SUNAPEE — The final event of the Sunapee Sestercentennial celebration is burying of the time capsule. The time capsule, generously donated by Charlie and Marion Hafner of the Chadwick Funeral Home, is filled with all things Sunapee from the year 2018. Objects in the capsule will show what Sunapee was like when the 350th Committee opens it in 2118. Gathering the objects was a project spearheaded by Sunapee High School student Ryan Fleury.
The ceremony will be on Nov. 3 at noon on the lawn of the Sunapee Archives at the corner of Rt. 11 and Main St. All community members are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be available, and those wishing to purchase remaining commemorative items, (license plate, arrowhead, Sunapee Special Event postmarked envelope & window decals) will be able to do so at the ceremony. Purchases can still be made through the end of the year on-line on the Sunapee 250th Store.
The following items are being placed in the time capsule: Sunapee Lakers 2018 Yearbook; Mount Royal Academy 2018 Yearbook; Thursday Aug. 3, 2018 edition of Argus Champion; Tuesday, July 24, 2018 edition of the Intertown Record; June 2018 Destination Sunapee insert for Concord Monitor and Valley News; Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 edition of Intertown Record; Shaw’s flyer from July 20-26, 2018; PALS 2018 Events and Program Guide 2018; Pizza Chef Sunapee menu; MV Mount Sunapee Lake Cruise brochure; Summer 2018 SooNipi magazine; Ziggy’s Pizza menu; Abbott Library list of top circulating books 2018 Summer; 2018 Sunapee Recreation brochure; August 15, 2018 Kearsarge Shopper; Suna Restaurant menu; Sunapee Historical Society Echoes Summer 2018; Collection of materials from the Lake Sunapee Protective Association; 2018 Bookmarks (2); The Beacon Spring/Summer 2018; Water Quality Reports; USPS Special Cancel announcement; Ocean State Big Lots advertisement August 22, 2018; Rite Aid advertisement August 19-25, 2018; Family Dollar advertisement August 14-20, 2018; Direct Mail advertising sample August 2018; Market Basket advertisement July 22-28, 2018.
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