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Published June 23, 2012, 07:00 AM

Hugo's first female apprentice meat cutter embraces the challenge

When a job requires slinging around 72 pounds of meat and standing in ice cold rooms for hours at a time, even the hardiest North Dakotan might pass on the offer. But Karen (Weets) Scharmer, Hugo’s first female apprentice meat cutter, embraces the challenge.

By: Jennifer Johnson, Grand Forks Herald

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