An usher at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church gets an assist extinguishing candles on the altar after the early Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for April 30, 2023.
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 small pile of rubble, the concrete floor, and the rock wall are all that remain of the Braun Farm barn as it and the house are removed to make for future development of the property. My Final Photo for April 17, 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.
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.
A demolition crew pulls down the Braun Farm barn before moving on the farmhouse, at rear, removing the last two farm buildings from the property on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for April 14, 2023.
A signmaker places the "D" in Dunkin' completing the attachment of signs on the new donut and coffee shop on South State Street as it nears opening day after the parking lot is installed and the kitchen is tested. My final Photo for April 13, 2023.
Columbus Parks workers connect two sections of docks before moving them into position to create a small boat harbor just north of the Hoover Reservoir Dam marking one of the signs of Spring. My Final Photo for April 12, 2023. https://bit.ly/3GEapN9
The recently repaired decking at a Highlands Aquatic Park pavilion gets a coat of finishing stain as the city parks department prepares the pools, decks, and picnic tables for opening May 27, 2023. My Final Photo for April 11, 2023.
Detectorist Bill Dawson digs into the soil beneath where the 1882 marker at the Braun Farm once sat looking for the metal object his detector alerted him to as he walked the area between the barn and farmhouse. My Final Photo for April 10, 2023.
A fisherman searches below Hoover Dam for saugeye hidden in the shallows where he grabs them by their gills instead of casting a line with traditional bait. My Final Photo for April 9, 2023.
A young Easter egg hunter showed up with a five-gallon bucket to hold his collection of eggs at the city's Spring Eggstravaganza at Hoff Woods Park. My Final Photo for April 8, 2023.
Three workers transport a 30-foot-long section of rain gutter across a parking lot toward its installation on the roof of a building in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for April 7, 2023.
Westerville Antiques owner Luke Ernst holds the "W" branding iron he recently purchased as a rare item once used to brand cattle perhaps on a Westerville cattle farm. My Final Photo for April 6, 2023.
A stagehand walks past lights lowered for adjustment and testing on the newly repaired stage floor at Cowan Hall on the Otterbein University campus where the theater department continues to repair damage to the stage. My Final Photo for April 5, 2023.
A young fisherman casts his net in the shallow waters of the wetlands at Highlands in search of bait fish for a later trip for a larger catch. My Final Photo for April 4, 2023.
The morning sun breaks over the roofline of the Braun Farm farmhouse where the front yard bears the mark of excavator tracks as the house and barn are prepared for demolition. My Final Photo for April 3, 2023.
Volunteers clear weeds and overgrown grass from around the infield at the St. Paul baseball fields in preparation for the start of the season. My Final Photo for April 2, 2023.
Ohio News Photographers Association President Andrew Dolph, left, listens as convention speakers, from left, Pulitzer Prize winner Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times, Cara Owsley of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Cleveland portrait photographer Angelo Merendino answer questions during an afternoon panel discussion on topics ranging from photojournalist trauma and PTSD to what type of gear to use. My Final Photo for April 1, 2023.
