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

Thursday, Aug. 9, 1990

• A few weeks ago, the Record had a call from a fellow in Mississippi. Dana Gower, news editor at The Citizen, wanted to tell their readers something about “the real Twin Peaks” during the summer programming lull. Isn’t it a mite strange featuring the news of another small town 2,000 miles across the country? Well, the surreality of “Twin Peaks” is contagious! Gower enclosed a letter when he sent that first paper. He reported, “Our ‘News from Snoqualmie’ appears to have touched  nerve. Fans of ‘Twin Peaks’ think the idea is brilliant and have called to say they are eager to read more. Those who missed the series have called to say they don’t understand what’s going on.”

• Pat Turpin Cokewell, of North Bend, grew up on a tobacco farm in the Carolinas. Her life has spanned the gamut of experience from that no-nonsense upbringing to the fun and nonsense of “Twin Peaks.” Cokewell whose North Bend business has been the prime focus of attention as a result o the quirky television show, will be this year’s Alpine Days grand Marshal.

Thursday, Aug. 12, 1965

• Polio vaccinations will be given to people of all ages on a no-charge basis at the North Bend Fire Station Aug. 26, by the Seattle-King County Health Department.

• Albert J. Wolf of Route 1, Carnation, reported the theft of two tires and wheels and hubcaps from his car parked across the road from his house sometime during the night of Aug. 7. The King County Sheriff’s office said Wolf found the car jacked up on blocks of wood. He estimated his loss at $100.