News Coverage

The news stories below document the tragedy of Cassie Haydal's death and chroncile the efforts of Mary Haydal to speak out against drug abuse.

The collection of news coverage listed below will give you an example of the progress being made against Meth and other drugs. And, to allow you to look back to the start of Mary's mission, we have listed the archived newspaper articles that told of Cassie Haydal's death.

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Mother of 18-year-old meth addict is turning her nightmare into a miracle
My child is dead," pronounced Mary Haydal, a Miles City mother who is waging a ... Mary Haydal shared the tragic story of how her 18-year-old daughter died ...(Pioneer Press - 10/27/06)

The high Price of fun
If Mary Haydal's daughter Cassie wasn't safe, then neither is anyone else's daughter. Neither popularity, church attendance, honor roll status, a heart for volunteering, nor a strong, loving family were enough to save her from the seduction of meth addiction. (Custer County Chronicle - 10/19/2006)

Pioneer wins national award
The Black Hills Pioneer has been honored with the Inland Press Association's 2006 "Community Leadership Award" for its series on methamphetamine use, abuse and issues.(Black Hills Pioneer - 10/05/2006)

Meth meetings deemed huge success
Attendance at meth awareness luncheons and meetings last month was "absolutely phenomenal" according to officials from Realtors Against Meth. (Black Hills Pioneer - 02/02/2006)

Midwest mom warns students of meth dangers
When several hundred middle-school and fifth-grade students filled the Spearfish High School auditorium Jan. 10, the atmosphere was a noisy rumble. But when one soft-spoken mom from Montana got on stage and started telling her story n of how methamphetamine claimed the life of her 18-year-old daughter... (Lawrence County Journal - 01/20/06).

Optimism in the fight against meth
People involved in the fight against methamphetamine rarely find anything to be optimistic about, but Dan Dunlap said one good thing about meth is that it's so bad. Dunlap, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Billings... (Billings Gazette - 08/25/2005)

Waging War on Drugs -Miles City mom turns tragedy into drug prevention message
In November of 2000 the world darkened for a Miles City family when 18-year-old Cassie Haydal died due to methamphetamine use. Cassie’s mom, Mary Haydal, shared her story with the community of Lewistown last week in a series of presentations (Lewiston News-Argus - 10/09/2004)

Daughter's drug death detailed
As two boys walked down the hall at Columbus High School Tuesday, one muttered under his breath. "That made me cry," he said. He wasn't the only one shedding tears. Moist eyes and solemn faces were widespread... (Billings Gazette - 03/03/2004)

2 Miles City men get meth sentences
Two Miles City men who admitted supplying methamphetamine to minors will spend time in federal prison. The case was connected to the death of an 18-year-old Miles City woman, Cassie Haydal, who died of a meth-induced heart attack (Billings Gazette - 01/10/2004)

Shocking death revealed crank use
A fact sheet on methamphetamine use came home with Cassie Haydal s report card last week. The list of warning signs came too late for her parents, Mary and Greg Haydal, of Miles City. (Billings Gazette - 11/17/2000)

Obituary: Cassie Haydal
Cassie Haydal, age 18, of Miles City, daughter of Greg and Mary Haydal, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings surrounded by love and prayer with her family. Cassie was born on Aug. 14, 1982, at Miles ... (Billings Gazette - 11/17/2000)