Beat the Blues Saturday January 29th at On Stage At Ernie’s for the on-tour Yuk Yuk’s Stand Up Comedy act. Trevor Thompson will host the comedy portion of the evenin, Jeff McEnery will headline and music by Still Dangerous.

If the cold chill of January has got you down, come and refresh yourself with some excellent entertainment and hysterical laughing.

Cash Bar • Appetizer Buffer • Comedy • Live Music

For tickets and information call Ernie at 613-452-0054.

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One Stage at Ernie’s is located at 17 Albert St, Carleton Place Ontario.

On February 2nd at the Town Hall in Carleton Place (175 Bridge Street), Linda Pond will be having a book launch for her new book “Top Secrets of a Girl Entrepreneur”. Plan to stop by from 6pm-9pm and pick up you copy of the signed book. There will be a cash bar, networking, keynote speech by Linda Pond and light refreshments. Bring your business cards!

Linda Pond knows exactly what it takes to move from employee to entrepreneur. In Top Secrets of a Girl Entrepreneur, Linda shares how she, against all odds, broke the glass ceiling and used her unique background of being surrounded by men to shape her future. Rather than fight the system, she used her experiences to fit her into the unique-shaped mould life had created for her.

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We would like to recognize Kayla Horton, of Carleton Place, who was recognized as Rona’s new EcoLeader this past fall. She and her colleagues have a goal of eliminating waste in their workplace this year.

Horton will take initiatives to help the store and the community reduce pollution. There are six members in the committee along side Horton. Horton said that by 2011, (Rona has) a goal of zero waste altogether. Since the goal was set, Horton said, Rona has began with a number of changes, including recycling plastic, having a cardboard bailer, installing motion-censored lights, offering scrap wood to the community for firewood at no cost, recycling paint and more.

The store also accepts used blades, router bits, drill bits, hole saws and all alkaline batteries customers wish to dispose of at no charge. Horton is in charge of coming up with new ideas and putting them in practice with the help of the 6 member committee. During Horton’s free time, she works with children with special needs.