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Mariah’s ChallengeGreetings to the Mining City! Today I want to

take the opportunity to write about the five year anniversary of Mariah McCarthy’s tragic death. On October 27, 2007 Mariah was a 14 year old doing what most young ladies do on a Saturday evening, hanging out with the friends of her neighborhood. Late that night Mariah and her two closest friends were walking maybe a block or so away from home when a drunk driver altered the community of Butte forever. I have often heard other people talk about events occurring and never forgetting where they were when they heard the news or witnessed history unfolding. For me I remember it was a Saturday night and my alma mater Butte Central had a bye week in the playoffs after winning their division. I was digging online trying to find out who won the matchup that would decide who we would play the following week. I had trouble finding what I was looking for so I sent a text message to Bill Foley who I

figured would be able to tell me what I wanted to know. Quite sadly he had a much different topic on his mind. I am sure almost everyone reading this knows about the events that would unfold that evening, the following day and continue to ripple to this very day. If you do not I hope you take a few minutes to check out mariahschallenge.com to learn more and get involved. My personal connection went a little further as Mariah’s father Leo had been my insurance agent since I was just a few years older than Mariah was and would forever be on that evening. On October 27 and 28 Leo and his family went through the worst nightmare for a parent, fighting for her life before finally having to come to the realization that she was gone and making the decision to donate her organs so she may be of benefit to others in need. I don’t believe any one would have held it against Leo if he had reacted differently than he did. He certainly could have been bitter, angry, full of hate and resentment. Amazingly Leo and the father’s of the other victims, Jimm Kilmer and

Chad Okrush came together and did quite the opposite. Out of their love for the community and the youth that live here Leo challenged Mariah’s classmates to break away from the drinking culture that enabled this drunk driving catastrophe. Mariah’s Challenge began during the eulogy Leo gave for his daughter based on a desire to ensure no other parent would have go through the pain of this 100% preventable tragedy. In the five years since Mariah’s Challenge has gone from being concerned with saving the kids in one class to reaching youth throughout America. Voting is going on now at www.cnnheroes.com where Leo and Mariah’s Challenge have been nominated for the prestigious 2012 CNN Hero of the Year. The winner will be announced December 2 so please log on to the website and vote up to 10 times per day! As always feel free to check us out on facebook, the website or cnn.com. I hope everyone has a safe Halloween and the Maroons, Bulldogs and Orediggers keep up their winning ways! Take care everyone.

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I’m just going to get right to the point, I have something to get off my chest.

• In the closest vote to date, Butte Central’s standout wide receiver Kale Guldseth took home the prestigious Butte American Player of the Week award. Guldseth was the Maroons lone bright spot in a 58-13 loss to Dillon catching eleven balls for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Guldseth gathered 29 percent of the vote beating out Montana Tech quarterback Nick Baker (26 percent), Tech running back Pat Hansen (24 percent) and Butte High wide receiver Bryce Armstrong (21 percent).

Remember, votes can be cast via my personal facebook page, The Butte American Facebook page, my email or Twitter — @Dunmire45 — from Saturday night to noon the following Monday.

• As a loyal fan of the New York Yankees I stand by my team through thick and thin.

But after the showing they put forward on this year’s Postseason I contemplated writing a column and tearing them to shreds, but that wouldn’t fit the whole “positive publication” thing, now would it?

I was physically ill as I watched the Detroit Tigers polish off the Yankees. And all I could think to myself was “wow, how can this be happening?”

I hadn’t seen such excellent pitching from the Yankees in the playoffs in my life. Yet, the Yankees — as it seems in almost every recent postseason — fell asleep at the plate in crunch time.

In nine postseason games, the Yankees scored just 22 runs. Their pitching staff gave up more than three runs only twice, Games 1 and 4 against Detroit.

Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez, Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano batted

a collective 19 for 125, a whopping .152 batting average. With a combined 118 home runs during the regular season, you would think that ONE of them would guess right on a hanging breaking ball, right?

Yet it was the bat of well traveled outfielder Raul Ibanez that kept them — and Yankees fans hopes — alive with one dramatic, magical ninth inning swing after another.

As emotional and uplifting those home runs by Ibanez were, the writing was on the wall when the great Derek Jeter was on the ground wincing in pain after fracturing his ankle in Game 1 against Detroit.

