Chardon’s Bill Loveland is ‘Lovin’ It’
April 16, 2026 by Rose Nemunaitis

Longtime McDonald’s Employee Celebrates 50 Years of Service

Chardon McDonald’s has been Bill Loveland’s workplace of choice for 50 years, where he has spent a lifetime “supersizing smiles” across the community.

Chardon McDonald’s has been Bill Loveland’s workplace of choice for 50 years, where he has spent a lifetime “supersizing smiles” across the community. “I’ve never wanted to work anywhere else but here,” Loveland said. Following his April 2 shift, loyal customers and corporate employees celebrated his golden jubilee with red and yellow balloons, cake, camaraderie and more. Loveland graduated from Chardon High School in 1975, the same year McDonald’s introduced its iconic Big Mac jingle and a year before a Chardon location came to fruition. In 1976, the McDonald’s at 430 Water Street opened, and Loveland began his career, cleaning...