Rejection Hugs

Opponents of a Westerville School Board policy allowing children to leave school for religious instruction hug after the board rescinded the policy Monday night. My Final Photo for September 30, 2024.

Opponents of a Westerville School Board policy allowing children to leave school for religious instruction hug after the board rescinded the policy Monday night. My Final Photo for September 30, 2024.

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Ramping Up The Excitement

Ramping Up The Excitement

A youngster rides his sled over a snow ramp he and his friends built to add to the excitement of sledding at the small hill by the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for January 20, 2024.

Ready to Sled

Ready to Sled

Father and son settle into their sled before making their first run down the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North on Main Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 19, 2024.

Highlands Wetlands Ice

Highlands Wetlands Ice

A young boy traces his steps across the frozen wetlands at Highland Park as daytime temperatures never go above freezing. My Final Photo for January 18, 2024.

Against The Cold

Against The Cold

A shopper uses her mittened hands to hold a woolen scarf over her face as she exits a store in Uptown Westerville on a windy and cold winter afternoon. My Final Photo for January 17, 2024.

On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

A man testing the ice on the pond at Heritage Park returns to the edge after the surface began cracking about ten feet from shore. My Final Photo for January 16, 2024.

Sharing the Moment

Sharing the Moment

Attendees share a program as they sing an opening anthem for the 19th Annual Westerville Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. My Final Photo for January 15, 2024.

Warming In Uptown

Warming In Uptown

With coffee in hand, a group walks briskly from the coffee shop through Uptown Westerville on the coldest day of winter for the year. My Final Photo for January 13, 2024.

Washing the Water Valve

Washing the Water Valve

City workers stand in the rain as they power wash and vacuum clear a water valve on West College at State Street as part of the regular cleanup of service valves in city streets. My Final Photo for January 12, 2024.

Flooded Creek

Flooded Creek

A man walks his dog over the Main Street Bridge where the high water of Alum Creek continues to flood the bike and walk paths under the bridge. My Final Photo for January 11, 2024.

Unoccupied Fire

Unoccupied Fire

Westerville fire fighters prepare to leave the scene of a minor ceiling fan fire at an unoccupied house undergoing renovation on Timberbank Drive late Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for January 10, 2024.

Into The Wind and Rain

Into The Wind and Rain

An e-foil boarder runs into the rain and wind towards the dam at Hoover Reservoir after changing to the e-foil after the wind for his sailboard died. My Final Photo for January 9, 2024.

Overnight Transformer Fire

Overnight Transformer Fire

Burned, charred, and melted sections show the damage to a Westerville electric substation that exploded and caught fire early Tuesday morning. My Final Photo for May 14, 2024.

Temporary Security

Temporary Security

Brad Riggs, left, and R L Williamson join sections of temporary chain-link fencing around a portion of the Highlands pool area as they begin installing a taller, more secure fence to prevent people from entering the pool by climbing the fence. My Final Photo for May 13, 2024.

With The Sunday Wind

With The Sunday Wind

Sailors took advantage of a northwesterly wind on Hoover Sunday afternoon flying their boat’s spinnakers in the storing, steady wind. My Final Photo for May 12, 2024.

No Watering Needed

No Watering Needed

Volunteers and shoppers weathered early morning rain for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 11, 2024.

Seedling Sadness

Seedling Sadness

A wilted eggplant seedling is pulled from a tray as volunteers fill tables and shelving with flower plants and vegetable seedlings for the Westerville Garden Club’s annual sale on the front lawn of the Masonic Lodge on South State Street. My Final Photo for May 10, 2024.

Rainbow Umbrella

Rainbow Umbrella

After late afternoon storms, a pair of fishermen return to the docks at Hoover Reservoir under the umbrella of a rainbow in the eastern sky. My Final Photo for May 9, 2024.

Onto Calm Waters

Onto Calm Waters

A paddleboarder works his way to the open waters of Hoover Reservoir from the small inlet at Red Bank Marina late Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for May 8, 2024.