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University of Oregon, to ap-
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groups of eight to 12 stu-
dents at Astoria, Warrenton
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Owain Gossett, center, leads a group of students as they
lift Marcus Giles using a blanket as part of the Community
Emergency Response Team certification class at Warren-
ton High School Thursday.
Students prepare to use a blanket to lift Marcus Giles, a soph-
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certification class at Warrenton High School Thursday.
Carter Tucker, a freshman at Astoria High School extin-
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