🌱Pizza Xmas Police + Fire, Possum At Disneyland + Chevron Expands

Hey, everybody! It's me, Patty-Pat Kozlowski, your host of the Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town, including...

• Santa Ana police bring joy and pizza to St. Francis home.
• A small fire and an opossum on the ride tracks paused operations at Disneyland.
• Year 2023 promises to be a big year for Orange County with $8.5 billion Chevron Phillips expansion.

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But first, today's weather:

Cool with rain and drizzle. High: 62 Low: 50.

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Here are the top three stories in Orange County today:

1. What happens when your caterer mixes up your order and you have no food for a senior citizen's Christmas party? If you're the Santa Ana Police Department, you order a lot of pizzas! Residents of St. Francis Home, a non-profit home by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mexico were treated to a pizza dinner, a visit from Santa Claus and holiday gifts. This was all at the annual dinner and gift-giving event hosted by the Santa Ana Police Department. (Orange County, CA Patch).
2. Fire and a baby opossum were the talk of Disneyland this week. A small blaze broke out at Disneyland around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot building next to the New Orleans train station that is usually used as an employee break room, Walt Disney World News reported. No one was injured and Disneyland built white construction walls and a 20-foot-tall scrim to shield the fire-damaged building from visitors, while the Disneyland Railroad continued operation into Friday. However, riders of the Splash Mountain Water flume ride found it temporarily closed this week after a baby opossum was spotted on the tracks. (CA Orange County, CA Patch)
3. A Knott's season pass is the best entertainment seal in Orange County. (sandytoesandpopsicles.com)

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Today in Orange County:

• Knott's Merry Farm New Year's Eve & Fireworks 2022-23: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park (9:00 AM)
• 'Knott's Merry Farm' 2022: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park (9:00 AM)
• Main Street Creativity Corner In-Person (9:00 AM)
• Cozy Family Winter Read: Cypress Library (9:00 AM)
• Kennedy Band GBA Benefit Concert (Green Band Association Benefit Concert) (10:00 AM)
• New Years Eve Celebration (12:00 PM)
• FAMILY MOVIE AFTERNOONS - LA PALMA LIBRARY (2:00 PM)
• Lego Club - Laguna Beach Library - Laguna Beach Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• New Year's Eve "Celebrating Family & Friends" Event (5:00 PM)
• Ring in 2023 with Michael's on Naples' New Year's Eve Prix Fixe Dinner! (5:00 PM)
• Torah Study - Live and Virtual - Temple Beth Sholom (5:15 PM)
• Event - Cypress High (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• If you're looking for the best deal for family entertainment, our friends at sandytoesandpopsicles.com said the Knott's Season Pass can't be beat! Read why they say it's the Best Entertainment Deal in Orange County (sandytoesandpopsicles.com)
• Try to catch one more weekend of Winterfest-Orange County Fairgrounds Winter Fest is ongoing on select dates thru Sunday, January 1. Winter Fest is an Orange County family friendly holiday event. (South OC Beaches)

• Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA: "Our prayers and deepest condolences go out to the those who knew and loved Deputy Cordero of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. We mourn this tragic loss alongside you." (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA via Facebook)
• OC Parks: "🛶 If you've ever wanted to learn how to paddle in an outrigger canoe, free opportunities are available with prior registration at Bayside Beach within Newport Harbor (1901 Bayside Dr., Newport Beach, CA). 🚣" (OC Parks via Instagram)

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— Patty-Pat Kozlowski

About me: Patty-Pat Kozlowski has been writing community news and Philly-cenric Op/Eds for over 20 years. A Jill of all trades she's been a stand-up comedian, chef, DJ, newspaper editor, food trucker and Parks Director for Philadelphia Parks & Rec as well as a community relations/legislative aide for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Philadelphia City Council.

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* Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this report mistakenly identified plans for an oil refinery as scheduled for Orange County, CA. The refinery is planned for Orange, Texas.