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Fargo opens 1975 time capsule; students and residents take part in civic traditions
Summary
A city address highlighted the opening of a 1975 time capsule at the Fargo Public Library, a Mayor for a Day student event, and a public contest that produced six winning snow-plow names, reflecting civic participation and local traditions.
Unidentified Speaker said Fargo's past came to life when the Fargo Public Library opened a 1975 time capsule containing artifacts such as a yellow rotary phone, handwritten letters and a meat cleaver from a local restaurant.
The speaker also described the Mayor for a Day program in which two third graders from Fargo Public Schools toured City Hall and presented essays on what they would do as mayor for a day, and a public contest that allowed residents to name snow-plow fleet members. Of the top selections, six winning names were listed, including 'Betty Whiteout' and 'Wheeler Snow Peeler,' the latter noted as named after local meteorologist John Wheeler.
The remarks presented these items as civic traditions that engage youth and residents; no policy or budgetary outcomes were stated in connection with these events.