It was over, the player knew it, the fans in Yankee Stadium knew it, the Tigers knew it and even the most optimistic Yankee fans like myself knew it.

The Tigers swept the Yankees who hit 245 home runs in the regular season — the most for any Yankees squad — but didn’t manage to hold a lead at any point in the series.

They hit .188 in their nine postseason games, and an outlandish .157 against Detroit. Remember kids, they weren’t facing Sandy Koufax, Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson. They were being shut down one inning after another by the likes of Doug Fister, Jason Hammel and some dude named Max.

As I sat and waited for the Yankees bats to come alive, all I could think about was the seven run, seventh inning in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series against the San Diego Padres where Tino Martinez capped off the scoring with a memorable grand slam, one big hit could spark the entire lineup, but that never happened and the mighty Yankees who score 804 runs during

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In case you haven’t noticed, football in “The Mining City” is back in a big, big way. And no, I’m not talking about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

I’m talking about the Orediggers, Maroons and Bulldogs. For the first time this season all three teams closed out the same weekend with a win.

Which makes it really hard to pick a Player of the Week.

• The Butte High Bulldogs welcomed the No. 4-ranked Bozeman Hawks with open arms on Friday night — then they kicked them in the gut. In a game that pitted the Dogs No. 1 ranked offense against the Hawks No. 1 ranked defense, it was the Butte High defense that took center stage. After being taken behind the woodshed last week by Billings Senior, the Dogs answered the bell by giving up less than 200 yards of total offense. Quarterback Dallas Cook paced the offense by going 21 of 41 for 324 yards and three touchdowns. With the 28-19 win, the Dogs moved to 5-1 on the season and 4-0 at home. At this point, I don’t think Tom Brady could walk out of Naranche Stadium with a win.

• Good teams find a way to win games, and that’s exactly what the Montana Tech Orediggers did Saturday against Southern Oregon. In almost a mirror image of the 2011 season opener, the No. 16-ranked Diggers got a touchdown plunge

by running back Pat Hansen to beat the Raiders 48-45 in double overtime. Offense isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a Chuck Morrell coached team, but the Diggers needed every one of quarterback Nick Baker’s 320 passing yards and three touchdowns to better the No. 1 ranked offense in the nation. With the win, the Orediggers have put themselves in the driver’s seat of the Frontier Conference’s West Division.

• At first glance one would think that the smoke surrounding the Stajcar Complex in Stevensville was coming from the Mustang Complex wildfire in Idaho. One would be wrong. That smoke was coming off the sizzling right hand of Butte Central quarterback Brady Tippett. Coming off the most brutal loss —”The Miracle at Memorial” — those kids will most likely ever endure, the Maroons were beaten, battered and left for dead. Only problem is, nobody told them. Propelled by Kale Guldseth’s 10 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown — he also had two interceptions — the Maroons built a 24-13 third quarter lead. But it was one 73-yard touchdown pass to Connor McGree where Tippett put the final nail in the Yellowjackets’ coffin, kept the Maroons playoff hopes alive and earned himself the Butte American Player of the Week. Tippett finished 22 of 34 for 317

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All Zach Bunney has since since becoming the first ever Butte American Player of the Week is run for 276 yards, scamper for six total touchdowns, and he was named Homecoming King.

This thing has some legs.3UP

1. Aloha High School (Oregon) running back Thomas Tyner is considered the top running back in the Class of 2013, he is also the fastest track runner to ever hail from the state of Oregon, which means a lot considering how impressive of a track history the state has. On the evening of his 18th birthday, Tyner ran for 644 yards on 38 carries and recorded 10 TD’s in one night as the Oregon Ducks commit led his team to a 84-63 win over Lakeridge High School. He must have thought he was in the running for the Butte American Player of the Week.

2. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object on Friday night when the explosive offense of the Butte High Bulldogs will clash with the hard-nosed defense of the Bozeman Hawks. The Hawks, coming of somewhat of a stunning loss to Glacier (7-3) are giving up only 11 points per game. While the Bulldogs have been lighting up scoreboards across the state scoring 48 points per game. Something has to give, right? I encourage every one of you to attend the game, these Dogs are putting together something special.

