The ButteCast with Bill Foley

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Russell Nelson is the band director at Butte Central Catholic High School. His band is unlike any other band you will see at a sporting event in Montana. They are currently playing songs by bands and musicians like the Dropkick Murphys, Ozzie Osborne and Toby Keith. The members are also learning their own love of music from a teacher whose love started at a very young age. Listen in to hear why Ru...

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Wes Plate is a Marysville, Washington native with deep family roots in the Mining City. This June 27-28, he is directing the first official Copper Kings 100, a 100-mile running race around Butte. He is doing that as a way to honor this Butte roots. Listen in as Wes talks about the race and so much more. Click here to register to run the race or to volunteer. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠...

Longtime Butte High coach Jeff Arntson passed away at 67 two days after Christmas. He will long be remembered as a coach and teacher who did the job for all the right reasons. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jaison Carriger was a standout athlete at Butte High School. After playing at Utah State, he transferred the University of Montana. Jaison, though, is known more in Butte these days for bing the Grinch. He and his family host "Grinch Night" every year leading up to Christmas, bringing joy to children and families of Butte and raising money for charities. Listen in to hear Jaison's story. Today's p...

He was a four-year varsity athlete in football, basketball and track at Butte High School. He has a Rose Bowl ring from his career playing football for the Oregon Ducks. Yet, it still seems like Cody Carriger is a little overlooked when it comes to talk about the great athletes in Butte history. That is a shame. Today, Cody is a police officer in Billings, and that athletic ability that drew Chip...

Before there was the "Butte Missile" and "Touchdown Tommy," we had the "Butte Bullet." That was Milt Popovich, a Butte High Bulldog and Montana Grizzly legend. He just might be the best football player the Mining City ever produced. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Dave Silk was an Olympic speedskater and a World Cup Champion. He was an alternate in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games before competing in the 1988 Olympics. Soon, however, Dave might not even be the best speedskater in his family. His son, Will, is an Olympic hopeful who graduated from Butte High in June. Listen in as the father and son talk about the past, present and future. Today's podcast is bro...

He’s an All-American. He is the Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP. He is a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Bruce Sayler voted him No. 1 for the Heisman Trophy because he can see that Tommy Mellott is the real deal. No matter how the championship game goes on Jan. 6 against North Dakota State, Tommy has proven over and over that he is the real deal. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ...

My grandma Mary D'Arcy passed away less than two months shy of her 98th birthday on Aug. 20, 2018. She was smart, funny and active right up until her death. She was planning a huge bash for her 100th birthday. She was going to rent the Civic Center and charge us all $100 to get in. On April 11, 2018, Ron Davis allowed me to interview Grandma Mary on Partyline. He also gave permission for me to use...

Tom Pomroy, a 1976 Butte High graduate, is one of the greatest athletes Butte has ever produced. He earned All-State honors in football, basketball and track as a senior at Butte High School. He earned seven varsity letters and shared the 1976 Harry “Swede” Dahlberg Award for outstanding boy athlete with Dan Bersanti. Pomroy went on to play football and run track at Montana State University. He wa...

Pat Ogrin is a 1976 Butte High graduate who played for the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVII. He will be inducted into the Montana Football Hall of Fame in June. This is the story of how I, as a 9-year-old boy, got an autograph from Ogrin, lost it and found it once again. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Paul Dennehy was the sophomore quarterback of the 1976 NCAA Division II national champion Montana State football team. Before he played for Coach Sonny Holland at MSU, the lefty quarterback was a standout for Butte Central. He was a starter at defensive back on the 1973 State championship Maroons team. That was the school's third straight State title and fourth in five years. The next year, Denneh...

When I tried to encourage people to respect the man Ryan Leaf has become instead of judging him for the childish brat that he was, the biggest bust in NFL history blocked me on Twitter. That’s OK, I still admire him for turning his life around and becoming a citizen who truly contributes to the betterment of society. But I don’t give a rip if he ever decides to return that respect to his home stat...

Lynette Hogart is the Butte-Silver Bow animal services director. That is a position she has held for the last year and a half. Listen in as she talks about what has gone right in that tenure and what she would like to improve upon. Click here if you would like to apply to volunteer at the Chelsea Bailey Animal Shelter. Today's podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leskovar Honda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Larry Hoffman is a lifelong miner. He worked in Butte as well as various locations around North America and South America. The Lewistown native passes on his love for mining to anyone who will listen. That includes his many years leading underground mining tours. Larry, 79, is also one of the volunteers who climbs to the top of the gallows frames in Butte to install Christmas lights each year. He...

For a few decades now, Ryan Leaf has said he doesn't like Montana. Montanas say they don't like him. It is time to get past the silliness and offer an olive branch to one of the greatest athletes the Treasure State has ever produced. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was drastically lowering the action level in Butte for lead in residential soils and interior dust. That level is proposed to be dropped from 1,200 parts per million to 175 ppm. The proposal will also greatly expand the boundary of the cleanup area. If testing in any house or yard inside that expanded zone hits that new level, it...

Last Tuesday, players, coaches and fans of the Montana State University-Billings men’s soccer program received some terrible news. The program is going away. After a successful run that started in 1996, the school’s administration decided that the NCAA Division II program will play no more games. The school said it will honor the scholarships of the student-athletes on the team. However, it will n...

Cass Weber is the board president of the Orphan Girl Children’s Theatre in Butte. On Saturday, the OGT will host a fundraising gala dubbed "The Mad Hatter's ParTea." It will be held in the ball room adjacent to the theatre in the basement of the Mother Lode Theatre. Tickets are just $35, and that includes dinner from some fine Butte establishments. Metals Sports Bar & Grill will provide a full...

Tocher Lee is a four-sport athlete at Butte High School. He is probably best known for hitting a 3-pointer that sent the Bulldogs to the Class AA State tournament last season. He is also a standout in football, baseball and track. Unfortunately, Lee's senior season in football was cut short with a toe injury that required surgery. Listen in to hear that Lee will be back in time to play basketball...

Butte High football coach Arie Grey gets that his job is not to just win football games. Too bad more people don't see that, too. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make your story legendary. Openi...

When he was our teacher at Butte High School, we had no idea that Mr. Michael Lawson was a true American Hero. As a Marine, Mr. Lawson served two tours in Vietnam. He earned a Bronze Star with a Combat "V" to go along with a Purple Heart. Listen in to hear his story from the days growing up at the Columbia Gardens to his time in Vietnam to his days as a teacher to today, when his work continues. T...

I didn't win my race to be the next chief executive of Butte-Silver Bow, but I was blown away to receive 7,347 votes from my home town. It wasn't enough to win, but it was enough to make me feel pretty damn good. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...