SPECIAL SPORTS COLUMNS Sept. 5 Menominee football coach Bernard "Barney" McCann Jan. 12, 1996 Packers 1960 Playoffs Sept. 9 Automobile shows in the old days Jan. 18, 1996 - Twin City Teams Help Packers Sept. 17 -Marinette's "Twin" in Marinette, Arizona BYELINES INDEX FOR YEAR 1996: Sept. 30 - Menominee's Broadway a special section of town Jan. 18 Career starts,. at Herald-Leader (first column) Jan. 27 - Northern Michigan U. graduates in NFL Oct. 10 - The sinking of wooden steamer William L. Brown Oct. 14 - Daylight Saving Time hassle in Twin Cities Oct. 23 Feb. 3 Our Lady of Lourdes stunning basketball upset (1956) Election junkie after retirement Feb. 8 Harsh winters of yesteryear Oct. 28 - A trip to Branson, Mo. with friends Feb. 17 A walk through Marinette's downtown district Feb. 26 - Killing the winter blahs in old days Nov. 7 - When M&M football game was played on Armistice Day Nov. 18 - When telephone operators helped a newsman March 4 - Menominee's downtown rich in history Nov. 25 - What rationing was like in World War II March 7 - Stephenson High School state basketball champs 1956 March 16 - Gold Medal cage tournaments in Marinette Dec. 2 - Another stroll down Broadway kicks up more memories March 28 - Death of legendary Knute Rockne 65 years ago Dec. 9 - When Menominee was a sweet town with a sugar factory Dec. 18 . - Christmas in Korea in 1952 April 6 - A walk down Marinette's Hall Avenue Dec. 30 - Military pay for old soldiers vs. today's soldier April 12 - Wells Lumber Co. fire in Menominee 65 years ago ..•... TOTAL COLUMNS FOR YEAR 1996- - 42 April 19 Flood deluges Menominee's West End in 1916 May 6 - Detroit Red Wings visit M&M area in 1950s BYELINES INDEX FOR YEAR 1997: May 16 - Menekaunee a special place in Marinette history Jan. 2 - New breed of Packer fans May 22 - Memorial Days of old May 30 Memories of graduation ceremonies Class of 1949 Jan. 6 Quonset huts for veterans/families in Marinette Jan. 15 - Watching Packer victory with my two sons June 12 Army basic training with major leaguer Don Newcombe Jan. 20 - Jug Girard - a local legend June 25 Recalling childhood days of yesteryear Feb. 5 - Sipping coffee at old coffee shops July 1 - Paper route and other summer jobs July 8 - Michigan State Police at Stephenson 40 years old Feb. 12 - Golden Age of Radio July 15 Legendary WWII war correspondent Ernie Pyle Feb. 24 - Ralph Brown - super bowler of his time July 24 - Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis - a boyhood hero July 29 - Favorite swimming holes in good 'ol days March 3 - Menominee High School state cage champs - 1967 March 10 - Old Twin City Barber Shops Aug. 5 - Popularity of fast-pitch softball in Twin Cities Aug. 21 Famous "Nine Mile Farm" in rural Menominee March 17 Gymkhana was entertaining in the 1940s Aug . 30 - The magic charm of the Menominee Opera House March 31 - Old West End neighborhood April 8 - Jackie Robinson -50 years ago Nov. 3 - Deer hunting with Hall of Farner Hall Newhouser April 14 - Ice movements on Green Bay in the spring Nov. 10 -Last M&M game on Armistice Day 1947 - 50 years ago April 21 -Menominee Off-The-Street Boxing Club in 1950s Nov. 24 - Notre Dame Freshmen v s. Jordan College in Menominee May 6 - Silver Dome in Marinette - A Special Place Dec. M&M Plaza in Menominee - 30 years old May 14 - Creation of a "new" State of Superior is not new Dec. 8 - Pine Tree Mall in Marinette - 20 years old May 19 - A large ship christened "Menominee" Dec. 15 -YMCA- 30 years old May 27 - Tugs that were named "Menominee" Dec. 22 Christmas in Korea with Menominee friends ......... TOTAL COLUMNS FOR YEAR 1997 -- 42 June 2 - Class of 1918 at Marinette High School June 9 - Tourist Information Center in Menominee June 23 - Finding Billy Wells in Texas June 30 - Celebrating old-fashioned Fourth of July July 14 - Boxing great Tony Zale .. July 21 - A summer job at Northern Hardware BYELINES INDEX FOR YEAR 1998: July 28- Silver Sluggers Baseball Schools & Bill ·Fitch Jan. 5 - Long history ·of DAR Boys/Girls Club Aug. 4 - Taking sons to Packer practices in summer Jan. 12 -Keeping hospital in Menominee Jan. 19 - John Ralston and Super Bowl reflections Aug. 12 -Old Circus Days as a kid in West Menominee Aug. 18 - Fast-pitch softball in post-war era (1946) Feb. 2 - Historic Fieldhouse at UW-Madison Feb. 9 - Old days at the movies Sept. 3 - Looking at my old "Conduct Handbook for Soldiers" Feb. 16 - Local movie theaters of yesteryear Sept. 8 - Grade School Football - a 50-year tradition March 3 - Seeing the Harlem Globetrotters in action Sept. 1 5 - CCC Camps in the 1930s March 9 - Growth of Girls' Sports is sensational Sept. 22 - Lambe au Field dedicated 40 years ago March 16 St. Patrick's Day in Menominee March 23 - Peace finally comes in Vietnam War (25 years ago) Oct. '1 " Hcmo:.:~ Park - now 90 years old Oc I . • 1 "i No M&M fool:bt\1 I <)ctmn 'l n 1 9 I)). April 6 - Home baseball openers in Milwaukee rwt.. }.