ASHLAND – One week after opening its doors to the Ashland community, the community officially welcomed Tim Hortons to town.
Customers filed through the checkout with their donuts and coffee Friday morning as owner Steve Hill and manager Brett Martin held the scissors during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the eatery.
“This has been a long time coming,” Hill said after cutting the ribbon. “Everybody watched the building sit for six months wondering what was going on. Well, this is it.”
Located at 1185 E. Main St. in the former First Merit Bank building in front of the Ashland Justice Center, the Canadian-based eatery known for its coffee and donuts opened Dec. 9. Hill said things have been going well and he’s excited to be open in Ashland.
Aaron Bates, president of the Board of the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce presented Hill with a plaque.
“We welcome you to Ashland and are happy to have you as part of our business community here,” Bates said. “You’ve got a lot of people excited about your store.”
Bates presented Hill with proclamations from Ohio Sen. Larry Obhof and Senate President Keith Faber. Representatives for U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs and Gov. John Kasich also welcomed Tim Hortons to Ashland.
“We’re glad to be a part of the Ashland community and we’re looking forward to seeing everybody come in,” Hill said.
The menu at Tim Hortons includes about 20 varieties of donuts, six types of muffins, cookies, timbits, coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, hot chocolate, hand-crafted sandwiches and breakfast sandwiches.
The restaurant is open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
