Jason Street earned 11 varsity letters at Butte High. He also won three individual state titles on the wrestling mat. He is one of the best wrestlers Butte High has ever produced, and he is part of a family that will forever be known as wrestling royalty in the Mining City. 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.

I am running for chief executive of Butte-Silver Bow. Here's why. 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.

Whether it as an athlete, musician, husband, father or grandfather, Butte's own Andy Larson has been known to swing for the fences. Listen to 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 to ⁠timmontana.com⁠. For more from Bill Foley, go to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

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 Foley, go to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

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.

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.

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 Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

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.

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 Foley, go to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

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 Central’s football team. In 2011, he was the head coach as Butte High won the Class AA State softball crown. Along the way, Stosich won multiple football titles as an assistant at BC and Butte High. He was also an assistant coach as Butte High’s wrestling teams won 13 straight State titles. He coached track and field, guiding many individual state champions. 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.

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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

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.

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 is still worth fighting for. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

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.

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.

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 three-year stint as executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, and he was as a member of the Democratic National Committee for 12 years. Lately, he has cemented his status as a Butte guy by fighting to make sure that Butte gets the Superfund cleanup that it deserves. Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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.

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 football team and then to medical school at the University of Washington. 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.

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.

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 to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

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 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

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.

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 native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

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 gold basketball of a state champion, but Curtis is a champion in my book. Curtis also really does seem to live by the Golden Rule. He is nice to everyone, and that is even better than being a great basketball player. Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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.

Greg "Peach" Leetz has been my friend for as long as I can remember. He is a veteran of the Northwest Little League, where he led the world in unnecessary Pete Rose slides, and the Navy. He graduated from Butte High and Montana Tech. He is in town to watch the Montana Tech-Carroll College football game Thursday night at Alumni Coliseum. Yesterday, I saw him in person for the first time in years, and we had a great time talking about the glory days, the Vu Villa, the fact that he was a band-O, the Vu Villa and his large family. Oh, and the Vu Villa. 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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com. The podcast is marked "explicit" because of a couple of accidental F bombs.

The EPA is finally promising us some transparency when it comes to the cleanup of more than a century worth of mine waste in Butte. So far, we know the promises from the EPA have been as real as Butte's best ghost story. 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.

Paul Panisko has a new gig at Montana Tech. That comes after 30 years on the radio, most of it at KBOW. He called football, basketball and softball games for most of those years, and he is as good as it gets. Montana Tech fans will be able to hear Panisko call home football and basketball games on the Orediggers' YouTube channel. Go to godiggers.com to find links to check them out. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

Tawnya Murray is a recovering addict who knows how methamphetamine can ruin a life. She knows what it is like to live on the streets, and she knows what it is like to lose everything, including her two children. Today, Tawnya is doing well, and she is looking to help others. Her story is one you do not want to miss. 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.

Jon McElroy won 118 games in 18 seasons as head football coach at Butte High School. Before that, he was a standout athlete and an All-State receiver on Butte High's 1964 state championship team. He played at Montana State before becoming a coach and teacher at his alma mater. Coach Mac was also the best chemistry teacher this side of Walter White. Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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 stone walls around Leonard Field are crumbling, and the school is repairing them with what one Montana Tech alumnus called "modern trash." Where is the outrage from the historic preservation people? 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.

Brian Michelotti is the fifth executive director of the Montana High School Association. Before that, he was a Carroll College Fighting Saint, a Butte High Bulldog, a West Junior High Buffalo and a McKinley Viking. Listen in as he talks about growing up in Butte, cheering for his sons as they play football for his former rival Montana Tech and some plans he has moving forward with the MHSA. 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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

Matt Buckley was a teacher and a coach. He is a writer, poet, realtor and a cowboy. He was also one of the great Mining City athletes in his day. Buckley was part of Butte Central's back-to-back-to-back title run in football from 1971 through 1973. He received postseason honors on both sides of the ball at Carroll College. He was a 210-pound All-American defensive tackle for the Saints and an undefeated boxer at Carroll. He also just might be the most interesting man in the world. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

Three months after suffering a sever injury in a fire in Butte, Capt. Brant Bristol is doing well and looking forward to being back on the job. Listen in as Capt. Bristol talks about being injured, the long road to recovery and much more. 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 best scene in "A River Runs Through It" does not involve fly fishing. 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.

