INSIDE INDIANA: Yard sale, Son Day, Leigh, Ben's, Rick - Indiana Gazette
Jul 11, 2016The sale stretches along a 100-mile route through Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and Elk counties. It begins at Route 879 in Shawville, then through Lacontes Mills, Frenchville, Keewaydin, Pine Glen, Karthaus, Sinnemahoning, Driftwood, Benezette and Medix Run.It is organized by the Quehanna Industrial Development and takes shoppers through the Quehanna Wild Area, where visitors may sight deer, elk, bear and other wildlife.For more information, visit www.visitquehannaarea.com.BETTER TO GIVEIndiana County Habitat for Humanity will dedicate the 13th house the group has constructed since its inception in 1992 on Sunday, according to Walter Gallati, of the group.The house on Olive Street in Indiana “will be occupied by a family in need of adequate housing, who partnered with Habitat in creating an affordable house for their use,” he wrote.Habitat organizers are seeking families who live in substandard housing and willing to work with the group for safe, affordable housing. The group also seeks those willing to help with the building and renovation of houses.For more information, visit www.habitatforindianacounty.org or call (724) 254-9598.LOCAL CONNECTIONThere is a local connection from Indiana to major league baseball’s All-Star Game, set for Tuesday in San Diego, according to Carson Greene Jr.Greene’s niece, Betty Saye, was a neighbor of the family of Boston Red Sox center fielder Jack Bradley Jr., who will start the game in right field, Greene said. They lived in Prince George County, Va.As Bradley’s neighbor, Saye’s son Matt grew up with “Jackie,” Greene said, and her husband was one of his baseball coaches.“The two boys were 10 years old and became like brothers,” Greene said. “Jackie spent a great deal of time at my niece’s home and became a part of the family. Jackie and Matt played baseball together growing up and both wanted to be professional baseball players.”When Matt passed away in a 2011 car accident, Jackie was listed in Matt’s obituary as his brother.“Each time Jackie comes to the plate to bat, he puts Matt’s initials in the dirt at t...