Coeur d'Alene High opens capsule of treasures from Class of 1950
Justin and Betty Capaul address Coeur d'Alene High School students Tuesday after opening a time capsule created by members of the Class of 1950 during their 50th class reunion in 2000. Justin's grandfather, Ray, was the 1950 student body president. Written instructions taped to the capsule said Justin, a 2000 grad, was to open it this year.
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Coeur d'Alene High School "C" chenille patches, photos, newspaper clippings, state track medals and a brick from the original Coeur d'Alene High on Seventh Street were among the treasures uncovered Tuesday when a time capsule was opened in Viking Court during a school assembly. The capsule, created in 2000, was a legacy from the Class of 1950.
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"Jim McCuaig, state of Idaho, first place, 1950, 100-yard dash" reads the note in one medal box included in a time capsule from the Coeur d'Alene High School Class of 1950. Inside the other: "Jim McCuaig, state of Idaho, first place, 880-yard relay, Walt Dell, Vance Everson and Bill Gray 1949."
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Media student Eva Brown, with a cardboard cutout of the "Back to the Future" DeLorean, introduces the time capsule project Tuesday at Coeur d'Alene High School.
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Year 2000 graduate Justin Capaul and grandmother Betty Capaul open a time capsule from the Coeur d'Alene High School Class of 1950 during a Tuesday afternoon assembly. Justin's grandpa Ray was the 1950 Coeur d'Alene High class president. Instructions on the capsule directed Justin to open it this year.
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Senior Eva Brown wheels the Class of 1950 time capsule into Viking Court while accompanied Tuesday by relatives of the late Ray Capaul, who served as the 1950 Coeur d'Alene High class president.
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Relatives of 1950 Coeur d'Alene High School Class President Ray Capaul, who passed away in 2017, gather Tuesday as a time capsule created by his class is opened during a special ceremony. Front row, ladies, from left: Heidi Capaul holding Dempson Capaul, Toni Capaul, Kathy Capaul, Dorothy Capaul-Ladewig, Betty Capaul, Diana Capaul-Guild and RaeAnne Capaul. Back row, gentlemen, from left: Mark Ladewig, Ken Capaul holding Porter Capaul, Bob Capaul and Justin Capaul.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Two "C" chenille patches, state track medals from 1949 and 1950, newspaper clippings, a Coeur d'Alene Viking hat, photographs and a brick from the original Coeur d'Alene High School on Seventh Street.
These were among the treasures revealed Tuesday when a time capsule left by the Class of 1950 was removed from its protective cage and finally opened.
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