Mary, Joseph, and their baby, Jesus, ride backward in a hay-covered trailer float where they followed high school bands, dance groups, and martial arts students in the annual Christmas parade through Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for December 4, 2022.

Model railroaders assemble the Columbus Area N-Scalers annual holiday demonstration tracks in a meeting room at the Westerville Public Library. My Final Photo for December 3, 2022.

A band plays Christmas music for the crowd gathered in front of city hall for the Holiday Tree lighting ceremony and a visit by St. Nicholas. My Final Photofor December 2, 2022.

The third building with apartments has reached the second-floor level on the State Street property adjacent to the post office. My Final Photo for December 1, 2022.

Volunteers load donated sandwiches and snacks into cars at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church where they will be delivered to food kitchens at St. Lawrence Haven and Holy Rosary/St. John for use during the Christmas season. My Final Photo for November 30, 2022.

An electrician removes a sodium vapor light fixture at the Westerville Center shopping center to replace it with new LED fixtures. My Final Photo for November 29, 2022.

A demolition company worker figures how many truckloads of material will be hauled away when the farmhouse at the Braun Farm is demolished as the new owner plans to develop the property. My Final Photo for November 28, 2022.

Workers check the knots on a Christmas tree tied to the top of a customer’s car at the sales lot in the Glengary Shopping Center within view of the Dollar General store which doesn’t sell trees. My Final Photo for November 27, 2022.

A beautician sits in her work chair watching the Ohio State-Michigan football game as one of the people in Westerville who could only watch the game while they worked. My Final Photo for November 26, 2022.

Sailors run downwind in a friendly race across the wind-whipped waters of Hoover Reservoir choosing to sail with the wind instead of struggling against the tide of shoppers on Black Friday. My Final Photo for November 25, 2022.

Holiday lights reflect in the pond at Heritage Park on Thanksgiving night as the city prepares the park for the holiday season and Snowflake Castle in the Everal Barn starting Monday. My Final Photo for November 24, 2022.

A brother and sister play with ears of corn as they wait their turn after their brother finishes his ride in the combine harvesting corn at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for November 23, 2022

Kevin Scott runs his combine through the corn field at the Braun Farm hoping to complete the harvest before Thanksgiving. My Final Photo for November 22, 2022.

About two hours after sunset with twilight still in the sky Kevin Scott harvests corn at the Braun Farm along Cooper and CollegeView Roads. My Final Photo for November 21, 2022.

Frozen turkeys are stacked in a van at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church where they will be delivered to Holy Rosary/St. John Catholic Church in downtown Columbus for the church’s food kitchen at Thanksgiving. My Final Photo for November 20, 2022.