Vance Caldwell, 71

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:07:49 +0000

Vance Caldwell arrived in Bozeman in 1992 with a Subaru wagon, a master’s degree in watershed science, and the quiet conviction that he had found the last honest town in the West. He bought a two-bedroom on South Third for $87,000 in 1994 and told anyone who would listen that it was “a normal amount of money for a normal house,” a phrase he repeated at potlucks, city commission meetings, and the hardware store checkout line for thirty years.

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Vance Caldwell, 71