Automotive group offers free service to military families April Johnston, Times Staff 02/20/2003 His boss had the idea, but Steve Peterson had to deliver the news. The Ron Lewis Automotive Group, with dealerships in Beaver Falls and Ellwood City, wanted to start a program called Service for Soldiers. They would offer free maintenance service on vehicles belonging to spouses or dependents of U.S. military and National Guard personnel called to duty. But there was just one little catch. The mechanics would have to work for free. Peterson had some idea of how that would go over, and it wasn't pretty....