Legion to host holiday dinner

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 will host a Thanksgiving dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Veterans Memorial Building, 100 E. Locust Ave. Featured will be turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, dressing and all the fixings. Dinners at the door will be sold for $8 donation.

For more information, call 736-3333.

American Legion honors Veterans

American Legion Post 211 will hold the Welcome Home Veterans Benefit barbecue chicken dinner at 5 p.m. today at 630 North H St. Featured will be entertainment by Electric Nights, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with music and karaoke. Cost is $7 per dinner. All proceeds will go to the Welcome Home Veterans Program.

Giant garage sale to be held

Queen of Angels Catholic Church will host a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 3495 Rucker Road, Mission Hills.

Featured at the sale will be Levi jeans for $1, winter jackets, sweat shirts, clothing, cribs, bicycles, exercise equipment, puzzles, books, furniture, Christmas decorations, trees and more.

For more information, call 733-4516.

Fire academy scholarship given

The Lompoc Firefighters Foundation has chosen Trent Ogan as the recipient of the 2009 Carol Harman Scholarship to the Allan Hancock College fire academy.

Each year, the LFF provides a scholarship to a qualified applicant from the Lompoc Valley. Candidates are evaluated by a selection committee and interviewed by the full membership.

Ogan, 19, attended the Oklahoma State University fire engineering program, however, his real desire is to fight fires, not "sit at a desk." He has an Emergency Medical Technician "B" certification, and is a state parks lifeguard at Oceano while attending the night/weekend academy.

To support the Carol Harman Scholarship Fund, contact Judy Delp at 733-0740 or send your contribution to her at 430 Oakhill Terrace, Lompoc 93436.

Free movie offered Friday at UCC

Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ will offer the Free First Friday Flix at 7 p.m. Friday at 3346 Constellation Road in Vandenberg Village. This week's movie will be "Civil Rights and Wrongs: the Fred Korematsu story." This movie showing is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 733-3333.

VIVA to celebrate 28 years of service

Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals will celebrate 28 years of service to the animals in the community with an open house, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at 133 North D St. Refreshments will be served. A silent auction will be held with gifts and craft items.

For more information, call 735-6741 or visit www.viva-animal-shelter.org.

Rummage sale set for Friday, Saturday

Valley of the Flowers Half Century Club will hold its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 341 North N St.

Featured will be donated items from local residents and merchants, a bake sale and snack bar.

For more information or to donate items, call 736-6669.

Craft fair planned for Nov. 13

Walnut Pier Health Club will hold a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at 803 E. Walnut Ave. This fair will feature a variety of home made crafts and baked goods, from over 14 vendors.

For more information, call 736-3493.

Collection set for obsolete electronics

How do you dispose of those old, clunky, computer monitors that you replaced with smaller, lighter, LCD flat panels but are still lying around taking up space?

Many people do not realize that those electronics are toxic and need to be disposed of properly. Computers, monitors, stereos, scanners, all contain hazardous substances that will harm and pollute our environment if added to the soil or any water source.

AL&S, Inc., specializing in asset liquidation and sales, has partnered with the largest electronic-waste recycling company in the world for an event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 209 W. Central Ave. in Lompoc.

This event will allow you to dispose of your unwanted electronics for free. They will be properly dispose dof, and recycled in an environmentally-safe and ecologically friendly manner.

AL&S, Inc. is a Certified Electronic Waste Collector by the state of California. Call 805-617-0122 for more information.

Editor's note: Items for About Town should be submitted at least a week in advance to Kirsten Simons at 737-1056 or ksimons@lompocrecord.com.