VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Returning a camera to its rightful owner seems like an easy process. That hasn't been the case for the Vancouver Police Department, though.

On Aug. 30, 2011, Vancouver Police responded to a vehicle prowl call in which two people were ultimately arrested. Inside the vehicle, officers found numerous items which were determined to be stolen property. One of the items was a digital camera that contained approximately 1,000 photos. The photos appear to be family gatherings, family and friend photos and some scenic landscapes. Based on the photos, police said it appeared several were taken around Vancouver and some of the photos date back at least one year.

The Vancouver Police Department Evidence unit has held the camera since its discovery and has not yet located the owner of the camera. Police have released three photos with the hope someone will be able to identify people in the photo so police can return the once-stolen camera.

The owner of the camera should contact the Vancouver Police Department Evidence unit at 360-487-7404 and provide identifying information related to the camera and reference case number V11-15640.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- For the first year, the Old Apple Tree Festival will include a Scarecrow Contest. The contest is free to the first 20 people that send in their applications.

Prizes will be awarded to the best three ‘traditional' scarecrows on display at the Festival. For an application and entry rules, call 360-487-8308 or visit the Urban Forestry website.

Live music, food, fun for children, cuttings from the venerable old tree itself and more await the community at the free annual Old Apple Tree Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct.

A total of 32 Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies are growing their moustaches during the month of March to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

They are inviting anyone that wants to "grow for it" to join them in Moustache March 2011. Last year, the group (about half the size) raised around $3,500 for the community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. This year the goal is $10,000.

Last year, Sheriff Garry E. Lucas agreed to shave his moustache (which he has sported since 1972) if the group could raise a $1,000 bounty.