Deerfield Uncovers 50-Year-Old Time Capsule [VIDEO]
As part of the 50th anniversary, principal Kelly Salazar finishes her search for the school's rumored time capsule.
After months of an 'Indiana Jones' style search, Deerfield Elementary School officials unveiled a 50-year-old time capsule from when the school was built in 1962. The anxious crowd of students and staff whispered the treasure hunt could be a bust when the stone holding the capsule seemed like it wouldn't come out, but every time the stone moved just a little, the crowd yelled in excitement. Finally, after more than an hour and using many different tools, the masons cut, wiggled and chipped away at the surrounding bricks to pull the 1962 stone out last Wednesday morning, as students, teachers and principal Kelly Salazar watched in awe. "I'm really happy," Salazar said when the capsule was found. "Could you imagine if we were out here for …
Joanne Smythe
12:01 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
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