Choking Child Rescued; Gym Heroes Honored: Saturday Smiles

If you are looking for a lighter news story for your weekend, Patch is here to brighten your day.

Choking Third-Grader Saved By ‘Heroic’ Custodian

• School officials said this is not the first time Patrick Mulrooney has had to use the Heimlich maneuver to save a student's life.

Club Sport Employees Honored For Saving Danville Man’s Life

• The Danville man collapsed while exercising on a treadmill. Officials say the incident is a good reminder for all residents to learn CPR.

‘Vino’ Found Wandering In Danville, Rescued By Police

• Employees at the police department immediately fell in love with this adorable puppy.

Tri-Valley Ice Cream Trail Raises $500 For Valley Humane Society

• The fun campaign, which sent ice cream lovers to businesses in Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and Danville, also earned two awards.

Adorable Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Bonding At Zoo

• One of these CA cuties lost his mother to a rancher, while the other mother is believed to have been killed by a car.

San Francisco Named 2nd Best City For Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs

• Lending Tree compiled a study analyzing the best cities for American entrepreneurs born between 1946 and 1964.

Distinguished Award Given To Parks District Manager

• The Walnut Creek resident was honored for the promotion and development of public parks, recreation, and conservation.

San Leandro Launches $14 Million In Street Repairs

• Fed up with potholes and cracked pavement? The City is doing something about it.

Berkeley Affordable Housing Organization Proposes Units For Vets

• Berkeley-based Satellite Affordable Housing Associates has proposed 30 East Bay apartments for veterans.

Skittles, Magnolia Leaf & Mosquito Eggs Aided UC Davis Research

• How you see an object can depend on what is next to it, under it or behind it.

8 Mega Millions Tickets With 5 Numbers Sold In CA

• Eight tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold in California for the record-setting Mega Millions lottery draw.

Fairfax Student Wins Marin County Central Spelling Bee

• Eve Nudd, a sixth grader from White Hill Middle School, won the contest with the word "adolescence."

Lights Display Illuminates Art Scene At Montalvo Center

• The exhibit "Bruce Munro at Montalvo:: Stories In Light" is something to see at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga Hills.

Photo courtesy San Ramon Valley Unified Fire Department from Choking Third-Grader Saved By ‘Heroic’ Custodian