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JAMIE CHILDRESS, owner and guide of Maury River Smallmouth, LLC, speaks to youths, while John Snider (standing, left) listens at Ben Salem Wayside on the second day of the program. They talked about how to use a life jacket and basics of paddling. (RARO photo)
RARO executive director Chad Coffey (left) and Jamie Childress instruct youths at Lake Robertson on the first day of the program. (RARO photo)
TWO YOUNG kayakers paddle while Brian Volpe, owner of Journey Outdoors watches at Ben Salem Wayside. On the final day of the program, the class concluded with a 2.2-mile kayaking trip from Beans Bottom to Jordans Point, followed by lunch. (RARO photo)
