The Grinch peeks in the doorway to the Little Red Schoolhouse at the ACIL Cookies with Santa event Saturday, Dec 9. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
The notorious Grinch crashed the Cookies with Santa event hosted by the Anza Civic Improvement League Saturday, Dec 9. Some children, worried that the green creature was there to steal Christmas, were very concerned. However, the Grinch had arrived for cookies and festive fun.The annual Christmas celebration featured a first-ever gingerbread house contest that attracted several very talented artists. Winners were:First place- Zoe CastanzoSecond place - Ryan (last name unavailable)Third place - Fionna Pistilli“All the gingerbread houses were fantastic, so choosing the three winners was very hard,” said ACIL director Tabitha Dawes.The gingerbread houses were on display as Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived t
