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The ButteCast with Bill Foley

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

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00:13:33

Tap 'er Light Hudson Willse

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/13

Hudson Willse, who worked 27 years as the sports editor of The Montana Standard, was a trendsetter in the newspaper business. He set the standard for sports coverage that papers around the state tried to copy. Whether you were a star on the Butte High football team or the No. 5 player on the Butte Central golf team, Hud made sure your sport was covered. He made us all feel like a big deal.That is why, in 1997, Hud was enshrined in the Butte Sports Hall of Fame with many of the Butte legends he

01:31:16

No. 263: Jerry Worley

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/08

On Nov. 9, 1973, Butte Central beat Cut Bank 27-6 on a frozen field on Montana’s Hi-Line.The win gave the Maroons their third straight Class A State football championship. It was BC’s fourth title in five years.The game was filled with sports legends from both sides. That includes on the field and on the sidelines.While we don’t have a flux capacitor, Jerry Worley will take us back in time to that day in 1973 next Wednesday. He will give two presentations about the game — and so much more. The first

00:13:37

Tap ’er Light: Their fight should not be a lonely one

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/06

Sid DeBarathy and Mike Foley feel like they have been in a lonely fight as they battle for the female athletes of Butte. That is the saddest thing of this really sad story that has dragged on for more than two decades.We should all fight alongside Sid and Mike. We should tell the district that what Sid and Mike are saying about the subpar softball fields at Stodden Park is true. We should demand that the district follow through with the promise that it made to the girls in 1990.Today's bonus

01:27:18

No. 262: Jeff LeProwse

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/06

If there is ever a fourth legend added to the cathedral that is 3 Legends Stadium, it will be Jeff LeProwse.It is safe to say that without Jeff, American Legion Baseball would not exist in the Mining City. At least it wouldn’t in its current form.Jeff coached the Butte Miners from 2012 through 2021, and that era will go down as the most important stretch in program history. The Miners down to 11 players by the end of his first season as coach. Then, the team lost its home at Montana Tech’s Alumni

01:26:39

No. 261: Amanda and Ben Wlaysewski

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/04

Amanda Wlaysewski started working in the fish industry six days after she graduated from Butte Central in 2003.What she thought was a summer job, turned into career. Every summer since, she has gone to Bristol Bay, Alaska to work. She founded the Kvichak Fish Co., and for the last 15 years she has run her own small processing facility. She will be heading north again later this month.Amanda describes her community supported fishery model as “salmon gone girl scout cookies.” Her company takes orders

01:18:28

No. 260: Dr. Patrick Gallus

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/05/01

Dr. Patrick Gallus is one doctor who doesn’t like to play the waiting game.Maybe it was all the years he spent as an emergency doctor in Prescott, Arizona, where he served as chief of staff at Yavapai Regional Medical Center. There, Dr. Gallus developed two emergency departments, and his staff of 18 physicians saw 72,000 patients per year.Now, the 1981 Butte Central graduate is back in his home town, seeing walk-in patients at the Mercury Street Medical Group at 300 W. Mercury St.There, you can

00:13:35

Tap 'er Light: Raiders pick Tommy, end nightmare

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/29

Raider Nation has now idea what it just got with the selection of Butte boy Tommy Mellott. They will quickly learn why they call him "Touchdown Tommy."Even better, he isn't going to Green Bay.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:51:54

No. 259: Theresa Rader

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2025/04/24

Theresa Rader is a legend of the Class of 1993. Not just at the school she graduated from, Butte Central, either.Rader was good at every sport she tried. She was a speedskater, basketball player, volleyball player, softball player. If there was a competition, Rader was ready to win it.She started as a freshman on the varsity basketball team at BC. She also played on the school’s first-ever softball team.Then, Rader played softball at Jamestown University in North Dakota, where she did not let a

00:14:08

Tap ’er Light: Don’t be mad at the nervous umpire

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/22

The coach deserved to be thrown out of the game. He also had good reason to be mad at the nervous umpire.In this case, the coach and the umpire were both victims of the ever-growing shortage of youth sports officials. So were the players.That shortage, by the way, is due almost entirely to the parents who verbally abuse sports officials at all levels.Coaches and players deserve the best officiating possible. Officials deserve time to learn and develop confidence before being thrown into such an

