Here are a few tidbits of neighborhood news.

Childish Things, at 10002 Holman Rd. NW, collected 1,500 diapers during its December diaper drive for Westside Baby. The store matched the donations with another 1,500 diapers, and then purchased more using 1 percent of its December sales.

Our neighborhood placed fourth in Umpqua Bank’s “We Heart” campaign. The top three neighborhoods – Queen Anne, Magnolia and Bellevue – will each receive $10,000 for a community project. The Phinney Neighborhood Association was one of the 10 businesses with the most votes, so it will receive $1,000.

Greenwood-based online business Flash Gordon, which creates custom pet identification tags using 3D printing, will be featured on KING 5’s New Day Northwest at 11 a.m. today.

Update: According to two comments below, Judd’s owner has been found.

Earlier: Lara tells us she found a medium-sized dog, likely a Beagle mix, near Aurora Avenue North and North 85th Street on Thursday night. The male dog did not have a collar.

Stopped at the Jack and the Box parking lot at 10:45pm and he jumped into my car. Several other people, along with me, were very concerned he would be hit by a car on Aurora. Nobody claimed him, so I brought him home with me. He was wet and scared with long nails, but otherwise looks healthy. He is likely a Beagle mix. He can sit and is friendly with dogs and people. Lots of energy. Likely 40ish lbs. Brown and white color (Fawn). Long tail with curled end.

If he is yours, or you know who he might belong to, please call 206-799-8309. We hope to bring him to the vet tomorrow morning to see if he is microchipped.

Lara just told us this that the dog did not have a microchip.

Elizabeth tells us she saw a dog that looked lost at the southbound 358 bus stop at North 85th Street and Aurora Avenue North around 7:10 a.m. today.

This morning I saw a dog that seemed to be lost. It was small and black, possibly a terrier mix, with a green or blue collar and no tags that I could see. It seemed friendly but confused, more like a lost pet than a street dog. I couldn’t take it to my apartment for safety, but if its owner reads PhinneyWood maybe s/he can find it before it wanders far.

It’s an ongoing issue that regularly pops up in the MyBallard forum (here, here and here) – dog owners who don’t scoop up after their dog.

Monday morning while out walking our dog Elsie (with plastic bag, I might add) I came across these signs that show obvious frustration by the homeowners.

Two signs with notes front and back are staked into the planting strip along 8th Ave NW near NW 75th Street.

One note that starts with “Please stop! It’s gross! It smells! Clean dog poop!” continues on with, “Here’s the thing: We bet you and your dog are nice, wonderful, caring members of the community. So why do you keep crapping on our lawn? (please stop it!)”

Update Monday: Roxie is back home. From Kate: “Our cat was returned thanks to your site and followers!”

Earlier: Kate tells us that Roxie, an 8-year-old calico, disappeared from her home North 82nd St. between Greenwood and Dayton avenues on Thursday night.

On her left shoulder is a large charcoal heart shaped spot – very distinct. She is a very friendly cat, loves to sit on laps. She may be timid if approached quickly, but she tends to like people. She is not fond of other cats )/dogs. Our son turned 4 today and he really wants his Roxie back!

We can be reached at 310-634-6937 or bvd817@gmail.com. We will offer a reward upon safe return of our cat!

Update Sept. 26: Jed’s owner has been found!

Earlier: At the risk of becoming all-pets-all-the-time, we’ve got another lost-and-found pet to tell you about.

Jed found a puppy on North 95th Street and Aurora Avenue North about 10:30 p.m. Sunday night.

It looks like a pitbull or pitbull mix, a very young male tan dog in good health with white belly and white toes on front feet and black collar, no tags. We will bring him to the animal shelter tomorrow morning and post the location but if anyone knows where his home is, please call me at 206-354-5194.

Update Sunday: Suge’s owner reports that she has been found, thanks to a PhinneyWood reader tip, more than 30 blocks north of her home, near North 105th Street  and Aurora Avenue North, in a parking lot with an injured leg.

Earlier: Yet another lost pet to tell you about. A 12-year-old female Siamese cat named ”Suge” (short for Sugar) didn’t come home last night from her home near North 78th Street and Greenwood Avenue North.

 This photo was taken several years ago but she looks the same now as she did then– small/medium frame, white/gray coat, black paws, blue eyes, she is a very typical pure bred siamese, we hope she has not been stolen or injured.

We have been looking all day around the neighborhood and calling her and she still hasn’t shown up, which is not like her, because usually she’s a homebody and never goes far from home even when she’s outdoors…She has a bell with a collar that contains all of our information. She likes to be rubbed on her tummy.

You can reach us directly at 503-895-7225 or 541-603-1944.

Update: Heidi tells us that the dog ran away from her home late last night, near NW 56th Street, heading down 2nd Avenue NW. Has anyone else seen him or know if he made his way back home?

Earlier: Heidi tells us she found a dog in Phinney Ridge on Thursday, and she’s keeping him safe until she can find the owners. She said the dog is black with some brown on its feet, weighs about 50 pounds, male, and might be lab/rottweiler mix. He was very hungry and thirsty.

If you know who the dog’s owner is, please email us and we’ll get you in touch with Heidi.

Update Wednesday evening: Tiger has been found!

Earlier: Gabi tells us that her orange tabby cat, named Tiger, disappeared Tuesday around lunch time. Tiger followed her to nearby Sandel Park, but hasn’t been seen since. He is microchipped, but does not have a collar. If you’ve seen Tiger, please call Gabi at 425-243-2287.

A small black cockapoo with white markings was lost on North 102nd Street near Greenwood Avenue North on Saturday morning. Leah is nine years old. If you’ve seen her, contact Cliff Mass at 206-685-0910 or cliff@atmos.washington.edu.

Elizabeth says an orange and white cat has been hanging around her house near Fremont Avenue North and North 91st Street.

The cat (I’m not sure enough about its sex to call it he or she) is a little skittish when first approached but has become very friendly with my boyfriend and me over the last several days and will even come into our house. It’s orange and white, without a collar and is pretty slim – I’ve seen the cat around our neighborhood for a while and thought it belonged to someone near us, but we put out some food for it the other day and it was so eager to eat and ate so much that I’m concerned that it might be stray or lost. I saw a sign posted recently looking for an orange and white cat near 85th, but that sign showed a cat with a collar so I’m not sure if it’s a match. If anyone knows something about this fellow, I’d love to host a reunion or at least get confirmation that the cat isn’t stray/lost/starving.

If you are, or know the owner of, this cat, please email Elizabeth.

Yet another cat has been found in Greenwood-Phinney. Here’s a note from Joe:

An incredibly sweet stray has called our front yard home for the last few days. Unfortunately we’re going to take her to the Humane Society tomorrow as she has a small wound on her side and we can’t have pets in our home.

If you have any information on the owner of this cat, please put a note in comments or email us and we’ll forward the info to Joe.