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MAY 22, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 11
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Parade focuses on significance of Memorial Day
2024 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal Gladys Waters drove trucks in convoys during World War II. Photo provided by Judy Davids
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — Memorial Day is coming up on May 27, and the city of Royal Oak has been hard at work planning the annual Memorial Day Parade.
The parade is set to begin at 9 a.m. starting on Main Street at Lincoln Avenue and heading north through Centennial Commons. Immediately following the parade, there will be a Memorial Day service. Judy Davids, community engagement specialist for the city of Royal Oak, said
that there will also be an all-you-can-eat breakfast before the parade at 7 a.m. hosted by the Royal Oak Historical Society. The pancake breakfast will be from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and located at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Adults cost $10 and See MEMORIAL on page 20A
Community celebrates Oak Ridge teacher’s 50 years of kindergarten classes BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — Lois Mann, of Oak Ridge Elementary School, smiled ear to ear throughout the celebration May 17 of her 50 years of teaching kindergarten. The celebration at the school brought together around 100 of Mann’s previous students, current students and co-workers for a night of recognition for the teacher. Being a kindergarten teacher was something that Mann knew she wanted to do since she was in kindergarten. “I used to tell my kindergarten teacher that when I got older, I was going to be a kindergarten teacher,” she said. “I would tell her that she couldn’t retire until I got out of college, because I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher and take her job.” The day she got hired as a kindergarten teacher in Royal Oak, she received a letter that was from her inspiration. See TEACHER on page 6A
Photo by Donna Dalziel
Lois Mann’s 50-year anniversary brought together nearly 100 of her past and present students and co-workers.
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