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Rafters bring in New Year chilling on the river

Members of the Northwest Whitewater Association and Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club float the Spokane River in their annual New Years Day event. (Kate Pogue Rau)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Members of the Northwest Whitewater Association and Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club float the Spokane River in their annual New Years Day event. (Kate Pogue Rau)
Members of the Northwest Whitewater Association and Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club float the Spokane River in their annual New Years Day event. (Kate Pogue Rau)

WATERSPORTS — The annual “Only Fools Float on New Year Day” attracted a die-hard crowd to the Spokane River, as usual, from the ranks of the Northwest Whitewater Association and Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club.

The non-Fool members were home by the fire missing the fun

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