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Pair sees potential in scuba diving: Instructor wants to promote the activity as W.Va. tourist attraction
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BECKLEY - When West Virginians want to participate in an outdoor
adventure, the obvious activities come to mind: whitewater rafting,
rock climbing or skiing.
But the co-owners of X-treme Sports in Beckley think another
outdoor activity will soon make a big splash in the Mountain State.
"Scuba diving is really growing in popularity," said owner Alan
Floresca.
When he and Jim Holt took over the shop 10 years ago, everything
in it revolved around scuba diving.
"Instead of just scuba we expanded to snow skiing, snowboards,
inline skates, wakeboards, mountain bikes, remote-controlled cars and ...
