Graduates of Westerville High School before the building became Hanby Elementary sit in the front row during Hanby’s 100 birthday celebration Saturday. My Final Photo for April 29, 2023.

A father shows his son and a few neighborhood kids how the front-end loader he uses at work allowing them to raise and lower the bucket while it is anchored to the trailer. My Final Photo for April 28, 2023.

The drains in the diving and lap pool at Highlands Aquatic Park get a final check before it becomes the first pool filled for the summer as the center is prepared for opening on May 27. My Final Photo for April 27, 2023.

A fisherman bears a wide grin as he shows off the 30-inch muskie he pulled from the shallows beneath the Alum Creek Park North low-head dam. My Final Photo for April 26, 2023.

A pumping station sprays sludge to stir the lime holding pond at the city water treatment plant before it is pumped into a tanker truck where it is transported to farms to be spread to aid in the growth of field crops. My Final Photo for April 25, 2023.

A collection of boring plugs are loaded into a jar for later examination as samples are taken from the Walnut Street boat ramp and parking lot for repairs and upgrades at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for April 24, 2023.

A kayaking angler glides between two sets of fishermen working the shoreline along Big Walnut Creek in Galena. My Final Photo for April 23, 2023.

Father and sons collect garbage along the pathways and shoreline of Hoover Reservoir near their home in Westerville on Earth Day. My Final Photo for April 22, 2023. 

Under the watchful eye of an equally hungry companion, a snowy egret eats an invasive goldfish snatched from the shallow waters of the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for April 21, 2023. 

A painter completes detail on her painting as she and a plein air group spent the morning in Alum Creek Park North practicing their skill set. My Final Photo for April 20, 2023.

A paving company lays asphalt through one of the two drive-thru lanes at the old Flowerama at State and Schrock that is soon to open as FC Bank. My Final Photo for April 19, 2023.

Otterbein Professor Dr. Michael Hoggarth explains the electric shock system for finding fish to his students as they began to explore the waters of Alum Creek just below the dam at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for April 18, 2023.

A robin harasses a sharp-shinned hawk perched on a limb overlooking a portion of the small island just above the dam at Alum Creek Park North n Westerville. My Final Photo for April 16, 2023.

Amateur artists get instructions on completing a chalk mural proclaiming “Give Peace A Chance” on the sidewalk in front of city hall during the Art Hop in Uptown Westerville Saturday. My Final Photo for April 15, 2023.