Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO AM) - The City of Sioux Falls is celebrating the State of South Dakota’s 125th anniversary by burying a time capsule at Falls Park. The time capsule will be buried near the Visitor Information Centertomorrow, Today, at 2 p.m. during a brief ceremony. The public and media are invited to attend.
Sioux Falls residents and businesses were encouraged to consider submitting one or more items to be placed in the time capsule, and the time capsule is now full of items representing this time in Sioux Falls’ history. (See the attached pages for the full inventory of items included.)
“It was fun to see the items residents and businesses submitted to signify their families, organizations, and our great city and state,” says Heather Hitterdal, Communications Specialist for the City of Sioux Falls. “When future Sioux Falls residents open this time capsule 50 years from now, they will understand all of us a little bit better.”
A committee of eight community representatives evaluated all submitted items for inclusion. Only a couple items were not able to be included, mainly due to their historical references rather than depicting the current time.
The marker on the time capsule is inscribed:
Time Capsule Celebrating
South Dakota’s 125th Anniversary
To Be Opened November 2064
Placed by the City of Sioux Falls