DUAL SPRAY: The Ashland Volunteer Fire Department uses the aerial rig and hoses on the ground to control the fire at the former Granny’s Cafe on Saturday morning in Ashland. The event was a training exercise for the firefighters and helped owner Aakash Bhoja make way for a new retail space. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
AIR PACKS: Ashland Firefighter Kevin Meyer helps install a new air pack for Stan Smith during the training exercise at the former Granny’s Cafe on Saturday morning in Ashland. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
GETTING STARTED: Smoke begins to pour out of the former Granny's Cafe as the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department conducts training in the building on Saturday morning. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
DEPARTMENT: The 18 members of the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department that participated in training Saturday morning pose in front of the former Granny's Cafe in Ashland, where they were conducting a controlled burn of the building. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
ASHLAND – It was a place where families gathered for a meal cooked from scratch, teenagers crowded into booths after basketball games to play their favorite tunes on the jukebox and locals met to share gossip, a cup of coffee and a fresh donut.
DUAL SPRAY: The Ashland Volunteer Fire Department uses the aerial rig and hoses on the ground to control the fire at the former Granny’s Cafe on Saturday morning in Ashland. The event was a training exercise for the firefighters and helped owner Aakash Bhoja make way for a new retail space. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
AIR PACKS: Ashland Firefighter Kevin Meyer helps install a new air pack for Stan Smith during the training exercise at the former Granny’s Cafe on Saturday morning in Ashland. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
GETTING STARTED: Smoke begins to pour out of the former Granny's Cafe as the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department conducts training in the building on Saturday morning. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)
DEPARTMENT: The 18 members of the Ashland Volunteer Fire Department that participated in training Saturday morning pose in front of the former Granny's Cafe in Ashland, where they were conducting a controlled burn of the building. (Staff Photo by Suzi Nelson)