A family examines the nativity scene adjacent to the altar after the Christmas Eve morning Mass at St. Paul Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2017.

Shoppers in Uptown Westerville navigate their way a through a snow squall as they cross State Street at College Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2017.

Three of the Qualls family light luminaries on the sidewalks in Uptown Westerville on the last Friday night before Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2017.

A worker cuts deep slots into the edges of limestone seats recently installed at the civic green in front of city hall to prevent skateboarders from using them for performing tricks. My Final Photo for Dec. 21, 2017.

A landscaping crew blows straw across freshly seeded fields along Sunbury Road near Central College after a work crew leveled the ground in anticipation of future construction. My Final Photo for Dec. 20, 2017.

David Henry demonstrates the festive lights, artificial fireplace, and Christmas decorations attached to his furry hat before the start of the Arts Council of Westerville meeting. My Final Photo for Dec. 19, 2017.

Blendon Police direct traffic around a two-vehicle car crash on I-270 between the Dempsey Road bridge and Westerville Road. My Final Photo for Dec. 18, 2017.

An early morning flight creates a contrail behind the cross atop the old steeple for St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2017.

A father wearing the Christmas ugly sweater competition suit he will wear to a family gathering walks with his daughters to the Westerville Police W.A.R.M. collection boxes outside Walmart in Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2017.

Nine-year-old Hayden uses a remote control to turn on lights beneath one of the ice sculptures installed on the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2017.

A pair of bricklayers cutting pavers reach the middle of an entrance built into the roadway across from the entrance to the Renaissance Hotel on Altair Parkway. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2017.

An arborist with Westerville Parks and Recreation trims one of the Bradford Pear trees in the median on Huber Village Blvd. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2017.

“Stinky,” the resident cat at Westerville Antiques gets a close look at “Jax” the Aussie Shepherd pup of the new owners of the store on the first day they took over operation of the Uptown business. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2017.

The old farmhouse on the Braun Farm sits beside a maple tree along Cleveland Ave. with a senior housing project being built on the opposite end of the property along Cooper Road. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2017.