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. 13, 1992
• Snoqualmie could save $216,540 next year by disbanding its police department and contracting with King County Police, according to a citizens’ advisory committee report released Aug. 7. The report, compiled by a three person public safety committee appointed by Mayor Jeanne Hansen lat April, analyzed the city’s police department to determine whether it would be cheaper or more expensive for the county to take over police duties while maintaining 24-hour protection. The report’s conclusions stirred public comment following its presentation at a packed Aug. 10 Snoqualmie City Council meeting over what has been an emotionally charged issue, as the city deals with an impending $37,000 budget shortfall.
• Someone, police don’t know who or how many yet, broke the locked front door of Snoqualmie’s temporary city offices in North Bend late last week, and made off with $1,222.54. State Auditor Kevin Montgomery, who is conducting an audit of city finances for 1991 and 1992, told King County Police he waited in the parking lot adjacent to the building at 142 Man Ave. N., until clerk-treasurer Jeanie Orr arrived Friday Aug. 7, at about 7:45 a.m. When Orr attempted to open the door, she discovered it was already open.
• Carnation’s old post office will soon be occupied again, but this time it will be with a mother-daughter realty team instead of postal workers. Laura Pharmer, 31, recently moved into Carnation after working in the property management field for six years. After looking around and talking with the town’s past realty broker, Don Schumaker, Pharmer decided to start her own business with the help of her mother, Midge Pharmer, who is a broker in Hawaii.
Thursday, Aug. 10, 1967
• North Bend will have a new Mayor and two new town councilmen following this year’s general election, as a result of nominations for Town posts at a caucus Tuesday night. Oscar Miller, incumbent councilman, and Dick Zemp, local contractor and chairman of the Town Planning Commission, were nominated for Mayor. Mayor John Buchanan declined a further term.
• Alpental, a $15,000,000 dream, is now taking shape in a picturesque valley of the Cascade mountains just north of the Snoqualmie summit. Construction work is well underway and barring major mishaps, Northwest skiers will be testing the new slopes of Alpental Dec. 1.
• Si View’s swim team will compete against 11 other County Park teams in the 16th annual King County Swim Meet today in Enumclaw. Si View takes a good record into the meet, according to pool director, Mrs. Sharon Posey. The local youngsters have won four out of five dual meets, losing only to Enatai.
