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A Hopewell teen will be racing in the Junior Iditar- od this weekend. Taylor Steele, 16, left Hopewell in December and traveled to Alaska to train for the Junior Iditarod XXXVI that will take place this weekend, Feb. 23-24. The race, open to teens 14-17 years of age, starts at 10 a.m. near Wasilia, Alaska, and typically covers 150 miles, but the distance can vary depending on the weather and trail conditions. Steele is con- tinuing to raise money for her adventure. For more informa- tion, visit www.gofund me.com/followingmyalaskan- dream. For more information on the Junior Iditarod, includ- ing race updates throughout the weekend, visit www.jridi- tarod.com. Chalybeate Springs Min- istry is hosting a concert this evening. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by the con- cert by Heavenbound at 7 p.m. Admission is free; an offering will be accepted. Love In The Name of Christ will host its Hearts for Jesus spaghetti dinner. The dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. March 2 at the Everett Assembly of God Fel- lowship Hall. Takeout avail- able. Cost is $7 for ages 13 and older, $3.50 for ages 5 to 12 and free for ages 4 and younger. Special music will be provided by Darin Wilson and the Everett Assembly of God Wor- ship team. Gazette Weekend Published Continuously Since 1805. One of America’s Oldest Newspapers. Bedford, Pa. 75¢ Vol. 208 No. 131 February 23 & 24, 2013 SATURDAY & SUNDAY (Obituaries on Page 14) BEADLE, Margaret Betty Shapcott, 90, of Bedford. DIEHL, Harold C., 92 of Bedford, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. Arrangements by Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home, Bedford. Obituary in Monday’s Gazette DODSON, Veryl, 85, of Wells Tannery, passed away on Fri- day, Feb. 22, 2013, at Pennknoll Village, Everett. Arrangements by Curtis A. Heath Funeral Home Inc., Broad Top City. Obituary in Monday’s Gazette. FOOR, Pauline L., 90, of Bedford. KAGARISE, Nancy P., 92, of Homewood at Martinsburg, for- merly of New Enterprise. LEPPERT, Ernest V., 68, of Bedford. PENNYPACKER, Janet M. (Way), 70, of Pottstown. SNYDER, Wahneita H., 85, of Bedford, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Obituary in Monday’s Gazette. Arrangements by Louis Geisel Funeral Home, Bedford. STONER, Cleoma G., 83, of Todd, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. Arrange- ments by Akers Funeral Chapel, Saxton. WRIGHT, Thomas P., 54, of Breezewood, passed away Fri- day, Feb. 22, 2013. Arrange- ments in Monday’s Gazette by Dalla Valle Funeral Service, Everett. Deaths Sports: Ridge leads D5 team race Pg. 7 Shoppers Guide: Beverly Ridenour Inside: The Osmonds Cara Beemiller Gazette Staff Writer An overturned propane tanker on Route 30 west of Bedford was the cause of an evacuation and the road being closed for nearly four hours Friday. Dave Cubbison, director of Bedford County Emergency Services, said 911 received a call just after 4 a.m. that the propane tanker, carrying approximately 9,000 gallons of propane, lost control and wrecked into an embankment before overturning near the Jean Bonnet Tavern. Cubbison said the truck, owned by National Propane Buyers Cooperative (NPBC) of Boyds, Md., was traveling eastbound. The driver of the vehicle escaped the accident with only small cuts and bruises, said Cubbison. Cubbison said Bedford Fire Department was first on the scene along with Bedford Ambulance while Everett Fire Department was on standby at Bedford’s fire hall. Shawnee Valley Fire assisted with traf- fic control toward Schellsburg and PennDOT was also on scene to help with traffic con- trol. Cubbison said in order to safely remove the propane from the overturned tanker, NPBC was able to contract with Amerigas in Bedford to off-load the gas into some of their smaller propane trucks. According to Cubbison, as soon as NPBC and Amerigas —Continued on Page 3 Propane tanker crash causes evacuation U|xaIJEDAy60010nzWv+:. Bedford Gazette BEDFORD BEDFORD DINER DINER 10% OFF* Entire Check *MUST HAVE COUPON ~ 1 PER TABLE All Baking/Cooking All Baking/Cooking Done on P Done on Pr emises emises “The way it should be” Open 7 days a week 6am - 9pm ~ 624-0011 ~ Take-Out 424 W. Penn St. 814-623-1151 Call me to find out how you can $AVE $1000 on heating costs! JD Mortimer Mortimer Electric, Inc. 814-623-8159 Weather Page 2 Photos By Paul Price Emergency personnel work at the scene of a propane tanker crash Friday morning. The