Salem buries time capsule in preparation of dedication Friday
Shown from left are Marge Greeneisen, who was part of the 1976 time capsule committee, Salem Public Library Executive Director Brad Stephens, City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer, and Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Shown is Traffic and Safety Director Vance Samblanet. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman lowers the time capsule into the ground. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Shown are City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer, left, and Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
The capsule reservoir will be capped with a custom commemorative topper, which Baer said was laser cut by Matt Krawchyk of Street Steel Products. Baer said that Krawchyk also made the sign for the Lincoln Plaza entryway and was currently working on a new veteran memorial in conjunction with the parks department. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
(Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Shown from left are Marge Greeneisen, who was part of the 1976 time capsule committee, Salem Public Library Executive Director Brad Stephens, City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer, and Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Shown is Traffic and Safety Director Vance Samblanet. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman lowers the time capsule into the ground. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Shown are City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer, left, and Compco Fabrication Division General Manager Rick Kamperman. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
The capsule reservoir will be capped with a custom commemorative topper, which Baer said was laser cut by Matt Krawchyk of Street Steel Products. Baer said that Krawchyk also made the sign for the Lincoln Plaza entryway and was currently working on a new veteran memorial in conjunction with the parks department. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
(Photo by Morgan Ahart)
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Salem's new 50-year time capsule was buried and secured in place in preparation for the official dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. July 3, immediately prior to the Grand Parade, and will kick off a full day of celebrations of the United States' semiquincentennial. The capsule was buried at the corner of State Street and Ellsworth Avenue, the same site where its predecessor was buried in 1976. City Councilwoman and Salem U.S. 250 Liaison Sara Baer said that the America 250 seal had been engraved on the Liberty Centre monument by OT Beight & Sons Inc, and that they would also be adding the planned recovery date for the capsule. (Photos by Morgan Ahart)