Crime & Safety
Saturday Smiles: Pardoned Turkey to Meet President; Inmates Make Toys for Needy Children; Vet Wins Dream Wedding
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Northern California Patch sites.

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.
- Granada High Grad Gets Free Dream Wedding
- Not Your Typical Elves, Contra Costa Inmates Make Toys for Needy Children
- Photo of the Week: Dramatic Moment During Sycamore Grove Fire
- Kudos to Young Genius Speech and Debate Team!
- Coming to Theaters Near You: ‘Mockingjay - Part 2,’ ‘The Night Before,’ ‘Legend’ and More
- Spreading Newark Pride
- Those in Need Invited to Thanksgiving Community Outreach Dinner
- Tesla Has Hundreds of Job Openings in Fremont
- Free Admission to 49 State Parks on Black Friday
- Free Parking in Oakland on Saturdays During Holidays
- Can You Help 2 Hillsborough Boys Make Christmas Wishes Come True?
- Full and Part Time Job Openings Now at East Bay MUD
- Kaiser, Mental Health Workers Avert Strike
- Sonoma Plaza Lighting Ceremony (Photos)
- Debt Relief Made Easier for Students at Shuttered For-Profit Colleges
- PCA Releases Video of Petaluma’s 2015 Rivertown Revival PLUS New Photos
- #Petaluma’s Terri Strain, owner and instructor ATA Martial Arts, Tops Amazon Best Seller with Bullyproof
- Napa Valley Performing Arts Center - 10th Anniversary Gala
- Free Photos with Santa in Walnut Creek
- Grand Menorah Lighting
- Video: Mountain Lion, Deer in Life or Death Struggle
- Kudos to Young Genius Speech and Debate Team!
- Photos: Downtown Santa Cruz Gets Ready for the Holidays
- Pardoned Turkey to Meet President Obama
- WATCH: Caltrans Destroys Bay Bridge Pier in Dramatic Implosion
- Local Boys to ‘Scout for Food’ in Marin
- Novato High Cheer Team Wins at Regionals
- Rotary Club of Terra Linda Volunteers at Project Any Soldier
- Honoring local cartoonist and engineer Rube Goldberg
- Marin County Prepares for Longevity Boom
- Getting to the Root of the Matter: Deep Watering for Healthy Plants
- UC Marin Master Gardeners present gardening advice.
- 1915 to 2015: San Anselmo Library Celebrates 100 Years
Did you see last week’s Saturday Smiles feature? It was awesome!
--Photo used by permission Elizabeth Douglas Photography from Granada High Grad Gets Free Dream Wedding
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