Westerville Police Officer Ryan Schleve talks with his kindergarten counterpart, 5-year-old Alan Lerner, a Mark Twain Elementary student, during the school’s 50th-anniversary celebration. My Final Photo for September 12, 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.