Ray Jay Johnson and Steve Schulte have been best friends since they were kids. They were also standouts playing for the Butte Central Maroons. Schulte is still BC's all-time leading rusher, and he is the only player to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the Butte High-Butte Central rivalry. Both were part of the 1978 Butte Central Class A State championship basketball team. While Schulte went to Carroll College to play football, Johnson played hoops at the College of Great Falls. He was inducted into the Butte Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. Schulte and Johnson are also Hall of Fame story tellers. Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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.

As we approach the eighth anniversary of the unspeakable tragedy that claimed the lives of Kyle Burgman and Casey Boyle, we mourn the loss of 17-year-old Delaney Doherty. Today's bonus 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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

Dale Burgman is a sportswriters' dream. He is one of the best interviews off all time, and he has pretty much coached everything. After a long tenure at Butte High School, Dale retired and moved to North Dakota to coach and teach. He has one more school year before he returns to the Mining City for good. In 2015, Burgman coached even after his son Kyle and his friend and roommate Casey Boyle were killed in a car crash shortly before the fall sports season began. The families started the Burgman/Boyle Classic basketball game on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, and the "Boyles Buddies Game," the Special Olympian edition of that game lives on. It will be played Thursday, Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at East Middle School. The Burgman/Boyle Scholarship has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to students from Butte High and Butte Central in the eight years since the tragedy. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

Pat Ryan has never had a bad day. He has also never had a boring day. PR and his son Will recently racked up about 1,700 miles on their bikes as they rode to Iowa for a race across Iowa. Listen in as PR talks about that month-long journey. Listen as he talks about his days playing football and wrestling at Butte High. Listen as he talks about the many jobs he has had along the way. 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.

A column on 406mtsports.com suggests that sports coverage is so good that the writers are routinely told "thank you" at events, stores and bars. We know better. 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.

Before he became a well-known sports official in Montana and well beyond, Glen Welch was an outstanding athlete at Butte High School and the University of Montana. The speedy All-State receiver helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back State titles in 1967 and 1968. He was then part of a back-to-back conference championship team with the Grizzlies. Even though he hasn't lived in the Mining City for decades, Welch still very much considers himself to be a "Butte guy." Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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.

Jeanette Kappes is carrying on a "segrevious" legacy as the third-generation owner of Butte's Crazee Carol's Casino and Mill Bar. 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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

I wrote about my best pals Bandit and Boogie. They are my dogs. 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.

He placed ninth in the 2019 Tour Divide, a grueling 2,745-mile race from Banff, Alberta to the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2021, he rode the Butte 100 course twice, making him the only ever competitor in the "Butte 200." Yet, John "Bear" Stillwagon is not crazy. He just never does anything halfway. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

If you could give your 15-year-old self some advice, what would it be? I would tell myself to never quit playing high school football. 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.

Kyle Samson is the head coach of the Montana Tech football team. Before that, he was a star quarterback at Helena Capital and MSU-Northern. At his core, though, Samson is a Butte guy. He has deep family roots in the Mining City. 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.

Chad Okrusch is a Butte treasure. Actually, he's a Montana treasure. His songs Opportunity Blues, Big Hole River, The Angel Mariah and St. Patrick’s Day At the M&M perfectly capture the soul of the Mining City and its surroundings. Chad is also a professor at Montana Tech, a former OK handball player and a Tim Meadows impersonator. Today's podcast is presented by Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. 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 senseless death of a 23-year-old Butte man on July 3 tells us that we must do better as a society. 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 Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

In January of 2014, Skip Koprivic retired after 34 years working as the club pro at the Missoula Country Club. He was in town Saturday as the Jack W. Crowley Jr. Clubhouse was officially dedicated at the Highland View Golf Course. After the dedication, I was able to catch up with Skip, who is a golfing legend in Butte, Missoula and beyond. 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 to ⁠ButteCast.com⁠.

Today we catch up with seven of the eight Butte Miners seniors or super seniors.' Listen in as we catch up with Ethan “Easy” Conningham, Kenley Leary, Kevin “Donnie” Donaldson, Tyler Duffy, Rye Doherty, Anthony Knott and Zach Tierney. 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.