You will probably find Ol' Jeff Sweney working a banquet or party down in the basement. But, up above the banquet room you will find a dandy fish fry. The sign still says
Luke's but the new-esque supper club digs are those of
Sweney's Supper Club.
Sweney's offers up a fish fry boasting a choice of homemade potato pancakes, backed potatoes, or hash browns. There will be a basket of rolls and bread sticks, and of course,a choice of cole slaw , salad, or soup. Heide got the Perch (set her back 10 Bucks) with potato pancakes and salad (with French and Ranch dressing, a construct my mom used to always insist on). I opted for the fired Cod (set me back nine Bucks) with hash browns and a cup of onion soup . They even make something utilitarian like hash browns taste royal.
The walls are adorned with pictures for sale. That little ambiance reminds me of restaurants Heide and I have patronized in places like current Viet Nam, and our own neighboring Madison and Milwakee. The place is warm and friendly - the bathrooms are spotless.
Sweney's Supper Club is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 118 Merchant Row (that's the old Milton Junction), Milton, Wisconsin. Call: (608) 868 - 2022 for more information.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
This week's Wisconsin military service person to remember is Private First Class Isaiah R. Hunt, 20 of Suamico (just north of Green Bay) died when the driver of his military vehicle accidentally struck another vehicle north of Baghdad, Iraq, on November 15, 2004. Isaiah was a member of the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was a driver and gunner in Iraq. Pfc. Hunt was thrown from the turret of his vehicle when it collided with a civilian contractor vehicle. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Hunt died en route to a hospital. He joined the military in July 2003. Isaiah graduated from Bay Port High School in Green Bay Wisconsin. Isaiah is the son of former Green Bay Packers linebacker Mike Hunt who played for the Packers from 1978 to 1980. Hunt is survived by his dad Mike and mother Pamela. Private First Class Hunt was the 28th Wisconsin military service person to die in Iraq since the start of the war in Spring, 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
94,231 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,315 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,367 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
918 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
595 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,571 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,529 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
101 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
16 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
139 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
17 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Wisconsin military service person special mention 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.
