TANTALIZED AT 25 TIME CAPSULE FROM FIRST YAR TO BE OPENED AT SUMAC SCHOOL.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer AGOURA - A quarter-century ago, the inaugural teachers and students at Sumac sumac or sumach (sh  `măk, s Elementary School elementary school: see school. hid a sealed time capsule in the wall of the health office, a spot, it turned out, the current staff had quite a time uncovering. The office had been painted, and the plaque marking the spot removed, and it took the sleuthing Sleuthing See also Crime Fighting. Alleyn, Inspector detective in Ngaio Marsh’s many mystery stories. [New Zealand Lit.: Harvey, 520] Archer, Lew tough solver of brutal crimes. [Am. Lit. of the grounds crew to find the exact location. The anticipation grew, the principal said, as the search shifted over the weeks to the walls of the school. ``When we finally found "Finally Found" was the debut single from the Honeyz. This was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, securing a number 4 position in the UK singles chart and achieved platinum status in Australia [1] Tracklisting # Title Length it, it had a sign that said, `Only the principal can touch this,' '' said Principal Karen Hansen, whose daughter was in the first grade at Sumac when the time capsule was filled and hidden. Tuesday was the big day, 25 years later, when generations would be introduced and reacquainted via mementos and other long-anticipated items. ``We had the whole school and a lot of parents at the ceremony waiting to see it opened,'' Hansen said. ``They were very excited. It was wrapped in newspaper and after we cut some wire off, everyone thought we'd take the lid off.'' But the copper box, approximately 12 inches square, was welded shut. The box was handed to the maintenance man, who eventually was able to cut the box open. The contents will be revealed this morning as the culmination of the school's 25th anniversary celebrations. Past and present teachers and administrators will be recognized and will tour a display that recalls school history, from the 1970s to the year 2000. ``It was like, a bummer bum·mer n. 1. Slang An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. 2. Slang One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints: Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer. ,'' fifth-grader Lorien Whitehead whitehead /white·head/ (hwit´hed) 1. milium. 2. closed comedo. white·head n. 1. said of the sealed box. ``We'd been searching for it for a while and when we finally tried to get it open it was like, dang.'' On hand for the opening today will be Darin Lockyer, who attended the school 25 years ago when his grandfather donated the copper box. Hansen said Lockyer is working on getting a similar box so the current students and staff can add to the capsule. They'll decide what to put in their time capsule, she said, after they see the contents of this one. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Sumac Elementary Principal Karen Hansen, flanked by students Josh Camarena, left, and Dustin Banks, both 10, unwraps the school's time capsule Tuesday, above. Below, a sign warns against tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. with the capsule, which will be unsealed today. (3 - ran in Conejo edition only) Students at Sumac Elementary must wait for the opening of a 25-year-old time capsule. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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