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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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01:28:35

Podcast No. 137: Dan Boyle

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/11

Dan Boyle is a Butte firefighter known for a mustache that he recently shaved off. He is also known to be part of Butte's great Boyle family. That family is responsible for the Knights of Columbus Little Kids Hoops program, which begins another season Saturday morning. 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

00:08:39

Tap 'er Light: The Pit is the solution

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/10

We need to preserve our heritage, and we need to save the Dublin Gulch. Dumping toxic material into the Berkeley Pit instead of the storied Butte neighborhood could help do that. 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.

01:26:02

No. 136: Henry and Colleen Klobucar

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/09

Henry and Colleen Klobucar are Butte's dancing couple. They will be part of the the Country Hoedown Fundraiser for the Butte Family YMCA Saturday at the Butte Ekls. Listen in as they talk about their love of family, fun and dancing. 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.

01:33:06

Podcast No. 135: Don McAuliffe

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/06

Don McAuliffe will become the 19th member of Butte High's Diamond B's Friday night as the Bulldogs take on Missoula Hellgate at Naranche Stadium. McAuliffe only played one year of football for Butte High, but he made it count. He earned first-team All-State honors at receiver. He also played basketball and was a superstar in the hurdles. 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

00:09:33

Tap 'er Light Tim Wakefield

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/03

Tim Wakefield died of brain cancer on Sunday, and it feels like I lost a close friend. 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.

01:20:36

No. 134: Alicia Kachmarik

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/10/02

In 2000, Alicia Kachmarik pitched Butte Central to the Class A State softball title not long after a line drive hit her in the face. She pitched the title game while her eye was swelling shut. More than 23 years later, it is still hard to believe that it actually happened. 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

01:43:27

No. 133: Steve Stosich

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/29

Steve Stosich is part of so many team plaques from the Butte Sports Hall of Fame that he lost count. Stosich was an undersized, but hard-nosed center and linebacker as Butte Central won the 1964 Class A State championship in football. He started three years on the gridiron for the Maroons. After playing freshman football and then wrestling at Montana State, Stosich went on to a coaching career that is still going strong today. In 1971, Stosich won his first State title as an assistant for Butte

01:36:52

No. 132: Josh Vincent

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/28

Josh Vincent was a member of the 1991 Butte High State championship football team. He went on to a successful career with Montana Tech. He is a successful businessman and engineer, and he is a proud supporter of Montana Tech Athletics. Recently he was named a Distinguished Alumni of Montana Tech. 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 Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from

00:09:17

Tap 'er Light: Seinfeld was right about the clothes

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2023/09/26

So many of my life lessons were learned from watching Seinfeld. I wish I would have listened when he said sports fans cheer for clothes. 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.

01:22:56

No. 131: Danette Harrington

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/25

Danette Harrington served 24 years as the auditor of Butte-Silver Bow. That, though, was only a part of her service as an employee of the local government. She also grew up in the great neighborhood of the Dublin Gulch. The Gulch is now threatened as the Superfund partners are targeting for a toxic dumping round that will finish off the neighborhood. The Dublin Gulch hasn't hosted a family in about 50 years, but its memory still burns strong in former residents like Harrington. That neighborhood

00:10:55

Tap 'er Light: Butte deserves better

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/21

Butte deserves the Superfund cleanup Anaconda and Missoula got. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to fight for that. We owe it to our ancestors to make sure the Dublin Gulch isn't turned into a toxic dumping site. 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.

00:10:00

Tap 'er Light: ButteCast turns a year

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/19

It was actually a year ago last Tuesday that the ButteCast turned a year old. It's not to late to celebrate. 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.

01:39:43

No. 130: Evan Barrett

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/15

Evan Barrett is a Red Lodge native who came to Butte in 1979 because his boss, Sen. John Melcher, made him. Several years later, he decided to stay, even though Sen. Melcher wanted him to leave. For more than half a century, Barrett has been a man behind so many great political leaders and policy in Butte and Montana. In addition to Melcher, he worked for U.S. Congressman Pat Williams, Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Don Peoples. For 18 years, he headed up economic development in Butte. He served a

01:37:47

No. 129: Dr. John Michelotti

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/13

Before he was the team doctor for Carroll College, Dr. John Michelotti made his mark on the world as a barber. During the 1985-86 basketball season, he gave Butte High teammate Bart Black his famous mohawk. Michelotti was a quarterback who sometimes played receiver for Butte High. He took third at State in the 800-meter race, and he won the prestigious Harry "Swede" Dahlberg Award as the outstanding boy athlete for the Bulldogs. He then went on to start four years on the Carroll College

00:08:47

Tap 'er Light Manuel Herrera

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/12

Manuel Herrera passed away last week at the age of 75. Manny, as his friends call him, will be sorely missed. 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.

01:44:50

No. 128: 1973 Butte Central offensive line

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/09

Barry Brophy, Mike Haggerty, Greg Markovich, Jerry “Buzz” Combo and Brian “Moose” Holland were the five senior offensive linemen for the 1973 Butte Central football team. That year, the Maroons went 10-0 as they ran the school's winning streak to 28 games and gave the school its third straight Class A State championship. 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 Park native, go

01:31:18

No. 127: Kevin Petritz

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/07

Listen in as former Butte High athlete and coach Kevin Petritz opens up about his battles with depression and addiction. KP was an outstanding soccer player for Butte High. He was also a contributor for a boys' basketball team that, in 2011, came within two points of a berth in the Class AA State tournament. He coached soccer at MSU-Billings, where he also played, Butte High and Great Falls High. He was also a successful club coach. Here is a column KP wrote for Butte Sports in 2014. Today's

00:09:04

Tap 'er Light: Toxic fan page not worth the fight

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/05

If you are fighting with the guys on the Montana AA Prep Football page on Facebook, then you already lost. If they block you, though, consider that a win. 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.

01:48:01

No. 126: Robert Leipheimer

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/04

Robert Leipheimer is a 2018 graduate of Butte High School. He also earned a degree form Montana State University. He went from a 230-pound offensive lineman for the Bulldogs to a 165-pound Spartan Race champion. The soon-to-be 24-year old Butte man is the reigning North American champion. He will compete in the world completion again later this year. 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

02:03:55

No. 125: Curtis Smith

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/02

It's been more than 33 years since Curtis Smith played basketball for Butte High School. He is still mentioned all the time because he is one of the best players to ever suit up for the Bulldogs. He passed like Magic Johnson, though he'd rather you say it was like Larry Bird. Either way, Curtis was great. He played on Butte High's 1989 and 1990 teams, and the Bulldogs only lost three games in those two years. Unfortunately, two of them were championship games. He doesn't have that

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