If you’ve ever lost a pet, you know how upsetting it can be.  The people behind Animal Control in Apple Valley, CA put their thinking caps on and came up with an idea to help reunite owners with their missing pets.  The town of Apple Valley’s Animal Services Department in the process of setting up a website where photos of found pets will be displayed.

According to the Victorville Daily Press, “indexing the pictures by breed and other characteristics will give Animal Services a better chance of finding the owner if, for example, a pet has slipped out of its collar.”

To get your pet included in the database, e-mail a JPG-formatted photo to AVpetID@applevalley.org. Put “AV Pet ID” plus the license number in the subject line. Include the owner’s name, pet’s name and breed, street address and dog license number. Photos should be clear and well lit, and file sizes no larger than 1 MB.

While cats do not have to be licensed, feline photos will be included in the database as well.

I’m not sure how I missed it.  Yesterday morning, Matthew West performed on the cable FOX News Network show “FOX and Friends.”  Check out the video below:

Here, Matthew plays his latest single, “My Own Little World.”

From Silver City to the world! All this week, First Baptist Church of Silver City (2300 N. Swan Street — (575) 388-1582) will be collecting shoe boxes for underprivileged children in other countries.

Join in!  Pack a shoebox filled with school supplies, toys, necessity items, hard candy and a letter of encouragement. Step-by-step shoe box packing instructions are available at on the Samaritan’s Purse website.  If you’re in the area, stop on by (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. through Fri., 1 to 2 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and 8 to 9 a.m. Mon. Nov. 22) with your contribution.

For more information, click here.