Saturday Smiles: Chicken on the Lam; Hospital Dance-Off; 'Flintstone House' Up For Sale

By AUTUMN JOHNSON (Patch Staff)

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.

• Chickens Roaming on Freeway Cluck Up Morning Commute
• Following Freeway Antics, Chicken Found at Bridge Toll Plaza Drawing Interest
• Hospital Dance-Off: Watch Boy With Rare Cancer, Police Officer as They Bust a Move
• Yabba-dabba-doo! ‘Flintstone House’ Goes on the Market
• How To Build Happy, Close-Knit Families In Midst Of Busy, Gadget-Filled Lives
• ELLIE MAE EMPLOYEES JOIN FORCES WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FOOD BANK
• Hercules Sisters Briana and Britani Washington Awarded Full Scholarships to Berklee College of Music
• Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare Cancer Program Receives $43,000 from Tri-Valley SOCKs
• DSRSD Director Elected to Serve on Board of Calif. Association of Sanitation Agencies
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for Danville School
• PHOTOS: Monte Vista Mustangs Score Win
• Photo of the Week: Supermoon over Dublin
• Pen A Pumpkin Song For Half Moon Bay Festival (Pumpkin Meets Mack the Knife?)
• Teen From Area School Among Top 10 Finalists In National Science Challenge
• San Francisco Zoo Welcomes New Lion Cub
• Redwood City Teen Named to ‘30 Under 30’ List
• Millbrae Man Wins Lottery After Using Money Found on Street to Buy Ticket
• Online Tools Help Clear Criminal Records
• Marin County Search and Rescue Team Helps Find Injured Hiker in Sierra National Forest
• Chipotle Looking To Hire 4,000 Employees In One Day
• UCSF Opens Clinic Aimed at Treating Rare Pitt Hopkins Syndrome
• Laurel Elementary School Raising Funds Through Annual Move-a-thon
• Grand Opening of New Dog Park in San Carlos
• Fancy Working At A Grand English Estate And Gardens?

Donate and Score!

• Donate $2 At Habit To Childhood Hunger Fund And Get Free Burger Coupon
• Donate Blood, Get A Free Haircut

Upcoming Festivals in Bay Area:

• City of Dublin to Host 4th Annual Splatter Festival
• Sonoma Plein Air Art Festival Approaches
• Coming Soon: Walnut Creek’s 78th Annual Walnut Festival
• San Benito Olive Festival
• ST. RAYMOND ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL 10/3 and 10/4
• Danville Fall Craft Festival Returns Oct. 24-25

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

• Saturday Smiles: Race Cars Drive Across GG Bridge; Woman in Need of Double Lung Transplant Meets Taylor Swift; Dogs Rescued

Photo courtesy of the Guerra family from Hospital Dance-Off: Watch Boy With Rare Cancer, Police Officer as They Bust a Move