tanker was carrying about 9,000 gallons of propane. Route 30 west of Bedford was closed and local businesses were evacuated while the propane was off-loaded. Unique advertisement Photo courtesy of Heidi Press Heidi Press of Impressive Floors in Bedford put her dog Blazer to use advertising Bedford High School’s musical, which will premiere next week. The dog sat outside the store for about 20 minutes wearing the sign while cars drove past. “He’s just got that person- ality that if he understands what you want, he’ll do it,” Press said. Blazer’s sign reads: Bedford High School Presents: The Wizard of Oz, Bedford High School Audi- torium, Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2 at 7 p.m., Tickets $7, available by pre-order or at the door, for tickets call 814-623-4250, ext. 1219. WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will feel the effects of automatic federal spending cuts due to begin March 1. The grim picture is emerg- ing as the White House and lawmakers count down the days until the government is forced to trim $85 billion in domestic and defense spend- ing with hardly any leeway to save some programs from the budget knife. In detailing the costs of the cuts, President Barack Obama is seeking to raise the public’s awareness while also applying pressure on congressional Republicans who oppose his blend of targeted savings and tax increases to tackle federal deficits. ‘‘I’ve been very clear that these kinds of arbitrary, auto- matic cuts would have an adverse impact on families, on teachers, on parents who are —Continued on Page 5 Administration warns of impact of broad budget cuts —AP File Photo In this 2005 file photo, visitors view Half Dome from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors to America’s national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trash- cans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cuts are enacted by sequestration. MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — For the first time in almost four months, residents are liv- ing again in Mantoloking, a well-off New Jersey beach town that suffered some of the worst of Superstorm Sandy’s wrath. Town officials allowed resi- dents to return Friday to stay. It’s the last New Jersey com- munity to hit that milestone since the storm. ‘‘It’s a wonderful feeling to be back in your own home after four months of not knowing what your future is,’’ said Sandra Witkowski, who returned with her husband, Stan. But it’s also difficult to be in a place with such devastation. When she looks out her win- dow, Witkowski sees one house wrecked by the storm —Continued on Page 5 Superstorm Sandy milestone: Last shuttered town reopens Cara Beemiller Gazette Staff Writer A memorial 5K is set to take place this April to benefit the family of a local superhero. Five-year-old Leevi “Super- man” Steele was an inspira- tion in the community as he showed strength and positive attitude throughout his 2 1/2- year battle with cancer until he passed away on Feb. 6, one day before his sixth birthday. The story of Leevi, son of David and Beth Steele of Hopewell, is one that has been on the minds of two local women from the beginning. “I met Beth two years ago and it touched my heart when she was telling me about him being sick,” said Tina Pittman, of Everett. “He was always on our prayer list and I just kept track of his condition through friends and different fundraisers.” “I never got to meet the Steele family but I was able to talk to some of their friends and just watching them talk about Leevi I could tell he real- ly impacted them,” said Eliza- beth Kohler, of Manns Choice. Leevi’s parents drove Leevi to countless doctor visits in Pittsburgh over the course of his illness and most recently traveled to Mexico for treat- ment after Leevi’s doctors said there was nothing more they could do. In an effort to help with the family’s accumulated medical bills, Kohler and Pittman organized the “Superman Run.” The Superman Run: Memor- ial 5K Run/Walk for Leevi Steele will take place on April 6 at 9 a.m. at Shawnee State Park. —Continued on Page 3 Local runners plan 5K for Steele family —AP Photo Severely damaged homes are seen in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking allowed its residents to begin moving back home Friday.
Transcript of Pg. 7 Gazette Weekend - McCutcheon Enterprises Hopewell teen will be racing in the Junior Iditar-od...
A Hopewell teen will beracing in the Junior Iditar-od this weekend.
