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

Thursday, Jan. 3, 1991

• Many rural residents who are used to the self-sufficiency of collecting and burning wood to heat their homes are dismayed by the ever-more-strict regulations on residential wood stoves. Art Pierre of Snoqualmie, for example, is angered by the idea of $100 fines being levied for burning during periodic bans this winter. In a report by the National Academy of Sciences, it was found that residential nitrogen oxide pollution amounted to only 2.5 percent of the U.S. total.

• Is King County ready for “critter pads?” County councilman Brian Derdowski will be holding a series of community meetings in January to talk with citizens about measures that might help with floods. The pads would be raised plateaus of earth which could be used in floods and  to protect farm animals and machinery. “If we expect agriculture to survive in this county, we’ve got to provide some better ways to help farmers in flood zones,” Derdowski said.

Thursday, Jan. 6, 1966

• In a major business transaction, sale of the Gateway Cafe in North Bend to Kyle Cleven and Howard Simpson has been announced. The change of ownership became effective last Friday at midnight. Both new owner are residents of North Bend. Cleven is a businessman, while Simpson has been manager of the Gateway Cafe for almost 10 years.

• Sgt. Jerry Mallare of Preston was wounded in action in Vietnam and is now hospitalized at Fort Belvoir, Va. He suffered a shattered shoulder and head wounds. Mallare, 23, is with the U.S. Special Forces Unit and was in Vietnam for four months. He was wounded during fighting, 300 to 400 miles north of Saigon.