ONTARIO
When Gov. Kate Brown mandated a round of closures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 back in March, gyms were among those that were to stop allowing patrons inside. Mike Brownfield, who opened The Gym in Ontario three years ago, and its counterpart in Payette a year later, said closing up was a hardship.
âIt was tough. We lost a bunch of memberships during that time,â he said.
Patrons at his Oregon sport were able to hit the gym in Idaho, until Idaho shut down, too.
All the while, Brownfield still had to pay rent and utilities on the locations and opted to keep paying his two employees, as well, who he kept busy doing jobs such as maintenance and cleaning.
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