3. There was a track meet in Billings last Friday — the runners just happened to be wearing helmets

and shoulder pads. The Bulldogs outlasted Billings Senior 62-57. In a game where defense was at a premium, Butte High tight end Tyler Earles caught four balls for 147 yards, including a 97-yard touchdown strike by quarterback Dallas Cook. And in a game where he apparently though his offense wasn’t doing enough, he also chipped in with a safety, earning himself the Butte American Player of the Week.

3DOWN1. Heartbreaking, disappointing,

agonizing, gut wrenching, shocking, and unbelievable. What do all those words have in common? They are all perfect words to describe Butte Central’s Homecoming. For the first time since 1998, the Anaconda Copperheads walked of the turf at Bulldog Memorial Stadium with their helmets held high, in a collapse the likes that I have never seen. The Maroons built a 27-0 lead thanks to two rushing, and one passing touchdown by BC quarterback Brady Tippett. It was for the most part a dominating performance by the Maroons — then the wheels fell off. Anaconda scored on the first play of the fourth quarter, when the extra point was blocked the Maroons were still up 27-6, no biggie. After exchanging possessions and eating the clock, Anaconda got the ball back with less than 4 minutes left, and proceeded to score 22 unanswered points in less than 3 minutes — leaving the Maroons players, coaches, students and fans in a stunned silence.

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First off, I would like to apologize for having my finger prints on almost every page of last week’s Butte American.

It won’t happen again, I promise.Now that I got that out of the

way, I want to try something new.From here on

out — or when I feel like it, I will be giving out an award.

An award that has become the most prestigious award in Montana and it hasn’t even been given out yet.

That award is “The Butte American Player of the Week.”

The winner of this award will receive and autographed 8x10 glossy photo of yours truly (see photo below).

What could be more incentive than that?

3UP1. The inaugural recipient of

the award is a young man who is a fighter, a survivor and is explosive when he has a football in his hands. He ran for 158 yards on eight carries — almost 20 yards a clip — and two touchdowns in a 42-0 Bulldog beat down of Missoula Hellgate. That’s right, Zach Bunney, you are the first ever “Butte American Player

of the Week!” Your photo is in the mail, no need to thank me.

2. Move over Tim Tebow, ESPN has a new darling. Sunday afternoon Robert Griffin III successfully chiseled his bust for the Pro Football Hall of Fame when

he torched the New Orleans Saints for 320 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-32 upset. RG3 gives the Redskins something they didn’t have last year. Most notably the ability to win football games. He is electric, confident and he makes things happen. But keep in mind he was up against a defense

that was forced to play by the rules, and in the process lost their ability to tackle.

3. Speaking of Saints that can’t tackle, the Carroll College Fighting Saints strolled into The Mining City the same way they have for the last eight years, with the swagger of a team that was going to walk all over the Diggers, and walk out of here with a win. But head coach Chuck Morrell and the Montana Tech Orediggers had different plans. Running back

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�e Heart & Soul of Butte�e other night I had the privilege

of being a guest at the Butte Rescue Mission’s 36th Annual Banquet. It was an amazing experience. I am not a native of Butte & over the past 6 years I have been continuously awed by this community’s spirit. I do not know the history of the Rescue Mission but I can tell you it’s future is bright. I met Ms. Rachel Freeman the several months ago as I began to volunteer serving dinners. As I understand it the Mission is funded completely through private donations. �at means, Butte, that you as a community are living your legacy of self reliance. I have worked with non-pro�ts for over 20 years & have watched the evolution of grassroots fund raising go from private donations to highly technical grant writing. Back in the day we would spend countless hours brainstorming creative ideas to raise money to keep soup kitchens, shelters, etc. We typed our letters of support & went through “ white out” like crazy, we

held fundraisers & sold crafts. �e most important thing about the whole process was that we were all involved. Long days & late nights meant that our children had to tag along. �ey didn’t mind though because it was a guaranteed pizza night. We didn’t have money but we had time. We also had great debates, crazy ideas, a few friendly disagreements, a few tears & lots of laughter. But most of all we had lots of love because we had a common cause. �e cause was simple. We were grateful for what we had & for those who had helped during tough times. We simply wanted to return the favor. Ms.Freeman & her sta� are incredible group of people. �ey are high energy, engaging & have a passion for helping others. �ey believe in what they do & they believe that everyone who passes through the Mission’s door deserves not only a meal & place to sleep but a smile, a handshake, a laugh & most of all hope.

