Benefits set for 5-year-old

A benefit auction and dinner will be held Feb. 25 at the Eagles Club and Pizza Hut will donate proceeds March 16 to raise money for 5-year-old Jayce Lodgepole, who has gastroenteropathy, a stomach and intestines disorder.

Because of longterm steroid use to fight that disorder, Jayce also has developed adrenal suppression, his mother, Elizabeth LodgePole said, and complications have led to several emergency room visits.

Jayce may be returning soon to Havre from Denver, where he has spent the last two weeks, but Elizabeth LodgePole said she’s expecting some hefty bills — just the two em...