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Sunday Smiles: Livestock Rescued from Fire; East Bay on El Capitan for 100th Time; Kayakers Rescued
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.
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.
- Third Time’s the Charm for Dublin Resident at Chili Competition
- Alameda County Fair Takes Top Billing on Upcoming Food Network Show
- Film Student With Down’s Syndrome Directs Autobiography
- Bay Area Man Summits El Capitan for 100th Time
- Pets and Livestock Being Rescued From Valley Fire Evacuation Area
- North Bay City Ranked Top 25 Places to Raise a Family in California
- County Picks Up 3 National Awards for Outreach
- WATCH: 54 Kayakers Rescued From Tomales Bay
- SSF Police Explorer Runs School Supply Drive
- SF’s Red and White Fleet Partners with Sandia to Develop a New Green Ferry
- South San Francisco Ranked in Top 10 Places to Raise a Family in California
- San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties CA: Three Nonprofits Receive $10K From Holiday Train Donations
- Atherton Celebrates Batman Day
- Petaluma River Fall Trash Clean-Up Saturday
- Kaiser Permanente Adds Nearly 500 Mental Health Therapists in California, Despite Industry-Wide Shortage
- 3rd Annual Mole & Mariachi Festival Saturday
- Photos: Delphi Academy Visits the 49ers Museum
- Mill Valley Film Festival Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
- Annie Cai of Pleasanton Receives Girl Scouts’ Highest Honor for Inspiring Entrepreneurship, Innovation in Local Students
- PHOTOS: Fall Festival in Castro Valley
- Photos: Boy Scout Troop 904 Court Of Honor
- Granada High Grad Awarded Scholarship from California Water Service
- Should Plant Exclusive to East Bay be Listed as an Endangered, Threatened Species?
- Two Alameda County Girl Scouts Earn Prestigious Gold Awards and National Alcoa Chuck McLane Scholarships
- PHOTOS: Danville’s Athenian School Hosts 50th Anniversary Celebration
- San Ramon Valley Students Competes in U.S. Women’s Junior Polo Competition
Did you see last week’s Smiles feature? It was awesome!
Photo Credit: National Park Service from Bay Area Man Summits El Capitan for 100th Time
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