I finally got by Sammy's Place over in Fort not too long ago. I was curious what kind of joint had moved in the old Wood Lawn. That was a place my Mom's crowd used to play Euker. If your from some other part of America, you can litmus test an alleged Wisconsin person by asking them about Wisconsin fish fry and Euker. Sammy's Web site boasts they have been in the building since 2002. Guess I need to get out more. 

    It is an old building. It looks rather like an old farm house. There is a big horse shoe bar. The ceiling is low lending to a ...cozy and warm feeling on the cold night I was there. The staff is friendly and was wearing red t-shirts with their names on the front and Sammy's on the back. There is 13 regular tables and a bigger one in the main room. There is a smaller nook eating area off the bar. 

    I opted for the two-piece Cod dinner with mashed potatoes and a side of gravy. Heide went for the Walleye and Perch combo with oven brown potatoes. I tried the Fish Chowder soup as a side and Heide went for the salad bar. Of course some rolls came with the presentation. 

    As usual Heide and I traded off some fish. All the fish was more than adequate to our tastes. That is what happens if your married, you pluck morsels of food off your partner's plate. You can always tell who's dating at the tables near by, they look at us like we are crazy people. 

    Bear in mind Sammy's offers one dollar Miller Lite taps all the time. So I think there is a spot for the place on my Cheap Beer Category. 

    Even with a couple beers and a diet cola, with tip we got out of there for around 30 Bucks. 

    Sammy's Place Restaurant and Bar is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at N1655 U.S. Highway 12, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Call (608) 563  -  5538 or go to their Web site: www.sammysplacerestaurant.com 

          Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
    (each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)

    Army Specialist John O. Tollefson, 22, was killed by a bomb while on patrol in Ashraf, Iraq, on July 27, 2005. He was from the Fox Valley city of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. John was a 2001 graduate of Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac.  Specialist Tollefson was with the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas. At the time of his death, John was survived by his parents Walter Tollefson of Fond du Lac and Mary Steinman of Rosendale, and two sisters, Katie and Jessica. Specialist John Tollefson was the 42nd Wisconsin service member killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003. 

                               As of this blog entry's posting date:

    95,593 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
    
    9,411 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    4,386 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    1009 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    657 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001. 

    31,716 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    5,190 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001. 

    101 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    17 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    140 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    21 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.