A couple carries donations into St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church before sunrise on a below-freezing morning with an overnight dusting of snow. My Final Photo for December 18, 2022.

Scrooge, portrayed by an audience member, struggles with a basket of money as he is led through a Saturday afternoon presentation of Uptown Scrooge by Good Medicine Productions. My Final Photo for December 17, 2022.

Dancers strike poses around Charlie Brown, one of 36 ice sculptures set on sidewalks in Uptown Westerville for the Christmas season. My Final Photo for December 16, 2022.

A Generations dancer peers from beneath the polar bear costume that fell over her eyes during a dress rehearsal for the troupe’s Christmas show at Cowan Hall this weekend. My Final Photo for December 15, 2022.

Workers take a break after lifting the old Genoa Town Hall about three feet off the ground as they prepare to raise ti higher and move it next week from its original location to McNamara Park less than a mile away. My Final Photo for December 14, 2022.

Multi-colored holiday lights brighten the grounds of Heritage Park in Westerville as the city begins to darken a few minutes after sunset Tuesday. My Final Photo for December 13, 2022.

A carpet crew began replacing the carpet in the teen section of the library by removing the old multi-colored square tiles before prepping the surface for a new, more sturdy, and certainly cleaner carpet. My Final Photo for December 12, 2022.

It was Ugly Christmas Sweater Sunday in Uptown Westerville and although there wasn’t a declared winner this Scroogish Grinch-centered sweater stood out from all that appeared. My Final Photo for December 11, 2022

Santa and Mrs. Claus demonstrate that they don’t need mistletoe to show affection for each other when they stopped at Westerville Florist during an afternoon stroll through Uptown Westerville where they encountered a number of young fans with gift lists, their parents with credit cards, and at least one Scrooge who didn’t accept their offer of a candy cane. My Final Photo for December 10, 2022.

Shopper’s and commuter’s car lights reflect in the rain-slick streets of Uptown Westerville where the city’s Holiday Star shines bright on a Friday night. My Final Photo for December 9, 2022.

Five of the workers that removed a tree from a yard in Annehusrt pose beside the trunk of the more than 60-year-old oak as they near completion of the day-long job. My Final Photo for December 8, 2022.

A combine with its corn harvester head removed at the completion of the season’s harvest sits on the open ground beside the old farmhouse at the Braun Farm where the owners plan to demolish the house and barn to make way for a mixed-use development on the land along Cleveland Ave. and Cooper Road. My Final Photo for December 7, 2022.