Every week, The Lake Orion Review publishes numerous photos and articles featuring local young people.
We highlight the good deeds they do, the fun they have at local events, the impressive feats they accomplish and the awards they win.
Nine times out of ten, this paper shows our young people in a positive light.
We defy you to find an issue of this paper that doesn’t have a smiling kid in it or a positive youth story.
But now it’s time to shed some of that spotlight on this community’s most precious natural resource ? our wonderful senior citizens.
Beginning with the July 15 issue, The Review will start publishing a monthly page dedicated to those age 60 and over who earned their gray and white hairs by fighting wars, working in factories, raising families and making those house payments every month.
Part of this page will feature a calendar of local happenings specifically for seniors including enrichment classes, bingo and card games, social activities, luncheons and musical entertainment.
Vital local services for seniors such as the North Oakland Transportation Authority and Meals on Wheels will be highlighted as well.
We’d like to feature articles about the seniors we see around town everyday.
We want to hear those life stories. We want to write about those unique hobbies. We want to see those interesting collections of memorabilia and antiques. We want to recognize those who show you’re never too old to volunteer.
We want to hear those thrilling memories of yesteryear when Orion was a resort community and Detroit was still a thriving city with a vibrant downtown.
If you’ve got old photos of the Orion area, we’d love to see them and publish them.
We also want to know what interests today’s seniors.
What do you want to see us to write about? What subjects do you want to read about? Tell us. Your input is going to be absolutely critical to making this page a smashing success.
Share your thoughts, ideas and stories with Editor John Counts by calling 248-693-8331 or e-mailing lakeorionreview @sbcglobal.net