Search for time capsule at Boardman elementary school comes up empty again

BOARDMAN — Ginny Yazbek’s 2008 fourth-grade class reunited at Stadium Drive Elementary School, now 18- and 19-years-olds, on May 24 to unearth the capsule and relive the memories they left underground eight years ago.

But, sadly, after two hours of digging, the class had to retire until today, where they returned with a backup plan: Jerry Blasco, owner of the landscaping service Blasco Commercial Services, Inc.

Blasco came with his backhoe and started digging in the general area where the class believed the capsule rested.

From 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Blasco dug up the area, finding three golf balls, a can and tree roots, but no time capsule. Though disappointed, the class’s spirit wasn’t broken.

“It would have been pretty exciting to come back and find it, but its not really the end of the world,” said Matthew Perham, a Boardman senior.

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