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Nelson's Corners Inn - Darien - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 12/3/2010 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Nelson's Corner Inn over in the Darien area has been on my fish fry radar screen now for a while. I was saving them for a night we might not be able to travel too far. Circumstances were right for a short jaunt, so Corner Inn got the nod. It is an old tavern-esque building on the corner of Highway 14, 89, and 11. The best way to explain the location is that it is across the street from the Vegas Gentlemen's Club. A "Guns N' Roses" song was blasting on the jukebox as we walked in. There is a long curving bar with a consummate wood bar top. There is a humble table area with four raised and four low tables. Of course, a Leinenkugel's canoe paddle hangs on a beam over the eating area. The allotted gaming machines wait patiently off to the side, with lights and alluring jingles tempting the faithful. Our meal came with marble bread. I had to jump on the hush-puppy offering. Heide chose the baked fish and I opted for the deep fried Cod. It was cut to look like two large chunks of Walleye. There was a couple cups of cole slaw and some good tavern tarter sauce. Heide topped off here meal with her favorite root beer. I went easy this night with Diet Pepsi. The last time I was in the place was for burgers and at that time they were bragging up their fish presentation. It certainly passed the tavern fish fry standard bar. Nelson's Corners Inn is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at W9002 State Road 11. Their official address is Delavan, Wisconsin, but we all think of the area as the gateway to both Delavan and Darien. Call (262) 882 - 5454 for more information. Or, visit their Web site at: www.nelsonscornersinn.com . Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Sergeant First Class Jesse Bryon Albrecht, 31, Hager City, Wisconsin, died in Iskandariya, Iraq, on Thursday, May 17, 2007. He was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to Company E, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Richardson, Alaska. He was one of three soldiers killed in the incident. Hager City is a town in western Wisconsin off the Mississippi River south of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Albrecht collected pictures and statues of eagles. Jesse was born on Sept. 11, 1975, in River Falls, Wisconsin. He spent his early life in Glenwood City and Emerald, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Prescott High School, in Prescott, Wisconsin in 1994. He was on the wrestling team in high school. The Journal Sentinel went on to note Albrecht was fond of camping, four-wheeling, salmon fishing (which he gave away the fish), and snow-boarding. He enlisted in the Army in June 1993 before graduating from high school. He took his basic training between his junior and senior years. Albrecht was deployed to Iraq in September of 2006. Wisconsin 2007 Assembly Joint Resolution 58 noted that Jesse Albrecht was a paratrooper in his unit. At the time of his death Jesse Albrecht was survived by his wife Crystal Albrecht; his daughter Salena Albrecht; mother Denise Albrecht; and, father William Pollei. Sergeant First Class Jesse Albrecht was the 74th Wisconsin military service person killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
98,876 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,784 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,432 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1405 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
827 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,992 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,469 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
103 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
26 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
144 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; www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf; and, icasualties.org.
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