The driver's seat of Ellis Kauffman's Ford Model A sits empty as family and friends from the Scioto Ford Model A Club laid him to rest in Westerville after following the hearse in a parade of Model A cars through Uptown. My Final Photo for February 28, 2023.
The afternoon sun breaks through thick storm clouds illuminating the old barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for February 27, 2023.
A pair of anglers retrieve their boat from the shoreline at Alum Creek Park North at the completion of a fishing trip down Alum Creek from the dam at Alum Creek State Park to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 26, 2023.
A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.
Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville's oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.
A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.
A carpenter strides across the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University measuring sections before beginning to replace the entire floor after a broken water pipe flooded the stage several weeks ago. My Final Photo for February 22, 2023.
A work crew clears trees and bushes from riprap near the Red Bank boat launch on Hoover Reservoir to clear the rocks of vegetation than can damage its purpose of protecting the shoreline. My Final Photo for February 21, 2023.
A technician fastens cables to a utility pole on West Main Street as part of an upgrade for cellular telephones in the Uptown Business District. My Final Photo for February 20, 2023.
A fisherman adjusts his line before making another toss into the shallows at Rec Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir about an hour before sunset. My Final Photo for February 19, 2023.
A student adjusts his phone camera before recording another segment of a school video project at the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2023.
Teenage girls check their phones after writing Taylor Swift's name in the foggy condensation on the front window of Java Central coffee shop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 17, 2023.
A pair of geese launch themselves over a fisherman hoping for a little angler's luck near the boat ramp at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for February 16, 2023.
Otterbein University athletes take advantage of the warm weather to get in a javelin-throwing training session at their athletic field on North West Street. My Final Photo for February 15, 2023.
A woman and her youngest child post in front of a Valentine's Day photo backdrop on the green at city hall as a couple makes their photo in return for the woman previously photographing them in front of the banner with heart wishes. My Final Photo for February 14, 2022.
A grading crew builds a new entrance to the old Westerville Armory where CoHatch is building an office center and North High Brewing is expanding its brewery operation into the old warehouse beside what will be the new concrete parking lot. My Final Photo for February 13, 2023.
A couple finishes their picnic meal with a kiss after dining with their feet hanging off the rock wall at the Alum Creek Park North low-head dam. My Final Photo for February 12, 2023.
A father instructs his son in the proper casting technique about halfway through their day fishing off the shoreline at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for February 11, 2023.
A woman wears a jacket bearing patches marking the names of police officers killed in the line of duty including Westerville officers Morelli and Joering at a wreath-laying ceremony at city hall on the fifth anniversary of their deaths. My Final Photo for February 10, 2023.
Workers install a sign proclaiming the coming of North High Brewery to a space behind coHatch in the old Westerville Armory on south State Street next to the post office. My Final Photo for February 9, 2023.
A welder fabricates a section of iron pipe that replaces portions of a pressurized 300-degree water heating system that failed filling the building with steam while students were on break. My Final Photo for February 8, 2023.
A work crew pours footers for a three-story tall office/apartment building with parking on West College where the Book Harbour once stood. My Final Photo for February 7, 2023.
Contractors wait for final approval to demolish the Braun Farm barn and house where the utilities have been clearly marked for final inspection before tearing down the buildings. My Final Photo for February 6, 2023.
Firefighters stand in prayer at the conclusion of ceremonies beside an oversize statue at First responders Park of Westerville firefighter Dave Theisen who died 25 years again in a house fire on this date. My Final Photo for February 5, 2023.
A jet leaves a contrail across the sky as the February full moon rises behind the Yarnell Farm barn. My Final Photo for February 4, 2023.
A work crew checks to make sure all underground utilities are disconnected from the Braun Farm barn and home as it prepares to demolish the two buildings. My Final Photo for February 3, 2023.
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church parishioners hold candles during services Thursday night blessing their Easter candles on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple. My Final Photo for February 2, 2023.
A member of the Knights of Westerville, a youth chess group, moves his bishop to H6 as his opponent studies both that move and his next during matches Wednesday afternoon at the Westerville library. My Final Photo for February 1, 2023.
