Wow I think changing the Celebrate Oxford Days to the Lone Ranger Days would be cool. It is unique ? an appeal that the current name just doesn’t have.
When I first moved here it was the Gravel Festival ? exciting because I was a city girl gone rural. I never even saw a gravel truck before moving to MI and here I was standing in the Gravel Capital of the world!
With the downsizing of the gravel industry the summer event became Pioneer Days. I never quite connected the association with that name and since it didn’t last long I guess I wasn’t the only one.
But the Lone Ranger association ? now that is a classic. Many times I walked from the school down to the pasture on Drahner Rd just to watch Silver standing there in all his glory. He was beautiful and magnificent – I felt like I was reliving a part of history.
If Oxford wants to be unique and make people remember ? find a way to go with Lone Ranger Days. That name and what it stands for is so much more appealing than the cookie cutter Celebrate Oxford theme.
I think Mr. Charles? idea is great and I agree with C.J. Carnacchio except it should be a permanent name change ? not temporary.
If you didn’t live in the area ? Celebrate Oxford means diddly doodle ? but the Lone Ranger ? that gives fathers and grandfathers time to tell their grandchildren exactly who he was and what he was about.
Think about the excitement to win a silver bullet at an event or heading to the stores where a purchase might land you one or a silver bullet for the best Tonto look-alike. It would be like catching a ball at the stadium.
For those in charge ? please consider going with Lone Ranger Days ? permanently In this day and age ? we could use a hero!
Sue Bellairs
Oxford

I just read the article and C.J. Carnacchio’s commentary on changing the name of the annual Celebrate Oxford summer festival to Lone Ranger Days. All I have to say is HI-YO SILVER! Lets all get in the wagon and hook up to the publicity horse. Because this will be a great draw to our community.
Ron Renaud
Oxfor