The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:

Thursday, April 2, 1992

• After months of rancorous, often heated debate, Snoqualmie’s city council decided March 23 to disband a citizen advisory committee that was to review whether to scale back or eliminate the local police department. The issue had elicited angry words from area citizens and pitted city councilman Mike Gifford, who initiated the latest review attempt, against other council members.

• Nearly two years have passed since North Bend agreed to acquire for slightly under $1 million, a nine-acre plot of former pasture it planned to make into a park. The city had hoped to develop ballfields and a recreation center on what’s known as the Torguson property. Today, however, the property remains unpurchased and undeveloped and just under half a million dollars’ worth of matching funds that the city was expecting remains on hold because a state review revealed 10 “deficiencies” in the appraisal. The snag has stalled not only the Torguson property development, but also the construction of improvements and additions to E.J. Roberts Park.

Thursday, April 6, 1967

• A Canadian firm has set up operations for exploratory drilling for copper in areas near Goldmeyer, about 30 miles northeast of Snoqualmie. Headquarters camp has been established at Goldmeyer in preparation for drilling crews. About 10 men are in the area now and the force will be considerably expanded. How much, local representatives of the firm were not at liberty to say. The exploration is a project of the Middle Forks Mining Co., a Washington subsidiary of Westland Copper Ltd., with headquarters in Vancouver, B.C.

• Curtis Woodward’s Shell Station at Fall City was $80-90 lighter last week — apparently the work of a fast-moving woman who rifled the till while Curtis was waiting on a customer, the Sheriff’s office reported. He said the woman drove in with two men April 1, asked for change for cigarettes, then stayed in the office while he went out to service a car. As Curtis returned to the office, the woman, the men, their car and the cash took off.