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August 17, 2017
Students have renovated five buildings for Sitka Fine Arts Camp in Alaska
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Daily Sitka Sentinel
Daily Sitka Sentinel
James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP
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Young people recently rehabbed the facade of the 1911 Fraser Hall. The intern program is led by professional builders, who perform the skilled carpentry work, oversee the project, teach proper use of tools, and give regular safety orientations.
SITKA, Alaska — A century-old building is starting to look like new on the Sheldon Jackson College campus in Sitka, as volunteers neared the end of the Historic Restoration internship program.
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