Polly Ann Trail returns the favor

Polly Ann Trail returns the favor

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 […]

Oxford Police fundraiser nets nearly $28,000 for Polly Ann Trail

Oxford Police fundraiser nets nearly $28,000 for Polly Ann Trail

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 […]

Oxford Police fundraiser a success

Oxford Police fundraiser a success

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 […]

Trail usage up, but funding down, during pandemic — Polly Ann can drive

Trail usage up, but funding down, during pandemic — Polly Ann can drive

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 […]