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Amy Wright of Pomeroy, Ohio prepares meat to be packaged at Pleasant Meats in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009.
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Head Butcher Cory Gilette of Albany, Ohio slices meat at Pleasant Meats in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009.
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Corey Gilette of Albany, Ohio laughs at a co-workers joke while preparing beef at Pleasant Meats in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009.
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James Weston of Glouster, Ohio uses a hack saw to break apart ribs from a side of beef at Pleasant Meats in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009. Weston is also an independent contractor but as he said, "The economy dropped and I had to do something to pay the bills." He has been working at Pleasant Meats for one year.
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Owner Cliff Valentine poses for a portrait in front of thousands of pounds of beef at his meat processing plant Pleasant Meats in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009.
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Richelle Hecker, 17, of Athens, Ohio cheers while she and her partner Mary Stephenson of The Plains, Ohio win a hand of Euchre at the Athens Senior Center in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009. Hecker was volunteering at the center as a part of the Athens High School Senior Make a Difference Day.
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Lois Roberts of Athens, Ohio shows off her moves to Athens High School Seniors Phillip Dakhnovets, Collin Pfaff, and Vincenzo Riger during a line dancing class a part of the Athens Senior in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009. The boys were volunteering for the Athens High School Senior Make a Difference Day.
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Richelle Hecker and Phillip Dakhnovets laugh and cheer on Mary Stephenson as she returns a ball during a chair volley ball activity at the Athens Senior Center in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009. The two were volunteering at the center as a part of the Athens High School Senior Make a Difference Day.
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Evan Gehlauf and David Farley laugh as Mary Stephenson serves a ball during a chair volley ball game at the Athens Senior Center in Athens, Ohio on Friday November 6, 2009. Gehlauf was volunteering at the center as a part of the Athens High School Senior Make a Difference Day.