Despite the winter weather, Lima councilman kept his tradition of honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. the day before the day in his honor.

The snow storm kept more than a few away, but 6th ward Councilman Derry Glenn  chose not to reschedule his annual dinner.

Only one of the seven award recipients were able to attend. Melinda Simpson was given the Rosa Parks award for her work wit the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice as well as getting citizens registered to vote.

Glenn has been hosting the dinner for over 30 years now, and says he did not want to cancel it this year because honoring the civil rights leader was too important to him.