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

Thursday, Feb. 27, 1992

• Tom’s Tree Service, Northwest Grounds Maintenance and Greenearth Landscaping combined forces Monday to remove the flowering cherry trees along Fall City’s riverbank. The diseased trees will be replaced Saturday with a new, resistant strain.

• Snoqualmie is preparing to examine the amount of money it allocates to police and other departments in an effort to cut expenses. The examination into budget allocations was spearheaded by council member Mike Gifford, a volunteer firefighter who maintains that the police department receives a disproportionate share of the city’s money. Gifford insists he’s not embarking on a “vendetta” but instead is interested in sprucing up city parks. He also said he would like to see King County absorb Snoqualmie’s police department, a move he believes would save money.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 1967

• Teenage passengers and the driver of a North Bend car were hospitalized at Nelems Memorial Hospital Feb. 18, following an accident which occurred at 12:35 a.m. on the Meadowbrook-Snoqualmie Road. Driver Gregory L. Thomas, 16, of North Bend, was westbound. After coming around a curve to the left, the car left the road and went into a ditch. The vehicle traveled 70 feet in the ditch before coming to rest against a tree, according to the State Patrol report.

• The King County Sheriff’s office reported a home owned by Alex Peabody, Rt. 2, Carnation, was ransacked during the night of Feb. 13. The Peabodys are in California for the winter. A caretaker, Ralph P. Dudley reported the burglary to the Sheriff’s office. Entry was gained by breaking a window on a door on the back porch. A tentative list of missing items includes silver pieces, about two cases of assorted liquor, clothing, loose change, foodstuffs, meat from a freezer, a radio and two rifles.