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The Beacon Bell Heating & Electric on Marblehead has been a mainstay for area homeowners, especially when they have winter heating problems to be solved. (Photo by Phil Wheeler) BY PHIL WHEELER Richard Bell, known to everyone around Ottawa County as “Dick the Furnace Guy,” had a goal in life more than 60 years ago as he grew up watching everyone around him work coal mines in the Keystone State. Born in the little coal mining town of Elco, Pa., population 310, located 33 miles south of Pitts...

Cancer survivor living without heat surprised with furnace and check COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Katherine Swancutt has lived without heat in her home for five years. Shes a two-time breast cancer survivor, who only keeps warm with a space heater and blankets. On Friday morning, the Furnace Guy Heating and Cooling in Colorado Springs surprised Swancutt with a $15,000 check and a brand-new furnace for her home, so she can finally have heat this holiday season. For three weeks, the Furnace...