OCEAN PINES—Need a happy holiday pick-me-up? Craving Christmas creations? The final entries for the “Light Up the Pines” lawn decorating contest are in and ready to be viewed.
Seasonal sightseers and voting residents can see the 12 displays of Christmas throughout the Ocean Pines community in either forward or reverse order at:

 

 

According Teresa Travatello, director of Marketing & Public Relations, for the first time, residents can vote in all four categories “People’s Choice,” “Most Creative,” “Most Lights” and “All-Around Top-Notch.”  
Ocean Pines residents are being contacted and invited to fill out a survey for their picks of the “People’s Choice” award, Travatello said. “We are also asking for help with the other categories,” she said.  
The homes can also be viewed online at www.oceanpines.org/light-up-the-pines.
Voting in the contest is as easy as submitting a name, address and phone number by e-mail to info@oceanpines.org, by fax to 410-641-5581, by phone to 410-641-7717, or to the Ocean Pines Association in person or mail at 239 Ocean Pkwy., Ocean Pines, MD, 21811.  
The deadline for voting is Jan. 1, 2014.  The winners will be announced after New Year’s Day, and all winners will receive prizes.  
A basket full of goodies, along with a $50 gift card that can be used at any Ocean Pines amenities or gift shop, await the winner of each category, according to contest organizers.
They said the winners will be contacted and announced after the judges have reviewed the houses during the week of Dec. 16.
The 2012 contest winners were Top Notch: Bert Witt at 181 Sandyhook Rd.; Most Lights: Lee and Barb Phillips at 76 Ocean Parkway; Most Creative: Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Long at 3 Watertown; and People’s Choice: John and Nancy Grunewald at 741 Ocean Parkway. The year 2012 was the first year the People’s Choice category was offered.
For more information, contact Travatello at 410-641-7717 ext. 3006.