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Kortlyn Hill, a gymnast at Texas East Gymnastics in Tyler, demonstrates her prowess under the watchful eye of coach Stacy Parsley during the Jacksonville Rotary Club meeting Wednesday at Sadler’s Restaurant. Hill, the granddaughter of Carole Clayton of Jacksonville, and six other young gymnasts and their instructors, Martin and Stacy Parsley, provided the service organization’s program. The Parsleys have coached numerous state, regional and western champions and recently had an elite athlete qualify for the U.S. national team and the 2008 Olympic Trials.Martin Parsley, the son of former Jacksonville residents Dwight and Kathy Parsley, is a Jacksonville High School graduate. Progress photo by Richard Nelson None/ (Click for larger image)