Street talk: Schneider should boast Green Bay roots By Tom Murphy News-Chronicle Why doesn’t Schneider National list Green Bay as its home base on the thousands of semi tractors that cruise the nation’s highways? Schneider, more accurately headquartered on Packerland Drive in Ashwaubenon, is the nation’s largest truckload carrier. It literally grew from the one truck operation begun by the late Al Schneider in the 1930s. His son, Don, who recently stepped aside as president after a long and successful tenure, is accurately credited with growing the business and unfailingly instigating state-of-the-art electronics to build the business. We understand Schneider has more than one “pumpkin patch” across the country — sites where the tractors, mostly orange in color, idle while awaiting assignment. But lil’ ol’ Green Bay is the home terminal. Listing the city as the corporate base on cab doors could be an incredible boon for the city and environs. John Veriha lists Marinette, both Jon T. Wolf Trucking and Short Freight Lines name Green Bay. Marten, H.O. Wolding, ABF and J.B. Hunt all identify their origins. How about it, Don? THANKS JOHN AND DICK A tip o’ Tom’s tam to readers Rev. John O’Brien of De Pere and Dick Waldo of Lower Dam Road in Mountain. Both took more than a modicum of interest in our recent piece on the passing of Marv Miller of Kaukauna. O’Brien, who retired a couple of years ago from his home parish, St. Patrick of Green Bay, sent an undated photo of the 1943 or 1944 Central Catholic High School boxing team coached by Miller. In addition to Miller proteges mentioned in the earlier column, the photo shows retired Brown County Judge Richard Greenwood, John and Ray Kiefer, Drs. Manuel (Jim) Falk and Jerry LeMieux, Pat Shaugnessy and the late Harry Nick as well as O’Brien. The photo is on its way to the archives at Notre Dame Academy, the successor to Central Catholic, courtesy of Bill Barcome. Barcome is another Miller student and the guy who initially told us of the coach’s passing. Waldo’s correspondence included a clipping from the Jan. 13, 1977, Press-Gazette. It noted Miller’s induction into the athletic hall of fame at his alma mater, St. Mary’s College in California. The story, written from a college news release, added some significant items to Miller’s local resume. “Miller also played quarterback on St. Mary’s varsity football team under the late Slip Madigan, when the Galloping Gaels were a national football power, playing and defeating such collegiate giants as California, UCLA, Southern Methodist, Oregon and Alabama. “In 1931, Miller helped St. Mary’s hand USC its only defeat of the season, a year in which the Trojans were rated No. 1 in the nation.” The piece also recounted Miller’s days as an assistant to Moose Krause at St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minn. Krause, of course, went on to become athletic director at the University of Notre Dame. HEART AND SOUL Volunteers are the heart and soul of all growing communities. Northeastern Wisconsin is fortunate to have dozens of organizations with thousands of men and women contributing time and talent. From St. Vincent DePaul Society to the Service League of Green Bay, to the Kiwanis, Cerebral Palsy and Curative Rehabilitation, VFW, Optimists, American Legion and Optimists and Rotary, and area hospitals and auxiliaries, this area is blessed. All that is a lead-in to 2002 awards presented recently by the De Pere Historical Society. A’s Restaurant and Music Cafe, 112 N. Broadway, received the Max Franc Preservation Award in the commercial category. Paula Kirchman was presented the Franc residential award for improvements at her residence in the 600 block of North Michigan Street. Dan and Mary Kay Milquet received the Nan Workman Appreciation Award for transferring White Pillars Museum collections to compact discs. Society officers are Mark Reinhart, president; McKim Boyd, vice president; Blossom Krueger, secretary, and Dolly Van Sistine, treasurer. Other board members are Tom Albers, Cindy Barnett, Fran Dimmer, Patricia Enright, Michael Hein, Lynn Lee, Ann and Gerald Mattern, Mary Kay Millquet, Noel (Pete) Safford, and Joe Seroogy. Curbside: American Stores, the parent company of Osco Drug, has sold the building at Main and Mason streets. Occupancy there was short-lived. The buyer is E&M Investments of Green Bay LLC. Price: $1.2 million.