A pair of fishermen enjoy a laugh as Laser sailors from the Hoover Sailing Club share the calm waters of Hoover Reservoir on the final day of 2021. By Final Photo for Dec. 31, 2021.
Friends and family gathered at the Westerville South football stadium for a candlelight service to remember Zak Crum, an alumnus of the school who died last week. My Final Photo for Dec. 30, 2021.
Micah scrapes away the signage for Cala Luna Salon as the building is prepared for the opening of Sugarbees, a chocolate shop, in 2022. My Final Photo for Dec. 29, 2021.
Rain and mist obscure traffic on I-270 in Westerville making travel difficult and dangerous as the rain continued for the day. My Final Photo for Dec. 28, 2021.
A fisherman cleans his cast net after several attempts to catch baitfish in the high waters that flowed over sections of the walkway near the Hoover Reservoir dam. My Final Photo for Dec. 27, 2021.
A parishioner's bicycle leans against the wall of the portico of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church as two more parishioners arrive for Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for Dec. 26, 2021.
A woman sits down to a Chinese buffet meal for her Christmas dinner helping to somewhat solve the problem of her family not all being in the same place for Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 25, 2021.
The small herd of cows continues to wait patiently along Tussic Road in case Santa's reindeer and sleigh need a break delivering gifts to children in Westerville and Genoa Township. My Final Photo for Dec. 24, 2021.
A volunteer arranges flowers around the altar and creche at St. Paul the Apostle Church in preparation for Christmas Masses. My Final Photo for Dec. 23, 2021.
A city worker uses a rake to throw stacks of leaves to the curb so they can be vacuumed away as the city's final weeks of leaf disposal come to an end. My Final Photo for Dec. 22, 2021.
A construction crew excavates for conduits that will be used for the new veterans memorial being built at the sports field at the community center. My Final Photo for Dec. 21, 2021.
Rows marking the path of a soybean combine create a pattern across the fields at the Braun Farm marking the end of the season. My Final Photo for Dec. 20, 2021.
A man pauses on a Sunday walk in Uptown Westerville to photograph a Snoopy ice sculpture, one of more than a dozen sculptures on display this weekend. My Final Photo for Dec. 19, 2021.
Volunteers lay wreaths at graves in Otterbein Cemetery as part of the national Wreaths Across America program that honors military veterans. My Final Photo for Dec. 18, 2021.
An angler's floater ripples the still waters of Hoover Reservoir from the attempts at an underwater prey to grab the bait hanging from a hook. My Final Photo for Dec. 17, 2021.
The buildings and lights of Uptown Westerville are reflected in rain-covered streets after a near day-long rainstorm. My Final Photo for Dec. 16, 2021.
A work crew clears trees from around an old farmhouse and barns at Polaris Parkway and Worthington Galena Road where a Sheetz convenience store will begin construction in 2022. My Final Photo for Dec. 15, 2021.
The high water of the Highlands wetlands flows slowly toward the Scioto River under a nearly clear and calm sky. My Final Photo for Dec. 14, 2021.
The bare limbs of Bradford Pears, an invasive species, reach across an open area toward the barn at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Dec. 13, 2021.
A sailor leaves the dock at Hoover Sail club to join the others of his group getting in another weekend competition a little more than a week before the official start of winter and the possibilities of ice on the lake. My Final Photo for Dec. 12, 2021.
Westerville police officers offload bags of groceries donated by Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi to Westerville Area Resource Ministry's Fill-A-Cruiser campaign to provide for needy families at Christmas. My Final Photo for Dec. 11, 2021.
An N scale Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway locomotive pulls freight cars along a turn at the Columbus Area “N” Scalers installation filling the conference room at the Westerville Library. My Final Photo for Dec. 10, 2021.
Three birders study a flock of seagulls trying to separate a little gull from other gulls hoping to add the rare bird to their bird life list. My Final Photo for Dec. 9, 2021.
It's time for skateboard video games after waking up to overnight snow that covered the skatepark, sidewalks, and most skateable surfaces in just enough frozen moisture to keep even the best of skaters inside. My Final Photo for Dec. 8, 2021.
The Westerville antique Christmas Star, now known as the Holiday Star, sits above State Street at its new location two blocks north of Main and State where it used to be hung. My Final Photo for Dec. 7, 2021.
A small forest of invasive Bradford pear progeny has taken over the upper portion of the hayfield at the Braun Farm preventing harvest of the hay. My Final Photo for Dec. 6, 2021.
A youngster wearing a festive Baby Yoda Christmas hat with one of his hands holding a blue piece of candy is offered more candy by three girls forced by his unique holiday cap to attend to his sugary request. My Final Photo for Dec. 5, 2021,
Soybeans are transferred from combine to trailer as the harvest begins in the fields at the Braun Farm on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Dec. 4, 2021.
Westerville Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi accompanies Santa Claus who traveled in a golf cart instead of a sleigh driven by the police chief instead of reindeer to visit with kids and their families after the tree lighting on State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Dec. 3, 2021.
Lights at Heritage Park brighten both the park and the season as the sky begins to darken at sunset. My Final Photo for Dec. 2, 2021.
