WRITING CONTEST: Finish our love story for a chance to win a prize

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Vindicator is giving you a fun opportunity to win a special prize for the love of your life. Visit vindy.com/love-story. You’ll notice that the fictitious love story needs an ending; that’s where you come in. In no more than 500 words, tell us how you think this story should end for a chance to win one of the following prizes:

1ST PLACE: A $100 gift certificate for dinner at Tara A Country Inn in Clark, Pa.

2ND PLACE: A $50 gift certificate to Full Circle Florist in Youngstown.

3RD PLACE: A 2-pound box of assorted chocolates from Philadelphia Candies, provided by The Vindicator.

• Submit your entry by e-mail no later than Friday. Send it to Society Editor Barb Shaffer at shaffer@vindy.com.

• Include your name and phone number at the end of your story. The winners will be notified by phone in time to claim their prizes before Valentine’s Day.

• The winners’ names and pictures will be published along with their winning entries on Sunday, Feb. 14.