The City of Sioux Falls is going to bury a time capsule at the visitor information center at Falls Park tomorrow at 2pm. The capsule will be filled with things that show where we are in the year 2014 and will be opened in fifty years - 2064.

What's going into it? A lot of different stuff. There is a list below detailing everything going into the capsule. But what should go into it that isn't on the list? I have a few ideas.

Photo of the intersection at 85th & Minnesota - Will there be a Walmart there when the capsule is opened?

Snow Plow with Gate - So people know how streets were cleared before automatic melting technology.

Phonebook - Because there won't be any in fifty years.

Gas Can - This is what we used to haul the fuel for our cars and lawn mowers before everything went solar and sewer powered.

iPad - How can they not have an iPad in the time capsule? (Because even old ones are still valuable.) There are a bunch of older smartphones, but no tablets of any kind. Or even a laptop.

Flat tire on a bent wheel rim with a photo of a pothole - How else will they understand what it was like to go off-roading while on city streets in the late winter and spring?

Lock of Mayor Mike Huether's Hair - Why not? It's the most perfect hair of any mayor we've ever had, with former Mayor Rick Knobe's hair coming in a close second.

Here is the full list of what is going into the time capsule:

  • Augustana at 150 book
  • Augustana, the Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends of Augustana College, Summer 2014
  • Go Viking, Student Life at Augustana College magazine
  • Sioux Falls Roller Dollz poster advertising November 8, 2014, event
  • Photograph of Sioux Falls Public Works Light and Power team in front of the Municipal Power Plant
  • Minnehaha County Historical Society newsletter from November 2014 and 125th magnet
  • Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone
  • iPhone 4
  • Droid Razr HD smartphone
  • City of Sioux Falls insulated mug
  • Two City of Sioux Falls lapel pins
  • City of Sioux Falls ballpoint pen
  • Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Center gold coin
  • 2014 SculptureWalk Sioux Falls brochure and map
  • 2014 Budget book for the City of Sioux Falls
  • 2014–2018 Capital Program book for the City of Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau Official 2014–2015 Visitors Guide
  • Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Activities Guide, Fall 2014
  • Old Courthouse Museum brochure
  • Pettigrew Home & Museum brochure
  • Siouxland Heritage Museums Report, November/December 2014
  • National Weather Service brochure
  • Materials for the Tribal-State Relations Forum
  • “A New Stage” publication celebrating the opening of the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
  • Denny Sanford PREMIER Center ribbon cutting program
  • Insert listing of all the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center grand opening events
  • Avera McKennan Hospital’s First Century of Caring book
  • Improving the Human Condition: The Story of Sanford Healthbook
  • Sanford Health: At the Forefront of Discovery 2014–2015book
  • Sioux Falls Visions book
  • 2012 Community Health Status report
  • 2013 Sioux Falls Fire Rescue annual report
  • DVD, brochure, newspaper, and folder describing “LifeScape: Creating Pathways. Improving Lives.”
  • Argus Leader article regarding sidewalk poetry project in Cathedral Neighborhood
  • High Hopes hot air balloon cards
  • Chase Slate Visa credit card
  • Sunday, November 9, 2014, edition of the Argus Leader
  • Full-color map of the City of Sioux Falls dated fall 2014
  • Materials for Siouxland Libraries including brochures, bookmarks, and a library card
  • Downtown Sioux Falls postcard
  • Brochure from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church’s 60th anniversary celebration
  • Current information regarding abortions in South Dakota and a note questioning how much might change in 50 years
  • South Dakota Air National Guard news release and patch
  • Photos, photo CD, and information about artist Jerry Fogg
  • Photograph of Oliver Emanuel Swanstrom and Briggs Jonathan Swanstrom, Sioux Falls residents
  • Photograph of Erinn (Flynn) Coe, Danielle (Rangel) Pisbrow, and Amy Jarding
  • Budweiser coaster
  • Soulcrate postcard
  • Cover of March 2014 Glamour magazine featuring Taylor Swift
  • Toys R Us The Great Big Christmas Book
  • HyVee Seasons magazine, Fall 2014
  • Chef Boyardee and Keebler food packaging
  • Disney’s Frozen Royal Sisters dress-up book and magnet play set
  • Sew Fun craft created using Pinterest
  • Green bubble teardrop fashion necklace
  • Operation Timber Strike! wooden plaque and news releases
  • Sioux Falls statistics from May 2014 edition of the Chamber News
  • Limited edition toy Sioux Falls Police car
  • What Do You Geek? T-shirt and sticker
  • Denny Sanford PREMIER Center grand opening koozie
  • Plaid scarf from Chelsea’s Boutique
  • Army National Guard T-shirt, shorts, bumper sticker, folder materials, pins, and patches
  • Army National Guard Career Kit, Engineer
  • “The Fightin’ Lobos” commemorative print
  • Sioux Falls Fire Rescue helmet shell and coat
  • Photograph of Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether and the eight City Councilors, May 2014
  • Rockstar Energy Drink can
  • Pile O’ Dirt Porter beer can from Crow Peak Brewing in Spearfish, S.D.
  • Denny Sanford PREMIER Center flash drive with photos from grand opening events
  • Argus Leader articles associated with the initial stages of the City’s first indoor pool

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