Houghton News

The foundation for Houghton College, a Christian school in Allegany County, is listing its 40-acre Star Lake campus for $799,000. "We do have an offer, but it's not a confirmed sale so we're not going to release any information about it and we're going to continue to show it," said Sharon L. Myers, director of public relations for Houghton College.

This weekend's performances: Faculty recitals at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Rodeheaver Auditorium Admission: Free; for full schedule of performances, go to www.masterworksfestival.org If it weren't for agriculture, northeast Indiana would not have the MasterWorks Festival.

New Testament scholar and author Ben Witherington III will lecture on "Transfigured: The Theology of Worship in Revelation" at 7:30 p. m. June 22 in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall of Houghton College in Houghton, Allegany County.

Houghton College has put its West Seneca satellite campus on the market. The 36-acre complex, which has been owned by the Allegany County-based private college since the late 1960s, is listed for $2.5 million.

Margaret Smith recently finished a project she started 43 years ago. A Spiritual Journey: An Autobiography is being launched at the Dr.

Marie S. Martin, 73, of 75 Andrews Ave, formerly of Panama, N.Y., passed from this life into the arms of her Savior on Saturday, May 30, 2009 in Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Buffalo.

The Sin of Apathy by Ralph P. Kerr . Kerr contends that many schools are moving away from the Judeo-Christian ethics and morals upon which this country was founded - and fewer parents are being involved in their children's lives.

Opinionline Archives Applaud Dungy's push to hire minority college coaches Robert F. Danner - Houghton, N.Y. It is gratifying to have a man of Tony Dungy's impeccable reputation and character taking on the ...

NEW YORK - An early, long-unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien is coming out. "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun," a thorough reworking in verse of old Norse epics that predates Tolkien's writing of "The Hobbit" ...

Five English teachers from Perm, Russia, have arrived in New York for a 24-day American immersion experience.

The Newbery Medal ended its slump today. The committee that awards the nation's top prize for children's literature chose Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book , marking the first time in four years that the award ...

Most youngsters prefer Christmas to arrive in big packages, preferably crowded under a glittering tree.

NEW YORK - More bad news from the book industry: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is "streamlining" its educational business, and eliminating jobs in both its education and general divisions.