This week: Lori Rogers

Town or township of residence: Northport.

Resident of county since: 1980.

Birth date and place: “I was born in Northport on August 21, 1980.”

Occupation: “I work at Tom’s in Northport and I do a lot of different things there.”

Marital status (include children): “I’m single with one child, Oran, and one on the way.”

You live in Leelanau County because: “It’s where I was born and raised. My family’s here.”

Last good movie you saw was: “The Wild. It’s the one my little boy can sit through best.”

Last good book you read was: “I’m a big V.C. Andrews fan. My favorite one is Heaven, the first one I ever read.”

If you could trade places with one person for a day, that person would be: “My boyfriend because he gets to stay home with my son. Having more time with my little boy would be nice.”

Things important to you that you have accomplished so far: “Being a mom.”

What you hope to be doing in 10 years: “I hope to be raising my family and helping with my kids’ school stuff.”

Things you lose sleep over: “Family and work.”

If you could change one thing in Leelanau County, it would be: “The lack of job possibilities because there’s not a lot here.”

Favorite dessert is: “I love vanilla ice cream because I can always add something to it.”

Are you a coffee drinker? “I do like coffee, but I just don’t drink it much because of my pregnancy.”

Favorite place in Leelanau County is: “Probably the beach in Northport on the 4th of July. Then I can see people that I haven’t seen in a while.”

If you had more time, you would: “I would do more activities with my boy. I would go more places, like going swimming. He loves swimming.”

The words that best describe you are: “I would say outgoing, friendly, happy, and talkative.”