Out of the Past: Snoqualmie couple shares tale of adopting Romanian girl; Bill Minaglia invited to state tournament as ‘outstanding alternate’
Published 8:30 am Friday, May 27, 2016
The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:
Thursday, May, 23, 1991
• When Mona Post saw a “20/20” television show on the crowded orphanages in Romania, it pulled at her heartstrings. The Snoqualmie woman’s story of “rescuing” a baby from the East European country reveals a piece of irony: It is thousands of dollars cheaper for a couple to travel all the way to Romania for a baby than it is to a adopt a child here. Post and her husband Jerry, made their decision after learning that there are 160,000 abandoned children in Romania.
• In early June, Ken’s Restaurant will celebrate 50 years of business in North Bend. The special week will include a day of 1941 prices, on-site broadcasting by KMPS Radio, a drawing for truckers and coffee for a nickel a cup. The restaurant was founded by Ken Rogers in June 1941.
• There are major changes planned for Puget Sound Power & Light Company’s hydroelectric facility at Snoqualmie Falls. In its four-volume draft license application, for the changes, Puget aims to increase the project’s generating capacity from the present 42,000 kilowatts to 73,000.
Thursday, May, 26, 1966
• Bill Minaglia threw the javelin 158 feet for Tolt High School in the district meet at Everett last Saturday. He took third place in what he thought was his last meet of the year. But on Tuesday afternoon, he got an invitation to attend the state A meet as an outstanding alternate.
• The King County Planing Commission has approved a zoning change requested by the Snoqualmie Valley Land Co., developers of the old Meadowbrook farm. The rezoning establishes two light industrial areas, one on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the other on Milwaukee Railroad.
• The Seattle-King County visiting Nurse Service will make available the service of the visiting nurse to help care for patients at home when full-time nursing is not required. This will be the first time that bedside care will be available from the Public Health nursing office.
