Roosters Brewing Co. and Restaurant, Beehive Cheese Co. and new Ogden restaurant Soul and Bones will team up to host the fourth annual Birds, Bees and Bones event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The cheese, food and microbrew pairing party will take place Nov. 21, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the historic Ogden Union Station.

The Birds, Bees and Bones event partners invite guests to join them and consume award-winning Beehive Cheese from cheesemaker Tim Welsh and microbrewed beer and sodas from Roosters brewmaster Steve Kirkland.

Mike's Guardian Eagle Foundation is hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8307, 1389 N. Main St., Layton on Thanksgiving.

Dinner will be served beginning at 1 p.m. and continue through 5 p.m.

There will be no charge, but donations will be accepted. The Junior Girls Post No. 8307 will benefit with the purchase of their VFW flag and all other proceeds will go toward Mike's Guardian Eagle Foundation. The foundation actively works to support veterans through various local and national charities.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. --The U.S. Department of Defense is urging young enlisted personnel to put themselves to the test today. Nov. 19 is the day smokers worldwide are joining the Great American Smokeout, or GASO, stomping out their butts and taking on one of the biggest internal challenges they may face.

"Our service members are famous for being the toughest bunch of men and women out there, which means they are tough enough to quit tobacco if they commit to it. Nov. 19 is an excellent quit date. There's no better time to get the support and jumpstart needed to succeed," said Capt.

Build a giant holiday card that represents your squadron or organization. Cards will be placed on the lawn divider (within the area where the state flags begin and end) on the road exiting/entering the South Gate.

Rules are as follows:

• Organizations may post their cards from Nov. 27 through Dec. 7
• Cards must be removed by Jan.