() UV/\M () () ytH\r't1 old ond tl 1: I I I lnt<tl:y April 13 -When Commercial Fishing was big business April 20 - Golden years of Commercial Fishing (locally) BYELINES INDEX FOR YEAR 1' 999: May 4 - Ironman George Soltesz pitches 21-inning game Jan. 4 - Flu crisis and toll in 1918/1919 and Menominee Glove Co.). May 1 1 - Inmates break out of Marquette Prison Jan. 1 1 Gloves - Boreal (Marinette .. Stuart No. 1 story May 1 8 - "Uncle Jim Lyon" Civil War veteran Jan. 18 Richard Jones/Jerrr search for boyhood friend May 26 - Marinette County 1 50 years old Jan. 19 Jones/Stuart #2 story - d ,_. " June 1 - Postage stamp honors Four Horsemen of Notre Dame June 15 - Babe Wall - _Menominee golf sensation Feb. 1 Winter weather predictions of the past June 22 - Bike racing in the old days Feb. 9 Machines (weapons) of war have ·changed June 29 - Passenger trains were fascinating Feb . 16 Census taken in the 1930s and '40s Feb. 22 - Marinette Catholic Central state champs (1964) July 6 - Bay Jammer - a 50-year tradition July 13 - Packers/Notre Dame stadiums are similar Fred Matz buried at Arlington National Cemetery July 20 - Korean War - 45 years ago March 1 March 8 American Legion observes 80th birthday Aug. 3 - Packer ticket drives in 1958 in M&M area March 15 - Movies and movie stars of yesteryear Aug. 10 - Spanish-American War -- 100 years ago March 22 Fred Matz - Pursuit for Medal of Honor March 29 Joe DiMaggio, Joe Louis and other boyhood heroes Aug. 17 - Dredging the Menominee River Aug. 31 - Maris/McGwire home run derby comparisons & Childhood radio shows Sept. 8 - Good times at Highway E4 Outdoor Theater April 5 - Golden Age of Radio of Foreign Wars - 100 years old Sept. 14 Old Teachers College ill Ivlarinette Ap:r:il 12 Veterans of Hedgcock Fieldhouse in Marquette Sept. 28 ·- The sinking of vessel Hackley & 11 people die April 19 - Memories April 26 - M&M bridge series - No. 1 Oct. 5. - History of 41st Circuit Court in Menominee County , Oct. 12 - Space hero John Glenn rides again - at age 77 Oct. 1 9 Remembering World War I 80 years later May 3 - M&M bridge series - No. 2 May 10 - M&M bridge series - No. 3 Nov. 2 - M&M Game in !948 May 17 Veterans revisiting old battlefields May 24 - Menominee Veterans Memorial Park dedicated (1922) Nov. 9 - Marinette High Marin es a football power in 1916/1917 Nov. :?.3 - When kids played in the "swamp" in vlest End Nov.27 - Menominee's single wing wakes up the echoes June 7 - 1922 School Yearbook provides memories/history June 14 American Legion baseball champions - 50 years ago Dec. - Balloting for the famed Reisman Trophy June 21 - Perseverance of Cedar River Harbor project Dec. 7 - Rose Bowl - the gran ddaddy of them al l Dec. 15 -Christmas memories warm the season ....... ·... TOTAL COLUMNS FOR YEAR 1998 41 June 31 • MIN Nom•aomL~t· aelebratLon Ln 1111 July 12 - Neil A~m•t~on;'• Moon Walk • 30 yea~• aqo IYILINII INDIX fOR Yl ~ l 00: July 19 - Memoriel ot Milwaukee an~ Det~oit ba1eball 1tadiu~ Jan. 10 - Me4icine'a home remedies of yesteryear July 26 - Raiainq of Schooner Alvin Clark 30 year• a;o Jan. 17 - M&O Conference in Marinette/Oconto Counties Jan. 24 - Home remedies of medicine No. 2 story Jan. 31 - Old Packer stadiums of the past Aug. 2 - When the iceman was a part of family life Aug. 16 - Why baseball needs umpires Feb. 7 - Old Twin City Packing Plant in West End Aug. 23 Working at "Pop" Hansen's Bottling Works Feb. 14 - Census - From Year 2000 to the "first" Aug. 30 When Packers played in Marinette in 1949 Feb. 21 - USO has been helping Gis for 60 years Feb. 28 - Comics (known as "Funnies") of the old days Sept. 13 Marinette's downtown parking problems in 1940s Sept. 20 - Reviewing old M&M ads in football program March 6 - Dancing the night away at old dance halls/bands March 13 - Menominee streets numbered in 1950 (50 years ago) Sept. 27 - M&M Polio scare in the 1950s March 20 - Being a junkie on NFL Draft Day Oct. 4 - M&M Football Game in Life Magazine 50 years ago March 27 Sign of spring when ice leaves Green Bay Oct.