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Mods, since this is only ever-so-mildly Orioles related, my apologies for borrowing the Orioles Talk section for a few hours.

I was just reminded of this experience that I had a few years ago because of a conversation that occurred on the Brewster High School Facebook web page.

 

In June of  2012, my beloved Garden Street School closed it's doors after 87 years. I attended Kindergarten through 5th grade there, from 1970-1976. I was lucky enough to see the final hurrah of the school, but it was only by by chance. Because I am an Oriole fanatic, I attended the Aberdeen Ironbirds' Opening Day game in 2012 against the Hudson Valley Renegades in Wappingers, NY (half an hour from my house in Brewster.) So there I was, all decked out in my orange and black gear, and just prior to the game they announced that the students of the soon-to-be-closed GARDEN STREET SCHOOL in Brewster, NY would sing the National Anthem. What are the chances of that happening ??? If I were a fan of any other team besides the Baltimore Orioles, I would not have been there. l B|

 

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