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Garland pleads not guilty to intimidation POLSON — A St. Ignatius man is accused of threatening a law enforcement officer who had responded to a report of an altercation at a tavern in St. Ignatius. Donovan Douglas Garland, 22, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on June 16 to felony intimidation. According to court records, on May 1, Officer Jessie Girsch with the St. Ignatius Police Department responded to a report of a fight at the Silver Dollar Bar. Witnesses at the scene had indicated that Garland was playing pool with another man when the two had some words over a disagreement and went out behind the bar to settle the matter. The witnesses also went outside to stop or at least break-up the fight when Garland allegedly shoved one of them. Girsch
put Garland in handcuffs and placed him in the back of his patrol car. After being place in the patrol car, Garland allegedly told Officer Girsch “treat me like a b****, I’m going to beat the f*** out of you when you’re off duty.” Garland allegedly talked about how Officer Girsch would be off duty at some point and allegedly repeated the line “I will beat the f*** out of you when you’re off duty, I swear to god.” Officer Girsch stated that he and Garland went to high school together and that Garland knows where he lives. Later, Garland allegedly asked Officer Girsch to not charge him with intimidation. Judge Karen Townsend, who is filling in for Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher, set a trial date of Sept. 12.
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks
HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2023 licenses. Licenses available for auction include bighorn sheep, Shiras moose, and mountain goat. Licenses available for auction or lottery include mule deer and elk. The Montana Adminis-
trative Rules that apply to these licenses include eligibility requirements and can be found at https://rules. mt.gov/gateway/RuleNo. zasp?RN=12%2E3%2E801. All proposals must be submitted by July 15. Written proposals can be hand-delivered to the FWP Licensing Bureau at 1420 E. 6th Ave. in Helena; mailed to P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT, 59620; or emailed to devon.boone@ mt.gov. Large proposals or proposals with sensitive information can be sent
via the state of Montana file transfer service found at: https://transfer.mt.gov/ Home/Login. Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will select the conservation organizations to conduct the auctions and lottery at its meeting on Aug. 25. Organizations submitting proposals are encouraged to attend the meeting. Selected organizations and individuals will be required to complete a cooperative agreement with FWP prior to auctioning any licenses.
Juneteenth holiday observed by CSKT
can Americans in the United States. June 19 is a federal This federal, and now CSKT, holiday in recognition holiday will be observed on PABLO — On June 9, the Confederated Salish and of the emancipation of Monday, June 20 this year since the holiday falls on a Sunday. Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) African Americans. The motion to observe Juneelected officials acted to obteenth as a tribal holiday was serve Juneteenth. made by Councilmember MarIn 2021, President Biden tin Charlo, with a unanimous vote of support declared June 19 as a federal holiday in from the Tribal Council. recognition of the emancipation of AfriNews from CSKT Public Affairs & Communications
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