�e banquet was a success. �e number of people that attended

the banquet demonstrated Butte’s commitment to helping others in their time of need. After a long day at work, people showed in record numbers. Some were tired from a long day at work but that did not dampen their spirit. �ey showed up because they had made a commitment to do so & that it is what people in Butte do. �ey give their word & they follow through, supporting each other in a common e�ort to maintain the integrity that is Butte.

People of Butte have a soul. Butte people recognize that bad things happen to good people. �at anyone of us can have a tragedy happen in our lives & we could be homeless in need of help. Butte people look beyond the outer layers of dirt, dust & despair that accompanies us in rough times. Butte people see that beyond the dirt & dust of despair is a human being. Butte people see that that person has a name. Butte people realize that the person is someone’s son, daughter, brother, sister, mother or father.

Butte people give time, money, a smile & most importantly they give each other hope. How do I know this? Because I see it everyday in this community in some shape or form. Because I see it at the Rescue Mission. Most of the volunteers there have received the gift of hope from the Butte Rescue Mission & they are now employed in the community & volunteering at the Butte Rescue Mission.

�e banquet may not have raised as much money as it has in the past but that doesn’t stop this community or the Butte Rescue Mission. Ms. Rachel Freeman does not look at the negatives in these situation, she celebrates what has been given & is inspired to do more. Ms. Freeman exempli�es an having an attitude of gratitude & she looks for solutions. We will be seeing her & her sta� at many community events this summer continuing their fund raising e�orts. Because that is what Butte people do. What an amazing community.

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Get your family and friends out for a gobble wobble virtual run happening on Thanksgiving to out run Cystic Fibrosis! This is one day when people across the globe lace up and hit the streets, treadmill or track all for cystic fibrosis. This race is about showing support and being part of something big!

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Aries (3/21-4/19) Watch out for Gemini. They’re known as the twins because of both of their faces. Just kidding Gemini. But seriously, Aries, stay away from Gemini.

Taurus (4/20-5/20) Your sign says you’re a bull, but you’re more of a pussycat this week. Still, you would be wise to avoid China shops. You’re a pussycat, but you’re a really big pussycat.

Gemini (5/21-6/20) Aries might be avoiding you like the plague (especially if they read this horoscope), but don’t worry; there are 10 other signs to pick from this week. Check back next week to find where you stand.

Cancer (6/21-7/22) This might be a good week to get out of Dodge. You don’t have to buy an airline ticket, but if you can, why the heck wouldn’t you?

Leo (7/23-8/22) You’ve been meaning to get around to housework, and now’s the time. Spring cleaning suddenly means fall cleaning. If you finish at your place, give us a call, we could use some help with ours.

Virgo (8/23-9/22) With the changing weather comes a change of clothes. Put the shorts away Virgo. It’s cold out. But don’t just give them away or anything. We’ve still got Indian Summer coming up.

Libra (9/23-10/22) What was cloudy now seems clear. Things are in focus for the first time in a long time. Maybe your stars are aligned, or maybe it was that trip to the optometrist?

Scorpio (10/23-11/23) Money matters, especially when you don’t seem to have any. Just remember there are always folks with less, like me! Don’t forget, however, that the lottery is just a tax on people who are bad at math.

Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) Like the changing leaves on the trees, it’s time you made some changes as well. Let’s start with those skivvies.

Capricorn (12/22-1/19) Make that phone call you’ve been meaning to. Someone will be happy to hear from you, and maybe you’ll make someone’s day. Forget about the restraining order.

Aquarius (1/20-2/18) Keeping an eye on the horoscopial stars tells us that you should also take time and gaze at the stars. You might even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. Good luck on that one.

Pisces (2/19-3/20) Like a fish in a bowl, your life is on display this week. As long as people are watching, give them an eyeful! Really, show a little leg or something.


