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.

On a frigid winter morning volunteers gather coats and blankets donated to the St. Vincent dePaul Society at St. Paul Catholic Church Sunday morning. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2017.

A photographer poses a family along East College for a portrait during the first major snow of the season Saturday afternoon in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2017.

Two women sort through a table of soup bowls fashioned by Columbus Academy students for the Soup for Shelter fundraiser at Otterbein University for Westerville Habitat Partnership. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2017.

Westerville crew runs one of the city leaf vacuums along a neighborhood street clearing away collections of leaves raked to the curb. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2017.

Jeweler Bill Morgan uses a battery-powered blower to clear leaves from inside and in front of his store in Uptown in what he says is continuing battle as the wind whips around the corner of his State and Main building. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2017.

A Generations Performing Arts Center dancer stands in the wings waiting for her cue to enter the stage during dress rehearsals for there weekend Christmas performances. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2017.

Four passengers push a disabled car through the State and College intersection in Uptown as a fifth runs alongside. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2017.