OBMA cancels OB Beach Ball Citing lack of sponsors, Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) has been forced to take the air out of the OB Beach Ball, an action sports event scheduled for later this month. The event was going to be held on Saturday, May 22 along Abbott Street. “This is the first event we’ve ever cancelled,” said OBMA executive director Denny Knox. A couple weeks ago, the city informed the area’s business improvement district that the Ferris wheel for OB Beach Ball could only be up for two days instead of the five days that were originally planned. As a result, some sponsors of the event pulled out, to the point that OBMA was forced to cancel the event April 30. “It was out of our hands when we could only have the Ferris wheel up for two days. It didn’t make it financially viable for us,” Knox said. Knox said OBMA is planning to hold the OB Beach Ball next year if the economy improves. “It would have been really fun,” Knox said. “We’ll just keep our good ideas and do it next year.” Historical society launches another OB Exposed! The Ocean Beach Historical Society is launching plans for its 16th annual OB Exposed! event on Friday, May 21. The event is a photo exhibition and competition of photos taken in the Ocean Beach and Point Loma areas and photos are being accepted through Thursday, May 13. The historical society is calling for residents to submit photos to James Gang Graphics during business hours Mondays through Fridays. James Gang Graphics is located at 1931 Bacon St. The cost to enter is $1 per photo and contestants must closely pay attention to contest rules. Categories in the competition include best in show, best black and white, best color, best vintage, best child’s under age 16, best special effects, and people’s choice, among others. OB Exposed! was first begun in 1995 as a way to preserve the photographic history of the area and to create an archive. The actual OB Exposed! Event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 21 at the Masonic Lodge, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, call (619) 225-2273, or visit www.obhistory.word press.com.