Sunday Smiles: Bounty of Butterflies; Zuckerberg Welcomes Baby; Monster Fish Caught

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.

• Which East Bay High Schools Ranked Among Top 100 in California?
• Hundreds Participate in First Annual ‘Tri-Valley Turkey Burn’
• Rodgers To Rodgers Hail Mary Lifts Packers To 27-23 Walkoff Win At Detroit
• Sacramento’s 19th Annual HIREvent
• Photos: 2015 Napa Valley Turkey Chase
• Photos: Napa Junior Softball League Enjoys Holiday Parade
• Napa on Ice Opens (Photos)
• California Unemployment Could Drop Below 4.9% by 2017
• #Petaluma Composer ‘Scores’ Big Win at Toronto Film Festival
• Queen of All Saints’ Breakfast with Santa This Saturday
• County Launches Human Trafficking Public Awareness Campaign
• Students at Merryhill Preschool in Milpitas Collect Donations and Prepare Gifts for Children in Other Countries
• Holiday Winter Coat & Gift Card Drive to Benefit Seniors
• Mark Zuckerberg Announces Birth of Daughter; Pledges to Donate 99 Percent of Facebook Shares
• Palo Alto Schools Ranked Among Best in California
• No Tall Tales Here, Pair Caught Monster Fish Off Santa Cruz
• Berkeley’s Bounty of Butterflies: Photo
• Letters from Abroad
• Nutty Squirrel Attacking People, Including at Elementary School
• Goodbye Batman, Hello Nurse Jackie: Netflix Changes in December
• VIDEO REVIEW: Does Michael Fassbender’s ‘Macbeth’ Make Moviegoers Fass-ten Their Seat Belts?
• PHOTOS: Kiddo! Participation Day at Park and Tam Valley Schools
• Holiday Gift Buying: What Are The Least And Most-Used Kitchen Appliances of 2015?
• Bruce Springsteen Announces California Stops on 2016 U.S. Tour

Did you see last week’s Smiles feature? It was awesome!

• Saturday Smiles: Steph Curry’s New House; Little Leaguer Battling Rare Cancer Home for Holiday; Wild Turkey Photos

Photo credit: Monarch butterflies clustered in foliage at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. Courtesy Elaine Miller Bond