Stories from Thursday, February 21, 2002

The Greene County Foundation Weekend may be four months away, but there's no better time than the present to start thinking about buying tickets for the annual Roy Clark show. The world-famous entertainer from Tulsa, Okla., will be back in Linton on June 1 for his annual show and to take part in the Friends of Phil Harris Scholarship Golf Tournament. Clark's visit is one of the highlights of the year in Greene County...

If you want to learn Taekwondo, yoga or both, you may be surprised to learn there is a man in Linton two days a week who is a master at both. Javed Kahn, a native of India, teaches an evening yoga class every Monday and Wednesday at the A.J. Doffing Dance School on South Main. He also is an expert at the martial arts, the president of the Indian Taekwondo Association and the All India Kickboxing Federation, both based in Bombay, India...

The Linton Elks Lodge 866 has long been known for the members' dedication to the community. The lodge has supported many scholarships, and helped residents in need. Now, the group is also among the growing number of Elks lodges to vote a woman in as a member...

Saturday promises to be a day filled with music and fun, as Linton-Stockton schools will host the Indiana Children's Choral Festival, Circle The State With Song. A day of rehearsal will culminate with a 3 p.m. concert in the high school gymnasium, which is open to the public. Tickets are only $2...

VICKSBURG ---- Neither rain nor hail may stop the mail, but a utility pole stopped a mail truck en route to Jasonville from making its scheduled stop early today. This morning at 7:14 a.m., a truck owned by Sam Rees Trucking of Bloomington, was carrying the U.S. Mail on State Road 59 near the Vicksburg turn-off...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A Jasonville man who violated a protective order is facing four felony charges and three misdemeanor charges after two separate incidents. Jerry P. Hubbard, Jr., 39, is charged with intimidation, a class C felony; sexual battery armed with a deadly weapon, a class C felony; pointing a firearm, a class D felony; invasion of privacy, a class B misdemeanor; residential entry, a class D felony; invasion of privacy, a class B misdemeanor; and criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor...

SWITZ CITY ---- Although every boys basketball coach in Indiana wants to end the regular season with a win and take momentum into the postseason, they can't help but take a peek ahead, toward the sectionals which begin next week. Union (Dugger) coach Doug Boyd is one of the exceptions...

SULLIVAN ---- Edna Frye Cullison, 91, of Sullivan and formerly of Switz City, passed away at 6:55 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born Oct. 4,1910 in Bicknell, she was the daughter of Grover and Florence (Harper) Frye...

Artis O. White, 88, of Linton, passed away at 9:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at Walnut Creek in Linton. Born Dec. 9, 1913, Linton, she was the daughter of William C. and Ada (Templeton) Webber. She was a clerk at the Indiana statehouse for 15 years...