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Vol. 28

Culinary Week at Cornerstone Youth Center

July 14-18

This & That

The Monroeville News

Powelson welcomed as principal at St. Rose

Rosenblatt honored The firm of Tourkow, Crell, Rosenblatt and Johnston, LLP were named Law Firm of the Year, Northeast Indiana, District C for 2013. In addition to receiving a plaque, attorneys of the firm also received: John Cowan was awarded for volunteering over 100 hours of service in the year 2013. Joshua Tourkow was awarded for volunteering over 50 hours of service in the year 2013.

Mark your calendars! The first day of school for the 2014-15 school year at EACS is Tues-day, August 12. According to board member Neil Reynolds, EACS will also host an Open House event for the Heritage K-12 cam-pus on Friday, August 1 at 11:30 a.m.

Heritage K-12 Open house

Gale PoWelSon—was welcomed as the new principal at St. Rose of Lima School, Monroeville on Sunday, June 29, after the 10 a.m. mass. Pictured left to right: Allison Foster, Gabby Roussey, Olivia Roussey, Father Dino, Myles Harris, Gail Powelson and Marshall Harris. Photo by Lois Ternet

after the retirement of long time principal, Car-olyn Kirkendall, Powel-son served on the search committee but did not apply. “My mother was very ill and I did not even consider the job,” Powel-son explained. But just this past Lent, while vis-iting the Blessed Sacra-ment, Powelson thought how wonderful it would to have the opportunity to be in a Catholic school setting every day. Af-ter years in the public school system, but not long after that prayer, she learned the opening once again had become available. “It was truly a “God-thing”, Powelson mar-veled. “I applied and prayed God would lead me in the right direction if that was His will,” she continued. “My heart and belief has always been in Catholic schools.” As she addressed those present at the Mass, Powelson expressed her excitement about her new role, “I am looking so forward to col-laborating with the staff and parents to provide a faith-filled education for our future.” As he welcomed her at the Mass, Fr. Dino could not have been more pleased with the new ap-

pointment. “At the helm of great institutions are great leaders. We must thank God for the bless-ing of Gale Powelson,” he stressed. Powelson’s primary goal in her new role will be to carry on the legacy of the school. “St. Rose has a very strong academic and faith base,” she de-tailed. “I hope to grow our students academi-cally and spiritually, as well as in numbers.” The school will be adding a pre-school this fall which Powelson feels is crucial to growth, “It is very important to get students in the door at a young age.” Very involved in the par-ish life at St. Rose, Pow-elson serves as chairman of the Bishop’s Appeal, a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Arts and Environment committee and Pastoral Council. She is also active in Delta Kappa Gamma, an edu-cational organization and enjoys reading, traveling, oil painting and garden-ing in her spare time. She most recently read a book titled, Catching Them Before They Fall, while some of her favorite things include: chocolate cake, strong black coffee and Triangle Park.

The Monroeville news

By Michelle Castleman Mrs. Gale Powelson has been appointed as the new principal at St. Rose School in Monro-eville. The Ohio native is a familiar face at St. Rose of Lima Parish, where she married her husband Bob 40 years ago this August and has been a member ever since. Powelson attended St. Barbara Catholic School in Cloverdale, Ohio, un-til it closed during her eighth grade year. She was a 1971 graduate of

Continental High School and went on to beauty school then did hair be-fore staying home to raise her family. Powelson has two grown children- Mi-chelle, who lives in New Hampshire with her hus-band Doug and children ages 3, 5 and 7 and Mat-thew who lives nearby in Monroeville with his son Jacob. While volunteer-ing in the classroom dur-ing her own children’s school years, a teacher encouraged her to get her degree. She took an as-sistant position and be-

gan classes at IPFW to begin her second career in education. From there Powelson’s life has come full circle. “I feel like I’m home,” she explained to the St. Rose community in her remarks after Mass on Sunday, June 29, 2014, where she received a spe-cial welcome and bless-ing from Pastor Lourdino Fernando. Her first job was teaching fifth grade in East Allen County Schools at Monroeville Elementary in 1994- the same building she will find herself in this fall, 20 years later, as prin-cipal. In fact, the back four pews of the beau-tiful new chapel, were formerly part of the very same classroom she first taught in. After Monroeville Ele-mentary, Powelson spent nine years at Village Ele-mentary as teacher, assis-tant principal and princi-pal from 2000-2004. She went back to the class-room at Meadowbrook for three years before ac-cepting a position with Fort Wayne Community Schools at Northcrest where she has served as assistant principal since 2007. When the position be-came available in 2012

a loCal VolunteeR—was "pimped" out by Leo the clown, during stage intermission during the circus held recently at Monroeville Community Park. Anyone recognize this stylish volunteer?

