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Bruce Smith

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Los Gatos Buries Time Capsule

'Kapsule Kids' part of ceremony to honor town's bicentennial in 2087.

Town officials gathered Tuesday morning near the entryway to the new library next to the Civic Center to bury a part of their essence in a box for future generations—current Los Gatos information and memorabilia that will be resurrected in 76 years. It seemed a bittersweet moment. But everyone focused on the positive. A group of 15 children, between the ages of 3-7, were invited by Town Council members to participate in the ceremony. Everyone is hoping they'll be around in the year 2087—the year of Los Gatos' bicentennial celebration. Town officials hope to track the group, called "Kapsule Kids," through addresses and locations over the next eight decades, explained Los Gatos Town Manager Greg Larson. "We hope some of them will come back …

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