(Jan. 11, 2018) The home of Pamela Foltz, located at 10 Quarter Staff Place in Ocean Pines, shines bright as the first-place winner in the annual “Light Up the Pines” house decorating contest.

Foltz decorated her home with festive holiday lights, ribbons and wreaths. Doors, windows and trees were all brightly lit.

Second place goes to the home of Jamie Greenwood, who a voter dubbed as “the decoration master.” Greenwood’s winter wonderland is located at 233 Windjammer Road in Ocean Pines.

The home of Kenny and Brenda Pilarski, located at 114 Pineforest Drive, received the third most votes.

The holiday contest, which is sponsored by Choptank Electric, is a bright seasonal show of lights. Entries were judged by residents and non-residents on social media. Voting took place from Monday, Dec. 11 to Friday, Dec. 22 on Facebook.

Winning entries will be published in the spring edition of the Ocean Pines Report, the community’s quarterly newsletter and given a gift bag with goodies, including a gift certificate good at The Cove at Mumford’s in Ocean Pines along with a gift certificate for a Choptank Electric Cooperative bill credit.