8:27 a.m. Welfare Check -- Male in wet suit appears to be struggling as he floats down Spokane River, near Corbin Park/Post Falls, holding onto a 2-foot piece of Styrofoam.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.