Rescue Training After-Action Report

Westerville firefighters gathered at the Walnut Street Boat Ramp for an after-action report following a training exercise involving the rescue of a kayaker on the Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for May 22, 2025.

Westerville firefighters gathered at the Walnut Street Boat Ramp for an after-action report following a training exercise involving the rescue of a kayaker on the Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for May 22, 2025.

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Ready For Lovers

Ready For Lovers

Vases filled with roses sit ready for arrangements at Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown Westerville for delivery and sale to the affectionate on Valentine’s Day. My Final Photo for February 14, 2024.

Six Hands. Four Wrenches.

Six Hands. Four Wrenches.

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.

Winter Coverings

Winter Coverings

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.

Sunday Sailors

Sunday Sailors

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.

Art For The Environment

Art For The Environment

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.

Tossing Double Cheese

Tossing Double Cheese

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.

Souperbowl Serving

Souperbowl Serving

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.

Bluebird House Cleaning

Bluebird House Cleaning

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.

Sunset Seagull Scan

Sunset Seagull Scan

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.

Andy Hicks’ Life Celebration

Andy Hicks’ Life Celebration

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.

I’ll Just Serve Myself

I’ll Just Serve Myself

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.

Late Afternoon Casts

Late Afternoon Casts

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.

Shaded Fishing

Shaded Fishing

A fisherman sits in the shaded shoreline of Hoover Reservoir, silhouetted against the bright waters still lit by the late afternoon sun. My Final Photo for September 11, 2024.

Never Forget The Sacrifice

Never Forget The Sacrifice

Words used to dedicate First Responders Park are projected on the 9/11 timeline wall adjacent to C-40, the section of steel girder from the World Trade Center initially installed as part of the Firefighter Memorial at the park. My Final Photo for September 10, 2024.

Please, No Tipping

Please, No Tipping

Musicians gather on the Alum Creek amphitheater stage, playing a concert for themselves and whoever might walk through the park on a Monday evening. My Final Photo for September 9, 2024.

Spinnaker Sunday

Spinnaker Sunday

Sailors fly spinnakers with the wind, racing each other to the next buoy in a friendly race Sunday at Hoover Sailing Club on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 8, 2024.

Dog Days Of Summer

Dog Days Of Summer

A collection of dogs and their owners delight in Doggie Paddle at Highlands Pool when the pool is opened for dogs to enjoy at the end of the summer season. My Final Photo for September 7, 2024.

Rain Shower Shield

Rain Shower Shield

Under the safety of his transparent umbrella, a man shields his phone from an afternoon thunderstorm in Uptown Westerville that brought the city its first substantial amount of rain in several months. My Final Photo for September 6, 2024.

Runner’s Sunset

Runner’s Sunset

A St. Paul School cross country runner stands silhouetted against the sunset as the team completes an abbreviated practice the day after a competition. My Final Photo for September 5, 2024.