 1924. Program Coordinator Lisa Mainardi interviewed Norman W. Woolley, Jr. (left, 2nd generation) and Norman E. Woolley (right, 3rd generation) to talk about the company's interesting history and the exhibit. This exhibit will remain on display for our January 12 Open Hearth event.