Compassionate Friends donates book collection to library

Members of a group that helps people deal with the loss of a loved one made a donation Tuesday to help others deal with that loss.

Gail Allen and Tami Pierce are longtime friends who have each lost a son.

Allen and Pierce are part of the NorthCentral Montana Compassionate Friends, a support group that provides personal comfort, hope and support to families experiencing the death of a loved one.

Mark Phillip Allen, Allen's son died Dec. 8, 2012, she said.  William Robert Nichol, Pierce's son, died Sept. 25, 2009, Pierce said.

"Our kids grew up together," Allen said.

Allen and Pierce st...