Lake Elsinore Seeking Ideas for Time Capsule Contents

LAKE ELSINORE, CA – The City of Lake Elsinore is making history by burying history. City officials are requesting the public’s help with ideas for the reburial of the 1991 – 2016 Time Capsule that was unearthed last December.

"The documents that were retrieved in December 2016 were representative of the government at the time,"

said Lake Elsinore City Clerk Susan Domen. "For this reburial, we want to show what Lake Elsinore is like in 2017."

Items that were in the Time Capsule included city pins, the City’s General Plan, photos and a video tape.

"The City has changed much over the past 25 years," says Lake Elsinore Mayor Robert E Magee. "We have been resilient through the tough years and now we are seeing exciting things happen, extreme things Happen!"

Mayor Magee is referring to the City of Lake Elsinore’s key tag line of “Dream Extreme” and “The Action Sports Capital of the World."

"Items to be included should reflect, of course, where we are, but also the bright and incredible future that is ahead for Lake Elsinore!" said Magee.

The City has developers poised to bring projects such as the 520,000 sq. ft. Indoor Sports Complex and other amenities that will be mainstays in the region 25 years from now.

"I believe the Rosetta Sports Park Coin should be included," said Ruth Atkins President of the Lake Elsinore Historical Society and a Commissioner with the Riverside County Historical Commission.

Visitors are welcome to stop by the Historical Society to view the contents on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The address is 183 North Main Street (use Heald Avenue entrance) and phone number is 951-678-1537.

Atkins said about the contents of the original Time Capsule, "One of the most interesting things in the time capsule was the page of 20 slides we were unable to decipher without a slide machine, but were able to transfer to a CD. They proved to be interesting."

"We are looking for help from Lake Elsinore residents, it is their history as well," said Johnathan O. Skinner,
Director of Community Services. "Having items that talk about the structure of the City are very important, having items that show what the City is through the eyes of the residents is just as important."

The City is collecting ideas from residents on the Time Capsule through Monday, April 10 at 5 p.m. Items
should be of a size that could fit into a Time Capsule along with other City items. Selected items will be included in the Time Capsule that will be reburied on Friday, May 12.

For additional information or questions about the Time Capsule, contact Susan Domen at sdomen@lake-elsinore.org or Johnathan O. Skinner at jskinner@lakeelsinore.org or call 951-674-3124, ext. 269.

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