Fit business

Ephrata businessman keeps Ephrata fitness thriving

EPHRATA - Born and raised in Ephrata, Mike Scellick has operated several businesses in town and learned how to adapt and change over the years to keep them thriving. “You get to that point that you’ve got to have energy and you’ve got to be creative and keep evolving, programs and that kind of stuff, and once you stop, your business starts sliding,” he said. Scellick owns the Ephrata Athletic Club, Studio Fitness and the Nat Washington House. He also owned Sole Performance for many years before selling it to Kelsey Gribble recently. Scellick said when he first bought the Ephrata Athletic Club in the 70s, at only 23 years old, he had been an employee for the business in between attending classes at Big Bend Community College. “I was the boy that cleaned in the club,” Scellick said...