Aidan Pollard Jul 17, 2021 Bruce E. Rocha Sr. shows off the contents of the 50-year Mattapoisett Lions Club Time capsule. Photos by: Aidan Pollard A crowd awaits the opening King Lion Ross Kessler gets the capsule from under the gazebo Rocha poses with the list of contributors to the gazebo Bette-Jean and Bruce E. Rocha Sr. pose with the list MATTAPOISETT — An event 50 years in the making. At the end of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Harbor Days festivities on July 17, King Lion Ross Kessler opened up a time capsule left under the Shipyard Park gazebo in 1971. The capsule was left at the dedication of the gazebo 50 years ago — and before the opening, no one knew what awaited.