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SILENT GYM

WINSLOW RESIDENTS STILL MISS THE SQUIRRELS

By Alex Abrams

Posted: January 1, 2012 at 5:25 a.m.

Andy Shupe
 The former Winslow School’s gymnasium stands Thursday, south of the high school building in Winslow.

Every door leading into what was Winslow High School’s gymnasium is locked, some from the inside and others with chains and padlocks.

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Graffiti marks the entrance of former Winslow School’s gymnasium Thursday, south of the high school building in Winslow. (By: Andy Shupe)

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A trophy from when the 1978 Winslow High School boys basketball team won the Bi-County Tournament in a trophy case outside th... (By: Andy Shupe)

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The 1978 Winslow High School boys basketball team won the Bi-County Tournament that season with a team that included Roger Ta... (Credit: COURTESY PHOTO JO ANN KYLE )

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The gymnasium on the former Winslow Schools campus stands empty Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Winslow in this composite, panora... (By: Andy Shupe) (Credit: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION)

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