Evansville time capsule ruined

EVANSVILLE, IN.(AP) -  More than 500 people who gathered at an Evansville elementary school for the opening of a time capsule were
dismayed to find that much of its contents had been ruined by a quarter-century of moisture.

The crowded waited anxiously on Friday at Daniel Wertz Elementary School to see what had been placed in the time capsule 25 years ago.

But once the capsule was opened as part of the school's 125th birthday bash, it was immediately apparent that moisture had taken its toll.

Much of its contents, including old newspaper clippings, pictures and videotapes, had been ruined.

But school principal Mike Taylor says the school's birthday is still exciting and a time "to puff our chest out" with pride.