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Hanson's Bar and Grill - Beloit - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 6/27/2008 2:13 PM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Heide and I finally got down to Hanson's Bar and Grill in Beloit again. Since we were there last, the interior has had quite a face lift with a nautical theme.
Heide tried the fried Walleye and I opted for the two-piece deep-fried Cod. The Cod was tender and there was ample portions of the Walleye on Heide's plate. Heide went for the baked potato and I tried fries. Hanson's is one of those few places that remembers to dish up an order of baked beans with the fish. Although they have a quasi-supper-club flare now with the new look, the cole slaw came tavern-esque in the good old cup.
Hanson's is cool with Cool Dadio. Don't forget to put them on your Friday fish list. You will find them up the hill at 615 Cranston Road, just off Riverside Drive (Highway 51). Call (608) 313-8797 for more information.
Wisconsin military service person of the week
Army Major Christopher J. Splinter, 43, from Platteville died the day before Christmas Tuesday, December 24, 2003, when his vehicle struck a bomb on Highway 1 near the city of Samarra, Iraq. The area of the incident is north of Baghdad according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Splinter was assigned to Headquarters Company, the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Splinter graduated from Platteville High School in 1979. He later attended and earned a degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and also joined the ROTC program. The Journal Sentinel went on to say Splinter graduated and earned his commission in 1990 and had been on active duty in the Army since then. Major Splinter had shipped out to Iraq in July 2003. The Journal Sentinel also noted Splinter had been married to his high school sweetheart, Penny (Barton) Splinter, for 18 years. The couple have two children: a son, Mitchell, 13, and a daughter, Rachel, 10. Major Splinter was the ninth Wisconsin military service person to die in the Iraq war since Spring 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
85,141 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
8,389 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,104 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
522 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
313 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
328 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
30,209 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
2,071 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
90 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
129 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
15 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Soldier of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; and, icasualties.org.
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