Kaskaskia College held its thirteenth annual celebration of the life and ideals of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Tuesday with a fellowship breakfast followed by a program in the Jane Knight Auditorium.  The program began with words of welcome from this year’s emcee, Chef Robert Rhymes of the Culinary Arts Program at KC.  He introduced KC student Katelyn Morris, who sang a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, followed by KC student Petra Albert, who lead the gathering in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.  Reverend Tommy Henegar gave the invocation.  In keeping with tradition at KC, a video of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was shown, and its message set the tone for the program to follow.  The keynote speaker for the program was Dr. Clara Coleman Rouse, a teacher and principal in Centralia City Schools from 1967 until 1996, as well as a former KC student and adjunct instructor in Business for the College.  Her address was on the topic of “The Difference.”   She illustrated how Dr. King was able to change the landscape of race relations in America and set the tone for the reforms that followed, saying he came to be seen as the one person most responsible for the Civil Rights Movement.  She said that Dr. King’s most important question is “What are you doing for others?”  Her response is that sometimes it’s not enough to cheer from the sidelines hoping to make a difference; “Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and get into the game to be the difference.”