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Article: Reids marking 30 years of gym
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
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- October 23, 2008
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By DAVE THOMAS
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Norm Reid vividly recalls those early days of the gymnastics club
he started 30 years ago this month.
"It was youthful enthusiasm that kept me going," he recalled.
"For a year and a half, I taught all the classes. I'd go from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m.
"I distinctly remember falling asleep teaching a class of
preschoolers one day," he continued, laughing. "I was sitting on the
edge of the pit and I just nodded off."
Yet Reid, joined three years later by new wife Laurie, persevered
through those humble beginnings, and this month the pair is
celebrating the 30th anniversary of what has become one of the best
clubs in the Pacific Northwest.
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