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The ButteCast with Bill Foley

Bill Foley

Let"s get to know some of the characters who make Butte, Montana the "Richest Hill on Earth."

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01:15:51

No. 247: Rachel D'Amico and Jeff Dennehy

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/03/01

Rachel (Worrell) D’Amico and Jeff Dennehy know a little bit about youth sports, to say the least.Rachel was a standout pitcher for the Butte High softball team. She led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at the 2000 Class AA State softball tournament in Helena. Then she took her talents to Porterville College in Porterville, California.Jeff was a standout hockey player in Butte, helping the Mining City capture a handful of state championships. He recently coached the Copper City Kings 12U-B team

00:12:16

Tap 'er Light Coach Salo

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/25

Coach Greg Salo passed away on Feb. 12. He was just 72 years old.Coach Salo was a legendary athlete in the Mining City. He was also a man who was born to lead. As most of his former players would surly tell you, Coach Salo was no ordinary coach.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:31:47

No. 246: Billy Hogart

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/20

Not many people can tell a story like a Hogart, and Billy is as good as any of them.He grew up on Copper Street, one of five children of Bill and Mary Carol. Mike, Michelle, Jack and Pam are the other four.If they weren’t born with a ball in their hands, the Hogart kids were certainly raised with one — even if it was held together with electrical tape. Billy excelled at baseball, a game that he picked up when he was 4 or 5 when his uncle Dan hit him fly balls in the Dublin Gulch.Billy was a standout

00:12:57

Tap 'er Light: Nominate the Butte Watchdogs

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/18

The Butte Watchdogs for Social & Environmental Justice are fighting for the people of Butte. They are speaking out against the EPA, British Petroleum and the Butte-Silver Bow government in an effort to protect the children and people of Butte from ongoing poisoning.For their efforts, I am nominating them to be the grand marshals of Butte's St. Patrick's Day parade.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:26:28

No. 245: Kenley Leary

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/13

Kenley Leary was a four-sport standout athlete when he roamed the hallways of Butte High School from 2018 through 2022.He earned eight varsity letters with the Bulldogs. That includes two in football and three each in basketball and track. He also played American Legion Baseball, helping lead the Butte Miners to their first state title in 69 years in 2022.In that magical summer of 2022, Leary was the MVP of the Southern A District tournament in Butte, the Class A State tournament in Belgrade and the

00:12:42

Tap 'er Light: Tony Laz and Chris Shelton

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/11

As I refereed my first varsity high school basketball game at the Snake Pit in Anaconda, I was thinking of my old pal Tony Laslovich and the greatest quote of my writing career.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street Liquors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Make your story legendary. It is also

01:22:19

No. 244: Hudson Luedtke

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/06

No boy has scored more points for Butte High’s varsity basketball team than Hudson Luedtke. And he’s only a junior.With 1,052 points heading into Friday’s home game against Missoula Hellgate, Luedtke is 30 points ahead of the late John Dawson on the Butte High all-time boys’ scoring list. Hudson passed Dawson for the top spot Saturday in Helena. Listen to hear what he has planned if he follows in his grandfather's shoes and wins a state title for the Bulldogs. Today's podcast is brought to

00:13:51

Tap 'er Light Pregnant referees

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/04

In the Butte pool of the Montana Officials Association, we have three pregnant referees, and they are still working games. One is pregnant with twins. We were hoping that would lead to our first "seven-person crew" for a game this week. However, we will have to settle for six. If you thought you had a good reason to not referee high school sports, well, that excuse has been thrown out the window. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you

01:07:23

243: Sami Evans and Scott Brown

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/02/03

Sterling Urgent Care opened its doors for the first time in Butte, bringing a whole new model of healthcare to the Mining City. It is a membership-driven model that does not involve your insurance. It could be a gamechanger. Listen in as Membership Director Sami Evans and CEO Scott Brown tell us about the model for Sterling, which is 14 locations in Idaho, three in Utah and three in Wyoming. Butte is the first location in Montana. Listen in to hear how Sterling started and how it has been so

01:15:45

No. 242: Lisa Wareham

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/30

Lisa (Wareham) Edwards is so much more than a photographer. She is also so much more than an artist.In a way, her work serves as a vessel for us to travel back in time. For the last few years, Wareham has been producing photographs that perfectly blend Butte of today with Butte from yesteryear. A large percentage of her artwork builds on iconic photos from legendary Butte photographer C. Owen Smithers. If you want to see the blown-up Miners Union Hall in 1914 mashed with a photo of the site on

00:12:54

Tap 'er Light Hudson Luedtke and John Dawson

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/28

Junior Hudson Luedtke is about to pass John Dawson as the leading scorer in Butte High boys' basketball history. Did you know that Dawson, who passed away 5 days before his 41st birthday in 1990, was once the self-proclaimed happiest kid in the whole world? Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:15:57

No. 241: Erik Nylund, Part 2

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2025/01/24

Today we conclude our important conversation with Butte's Erik Nylund, a social and environmental justice warrior.Today's podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the Thriftway Loyalty Club today and save big. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more from Bill Foley, go

01:29:26

No. 240: Erik Nylund, Part 1

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/22

Erik Nylund is a 1993 Butte High graduate who worked for Sen. Jon Tester during most of the senator's three terms in office.Erik has always been a man to fight for the little guy. He fights for children. He fights to protect whistleblowers. Now that he is no longer under the constraints of working for a senator, Erik's voice is getting a whole lot louder when it comes to fighting for real Superfund cleanup in Butte. This is the first of a two-part interview. Part 2 will drop later this

00:14:08

Tap 'er Light: Get the lead out now

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/21

We need our local government to step up and tell the Environmental Protection Agency to force British Petroleum to stop the poisoning of our children now — not 25 to 40 years from now.Email your comments to the EPA at EPAButtePPcomments@epa.gov. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:14:53

No. 239: Russell Nelson

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/16

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 Russ got into music in the first place. Also, listen in to hear the drive and focus that led him to become

00:11:38

Tap 'er Light: Don't try to trash Tommy

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2025/01/14

If you are going to come after our boy Tommy Mellott, then you better have more than a little bit of trash.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

01:25:20

No. 238: Wes Plate

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/09

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the

00:10:56

Tap 'er Light Jeff Arntson

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2025/01/07

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For

01:39:18

No. 237: Jaison Carriger

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/01/06

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 podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leskovar Honda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, home of the 20-year,

01:25:42

No 236: Cody Carriger

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2025/01/01

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 Kelly to the 2012 Butte High graduate is still on display if a criminal tries to outrun the law on

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