North Idaho Briefs November 1, 2011

CAP food drive kicks off Thursday

COEUR d'ALENE - The Community Action Partnership Food Bank will kick off a drive on Thursday to raise food and funds for its holiday baskets.

"With One Can, We All Can" asks donors to contribute $1 or more to receive a paper "can" that can be personalized and displayed at the point of purchase.

The cans will be on sale at the Coeur d'Alene Super 1 Foods and all Kootenai County Panhandle State Bank locations.

The kick off will be at Super 1, 305 W. Kathleen Ave., beginning at 8 a.m. and continue through the holidays.

"We appreciate all the help we can get from our local businesses, especially during these difficult times, " said Carolyn Shewfelt, CAP food bank manager.

Shewfelt said food bank use has increased dramatically during the past three years.

Cash contributions are especially needed to help fill Thanksgiving baskets.

"We need to fill 3,500 baskets this Thanksgiving," she said. "I only have 200 turkeys promised so far. We have a long way to go, and we need everyone's help."

Bonners Ferry woman pleads guilty to felony

COEUR d'ALENE - Twyla Dawn Basil, 33, of Bonners Ferry, pleaded guilty Monday in United States District Court in Coeur d'Alene, to misprision of a felony, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.

According to the plea agreement, Basil acted as a lookout for individuals who went into a home and stole guns.

The case was charged in federal court because the crime occurred on tribal land and the victim and Basil are both members of the Kootenai Tribe.

The charge of misprision of a felony carries a maximum punishment of up to three years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, and up to one year of supervised release.

Sentencing is set for Jan. 31, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Coeur d'Alene.