Blast Off VBS countdown

Calendar of EventsJuly 10—Caring for the Caregiver support group will meet at 4 p.m. at Adams Heritage (2nd Thursday), 12011 Whittern Rd. 623-6440 ext. 2504 July 11-19—Three Rivers Festival, Fort Wayne.July 14—Women's Book Study 7-8:30 p.m. at Monro-eville branch library. The Purpose Driven Life, What on Earth am I Here For?" by Rick Warren.July 14-18—Culinary Hospitality Week at Corner-stone Youth Center. Designed to inspire a passion for cooking. Open to grades 7-12. Cost is $25.July 17—Budget Scrapbooking at Monroeville branch library, 4:00 p.m. Bring your scissors and have some fun scrapbooking at any level. Different layout page ev-ery month. Supplies provided. Call 421-1340 to regis-ter.July 17—Pavilion Rental sign up at 7 p.m. For info, call Warren Fluttrow at 623-3388. (1st & 3rd Thurs)July 17—Thursday Night Cruise In at Arby’s in down-town Portland, 5-8 p.m. For more info, contact Jim Auker 726-8006July 21-24—Vacation Bible School at Monroeville UMC, 5-8:30 p.m. for kids preschool-6th grade. Blast Off, another Rocketship Run! Contact Sara Faulstick at 623-3952 for details.July 21-23—Patriot Volleyball Boot Camp, 6:30-9 p.m. at Heritage. Designed to increase player’s strength and conditioning levels. $25 per player.July 22-27—Allen County Fair, at Fairgrounds on Carroll Road, $5 daily or $10 weekly pass.July 23—Cornerstone trip to Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Meet at CYC at 10 a.m. Sign up for tickets. Open to 7-12 grade and their families.July 24-26—St. Joe Pickle Festival, in downtown St. Joe.July 28-31—Vacation Bible School at St. Rose Church for kids 4-12 years old. SonTreasure Island will offer food, games, music, crafts and amazing true stories. Contact Cassy at 466-8458.July 30—Pieceful Quilters group will meet 6-9 p.m. at Monroeville branch library. Hand and machine quilters are welcome. July 31-August 2—Northern Gospel Singing Conven-tion with over 40 Christiann music artists at Sunny-crest Baptist Family Life Center, 2172 W. Chapel Pike, Marion. 260-348-5164August 1—Open House and tour of new Heritage K-12 campus, 11:30 a.m.August 4—LEGO Mania at Monroeville Library, 6:30 p.m. (1st Monday) Make a new creation each month. You can bring your own legos or use ours. Make friends and have a treat at the end.August 6—Four Presidents Corners Historical Soci-ety, 6:30 p.m. at Monroeville Library. Guest speaker Susan Pfeiffer. Who Let the Dogs In? Dogs as pets in

Culinary week at CYC July 14-18 are the dates of Culinary Hos-pitality Week at Corner-stone Youth Center. This program is designed to inspire a passion for cooking, Open to grades 7-12. Cost is $25. Sign up today, space is lim-ited. Call Cornerstone for more details or check out their website.

Blast Off VBS - "Take Me To The Son" will be held July 21-24 at Mon-roeville United Methodist Church. They have part-nered with East Liberty and Monroeville Church of the Nazarene to bring this incredible learning experiences kids see, hear and touch. Time is 6-8:30 p.m. for ages pre-school-6th grade.

4-H Fair is July 22-27

Catch the Clover Craze! The Allen County Fair is set for July 22-27 at the Fairgrounds on Carroll Road, Fort Wayne.

Stanley Rosenblatt