Members of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) are lighting up the neighborhood this year, participating in a new kind of holiday decorating contest.  The inaugural program, called “Celebrate with Lights,” was conceived as a way to group business owners together to participate in a light-based holiday decorating contest.  Residents are encouraged to take a drive through Ocean Beach at night to see the lights and check out the hard work of the merchants.  Carol Ladiges, owner of Lighthouse Ice Cream, originally came to the OBMA’s Promotion Committee with the idea.  “What better way for people to enjoy our community and shops during the holidays?,” she asked. “It’s always so fun to turn a corner and find yourself on a street filled with lights. Why couldn’t our businesses do that too?”  The businesses were approach-ed by members of the Promotion Committee and, in each of the nine business sections, a business owner stepped up to volunteer to rally their neighbors. “It’s been a very successful contest for [being] the first year, with half of the sections getting 50 percent or more of their neighbors to participate,” said Tevia Schriebman, chairwoman of the Promotion Committee and owner of Wizard of Paws.  Congratulations to the businesses in the winning section — No. 9 — for all of their participation and hard work, and a special thanks to Matt Kalla and Reka Katona (Matt Kalla Insurance Agency) and the Section 9 Leaders for motivating your neighbors. Section 9 includes businesses in the Catalina Boulevard/-Voltaire Street/Chatsworth Boulevard business district. This section ncludes the following businesses: • The Reunion • Zed Electric • To the Point • CJ’s Bakery • Whyte’s Antique Furniture • Matt Kalla Insurance • Cabrillo Pet Hospital • Coastal Sage Botany • Hostelling International Point Loma • Embassy Dry Cleaners • Coconut Peet’s Surfboard Repair • Sunshine Liquor • VCA Peninsula Animal Hospital • Preferred by Pets • Stump’s • The Venetian • European Cake Gallery • Paper Moon Music • Karen’s Consignments • Alexander’s Upholstery • Pelletier Co. • B Wood Insurance • Flowers of Pt. Loma • Pacific View Realty  A special nod from OBMA goes to the following businesses that went above and beyond: The Inn at Sunset Cliffs and Details SalonSpa.