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LINCOLN COUNTY
1. Man Sentenced to Prison for Shooting Grizzly Bear in Lincoln
County
A magistrate judge has sentenced a Washington state man to six months in prison for shooting and killing a grizzly bear in northwestern Montana last year.
Shalako Katzer of Mead and federal prosecutors previously reached a deal that called for a sentence of a year of unsupervised probation in exchange for a guilty plea to unlawful taking of a threat- ened species.
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch was not obligated to follow that recommendation. On May 23, he handed down the six-month prison sentence and ordered Katzer to pay $5,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors say Katzer was camp- ing Lincoln County in May 2015 when he and his brother spotted a bear in the campground.
Katzer’s brother red a ri e. The bear retreated, and the men followed it. Prose- cutors say Katzer red the fatal shot with a pistol.
A subsequent investigation proved that the bullet that killed the bear came from Katzer’s gun.
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2. Tom Brokaw to be Guest on Local Radio Show
Montana Public Radio is celebrating the 100th episode of “You Must Remem- ber This” with a special guest: noted jour- nalist and author Tom Brokaw.
The music radio program is hosted by White sh resident Allen Secher and fea- tures classic and contemporary interpre- tations of tunes from the Great American Songbook with a focus on the 20th Cen- tury. The monthly program has been on the air since 2007.
Secher, who is also a retired rabbi, hosted a radio broadcast on Armed Forces Radio for 30 years and has won seven Emmys for his involvement on var- ious television productions.
The June 6 episode with Brokaw will
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be an hour-long exploration of the hard- ships and sentiments felt by the genera- tion that came of age between the 1930s and 1950s. Brokaw has written exten- sively about what he calls “the great- est generation” and his 1998 book of the same title has been dubbed one of the most popular non- ction books of the 20th Century. Brokaw was the managing editor and anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 until 2004.
The 100th episode of “You Must Remember This” will air on Monday, June 6 at 8 p.m.
COLUMBIA FALLS
3. Bags Checked at Junior High
Following Threat
Police o cers were in attendance at each of the schools in Columbia Falls on May 26 and backpacks were checked at the junior high school in light of a threat written on a bathroom stall.
Superintendent Steve Bradshaw said the school district took precautionary measures although the threat appeared to mostly likely be a hoax. At least one police o cer was stationed at each school building and a few more were at the junior high, he said. Also, sta mem- bers checked backpacks when students arrived at the junior high on May 26. The district noti ed parents of the situation earlier in the week.
Late May 23, sta members discov- ered a threatening message written on a stall in the boys bathroom at Columbia Falls Junior High. The message stated, “school shooting 5/26.” A crisis response team, including law enforcement, inves- tigated the situation Tuesday morning and a full investigation remains ongoing. A cash reward is being o ered for infor- mation leading to a possible suspect and a tip line has been set up at (406) 881-4170.
Roughly 100 students did not show up at the junior high on May 25 after the dis- trict’s message was sent to parents, Brad- shaw said.
“With some of the stu that’s going on around this country, I can totally under- stand why a parent would have a con- cern. At the same time, school days are
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