Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

I had been back in Helmville about six months when the bear showed up. A number of people in and around town had mentioned that he had been on their decks or in their garages, but did no damage. He went into the basement at my dad's house, hauled the dog food out onto the lawn, ate his fill and left – without tearing the bag.

A week or so later he sneaked into my back porch, hauled the dog fo...