Master of Surf & Turf: ; Whitewater Guide/School Bus Driver Logs 68,000 River Miles, 2,500 Trips
Charleston Gazette › August 06, 2010
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FAYETTEVILLE - When Johnny Friend isn't safely transporting a group of schoolchildren from one point to another, he's trying to bring out the inner child in another group of passengers on an entirely different kind of journey.
Later this month, Friend resumes work as a Kanawha County school bus driver, transporting students between home and school in St. Albans, Dunbar, Nitro and Cross Lanes. Until then, his job involves guiding passengers on his whitewater raft through the world- renowned rapids of the lower New River in Fayette County.See the full content of this document
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Master of Surf & Turf: ; Whitewater Guide/School Bus Driver Logs 68,000 River Miles, 2,500 Trips
Last week, Friend, 49, logged his 2,500th trip as a professional whitewater guide for the Rivermen.
"They are two different worlds, and I love both of them," said Friend, a burly man with a salt-and-pepper beard, a...See the full content of this document
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