Greetings to the Mining City! I am honored for this opportunity to share some of what’s going on with Mariah’s Challenge with the readers of the Butte American. My goal is to have a monthly article to keep Butte updated on where we are and where we are going. If you are curious to get more information I highly encourage you to check out the website at mariahschallenge.com. Today I want to focus on one of the most exciting happenings in the history of Mariah’s Challenge which occurred this year when Leo McCarthy was nominated as a 2012 CCN Hero. This is a wonderful chance to spread the message of Mariah’s Challenge to a national

audience. The main reason this topic is important to us is because we need your votes! On September 30th CCN will narrow down the current list of nearly thirty heroes down to the top ten. Should we get enough support to make it that far Mariah’s Challenge will get a $50,000 dollar award which will be used to fund the scholarship program we have had in place which has already given almost $150,000 in scholarships to the youth of our community. In addition the top ten vote getters become eligible for the top prize of $250,000! Now that would give Butte America a amazing way to help our children grow old! To see the video

dedicated to Leo and Mariah’s Challenge please log on to http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/2012.heroes/leo.mccarthy.html and check it out. Remember to click onto CCN.com so you can vote early and vote often! For those of you on Facebook click on the CCN page and like the segment dedicated to Mariah’s Challenge. Along with asking for your help in this endeavor we are also wanting to hear about positive things that are going on with the youth in Butte and the surrounding communities. How are the high school kids finding ways to have fun while accepting Mariah’s Challenge? If you have some stories to share please get in touch with us through the website, our facebook page or contact Josh. Hopefully these stories can be the focus of an upcoming article. Looking forward to sharing more of Mariah’s Challenge with southwest Montana in the upcoming months! Take care Butte, America.

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GOOOD Morning, Butte. Wow, it is glad to be back home. Last month I went to Africa with a group from Abundant Life Fellowship. We went to Mwanza, Tanzania and met up with Pastor Erick Oguta for the ground breaking of a mission center for orphans and widows. Now I could share stories of the poverty we saw but we have an awareness of that from the media. Let me share with you what you don’t see in the media. In our group there were 4 youth, ranging in age from 14 to 17, and they were amazing. Our community was well represented by these young people. They were full of energy and worked very hard. I have talked with them and they shared that this was a life changing experience for them. I

have written before about how Butte people jump right in to help others “because that is what Butte people do.” Well, these young people raised the bar on that phrase. They jumped right in helping the contractors. They rolled up their sleeves, put on their gloves, put on a with a smile and plenty of jokes with the contractors made cement and cinder blocks. As I talked with Pastor Oguta I learned that when he visited Butte last year he spent time volunteering at the Butte Rescue Mission. Pastor Oguta was not surprised by the enthusiasm of our group becuase he already knew “that’s what Butte people do.” And on that note I have to tell you all that Seth Costin was a big hit with the kids. Go Seth. I want to remind

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Continued from page 2 FirST aND LONGthe regular season could only muster six runs against the vaunted Tigers pitching staff.

A staff that was no better than mediocre throughout the season.

The Bronx Bombers season is over, and all I can think about is the changes that may take place, changes that I am ready and excited for.

First and foremost, I am not an A-Rod “hater” I have been a fan since the day he donned his pinstripes, but if you think the Yankees are going to be able to move him and his giant contract, you are crazy. There is a better chance of picking up another black hole of obscurity — The Berkley Pit — and moving it to the East Ridge.

Say goodbye to Nick Swisher and his .250 average. The Yankees are not going to give him top dollar to play suspect defense in right field and strike out 150 times. They could sign me for free, and I would happily put up those numbers.

The Yankees need to get younger and faster. Younger and faster just happens to reside in Arizona, in the form of Justin

Upton. Expect the Yankees to make a serious run at the 25-year old right fielder who has been on the trading block since last July.

Don’t be surprised to see them attempt to move Granderson, even after they picked up their $13 million team option.

The list of free agents is a large one and it includes, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Ichiro Suzuki, Raual Ibanez, Eric Chavez, Russell Martin, Hiroki Kuroda (all of whom I expect to return), Swisher, and Andruw Jones, just to name a few.

Whatever the changes are one thing’s for sure, the small-sequence offensive philosophy, based on home runs, worked in the regular season, but has come up short in the last three postseasons. Scoring 48 percent of your runs on home runs doesn’t seem to translate into October success.

Big changes are coming to the Bronx, heads are going to roll, and I am ready for it.

