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In this March 17, 2010 photo, John Gout, a 70-year-old inmate at South Idaho Correctional Institution in Boise, Idaho works on a quilt. Some years ago, an officer suggested that Gout might like to make a quilt that could be auctioned for a fundraiser. Since then, he has made more than 30 quilts for local charities. Everything he makes comes from scraps and donated fabric and works in the laundry room at the prison. (Shawn Raecke / The Idaho Statesman)
In this March 17, 2010 photo, John Gout, a 70-year-old inmate at South Idaho Correctional Institution in Boise, Idaho works on a quilt. Some years ago, an officer suggested that Gout might like to make a quilt that could be auctioned for a fundraiser. Since then, he has made more than 30 quilts for local charities. Everything he makes comes from scraps and donated fabric and works in the laundry room at the prison. (Shawn Raecke / The Idaho Statesman)

John Gout, a 70-year-old inmate at South Idaho Correctional Institution in Boise, works on a quilt. Some years ago, an officer suggested that Gout might like to make a quilt that could be auctioned for a fundraiser. Since then, he has made more than 30 quilts for local charities. Everything he makes comes from scraps and donated fabric and works in the laundry room at the prison. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Shawn Raecke)

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D.F. Oliveria
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.

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