In 1953 Howard Arndt and his brother in law Dean Yoho founded Belgium Trucking to haul canned goods for Krier Preserving Co. The success of Belgium Trucking led them to open How-Dea Service Center on Wisconsin Highway 57 in 1967. How-Dea's name was derived from Howard and Dean's names. When we operated on Highway 57 our business consisted of truck repairs, gas and fuel sales and a trucking company. This property was purchased as the future site of a new convenience store. In 1994 the tavern was demolished and in May of 1995 we opened our new How-Dea Mini Mart. Our mini mart also leased part of the building to Belgium's first fast food restaurant.