Last Saturday evening Heide and I fired up the teal and cream Harley and rode over to
Jim's Pizzeria on the near south side of Janesville. Jim and family and company have been around doing business for a quarter century. Here is a real slice of American entrepreneurship.
Jim's has a variety of Spaghetti, Pasta, Italian and American dishes. But, this story is about the pizza. It is the little things that fluff my faded blue-collar spirit. I always get a dinner salad before my pizza. They have the best simple and crispy dinner salad I have ever had. My mom got us all in the habit of asking for both French and Ranch dressing on our salad. She had this way of making sure we would all think of her long after she was gone. But I digress. The salad is fresh and refreshing too boot.
Jim's is one of those places that offers any where from 10 to 25 inch pizzas. I always get about a 21 inch. The leftovers last for two more meals in my world.
Jim's pizza is also one of those recipes that tastes good the next day for take-home as well. I always do it simple - pepperoni and onion. The onion is diced small the way I like it.
You can get over a dozen toppings and three types of crust thickness. You will not be disappointed at
Jim's. The staff is very friendly and treats you like an old long lost friend. Stop in
Jim's and chat with Chris the waitress - the whole staff will make you feel at home.
Jim's Pizzeria is cool with Cool Dadio.
Jim's is open every day except Monday. They do deliver. On Friday and Saturday they are open until 12:30 a.m.
Jim's Pizzeria is at 1103 Center Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin. Take Center Avenue a mile south of down town. Call
(608) 754-8266 for more details.
This week's Wisconsin soldier to remember is Private First Class Nichole M. Frye, 19 of Lena, Oconto County. Nichole was killed when a roadside bomb struck her convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on Monday, February 16, 2004. Pfc. Frye was with Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve. Four other soldiers in the Michigan-based unit were wounded in the attack. Pfc Frye had been deployed to Iraq just one month before her death. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Frye, had worked as a waitress. She was the second woman from Wisconsin and the third reservist from the state to die in Iraq. Frye was the 10th Wisconsin soldier to have died while serving in Iraq since the beginning of the war. The Journal Sentinel also noted Frye joined the Army a couple months before high school graduation in the spring of 2002. She originally joined a nearby Green Bay-based civil affairs battalion but was transferred to the Michigan unit prior to heading for Iraq in January 2004. According to the Associated press via the Journal Sentinel she was delivering supplies like water and food to various assignments and books to the kids. The Journal Sentinel mentioned that Civil affairs Reserve units are loaded with soldiers who have white-collar experience. Their jobs can involve anything from rebuilding sewer systems to helping with elections. Nichole is survived by her mom and dad and a younger brother and sister.
3,513 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
25,950 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring 2003.
75 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
106 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
Soldier of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; and, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
