Farewell to the chief

Ashton area residents, village employees and city council members joined Mayor John Martinez in a farewell reception for retiring police chief Jim Hetland at the Ashton Village offices on Friday, Sept. 28. Pictured above, trustee Rich Russell, former mayor Don Ross, Jim Hetland, Mayor John Martinez, village clerk Sharon Van Dam and trustee Andrew Kida pose with the chief. (photo by Monetta Young)