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The Buckhorn Supper Club - Charley Bluff, Lake Koshkonong - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 10/17/2008 9:26 PM and is filed under Supper Clubs Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
Now that some of the bad memories of the spring floods of this region of Southern Wisconsin have eased, The Buckhorn Supper Club out on Charley Bluff off Lake Koshkonong is getting back to some semblance of more normal times - economy still a challenge. There is a good view of Lake Koshkonong from most tables in the dinning area. We had a nice chat with the owner in the bar while we waited to be seated.
The last time Heide and I were at the establishment was just before we moved to Texas in 1981. That must have been at least two owners ago. The Buckhorn Supper Club is not just a supper club in name, it still has some of the demeanor and timbre of the old weekend evening eateries of times past. The place sits right in a lake neighborhood along Lake Koshkonong. The interior and staff beg a warmth. The furnishings are well done and beyond the current tavern-esque supper clubs, yet there is a frugal tone unlike the gaudy supper clubs of years past.
We both ordered the three-piece deep-fried Cod - there was plenty as the pieces were huge. The all-you-can-eat would have been overwhelming. We each opted for baked potatoes. Heide tried a salad and I choose my consummate cole slaw. A basket of nice warm dinner rolls came with the presentation.
The Buckhorn Supper Club is cool with Cool Dadio. With meals, beverage, and tip, we got out of there for around 35 Bucks.
Find the The Buckhorn Supper Club out on Charley Bluff Road, Milton, WI right Lake Koshkonong. Call (608) 868 - 2653 for more information, and/or visit their Web site at www.thebuckhorn.net .
Wisconsin Military Service Person of the Week
Marine Lance Corporal Shane K. O'Donnell, 24, of De Forest died during combat operations in Babil province, south of Baghdad and Fallujah on Monday, November 8, 2004. He was a member of the Marine Reserves battalion in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. The battalion is headquartered in Illinois. Some 900 Marines were activated June 1, 2004; they arrived in Iraq in September of that year. There is about 175 Marines in Madison-based Golf Company and 160 in Milwaukee-based Fox Company. They are rifle companies. Lance Corporal Daniel Wyatt, 22, from Caledonia, of Fox Company, was killed a month earlier. Shane's hometown of De Forest is a town of about 8,000, just north of Madison. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Shane played football at De Forest High School. He had also attended Madison Area Technical College. Shane was single and had worked construction in civilian life. The Journal Sentinel went on to say O'Donnell joined the Madison Marine unit in October of 2002. Lance Corporal O'Donnell is survived by his mom Peg, and Eric a younger brother. Marine Lance Corporal Shane K. O'Donnell was the 24th Wisconsin military service person to die in the Iraq war.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
88,253 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
8,693 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,180 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
606 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
314 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
371 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
30,680 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
2,490 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
91 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
11 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
135 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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