Wrapped In Candy

A young girl wraps herself in a balloon candy cane given to her at the St. Paul Annual Deck the Halls Christmas Bazaar on Saturday. My Final Photo for November 22, 2025.

A young girl wraps herself in a balloon candy cane given to her at the St. Paul Annual Deck the Halls Christmas Bazaar on Saturday. My Final Photo for November 22, 2025.

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Alone, Together

Alone, Together

A man and a young boy play at the end of the small peninsula of land at the edge of Hoover Dam on a cloudy and windy Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2020.

Clearing Right Of Way

Clearing Right Of Way

Westerville city electric workers fell a tree growing too close to overhead power lines on an easement through the nature preserve along Alum Creek. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2020.

Quiet Walk At Sunset

Quiet Walk At Sunset

A woman crosses against the horizon illuminated by Thursday’s sunset in Sharon Woods Park. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2020.

After The Dust Clears

After The Dust Clears

A construction worker blows dust and debris from East College Ave. as the crew finished the day laying topsoil along the edges of the new sidewalk recently finished on the east-west corridor road. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2020.

Heritage Christmas Colors

Heritage Christmas Colors

A woman pauses to photograph trees festooned with colored lights as part of the Christmas season decorations at Heritage Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2020.

Police First On The Scene

Police First On The Scene

A Westerville Police officer looks over a cruiser damaged in a crash Monday afternoon at West Main and Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2020.

Cloudy Skies and Calm Waters

Cloudy Skies and Calm Waters

The shoreline at Schrock Lake in Sharon Woods Park is framed by cloudy skies and calm waters during Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo form Dec. 6, 2020.

WARM Collection

WARM Collection

Workers and volunteers unload the final truck of food donated to W.A.R.M. where the annual food drive collected 60,000 pounds of food more than doubling last year’s amount. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2020.

Final Decorations

Final Decorations

A city worker slings a string of lights onto a tree near the Everal Barn in Heritage Park as the city completes decorating the park for the holiday season and the official lighting ceremonies. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2020.

Christmas Star Rises Over State

Christmas Star Rises Over State

City workers install the Christmas Star over State Street in an annual tradition that began in the mid-1930 in hopes to instill happier spirits during the Christmas season. My Final Photo for Dec. 3, 2020.

Christmas Banners

Christmas Banners

City workers install Christmas season banners on the light poles in Uptown Westerville with plans later in the week to raise the Christmas Star at State and Main. My Final Photo for Dec. 2, 2020.

Parking Upgrades

Parking Upgrades

Technicians replace parking sensors in the city hall parking lot as the city upgrades the original almost two-year-old trial version of the system with longer-lasting sensors to feed information to an app detailing open parking spots in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 13, 2023.

St. Paul DayLight Morning

St. Paul DayLight Morning

Steps in the morning snow lead to the Mary statue at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church before the first Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for March 12, 2023.

Five Fishing Friends

Five Fishing Friends

A quintet of fishermen tries both luck and skill as they fish for Muskie in flow below the Alum Creek Park low-head dam. My Final Photo for March 11, 2023.

Making It Rain

Making It Rain

Seedlings at Hoover Gardens are sprayed as one of the first steps to get the newly planted spring flowers ready for sale when the days get longer and the weather gets warmer. My Final Photo for March 10, 2023.

With One Hand …

With One Hand …

Westerville Crew athletes practice with one hand behind their back as they begin spring season training for summer competitions. My Final Photo for March 9, 2023. 

Toe Tapping Trio

Toe Tapping Trio

Generations dancers rest their tap-shoed toes as they wait their turn to have their photos made during the dance studio’s annual photo week where all the dancers are photographed for each of the disciplines they learn. My Final Photo for March 8, 2023.

Fountain Foray

Fountain Foray

A contractor checks lighting in one of the fountain sprayers he installed in the pond in front of the Westerville Community Center on Cleveland Ave. as the city park system prepares itself for Spring. My Final Photo for March 7, 2023.