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did not hear him pull up and inquired. When Chris told the others he parked a fair distance away and left his cell phone one of the ghost hunters picked up a reading from a recording device. When a noise is recorded from something that is not visibly present it is called an Electronic Voice Phenomenon, or an EVP. The team immediately listened to the recording and heard a man’s voice ask “Did he say

telephone?”.Chris was still feeling

skeptical about the whole experience even after hearing the question asked by the man. He was persuaded to go to a different floor. The team assembled different equipment and turned off the lights. They then asked if there was a spirit in the room to let it be known by turning on a flashilight. After no response it was suggested that Chris ask the question since a ghost had a reaction to him earlier with the EVP reading of the telephone question. Chris then asked if there was a presence to turn on the flashlight. It immediately turned on. Chris, still hesitant, personally turned off the light and asked it to be done again. It was lit, once again. One of the team members announced it was taking something out of their backpack and an EVP can

be heard saying to “hurry”.Chris excused himself from

the room after this experience to calm his nerves. After a few minutes outside he rejoined the team a believer in spirits. During the visit they also took photographic evidence of a woman who appears to be missing her noise and has a terrified expression on her face standing in the middle of the team. Chris will testify that this particular woman was not present and is a ghost of the Dumas. Chris has visited the Dumas numerous times since this experience and feels he has friendly relations with the spirits who linger there.

The Dumas is closed for the season, but perhaps upon a visit next year you too can experience an other worldly presence with one of the guests or ladies of the brothel.

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September 8 W. park St.782-5534

WiN a $10.00 GifT CarD frOM METaLSLast weeks answer: Carroll College, answered by Ryan Popovich This Week: Who is the starting quarterback for the Butte Central Maroons? Text the answer to 498-8495

• 9am Farmers Market in Uptown Butte

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• Prep Volleyball — Great Falls High at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball — Livingston at Butte Central

• Prep Volleyball — Dillon at Butte High,

• Prep Football — Billings West at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Football — Anaconda at Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball — Corvallis at Butte Central

• Prep Soccer — Billings West at Butte High

• Prep Volleyball — Billings Senior at Butte High

1) The 1972 Miami Dolphins went a perfect 14-0 in the season. Which Dolphin quarterback started the most games in the season?

2) Which quarterback took enough snaps in his career to be the first to throw 5000 passes?

3) More than 10 quarterbacks have thrown a 99-yard touchdown pass throughout the history of the NFL. Who was the first quarterback to do it?

1. Earl Morrall 2. Johnny Unitas 3. Frank Filchock

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Most of the time, when I work out, I wear a thirty dollar pair of Converse and a $15 dollar pair of shorts I picked up at Costco. I have had some of my best workouts running on a trail, doing push-ups in the dirt, and pull-ups on a tree limb. Don’t worry about what you look like. Just do your workout.

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I have been asked several times now since opening our gym here in beautiful, Butte, America, whether or not it is safe to workout while you are pregnant. For starters, I am not a physician and before starting any workout program, you should contact yours. However, my personal opinion is, yes, it is definitely safe to workout while you are

pregnant. I tend to approach such things from more of a common sense standpoint: if you are pregnant, in nine months or less you will need to possess a certain amount of strength and stamina in order to push a baby out of your body. Although I have no experience in this arena, my wife tells me that it can be quite a tiring process. She has

experienced this twice herself. I have a young lady in my gym that is 6 months pregnant with her third child. She has been CrossFitting throughout the entire pregnancy and

says, by far, this has been her best pregnancy of the three. For more information on this subject, again, please consult your physician and check out crossfitmom.com.

Are you not seeing results in the gym? A very simple fix to this is finding a training partner. They will hold you accountable

and you will do the same for them. It is much easier to take a longer break between sets or not do the complete workout or not do those exercises that you hate doing that you know you should do anyway, when you are by yourself. This is why at

CCCF, we believe in group fitness. Training with other people pushes you to a higher level. Train hard, but don’t train alone.

Are you not seeing results in the gym? A very simple fix to this is finding a training partner. They will hold you accountable and

you will do the same for them. It is much easier to take a longer break between sets or not do the complete workout or not do those exercises that you hate doing that you know you should do anyway, when you are by yourself. This is why at CCCF, we believe in group fitness. Training with other people pushes

you to a higher level. Train hard, but don’t train alone.


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WiN a $30.00 GiFT CarD FrOM MeTaLSLast weeks answer: No correct answer yet, Ryan Popovich you are very close, QB’s? REPEAT: You can do it! When was the last time Butte Central and Butte High won a State Championship in Football? Also, who were the starting QB’s? Text the answer to 498-8495

• 9am Farmers Market in uptown Butte


• Prep Volleyball - Stevensville at Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• College Volleyball — Rocky Mountain at MT Tech, 7 p.m.

