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Matthew Mai was with Kyleigh Gardiner after a malfunctioning firework exploded on July 4, 2024, seriously injuring Gardiner.
Kyleigh Gardiner, courtesy photo
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A year after a malfunctioning firework exploded in Kyleigh Gardiner’s face on July 4, the 22-year-old Seward woman is still healing — inside and out.
Kyleigh Gardiner, courtesy photo
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“I don’t want that, I feel like the scars are fine,” Kyleigh Gardiner said when doctors suggested surgery to repair scar tissue. “I don’t want to get rid of them.”
Kyleigh Gardiner, courtesy photo
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A year after a malfunctioning firework exploded in Kyleigh Gardiner’s face on July 4 last year, the 22-year-old Seward woman is still healing — inside and out.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Matthew Mai was with Kyleigh Gardiner after a malfunctioning firework exploded on July 4, 2024, seriously injuring Gardiner.
Kyleigh Gardiner, courtesy photo
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Personal letters lay among other pieces of history from the World's Largest Time Capsule inside the House of Davisson furniture store on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Seward. The letters will be returned to their intended recipients.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Personal letters, documents, various forms of media, toys, church bulletins and more from the World's Largest Time Capsule are laid out inside the House of Davisson furniture store on Thursday in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken.
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The sign for the World's Largest Time Capsule lays with other objects inside the House of Davisson furniture store on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was broken on Thursday.
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Pieces of glass from the champagne bottle used to christen the World's Largest Time Capsule were among the finds laid out inside the House of Davisson furniture store on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken.
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Spectators watch as a crew works to lift a 1975 Kawasaki motorcycle from the World's Largest Time Capsule on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken by Trish Davisson Johnson, whose dad Harold Davisson designed the time capsule.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A short message from the 1975 city administration was scrawled on the wall of the World's Largest Time Capsule in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken on Thursday, June 26, 2025, by Trish Davisson Johnson, whose dad Harold Davisson designed the time capsule.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Tapes from the KAWL radio station were in the back of a Chevy Vega inside the World's Largest Time Capsule in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken on Thursday, June 26, 2025, by Trish Davisson Johnson, whose dad Harold Davisson designed the time capsule.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Two pyramid sections were removed from the top of the time capsule on Thursday in anticipation of next week's Fourth of July celebration. The contents of the time capsule will be displayed and letters and items will be returned to the intended owners.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Spectators watch as a crew works to lift a 1975 Kawasaki motorcycle from the World's Largest Time Capsule on Thursday in Seward. After almost 50 years, the time capsule was opened by the daughter of the man who designed it.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Jack Hovick photographs the engine of a Chevrolet Vega that was stored inside the World's Largest Time Capsule on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Seward.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Spectators use their phones to capture photos of a 1975 Kawasaki motorcycle being lifted from the World's Largest Time Capsule on Thursday in Seward. After almost 50 years, the time capsule was opened by the daughter of the man who designed it.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
School mascots were drawn on the walls inside the World's Largest Time Capsule in Seward. After almost 50 years, the seal on the time capsule was finally broken on Thursday, June 26, 2025, by Trish Davisson Johnson, daughter of Harold Davisson who designed the time capsule.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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