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Sunday Smiles: Dirt-Biking Cait; Glowing Skates; Woman Needing Lung Transplant Meets Taylor Swift
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.

If you are looking for a lighter news story for your weekend, Patch is here to help by sharing a few of our favorite happy stories and fun photos from this week.
- Young Woman in Need of Double Lung Transplant: ‘Meeting Taylor Swift Was Best Moment Ever’
- Valley Christian Schools Welcomes New Superintendent
- Livermore Police Welcomes New K9 Officer
- Pleasanton’s Colonial-era Fife, Drum Band’s Children Win Awards
- Petaluman’s Invent Glo-Blades Featured CNBC’s “Make Me A Millionaire Inventor”
- Happy National Dog Day!
- Picnic Like A Pro This Upcoming Labor Day
- Harvest Fair Names Clover-Stornetta’s 2015 Outstanding Young Person in Agribusiness
- Race Cars Drive Across Golden Gate Bridge Ahead of Sonoma IndyCar Race
- Shelina Moreda Girlz MotoCamp Hosts Reality TV Star Caitlyn Jenner And Friends
- For Your End-Of-Summer Gatherings: To-Die-For Fish Tacos
- Got Teens? They’ll Enjoy This Novel Full of Intrigue
- Contra Costa Regional Only CA Hospital To Earn Cancer Surgeons’ ‘Elite’ Award
- Where, When and How to View ‘The Great American Eclipse’
- Las Lomas High School Musicians To Join Pros Onstage At Lesher
- Lamorinda Soccer Club Earns First Medals
- Photos: 23rd Annual Aloha Outrigger Races and Polynesian Festival.
- Santa Cruz Co. Resident Heads To WA Fires As Red Cross volunteer
- Photo Of the Week: Stunning Whales On the Bay
- Drought Radio Station Will Help You Time Your Showers
- Water Conservation Takes Top Prize in MV Apps Challenge
- Kaiser Permanente supports innovative “mobile farmers market” program
- A Walk in the Park: Sonoma Square Photo Show
- Tri-Valley Babe Ruth All-Stars Win World Series
- Alameda Food Bank Names Volunteer of the Year
- Former Danville Resident Competes for Miss America
- Kids Baseball Club helps Kaiser Permanente score on backpack campaign
- Novato Youth Center Releases Annual Report
- PHOTOS: Rancho Elementary Hosts Back to School Brunch
- Grateful Dead Most Famous Band From California?
- Photos: SSF Firefighters Serve Seniors at a Picnic
- Rickshaw Camera Obscura Comes to the Half Moon Bay Library
- Photos: End of Summer Celebration at Foster City Library
- San Mateo Library Announces Winner of ‘Bookface’ Contest
- PHOTOS: Local Teens Plant Drought-Resistant
Did you see last week’s Sunday Smiles feature? It was awesome!
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