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Clatsop Community College Historical Preservation and Restoration program students Kristan Benson, left, of Portland, Laura Keating,
middle, and Brenna Chase fasten the casing to the exterior of a 1920’s-era cupola that used to top the North County Recreation District
building in Nehalem. The octagonal cupola, topped with an aluminum cap, was designed by famed Portland architect A.E. Doyle.
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