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Happy Monday and Happy Valentine's Day. Here's everything happening in Orange County today.

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Rams, Super Bowl Champs!

First, today's weather:

A partly sunny day and very warm today. High: 80. Low: 54.

Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. Soarin’ Over California returns for a limited time starting on March 4, just in time for Disney’s Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure. Fans of Soarin’ Over California can hang glide over Napa Valley, Monterey Bay, and Redwood Creek thanks to Disney's amazing flight simulator. The end date for Soarin’ Over California hasn’t been announced. The original 2001 attraction was an aerial flight above the Golden Gate Bridge, Malibu beaches, and other amazing places in California. In 2016 it was replaced with a tour of the Swiss Alps, Great Wall of China, and other international landmarks. Soarin’ Over California is back in time for the 2020 Food & Wine Festival that starts March 4 and runs through April 26. You can read more about this story here: (OC Register)
2. How effective are COVID-19 vaccines? Based on two new studies, the CDC found that vaccines were 87 percent effective against COVID-19 emergency department or urgent care visits and 91 percent effective against hospitalizations in the two months after a third dose. The data showed that effectiveness dropped to 66 percent and 78 percent, respectively, by the fourth month but still offers protection again severe disease, CDC official said. Booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines are safe and offer high levels of protection even though that protection can lessen over time, they added. You can read more about this story here:(OC Register)
3. Anyone who drives in Southern California knows what it's like to be stuck in traffic, but did you know that SoCal has six of the nation's worst bottlenecks? Southern California was listed as having more bottlenecks than many other states in the 2022 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks List released this week. If you've traveled the Long Beach (710), Orange (57), Artesia (91), I-10, and I-110 freeways behind an endless line of large trucks, it's because many Southern Californians live within 50 miles of the nation's busiest port. You can read more about this story here: (Orange County Patch)

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Today in Orange County:

• Crafts for Kids (El Modena) - Orange Public Library - Kids. (All Day)
• Winter Storytime (El Modena) - Orange Public Library - Kids. (10:30 a.m.)
• Workforce Solutions Orientation: On-Site. (10:30 a.m.)
• Admission Tickets - Sherman Library & Gardens. (10:30 a.m.)
• Toddler Storytime at Canyon Hills Library. (11 a.m.)
• Toddler Storytime at East Anaheim - Anaheim Public Library - Childrens' Programs. (11:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• High School Sports In And Near Orange County: The week ahead: (Orange County Patch)
• German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Hold onto your heart! One year old Montana is so handsome." (Facebook)
• Orange County Pit Bull Rescue: "There is another angel among us, and her name is Lily. Lily (fna Allie) who we rescued in 2014." (Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "There were 14 restaurants and food vendors ordered closed by Orange County inspectors from Feb. 3 to Feb. 11." (Facebook)
• Orange County Rescue Mission: "Want to work at an Orange County Top Workplace/#1 Homeless Service Provider? We're looking for a full-time kitchen and catering cook!" (Facebook)

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• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 21)
• Taxes in Retirement Webinar. (Feb. 21)
• 41st Annual CARSplus Convention : Networking for Success and Best Practices. (Feb. 25)
• The Most Romantic Evening In All of Orange County! (Feb. 25)
• Fall Youth Football Registration. (Feb. 26)
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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Paula Constance

About me: I am a freelance writer, author, and media producer. I am committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. One of my favorite jobs? Working with Imagineering for The Walt Disney Company.