By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Faced with the prospect of decreased state funding due to cutbacks attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Polly Ann Trail Manager Linda Moran, in concert with Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Solwold, elected to hold a bottle drive fundraiser at the station’s garage in May. Hoping to raise a few […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Wrapping up their collections from residents and outside donors on May 26, the day after Memorial Day, financial results from the Village of Oxford Police Department fundraiser benefiting the Polly Ann Trail far exceeded anyone’s expectations. “Excluding probably one more truckload, we’re at right about $25,000 right now,” Trail […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Cans and bottles — returnables worth 10 cents each — have been piling up in the Oxford Village garage for the better part of a month. The mounds of can and bottles in plastic bags was due to a fundriaser to help the Polly Ann Trail. Split into two […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Polly Ann Trail traffic has quadrupled in the last couple months, Trail Manager Linda Moran estimates. She is thrilled so many folks are getting outdoors and enjoying the multi-use linear park, a former railroad corridor that runs from Orion Township, through Oxford and Addison Township. “We’ve had people say […]