Taylor Steele, 16, leftHopewell in December andtraveled to Alaska to train forthe Junior Iditarod XXXVI thatwill take place this weekend,Feb. 23-24. The race, open toteens 14-17 years of age, startsat 10 a.m. near Wasilia, Alaska,and typically covers 150 miles,but the distance can varydepending on the weather andtrail conditions. Steele is con-tinuing to raise money for heradventure. For more informa-tion, visit www.gofundme.com/followingmyalaskan-dream. For more informationon the Junior Iditarod, includ-ing race updates throughoutthe weekend, visit www.jridi-tarod.com.
Chalybeate Springs Min-istry is hosting a concertthis evening.
A light dinner will be servedat 6 p.m. followed by the con-cert by Heavenbound at 7 p.m.Admission is free; an offeringwill be accepted.
Love In The Name ofChrist will host its Heartsfor Jesus spaghetti dinner.
The dinner will be servedfrom 5 to 7 p.m. March 2 at theEverett Assembly of God Fel-lowship Hall. Takeout avail-able. Cost is $7 for ages 13 andolder, $3.50 for ages 5 to 12 andfree for ages 4 and younger.Special music will be providedby Darin Wilson and theEverett Assembly of God Wor-ship team.
GazetteWeekendPublished Continuously Since 1805. One of America’s Oldest Newspapers.
Bedford, Pa. 75¢ Vol. 208 No. 131 February 23 & 24, 2013 SATURDAY & SUNDAY
(Obituaries on Page 14)BEADLE, Margaret Betty
Shapcott, 90, of Bedford.DIEHL, Harold C., 92 of
Bedford, died Friday, Feb. 22,2013, at Bedford ColonialCourtyard. Arrangements byTimothy A. Berkebile FuneralHome, Bedford. Obituary inMonday’s Gazette
DODSON, Veryl, 85, of WellsTannery, passed away on Fri-day, Feb. 22, 2013, at PennknollVillage, Everett. Arrangementsby Curtis A. Heath FuneralHome Inc., Broad Top City.Obituary in Monday’s Gazette.
FOOR, Pauline L., 90, ofBedford.
KAGARISE, Nancy P., 92, ofHomewood at Martinsburg, for-merly of New Enterprise.
LEPPERT, Ernest V., 68, ofBedford.
PENNYPACKER, Janet M.(Way), 70, of Pottstown.
SNYDER, Wahneita H., 85,of Bedford, died Friday, Feb. 22,2013. Obituary in Monday’sGazette. Arrangements byLouis Geisel Funeral Home,Bedford.
STONER, Cleoma G., 83, ofTodd, passed away on Friday,Feb. 22, 2013, at J.C. BlairMemorial Hospital. Arrange-ments by Akers FuneralChapel, Saxton.
WRIGHT, Thomas P., 54, ofBreezewood, passed away Fri-day, Feb. 22, 2013. Arrange-ments in Monday’s Gazette byDalla Valle Funeral Service,Everett.
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Sports:Ridge leads D5 team race
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BeverlyRidenourInside: The Osmonds
Cara BeemillerGazette Staff Writer
An overturned propanetanker on Route 30 west ofBedford was the cause of anevacuation and the road beingclosed for nearly four hoursFriday.
Dave Cubbison, director ofBedford County EmergencyServices, said 911 received acall just after 4 a.m. that thepropane tanker, carryingapproximately 9,000 gallons ofpropane, lost control andwrecked into an embankmentbefore overturning near theJean Bonnet Tavern.
Cubbison said the truck,owned by National PropaneBuyers Cooperative (NPBC) ofBoyds, Md., was travelingeastbound.
The driver of the vehicle
escaped the accident with onlysmall cuts and bruises, saidCubbison.
Cubbison said Bedford FireDepartment was first on thescene along with BedfordAmbulance while Everett FireDepartment was on standby atBedford’s fire hall. ShawneeValley Fire assisted with traf-fic control toward Schellsburgand PennDOT was also onscene to help with traffic con-trol.
Cubbison said in order tosafely remove the propanefrom the overturned tanker,NPBC was able to contractwith Amerigas in Bedford tooff-load the gas into some oftheir smaller propane trucks.
