By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can...
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty dumpty had a great fall...
I'm reading these Mother Goose rhymes to my two-year-old, as part of his bed-time stories.
Have you ever stopped to think about these nursery rhymes and what these stories or words mean?
So many of these rhymes just don't make sense: Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the what?
Others are a little sinister, like the one about Peter, the pumpkin eater, and whatever he did with his wife.
Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will hold its first meeting of 2020 on Wednesday at noon in the Ada depot, according to Eileen Peterman, secretary of the CIC.
The 2020 CIC meetings are Jan. 15, April 15, July 15, Oct. 21 and Dec. 16. Meetings are at noon in the Ada depot.
What is “CIC”?
Ada CIC is “a corporation for the sole purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting industrial, economic, commercial and civic development of our Ada Community and Area.”
The new business opened at 117 E. Lincoln Ave., earlier this winter by partners Gina Murray and Cassandra Casiano.
“We want to impact the community with healthy options,” said Gina. Adding, “We want to be a positive influence here.”
Those health options and positive influences include No Limit offering healthy nutritious meal replacements including teas, energizing cocktails and protein snacks.
No Limit Nutrition offers over 45 different flavors of meal replacement shakes, energizing teas and other beverages under 250 calories.
Introducing some future Lady Bulldog basketball players. Last week members of the Ohio Northern University women's team worked with Ada third, fourth, fifth and six grade girls on basketball skills. (From Ada Bulldogs Facebook)
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 will hold a public meeting to share proposed safety improvements for the intersections of state Route 309 at both Thayer and Napoleon roads, east of Lima.
The meeting is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22,in the cafeteria at Allen East Local High School, 9105 Harding Highway, Harrod.
The meeting will begin with a presentation, followed by an open discussion and questions from the public. Several exhibits of the proposed improvements will be available for viewing following the presentation. The meeting is expected to conclude by 8 p.m.