• College Football - MSU-Northern at MT Tech

• College Volleyball - Dickinson State at MT Tech

• College Football — Montana Western at Montana Tech, noon

1) Which pitcher had the dubious honor of giving up the very first World Series grand slam?

2) Who was the first manager in history ejected from a World Series game?3) Babe Ruth was the first player in history to hit three home runs in one game of a

World Series in 1926. Who was the next player to do this?

1. Burleigh Grimes 2. earl Weaver 3. Babe ruth


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WiN a $10.00 GiFt Card FrOm mEtaLSLast weeks answer was Kaila Minehan, nice job by Craig LeDouceur This week: How many Butte

boys play for the University of Montana? Text the answer to 498-8495

• 9am Farmers market in uptown Butte


• Prep Football — Hamilton at Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• College Volleyball — Great Falls at MT Tech, 7 p.m.

• Prep Football — Helena Capital at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• College Volleyball — Carroll at MT Tech, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball - Hamilton at Butte Central

• Prep Volleyball — Anaconda at Butte Central, 7 p.m. Bozeman at Butte High, 7 p.m.

1) What Hall of Fame Indians pitcher (1936-1956) said this: “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put it’s failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is. With a new game every day. And that’s the way baseball is”.

2) What Texas native famous for his strikeouts, once said: “One of the beautiful things about baseball is, that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to reach down and prove something”.

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WiN a $10.00 GiFt Card FrOm mEtaLsLast weeks answer was Brady Tippett, Nice job by Colleen Cooney

This week: Who is the head Volleyball Coach at Butte Central? Text the answer to 498-8495

• 9am Farmers market in uptown Butte


• Prep Volleyball — Helena High at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Football — Bozeman at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Football — Hamilton at Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• College Volleyball — Great Falls at MT Tech, 7 p.m.

• College Volleyball — Carroll at MT Tech, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball - Hamilton at Butte Central

• College Football — S. Oregon at MT Tech, 1 p.m.

• Prep Soccer — Great Falls Russell at Butte High

1) Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio set a record for having at least one hit in how many consecutive games in Major League Baseball?

2) Pitcher Randy Johnson became baseball’s 24th 300-game winner in 2009. With that in mind, whose record of 511 career wins is incredibility untouchable?

3) Passing away at the age of 93, this manager gave well more than half his life to managing a baseball team. He managed for 53 seasons, an unthinkable record to ever duplicate. Who was this manager?

1. 56 2. Cy young 3. Connie mack


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WiN a $10.00 GifT CarD frOM METaLSLast weeks answer: Carroll College, answered by Ryan Popovich This Week: Who is the starting quarterback for the Butte Central Maroons? Text the answer to 498-8495

• 9am Farmers Market in Uptown Butte


• Prep Volleyball — Great Falls High at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball — Livingston at Butte Central

• Prep Volleyball — Dillon at Butte High,

• Prep Football — Billings West at Butte High, 7 p.m.

• Prep Football — Anaconda at Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• Prep Volleyball — Corvallis at Butte Central

• Prep Soccer — Billings West at Butte High

• Prep Volleyball — Billings Senior at Butte High

1) The 1972 Miami Dolphins went a perfect 14-0 in the season. Which Dolphin quarterback started the most games in the season?

2) Which quarterback took enough snaps in his career to be the first to throw 5000 passes?

3) More than 10 quarterbacks have thrown a 99-yard touchdown pass throughout the history of the NFL. Who was the first quarterback to do it?

1. Earl Morrall 2. Johnny Unitas 3. Frank Filchock

CRAZEE

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Many times, I feel that people put too much emphasis on “accessories” and “amenities” when it comes to working out. These people have to have $150.00 shoes and $30.00 pairs of socks and $50.00 shorts and shirts specifically made to wick away sweat and sweatbands for their head, arms, and legs. People would like to go to the gym with the nicest cable machines and the newest tread-mills and use ellipticals with a TV screen built in.

Most of the time, when I work out, I wear a thirty dollar pair of Converse and a $15 dollar pair of shorts I picked up at Costco. I have had some of my best workouts running on a trail, doing push-ups in the dirt, and pull-ups on a tree limb. Don’t worry about what you look like. Just do your workout.

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