Knott's Scary Halloween Fun + 30K Thanksgiving Meals For OC Homeless + Free Bird

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Orange County today.

Are you feeling the holiday season? The Orange County Rescue Mission brings back its 8th Annual Turkey Trot OC 5K as an in-person event on Thanksgiving morning this year, and is calling for the community’s assistance in reaching its goal of providing 30,000 meals to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, according to Jim Palmer, President of the Orange County Rescue Mission. You can help.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with periods of sun. High: 75 Low: 53.

High tide is at 9:32 a.m. at 5.58 feet. Low tide will be at 4:02 p.m. at .33 feet.

Sunrise is at 7:01 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:11 p.m.

Here are the top stories in Orange County today:

1. Do you like being really, really scared? Check out this year's Knott's Scary Farm that delivers the screams. Tickets are still available (Orange County Patch).
2. Saddleback Church is hosting a free job fair for the Orange County community (Orange County Breeze).
3. On Monday, six seabirds were freed from the Huntington Beach Pier as officials gathered to hear the call to stop Offshore Oil Drilling (Orange County Patch).
4. The company behind Orange County's oil spill received millions in federal relief. So what now. (Los Angeles Times).
5. See the trio Of South County transportation projects on the horizon (Orange County Patch).
6. Orange County families responded to California's statewide school walkout Monday (Orange County Patch).

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Today in Orange County:

• 1st & 3rd Am Wednesday Leads Group - Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce (8:45 AM).
• How to Drive More Business with Email Marketing (9:00 AM).
• JOB DAY with the Job Developer and Huntington Beach Staffing (Events) (9:30 AM).
• Virtual Story Time (Ponderosa Branch) (10:30 AM).
• Selling Your Strengths: On-Site - Anaheim Workforce Connection (10:30 AM).
• Parenting Children with a Disability Series: Changing Problem Behavior into Positive Behavior - Engl... (11:00 AM).
• Lunch Mob - Placentia Chamber of Commerce (11:30 AM).
• Marines - Information Booth - Anaheim High (11:44 AM).

Orange County Patch Notebook

• Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA: "This week’s #TipTuesday is focused on phone scams. Knowing the common types of phone scams can help you identify and avoid having your personal information or money stolen." (Facebook).
• Orange County Register: "Barbra Streisand is establishing an institute at UCLA to conduct research into a range of social issues, ranging from climate change to environmental health to gender relations and how to combat disinformation at a national level." (Facebook).
• Orange County Register: "Longtime local forecaster shares a personal story of his son's struggles to raise money for OC nonprofit." (Facebook).
• Orange County Register: "The widespread lack of restaurant reservations at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure has left diehard Mouseheads searching at all hours of the night for last-minute cancellations or the latest batch of bookings as soon as they arrive." (Facebook).
• Orange County Department of Ed: "This week we join the nation in celebrating #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek. Did you know that yellow school buses are considered the safest vehicles for transporting children to and from school? (Instagram).

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Events:

• Remembering the Incarceration (October 20).
• Declutter Your Life- Live A Better Life (October 21).
• Free Live Stream Web Talk - Miracles Redefined: Overcoming Crises and Finding Security (October 23).
• Director Nico Santucci Hosts Newport Beach Film Premiere of "Sarogeto" at The Lot Fashion Island (October 23).
• Kishi Bashi in Concert (October 23).
• Medicare Webinar (October 25).
• Add your event.

Announcements:

• SAT Oct 30th! HALLOWEEN CONCERT - THE WHO & LED ZEPPELIN Tribute (Details).
• Add your announcement.

Gigs & services:

• Join our First Holiday Theatre Troupe and Spread Cheer! (Details).
• Add your gig or service.

Other classifieds:

• Notice of Protest Hearing (Details).
• "BOO" your friends and neighbors (Details).
• Add your classified.

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Wednesday! See you tomorrow morning for your next update. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Ashley Ludwig

About me: Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007. Prior to joining Patch, she worked as a staff writer for Southwest Riverside's Valley News Newspaper--in print and online. She was a co-founder of the southern California news conglomerate, DailySoCal.com--and prior to that, a freelance journalist for such publications as the North County Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), and still owns the local southern California Wine Country blog: TemeculaGrapevine.com. Ashley Ludwig has worked as a writer on the web since the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Wife, and mother of two daughters, she is the author of multiple romantic suspense novels. www.ashleyludwig.com

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Orange County Daily? You can email me at ashley.ludwig@patch.com.