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If you're a young basketball coach who wants to learn from the best in the business, this will be of interest to you. Heck, even if you're an old basketball coach, you should take notice. The Montana Tech Mens and Womens basketball programs are holding a coaches clinic on October 18th.

Coach Green is more than a teacher, he is a mentor, but not only for the players he coached. Bob Green helps out everywhere he goes. For well over a decade, Bob has been the official voice for our stations annual clothing drive and again this year he showed up enthusiastically to cut his spots. Bob is also vital in the Veterans Court program for those who have found themselves in legal trouble due to varying factors. A Veteran himself, Bob provides insight, compassion and guidance to some of those who are affected the most, but he downplays that as well. "All I am is a mentor. I just listen to the Veterans who are in the court program. It's a great program, "he told me. "They graduate, their record is cleaned up and it's a good situation for everybody."

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butte changes lives. Many of you reading this have been a part of this organization, be it as a "big" or a "little". You will be hard-pressed to find anyone who has not at least witnessed the incredible work this organization does in our community. They are asking you to consider saying "yes" back to them and they've got a fun way to help them raise critical funds.

You are invited to a celebration if Indigenous Peoples Day this Monday, October 14th at the Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse where a big event is planned by the Native Wellness Center, Western Native Voice and Butte-Silver Bow County. The celebration will get underway at 11am with a Native American Drumming demonstration as well as complimentary Indian Tacos from the Sweet Petites food truck for the first 100 attendees.

Options for air travelers out of Butte's Bert Mooney Airport have recently been relatively slim as was noted at a recent community meeting regarding ways to improve overall service. Butte has recently had only service from one major airline with service to only one major regional air hub, the Delta Connection flights from Bert Mooney to Salt Lake City. Limited connectivity along with higher fares have led many travelers from Butte and surrounding Southwest Montana communities to seek service from airports in Bozeman, Helena and Missoula, much to the frustration of Bert Mooney officials and supporters. Yesterday, the Bert Mooney Airport announced a big move towards flexibility by adding an additional airline to a different hub.

The Butte Central Maroons have announced their weekly sports schedule and in an announcement from Activities Director Chad Petersen have decided to cancel their upcoming football game that was scheduled for Friday night against the Park High School Rangers in Livingston.

Tim Montana is being considered for Grammy nomination in not one, but three categories, Best New Artist, Best Rock Song Performance for "Devil You Know" and Best Rock Album for "Savage".

An exciting week of activities lie ahead for the Butte High Bulldogs. Here is a look at where you can find their teams in action this week.

Four structure fires in a single day is pretty notable, even by Butte standards. Hell, four structure fires in a day is notable even in a major metropolitan area. We had 4 within a 12 hour period.

The Butte Family YMCA has set a new date for their annual Country Hoedown fundraiser and this could be one worth kicking up your heels over. The legendary and newly-renovated Butte Depot will be the site of the event on the evening of Thursday, October 24th. You will not want to miss this event.