Saturday Smiles: Scratcher Nets Man $750,000; East Bay Man Signs with Mariners; CHP Rescues Bird

By ALEXANDER NGUYEN (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.

• Bay Bridge Chicken Given New Home, New Name
• Police Sergeant Buys Clothes for Third Grade Bicyclist Struck by Car
• Aquatics Staff Honored for Rescue of Teen Whose Heart Failed While Swimming at Community Pool
• Nor Cal Firecrackers 04 tournament champs
• Newark Video: The Lake on a Sunday Morning
• Threatened Shorebird Returns to East Bay Beach
• Dublin High Graduate Signs with Seattle Mariners
• Oakland Zoo Auctions Off Artwork Created by Animals
• PHOTOS: Berkeley Kiwanians Help School Prepare for New Year
• PHOTOS: Albany Cougars Compete in Monte Vista Invitational
• CHP Officer Saves Wounded Blue Jay
• Favorite Recipes for the Sweet Feast of Rosh Hashanah
• James Franco to Lead Film Class for High School Students
• Photo of the Week: Last Moments of Light in Livermore
• This Weekend: Mountain View Celebrates 44th Annual Art & Wine Festival,September 12-13
• Taste of Santa Clara Valley-Farm-to-fork Dinner
• The Bachelorette’s Ben Zorn joining 16th Annual HERS Breast Cancer Walk/Run
• Napa Valley College is Now Hiring
• Wineries, Picnics and Leisurely Strolls: Labor Day Weekend 2015 in the Napa Valley
• Rep. Lee to Receive Nomination to United Nations
• $30 Scratcher Nets Marin County Man $750,000
• Marin Christian Academy a Finalist in Best of Parents Press 2015 Awards
• Mark Day School Alum to Represent U.S. at World Rowing Junior Championships
• PHOTO: San Mateo Firefighter Chili Cook-Off Judge’s Choice Winner

Image Courtesy CHP via Facebook from CHP Officer Saves Wounded Blue Jay