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Saturday Smiles: Arrestee Nominates Cop for Award; Scratcher Winnings to Pay Off Home; World's Biggest Monopoly Board
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from East Bay Patch sites and around the Bay Area.
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.
- Good Samaritans Nab Transient Suspected of Pickpocketing Elderly Man
- Arrestee Nominates Newark Police Officer for ‘Community Hero’ Award
- Former Danville Resident Alexandra Curtis Going to Miss America
- VIDEO: Sonoma County Home Brewers Competition
- BottleRock 2015 Wraps With Snoop Dogg, No Doubt, Gipsy Kings: PHOTOS
- Salvaged Bay Bridge Steel Available For Civic/Public Art
- Fun Summer Read For Your Young Kids
- ‘Throwback Thursday’ Cocktail Of The Week: Harvey Wallbanger
- Photos: 17th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival
- Napa Native Named Manager of Yountville’s Lavender Inn
- Roseville Boys Start Campaign
- Missouri Dad Socks Away $25 A Month Since Daughter Was Born For This Trip To BottleRock Napa Valley
- UC Davis Grad Students Achieve Rarity
- See the World’s Biggest Monopoly Board
- Pleasure Point Beach House is No Shack
- Superstitious Cleveland Mayor Means Warriors vs. Cavs Bet Will Be Food Bank Fundraiser
- Play Ball, Oakland and Cal Fans! We Rock!!
- $100K Waiting For Mystery Woman Who Left Rare Computer At Silicon Valley Recycler
- Silicon Valley Roller Girls Accepting Donations For Monte Sereno Fire Victims
- Stanford Professor Wins Gruber Neuroscience Prize
- Novato Junior’s Painting Wins Two Honors
- PHOTOS: Saint Raphael Students Tell Maleficent’s Story
- Man Plans to Pay Off Mortgage with Scratcher Winnings
- Junipero Serra Relay Team Wins CCS Championship
- San Mateo Softball Team Scores Tournament Championship
- Redwood City Cub Scouts Receive Religious Awards
In SoCal (TOO sweet not to share):
- Duck, Duck, Oops! Tiny Ducklings Slip Down Drain
- Crews Rescue Horses Stuck in Mud
- Sheriff’s Deputy Donates Liver to Save Partner
- Video: Mamma Whale Battles Odds With Calves
Photo from: See the World’s Biggest Monopoly Board
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