Time capsule represents township living in 2005

A committee is collecting a variety of items, which will be buried Nov. 12.
By DENISE DICK
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
BOARDMAN -- One hundred years from now, people will be able to see how township residents lived in 2005.
That's the idea behind a time capsule being created as part of the township's bicentennial celebration.
"We're looking for brochures from car dealers, restaurant menus, personal biographies from longtime residents and from newer residents telling why they moved to Boardman," said Darren Crivelli, one of the leaders of the group organizing the time capsule.
Committee members also are seeking business brochures, real estate listings and team photographs.
Crivelli, who also is township zoning inspector, said items commemorating the local installment of the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" also will be enclosed in the capsule.
Crews from the show and local volunteers demolished the Arlene Avenue home of the Novak family and built a new house in its place for a show that's expected to air late next month.
"It's a nice gift for the township, not just the Novak family," Crivelli said.
Crivelli plans to include copies of the building plans, Vindicators that feature stories on the house, and possibly television segments about the show.
Others items compiled include magazines detailing major events of the year and annual reports from township departments. One church also included its history.
Celebrating milestone
The capsule, which is being constructed by Boardman High School shop classes and Fifthian-Wilburt Burial Vaults, will be buried Nov. 12 in Boardman Park. Its location will be marked with the Bicentennial Rock.
Items may be taken to the township government center, 8299 Market St. For more information about the time capsule, call Crivelli at (330) 726-9736.
Burial of the time capsule is part of the township bicentennial celebration that started early this year. The large Bicentennial Rock that will mark the time capsule's location has traveled from school building to township offices collecting the artwork of students, employees and residents.
The township was established in 1805 and named after Elijah Boardman, a Connecticut native who bought land and settled in what was then the Connecticut Western Reserve.
The Bicentennial Committee, which includes representatives of township government, schools and the general public, grew from a founder's day celebration in 1998.