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Incredible Animal Rescues | Drive-In Movies: Saturday Smiles

Meals on Wheels is in need of donations; teens volunteer to support young entrepreneurs and other nice news from around NorCal.

Blu, a Golden Retriever fell off an 80-foot cliff.
Blu, a Golden Retriever fell off an 80-foot cliff. (Central Fire Protection District of Santa Cruz County)

If you are looking for some lighter news for your weekend, check out these sweet Northern California stories.

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  • Blu, a Monterey Bay Search Dogs team member, does his best to save others. But after a scary fall, his people came to the rescue.

CPC Danville Member Rescues Drowning Man In Chicago

  • A member of the Danville church made a heroic rescue in Chicago last week, leaping into the river to save a drowning man.

Fairgrounds To Host Summer Of Drive-In Movies In Pleasanton

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  • Pack snacks, load up the kids, and enjoy a family-friendly film the old-school way Friday and Saturday nights beginning June 12.

'Grab & Go Food Trucks' Heading To Fairgrounds In Pleasanton

  • A rotating line-up of vendors, sure to fix every craving, will be parked Friday & Saturday evenings this summer at the complex.

Matching Donations Needed: Meals on Wheels Diablo Region

  • This charity that provides home-delivered hot meals to seniors has an approaching deadline to receive a matching contribution.

San Ramon Valley Teens Volunteer To Support Young Entrepreneurs

  • Six San Ramon Valley teens stepped up to organize an event that allowed youth to pitch tech solutions to real-world problems.

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