LaCROSSE, Wis. — Senior national champion and 4-time All-American Matt Molinaro(Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) finished second in the prelims of the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium.
Molinaro was second in his heat and second overall in 3:54.03 to advance to the finals, which will be held on Saturday at 12:25 pm(1:25 pm EST).
He will compete again on Friday at 5 pm (6 pm EST) in the prelims of the 800-meter run.
For the second time this season, the duo of seniors Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) and Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) swept the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year awards.
Molinaro and Richards each won the honor during their 2018 indoor campaigns.
The Ada Family Center will sponsor its sixth annual free movie at Ada War Memorial Park bandshell at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 1. All are invited, according to Pastor Ray Hadley. There also will be free popcorn and candy. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. The movie will be cancelled, if it rains.
Testing, testing...the Ada water park squirts water in all directions and will be popular with all those who like to get wet...and popular with seals, too. The addition of the water park is one of many improvements to the pool area since last season. The pool opens at 1 p.m. on Saturday. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
What are these teens cooking up?
The ingredients include liquid starch, school glue, food coloring, water, and, for good measure, some small foam balls.
When done, their concoction is called Slimey-Wimey Goo, which turns out to make a type of foam that can be molded.
It’s one of the Ada Public Library’s after school activities for teens. Oh, and they were served waffles (the real kind) made by Natalie Walton, library youth activities director.
“Chefs” are Elsie Allen, Madison Archer, Alden Boulanger.
By Monty Siekerman
Traditionally, Ada 6th graders help their Village by mulching Railroad Park a few days before school is out for the summer.
This year, the 57 students put down many buckets of black mulch for two hours on Monday afternoon to make the flower beds look even more outstanding.
“Many hands make light work” says the English proverb. Sixth grade teachers assisting were Kim Guagenti, Kristie Reichert, and Kelsie Weber substituting for Chelsea Parson.
