City service workers use three crescent wrenches for leverage and another to rotate a broken section of the fire hydrant in front of Westerville Antiques to make repairs after it failed during a routine inspection last week. My Final Photo for February 13, 2024.

Acorn Nursery’s greenhouses covered in plastic for the winter sit along Alum Creek just below the Alum Creek Park dam, in the background. My Final Photo for February 12, 2024.

With the Red Bank bridge at the horizon and a minimum of four boats to race on a winter day, a quartet of sailors from the Hoover Sail Club pass the final buoy on the final race Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 11, 2024.

Three young artists show their works created on the theme of the environment during a performance by the woodwind section of The Westerville Symphony at the Women in Science event at the Westerville Community Center. My Final Photo for February 10, 2024.

An extra-large thin-crust pizza dough gets tossed at Cardinal Pizza to make a double cheese pie on National Pizza Day. My Final Photo for February 9, 2024.

A man is served homemade chicken tortilla soup by the chef at Souperbowl Dinner to raise money for W.A.R.M. at the Senior Center in the Community Center. My Final Photo for February 8, 2023.

A nine-year-old boy unscrews the door of a bluebird house for cleaning in a prairie field at Hoover Reservoir along Sunbury Road under the direction of his grandfather who watches from a short distance. My Final Photo for February 7, 2023.

Birdwatchers scan Hoover Reservoir looking for ripples from birds breaking the smooth waters of the lake just after sunset Tuesday. My Final Photo for February 6, 2024.

A bagpiper exits the sanctuary at Heritage Christian Church after the Celebration of Life Ceremony for retired Westerville Battalion Chief Andy Hicks who died last week, My Final Photo for February 5, 2024.

When mom and dad are distracted from their feeding duties at the St. Paul Spaghetti Dinner this toddler takes control and grabs Dad’s fork to serve himself. My final Photo for February 4, 2024.

Two fishermen stand at the edge of Hoover Reservoir Saturday with the afternoon sun reflected in the high waters of the lake. My Final Photo for February 3, 2024.

Jessie and Mark attend their rods with lines tossed into Hoover Reservoir in hopes of retrieving large catfish on a chilly and windy Friday afternoon.