The ButteCast with Bill Foley

Brandon Scown is now in the same role of his grandfather, the late Jim Scown. That is to say he is the president of the Northwest Little League. Brandon has some big plans for the league and Jim Scown Field. Contact Brandon at buttelittleleague@gmail.com if you would like to donate to the Scown Field renovation project. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casagranda's Steakhous...

Dr. Neil Rogers is 77 years old, and you can still find him playing noon basketball and working out at the Knights of Columbus. He retired a little more than a year ago, but Dr. Rogers is still busy as ever. Listen in as he talks about his remarkable career as a doctor and photographer. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leskovar Honda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile...

Butte Central graduate Kevin Peoples is now an assistant coach at LSU. So it looks like I have to cheer for the Tigers now. It won't be easy. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ....

Before becoming a highly-successful basketball coach in Kalispell, Joe Antonietti was a basketball star at Butte Central in the late 1960s. Until Dougie Peoples and Brooke Badovinac had their incredible seasons in 2022, Joe was the only Butte player to score more than 600 points in a high school basketball season. Today, we catch up with Joe and put a voice to the legend from the record books. Tod...

Mick Wonnacott passed away at the age of 49. While his death is tragic and heartbreaking, the memory of Mick will always make us smile. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from...

Brian James Leech is the author of “The City That Ate Itself: Butte, Montana and Its Expanding Berkeley Pit.” That book tells the story of the Berkeley Pit swallowing up the neighborhoods of McQueen, Meaderville and East Butte. It should be required reading for anyone living in Butte and Montana. Even though he grew up in Bozeman, Leech saw through the stigma of the Mining City and looked into the...

Jorey Thatcher will be taking the plunge Saturday. That is the Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics. Click here to donate to the cause or show up Saturday at 3 p.m. with cash or a check and watch Jorey take the plunge. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leskovar Honda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk P...

Fraser MacDonald was a true Butte legend. He passed away at 88 on Jan. 6. As the dean of boys at Butte High School, Fraser was feared by many. He was loved and respected by so many more. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

If you take one thing away from this podcast, it is that it is OK to call for help. Call the Suicide and Crisis Helpline at 988 if you are in a dark place. Christine (McGuinn) Nehls lost her husband, Aaron, to suicide 15 years ago. He was only 43 years old. The couple had been together since they were 15 and married when they were 21. Aaron was a nice guy, a loving father and husband and a talente...

The Butte Sports Hall of Fame public forum was held Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the McQueen Club. Here it is in its entirety. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casagranda's Steakhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ButteCast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

The first time Paul Panisko interviewed Chuck Morrell, it was brutally hard. Then he became one of the best interviews around. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill Foley, go to...

Nobody has done more to preserve history in the Mining City than Jim Michelotti. The McQueen native has been interviewed countless times for news stories, books and movies. He played a prominent role in the documentary “Resurrecting Holy Savior,” which came out in 2023. Jim volunteers a ton of time to the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, and he even joined the group of former Dublin Gulch residen...

Pat Prendergast was the coach of the 1984 Class A State champion Butte Central boys' basketball team. That was part of a magical year in the Mining City. One week after the Maroons beat Billings Central in the Class A title game in Butte, Butte High beat Great Falls High in the Class AA championship game on St. Patrick's Day in Missoula. The real state championship game that season was pla...

Ed “Skubie” Skubitz was a Montana Tech Orediggers super fan and one of the best guys you ever knew. Skubie passed away Dec. 16. He will be missed.

John McKee is the owner of Headframe Spirits in Butte. Of course, he is so much more than that. Here is the story of my fellow member of the Butte High Class of 1993. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casagranda's Steakhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill F...

When Butte High and Butte Central meets on the hardwood, great things usually follow. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ButteCast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

For the past 15 years, Bryan Arntson has been the defensive coordinator for the Butte High football team. In 2012, he was part of the decision to move Bo Taylor from linebacker to nose tackle as part of a 5-2 defense that stopped Billings Skyivew in the quarterfinals. That might have been the move of the State championship season. Arntson is also in his third season as the head coach of the girls&...

Selina Pankovich is the owner of Butte's iconic M&M. She bought it three and a half years before the fire on May 7, 2021. With the eyes of Butte Rats around the world on her, Pankovich opened the new M&M in the building next store. It cannot possibly replace the old M&M, but it definitely has that M&M feel. It has the M&M spirit. Listen in to hear how Pankovich, a 1993 Anac...

As a kid, Jim McMahon was my hero. I loved everything about the outspoken and outrageous quarterback of the Chicago Bears. Last week, I received the best present ever. It was a football signed by McMahon. It made me feel like I was 11 again. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For mor...

Dr. Bryan Mark is Butte's newest orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine. The Colorado native moved to Butte this fall, and he is now the team doctor for Butte High, Butte Central, Montana Tech and Montana Western. Listen in to hear Dr. Mark's story, which includes working as a surgeon for the Los Angeles Lakers and Sparks. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casagr...

The Silver Bow Drive-In is a true treasure for the people of Butte and Southwest Montana. The drive-in has been open most summer nights since Mark and Holly Hansen started operating it in 1977. They have since gotten help from their family as they maintain the last drive-in in Montana. The future of the drive-in, though, has been placed in doubt by the prospects of a gas station and convenience st...

Any presents for me won’t break your bank. My presents cost no money at all, and they will not fit under any tree. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ButteCast.c...

Cassie Wick is working to make the lives easier for the people of Southwest Montana. For the past 14 years, Cassie has worked as an independent living specialist at Ability Montana. That, though, only scratches the surface of Cassie's incredible story. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join the Thriftway Loyalty Club today and save big. Intro music b...

Montana Tech legend Bob Green hasn't coached in more than 13 years. Yet he was still the talk of Chicago radio last week. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . For more from Bill Foley, go to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Butte...

Monica Tranel is once again taking on Rep. Ryan Zinke for Montana's first congressional seat. You won't see a snake in her ads this time around, but you will see that Rep. Zinke is up for a fight. Listen in to hear that fight in this interview from the new M&M in Uptown Butte. By the way, Rep. Zinke and all other politicians are also invited to appear on the ButteCast. Today's podc...