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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.