01:28:53

No. 258: Ken Carver

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/18

Ken Carver has taught in the Butte School District for 35 years. He has also coached and officiated all of those years.Next Saturday, Mr. Carver will be inducted into the Montana Western Education Hall of Fame. It is a very well-deserved honor.Listen in to hear his story.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

00:12:57

Tap ’er Light: Hurdles remain for prep baseball

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2025/04/15

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01:20:43

No. 257: Tommy Mellott Part 2

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2025/04/14

There is no question that Tommy Mellott is one of the greatest athletes the Mining City has ever produced.He is in the conversation when you extend that debate out to cover the entire state. The 2024 Walter Payton Award winner led the Montana State Bobcats to the FCS national championship football game two times. That came after he became just the second boy at Butte High School to earn 12 varsity letters. He led the Bulldogs to the 2019 Class AA state championship football game. In addition to

01:26:40

No. 256: Dougie Peoples Part 2

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/11

More than two years have passed since Dougie Peoples hit that 27-foot, game-winning shot in the Class A State championship game in Missoula.Yet, Dougie is still very much a celebrity in Montana. You do not need to say his last name for people to know you are talking the Butte Central legend.Even his teammates at the College of Idaho are still talk about that shot, even if they do it to tease him.Dougie’s legend just continues to grow. He scored 21 points as the College of Idaho beat Oklahoma

01:17:34

No. 255: Caden Tippett

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/09

Nobody outworks Butte Central junior Caden Tippett when she is competing in a sport. She might not lead the team in points on the basketball court, but she leads the state in floor burns from diving for loose balls.She might not be the fastest mountain bike rider on Butte’s Copper Sprockets youth racing team, but she is fearless enough to be known for taking headers while riding as fast as she can downhill. She just might lead the state in road rash.Caden also has the voice of an angel.That voice is

00:13:03

Tap ’er Light: Blake’s latest fight in Anaconda

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/08

Blake Hempstead is an unapologetic speaker of the truth, as he sees it. That does not always sit well with the residents of Anaconda, or the leaders of the community.It has also led to many public arguments in the Smelter City. The latest dispute reeks of retribution and government overreach. In doing so, the county is telling the Copperheads to get bent.Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:25:44

No. 254: Richard Gibson

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2025/04/03

He has been called Butte’s “Accidental Historian.”Richard Gibson was born in Oklahoma, raised in Flint, Michigan and educated at Indiana University in Bloomington. You will look long and hard, however, before you find someone who knows more about the history of Butte than Richard.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

00:13:51

Tap 'er Light: ‘Butte mess’ does not speak well for...

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/04/01

With House Bill 547, Butte-Silver Bow has punted one of its biggest in-house issues to the Montana Legislature, where elected officials from the other 55 counties will decide for us.Whether or not the bill is a good one is not the issue here. The process stinks. And letting others work out our disputes for us is not in the true spirit of the "Can Do City."Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Park Street

01:21:09

No. 253: Torre Tempel

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/03/28

Torre Tempel was very impressive on the football field and basketball court for the Butte High Bulldogs.Bulldog basketball coach Matt Luedtke calls Toree “the epitome of Butte High basketball.”Torre led the Bulldogs with 39 made 3-pointers this season, but that only begins to describe his game. He was just tough.He was the same way playing cornerback for the Bulldogs. Torre Tempel will long be remembered for his toughness.That is why it is not surprising to learn that Torre is going to take his

00:12:28

Tap 'er Light: The girls of Butte deserve better

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/03/25

Sid DeBarathy and Mike "Skinny" Foley have been fighting for equality for the girls who play softball in Butte since 2023.It looks like they might once again be gaining traction. However, Sid and Skinny have heard that before.Of course, Sid and Skinny have heard that many times in their 22-year fight for equality for the girls. They have heard as many hollow words and empty promises as they have insults.The girls of Butte deserve better. Read this column at ButteCast.com.

01:15:30

No. 252: Jessica (Criss) Picker

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2025/03/23

There has never been a Miss Montana to win the crown while living in the Mining City. We have at least on Miss Montana living in the "Holey City" today, and nobody seems to be more of a Butte girl that Jessica Picker.Jessica, whose maiden name is Criss, hails from Klamath Falls, Oregon, and she won the Miss Montana Crown while attending Montana State University in 2020. She was again “crowned” Miss Montana in 2021 after COVID wiped out the 2020 Miss America pageant.Today, Jessica is a

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