15 Minutes with Jesse Montel
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
I’ve been attending Ohio Northern University studying for a degree in computer science.
What are your goals after you graduate?
Hopefully to get a job as a computer programmer.
What is your number one pet peeve?
Probably when people chew with their mouth open.
LeeAnn White of Bluffton is the winner of the Bluffton Icon Super Bowl contest. She predicted a Tampa Bay win by 13 points, which was the widest point spread among all entries.
She wins a 14-inch, 1-item Padrone's Pizza. Coincidentially, the Ada winner, Howard Fenton also picked Tampa Bay by 13.
Here's some contest stats:
16 contestants picked Tampa Bay to win
32 contestants picked Kansas City to win
Contestants entered from Bluffton, Ada, Lima, California, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Bill Ramseyer didn’t have to go to the Super Bowl to get a game ball. The Super Bowl came to him, in a manner of speaking.
The Bluffton High School and Bluffton College student athlete, and once again Bluffton resident, Ramseyer was presented a Super Bowl football directly from Wilson’s Sporting Goods in Ada. All Super Bowl footballs are created by Wilson’s in Ada.
Bluffton High School junior, Libby Frazier, is the January BHS student of the month.
Libby is the junior class vice president, is a member of the National Honor Society, is lead alto sax in BHS jazz band, is a member of show choir, orchestra, bowling and dance. She is also a member of the girls’ varsity tennis team.
In her spare time she enjoys drawing and playing with her dog. Libby currently is enrolled in college credit plus classes at Bluffton University and the University of Findlay.
A GoFundMe: Remembering Ethan Leiber site is now accepting donations. The Bluffton Middle School student senate, of which he was a member, established the site.
The watershed weaves its way around Bluffton and Beaverdam from the south in Ada and includes Sugar Creek plus streams on the extreme northwestern portion of Allen County
Tyler Black of Bluffton, representing the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, was elected vice-president of the Ottawa River Coalition during its recent annual meeting. This is his first term on the board.
Black said, “The Ottawa River Coalition plays an important role in watershed management and clean water.
“Something that I know, as vice-chair of the ORC and as a resident of Bluffton, means a great deal to everyone in the region.”
