The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:
Thurs., May 24, 1990
• Rosanne Zemp, co-chair of the King County Centennial Commission and a longtime member of the Totem Girl Scout Council, has been named a recipient of Congressman Rod Chandler’s “Heroes” award.
. When the new middle school opens in Fall City in September, 1991, half of its students will be from the Fall City area, 239. The other half will come from the far end of the district, a total 217 kids from Wilderness Rim, Riverbend, Cedar Village and along the Cedar Falls Road.
Thurs., May 19, 1965
• Snoqualmie announced the appointment of Gifford Riste as Deputy Town Marshal at a special meeting of the Town Council Monday. He succeeds Richard Coble, who resigned. Riste is a former Police Chief of North Bend and for the past few years has been Assistant Street and Water Superintendent of Snoqualmie and also has served on special duty as a police officer for Snoqualmie. He and his wife, Peggy, have lived in the Snoqualmie Valley since 1952.