My Walworth County connections bring me through Elkhorn now and then.  For years I have noticed the Evergreen Golf Club on the north side of town.  I used to be an avid golfer when I lived "Down South," but the short Wisconsin season up here drove me to other hobbies.  But, this course usually has a sign up reminding people about their fish fry.  And, I love trying places I have never been in before.  So, the golf course got the the Friday fish fry nod. 

    The building they serve up the chow in was built about five years ago and still holds its new demeanor. The old smaller building still sits patiently out by the road used nowadays for special events and the like. There is a big multipurpose banquette room in the new digs.  I counted at least 40 tables and they kept them rotating with customers during our late afternoon early evening visit.  Two of the walls are mostly windows with a good view of the golf course.  On Friday evenings during the summer you will be serenaded in the big bar by a guy named Brian Fictum - "That Sax Guy."  I noticed he had three saxophones sitting at the ready as he was setting up - a soprano, an alto, and a tenor sax.  He actually sounded pretty good after he got fired up around 6:00 p.m.   

    Straight away, it became quickly evident these folks put on quite a feed.  It is reminiscent of the old time fish frys I remember as a kid - in volume of food of food and set up.  The plates are heavy and the silverware follows suit.  A basket of big soft rolls with real butter came to the table.  

    Hiede ordered the "Famous Perch" hawked by the menu. Mother-in-law Chris tried the all-you-can-eat baked Haddock.  I went for the all-you-can-eat fried Haddock.  Both the Perch and the fried Haddock were lightly breaded. The baked Haddock had a smidgen of praprika dusted over it. 

    The tarter was as it should be - tart and smooth.  Family style potato pancakes came with our meals.  And they were thin and homemade as your grandmother might have made.   Hushpuppies came with the deal as did homemade-esque French fries as well. The cole slaw was diced and slightly tart in thin cream.  All these fix'ns were all-you-can-eat as well.  Everything was way above par - in the spirit of golf lingo.

    I had my Miller Lite, Heide tried their "Evergreen Cosmopolitan Martini," and Chris ordered a Vodka and tomato.  No one in our party left this fish fry presentation hungry.  It's one thing to dish out the chow in ample quantities and then another thing to make large quantities taste good.  

    Evergreen Golf Club is Cool with Cool Dadio.  Find them just north of Elkhorn on Highway 12/67. Call (262) 723  - 5722 for more information.  Or, visit their Website at www.evergreengolf.com  and click on "Clubhouse."

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

    Army Specialist Chad Derek Coleman, 20, of Moreland, Georgia was killed on Friday, August 27, 2010 in the Dzardan district of Paktiya province, Afghanistan. He died during convoy operations when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an command-wired roadside bomb (improvised explosive device). He was one of two soldiers killed in the incident. Coleman was assigned to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 
    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Coleman was friends with Private Adam Novak the other soldier killed in the incident. Both soldiers had Wisconsin roots and were both 20 years old. Coleman was born in West Allis, Wisconsin and grew up in Franklin, Wisconsin until he was 16. His family then moved to Moreland, Georgia. Chad was an only child. The Journal Sentinel went on to say that Coleman was remembered as a young man who loved fishing on Lake Michigan with his grandfather and hunting. Chad  had a long interest in the military. He enlisted in the Army in October, 2008 as soon as he turned 18, completing boot camp the following March at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He then went to Fort Campbell for more advanced training, becoming a cavalry scout. Coleman had been serving in Afghanistan since January of 2010.
    The Newnan Times-Herald out of Newnan, Georgia notes Coleman attended Newnan High School from August 2005 to the spring of 2009. Some of Coleman's military awards and decorations include: Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; NATO Medal and Weapons Qualification: and, M4 rifle (expert). 
    The Website findagrave.com notes Coleman had been injured in another attack just a few days earlier, but he was treated and returned to duty.The site went on to mention Coleman received the rank of Specialist posthumously. 
    An obituary sourced from the Journal Sentinel on line regarding Chad and posted on the Website legacy.com notes he was born March 15, 1990. At the time of his death Chad Coleman was survived by his parents Brian and Shanon Coleman; his grandparents Dale and Mary Coleman; his great-aunt Marion Beveridge; his dogs Hunter and Brownie; and, his cat Borden. Specialist Chad Coleman was the 21st Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Afghanistan since October of 2001. 

            As of this blog entry's posting date:

    101,395 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
    
    10,028 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.

    4,466 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    1636 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

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

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

    1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011

    32,129 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003. 

    12,137 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001. 

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

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

    3 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since October, 2001.

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

    21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.

    5 journalists (regional and independents) have been killed in Libya since March, 2011.

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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