Old Castle Glass donates defibrillator to schools
At the June 23 Rossford Board of Education meeting, Fire Chief James Verbosky and Rossford resident and Old Castle Glass general manager Timothy Kachmarik presented district athletic trainer Sarah Kleinfelter with a defibrillator.
Chief Verbosky said he received a call from Mr. Kachmarik, whose company was changing vendors of automated external defibrillators (AED) for its factory, and asked if the chief could use one. The chief accepted and decided through meetings to donate the AED to the Rossford Schools athletic trainer.
“We figured the best place for this to be utilized was right here in our school system with Sarah, our trainer–she does a great job and we work well with her,” Chief Verbosky said. “If this can save one life, it was worth the donation.”
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City considers curfew to curb youth problems
Hoping to reduce growing criminal problems, Rossford city officials are considering the establishment of a curfew.
The issue was discussed at a meeting Monday of council’s public safety committee attended by acting Police Chief Todd Kitzler and six members of Rossford City Council.
“I think it would act as a deterrent in a lot of cases. It is a good tool for law enforcement,” Chief Kitzler said. “If kids are wandering around at 3 a.m., we can stop and talk to them, but they’re on their way. This [curfew] allows us to take action.”
Another benefit of a curfew would be to “put some responsibility on parents to know where their kids are,” he added.
Council member Caroline Zuchowski Eckel agreed, “I don’t know all the problems we’re experiencing would be solved by a curfew, but some of them would be.”
She believes a curfew would be effective against teens who “don’t have anything else to do but drive around, egg cars and do small vandalism.”

Special event to celebrate library mural expansion
The addition of a second wall to the local history mural at Rossford Public Library will be celebrated on Saturday, August 23.
“Where We’re Going, Where We’ve Been” is the theme of the adults-only event that will take place from 7 to 11 p.m.
“We have a big reason to invite people,” said library director Jeannine Wilbarger.
With a 1950s theme, the celebration will feature the 50s and 60s band, the Watermelon Men, a classic car show, catering with 1950s style cuisine and a cash bar.
At 9 p.m., the movie “American Graffiti” will be shown outdoors.
For nearly a year, a mural committee has been working to sort through submitted photos and determine what will become part of the next section of the historical mural.
Committee members are Mrs. Wilbarger, Dave Orlowski, Cindi Hollie-Selz, Kristine Goldsmith, Mark Mazur, Jack Stolar, Mary Jo Leonard and Dennis Duly.

Council meeting to discuss city joining water district, possible curfew ordinance
Rossford City Council has scheduled a committee-of-the-whole meeting for next Monday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the city’s potential membership in the Northwestern Water and Sewer District.
The meeting is at the municipal building, 133 Osborn Street, and open to the public. Mayor Bill Verbosky said the meeting will be an opportunity for a question-and-answer session concerning water and sewer issues.
At approximately 7:15 p.m., council then will have a public hearing on the proposed curfew ordinance.
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