Tap 'er Light: These 17 keep Mariah’s message alive

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · Apr 28, 2026 · 12m

As many of you know, Mariah’s Challenge is very important to me.

Mariah’s Challenge rose out of the ashes of a tragedy that took the life of 14-year-old Mariah McCarthy on Oct. 28, 2007.

She and two friends were run over by an underage drunk driver while they walked on a trial beside Blacktail Lane. The friends survived, but Mariah was pronounced dead after being flown to Missoula.

That tragedy led me to make a major change in my life. I have not had a single drop of alcohol since. More importantly, it also led to Mariah’s Challenge, which awards students with a $1,000 scholarship if they go…