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… FIGHTING, SURVIVING, AND BLOOMING! If you hang out in old school boxing gyms, you’ll hear the murmured phrase, “That one’s got heart.” It’s a term of reverence used to describe a fighter who keeps bringing their all into the ring, round after round, no matter if they seem to be winning or losing the fight. When you listen to Naomi Bjerke share her history, the same phrase comes to mind. Naomi’s got heart, in every meaning of the word.
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28 LKN
APRIL 2019
WRITER CYNDY ETLER
PHOTOGRAPHER CHELSEA BREN