According to Cubbison, assoon as NPBC and Amerigas—Continued on Page 3
Propane tanker crash causes evacuation
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Photos By Paul PriceEmergency personnel work at the scene of a propane tanker crash Friday morning.
The tanker was carrying about 9,000 gallons of propane. Route 30 west of Bedford wasclosed and local businesses were evacuated while the propane was off-loaded.
Unique advertisement
Photo courtesy of Heidi PressHeidi Press of Impressive Floors in Bedford put her
dog Blazer to use advertising Bedford High School’smusical, which will premiere next week. The dog satoutside the store for about 20 minutes wearing thesign while cars drove past. “He’s just got that person-ality that if he understands what you want, he’ll do it,”Press said. Blazer’s sign reads: Bedford High SchoolPresents: The Wizard of Oz, Bedford High School Audi-torium, Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2 at 7p.m., Tickets $7, available by pre-order or at the door,for tickets call 814-623-4250, ext. 1219.
WASHINGTON (AP) —Widespread flight delays andshuttered airports, off-limitseashores and unprotectedparks.
The Obama administrationis painting a dire portrait ofthe many ways the public willfeel the effects of automaticfederal spending cuts due tobegin March 1.
The grim picture is emerg-ing as the White House andlawmakers count down thedays until the government isforced to trim $85 billion indomestic and defense spend-ing with hardly any leeway tosave some programs from thebudget knife.
In detailing the costs of thecuts, President Barack Obamais seeking to raise the public’sawareness while also applyingpressure on congressionalRepublicans who oppose hisblend of targeted savings andtax increases to tackle federaldeficits.
‘‘I’ve been very clear thatthese kinds of arbitrary, auto-matic cuts would have anadverse impact on families, onteachers, on parents who are—Continued on Page 5
Administration warns ofimpact of broad budget cuts
—AP File PhotoIn this 2005 file photo, visitors view Half Dome from
Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors toAmerica’s national parks will encounter fewer rangers,find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trash-cans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cutsare enacted by sequestration.
MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP)— For the first time in almostfour months, residents are liv-ing again in Mantoloking, awell-off New Jersey beachtown that suffered some of theworst of Superstorm Sandy’swrath.
Town officials allowed resi-dents to return Friday to stay.It’s the last New Jersey com-munity to hit that milestonesince the storm.
‘‘It’s a wonderful feeling tobe back in your own homeafter four months of notknowing what your future is,’’said Sandra Witkowski, whoreturned with her husband,Stan.
But it’s also difficult to be ina place with such devastation.When she looks out her win-dow, Witkowski sees onehouse wrecked by the storm—Continued on Page 5
Superstorm Sandy milestone:Last shuttered town reopens
Cara BeemillerGazette Staff Writer
A memorial 5K is set to takeplace this April to benefit thefamily of a local superhero.
Five-year-old Leevi “Super-man” Steele was an inspira-tion in the community as heshowed strength and positiveattitude throughout his 2 1/2-year battle with cancer untilhe passed away on Feb. 6, oneday before his sixth birthday.
The story of Leevi, son ofDavid and Beth Steele ofHopewell, is one that has beenon the minds of two localwomen from the beginning.
“I met Beth two years ago andit touched my heart when shewas telling me about him beingsick,” said Tina Pittman, ofEverett. “He was always on ourprayer list and I just kept trackof his condition through friendsand different fundraisers.”
“I never got to meet theSteele family but I was able totalk to some of their friendsand just watching them talkabout Leevi I could tell he real-ly impacted them,” said Eliza-beth Kohler, of Manns Choice.
Leevi’s parents drove Leevito countless doctor visits inPittsburgh over the course ofhis illness and most recentlytraveled to Mexico for treat-ment after Leevi’s doctors saidthere was nothing more theycould do.
In an effort to help with thefamily’s accumulated medicalbills, Kohler and Pittmanorganized the “SupermanRun.”
The Superman Run: Memor-ial 5K Run/Walk for LeeviSteele will take place on April6 at 9 a.m. at Shawnee StatePark.—Continued on Page 3
Local runners plan5K for Steele family
—AP PhotoSeverely damaged homes are seen in Mantoloking, N.J.,
Friday. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities,Mantoloking allowed its residents to begin moving backhome Friday.
