Short Week
Weekly update #293 8/31/2025 to 9/6/2025
Short weeks never seem to be any slower than a normal week. Let me share some of my week serving as mayor of the best small town in America.
Have you ever attended the International Overdose Awareness Day event here in Seymour? While I visited the event this past Sunday, we talked about the first event here in Seymour with a dozen or so people held at One Chamber Square. I remembered one with about half that a few years later. This year, the event grew considerably with around 600 people visiting Crossroads Park on August 31st. Outreach Ministries Seymour provided free meals for those in attendance. Several musicians provided music during the event and speakers shared personal stories of their recovery. Live art demonstrations along with service groups booths rounded out the park for all to enjoy. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated this year.
Every Labor Day for the last several years now Seymour High School has allowed seniors to make a donation to the Dance Marathon for Riley Hospital for Children in order to paint their parking space. This year, I had another chance to be right in the middle of the fun as my daughter painted her space. Every year, my wife and I make a special trip through later in the day to check out all the talent on display by our community's seniors. Year after year, we are amazed at how talented they are. From cartoon characters to remade corporate logos and more can be found as you drive through the SHS lot. Seniors, don’t forget to enjoy the remainder of the school year because it will fly by, and soon enough, you will be smiling at your commencement ceremony.
Speaking of seniors, have you had a chance to check out the 81 senior banners across the top of the bleachers at Bulleit Stadium? The banners include eight for senior cheerleaders, 18 football players and managers, and 55 Seymour Marching Owls and Color Guard members. While this isn’t the largest senior class, it is a little bigger than last year. If you didn’t get a chance to see them rock out under the Friday night lights, don’t worry; you still have a few more chances at home games. They will also open Oktoberfest on Thursday night at the North Stage and then at the parade on Saturday.
Road construction continued along the 2nd Street project this past week. From driveway approaches being poured to base layers of asphalt going down there were many different pieces all helping get us one step closer to a finished project in the future. Some more noticeable items, though, include striping parking spaces downtown and stamping of crosswalks with a red brick pattern. As we designed the project several years ago, we were not sure about the process and how it would hold up to regular traffic. For that reason we placed a few around downtown so we could see firsthand what they would look like over time. We have been pleased with the results even after heavier traffic weekends like Scoop the Loop. I have said it here in weekly updates more than once, but I will say it again this week. Thank you to everyone who has helped get the 2nd Street project to where it is today and as it approaches completion in the future.
Today, I will leave you with a quote from French playwright Moliere, "Long is the road from conception to completion."