Shutterbug seniors, start your engines! It’s time for the annual “Way to Go” photography contest sponsored by Grand Times, Leader Publications’ magazine for seniors.
Jefferson County readers age 50 and older are invited to send in their favorite vacation photographs. One lucky winner, drawn at random from all eligible entries, will take home $200.
The April 14 issue of Grand Times – which will include information about the De Soto Senior Expo on Wednesday, April 20, at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Hwy. E – will publish as many entries as space allows.
Last year, Jewel Roach, 68, of Festus snagged the $200 grand prize with a photo of herself and four of her sisters, taken by their niece during a Florida vacation in 2013.
“When we get together, we’re like a bunch of little puppies that are so excited, like they’ve never seen anybody else,” Roach said. “If something happens to one of us, the others are like warriors; they gather around with hugs and love and support.”
The sisters have made the beach vacation an annual thing, and used the prize money to help pay for their most recent trip.
The deadline to submit an entry for the contest is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 31.
Anyone who entered the contest in previous years is welcome to enter again, but please submit photos from a different vacation for the 2016 contest.
Entries should include the following information:
■ Photographer's name, age, address and phone number.
■ The date and place the photo was taken and by whom.
■ The names of any people in the photo.
Photos can date back to the reader’s childhood or be as recent as last week. Please write a brief note on why the trip was memorable. There is a limit of two entries per person, and only Jefferson County residents are eligible for the prize.
Send entries to: Way to Go, Leader Publications, P.O. Box 159, Festus, 63028. Photos may also be dropped off at the Leader office at 503 N. Second St., Festus, or e-mailed to nvrweakly@aol.com.
For more information about the contest or about the De Soto Senior Expo, call the Leader at 636-931-7560.