The Village Supper Club on the southeast side of Delavan Lake has been around for as long as I can remember. The current family acquired the business in 1966. A couple generations later, it still plugs away. My in-laws, being from over in that neck of the woods, meet there in some capacity at least a couple times a year.
The other week when we met father-in-law over there, I smiled after I dropped off Heide at the door and headed for the parking lot - it was full. Drivers lurked in the wings waiting for a spot to open. This night the whole presentation was a packed house. Patrons strolled through the lot on their pilgrimage heading up to the building and others waddled back to their cars after their big meal.
Inside, it has the consummate supper club timbre. Their are two big dining rooms. You will find a bar near the entrance. There is a bigger bar in the back with a good view of Delavan Lake. People lounged on the adjacent patio over looking the lake.
Heide went for the broiled Cod. It came with the required cup of melted butter. Both us fellahs ordered the deep-fried Cod. Heide and I had to get the potato pancake balls - of course they came with a cup of applesauce. Father-in-law got his standard French fries. Plates were loaded with good chow, and then cleaned up all around. Those lumps of potato pancakes are especially tasty.
A hot loaf of white bread accompanied our meal. I have a notation in my notes reminding me their tasty cole slaw triggered that good Pavlovian affect. The tarter sauce was smooth and tasty as well. It came in a glass dish in lieu of the standard plastic cup - I am convinced the finer dish always makes a difference in taste.
Father-in-law had his usual Miller Genuine Draft; Heide surprised us all and revisited her college days poison of choice - a Vodka and Seven; and, taking Heide's trip down nostalgia lane, the Dadio polished off three Old Style - haven't had that adult beverage in some while.
The Village Supper Club is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 1727 South Shore Drive in Delavan, Wisconsin. Call (262) 728-6360 for more information; or, visit their humble Web site at http://villagesupperclub.net .
Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them. The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Sergeant Paul Jed Atim, 27, Green Bay, Wisconsin, was killed on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Ahmad Khan, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. He was one of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device (roadside bomb). Atim was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, New York.
The Green Bay Press Gazette notes that Atim was on his second deployment to Afghanistan. He had joined the army in November, 2006; and, he his first deployment in the country was from April 2009 to April 2010.
The television station WLUK Fox 11 via their Web site said Atim came to Green Bay because of a personal relationship and to raise his son. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2005 and 2006. Paul Atim had come to the United States from Uganda in 2005. Shortly after arriving he joined the military. Compassion International sponsored Atim while he was a child beginning at 8 years old while in Uganda. It is a charitable organization that provides for children living in extreme poverty.
The WLUK story went on to note that Compassion International said Atim had four brothers. Their father had died. Atim had completed the program in 2005 and came to the United States not long afterward.
The University of Wisconsin Green Bay Web site said Atim had an outgoing personality and took part in International Student Orientation activities at the campus.
The Web site proko-wall.i-lived.com posted an obituary regarding Paul Atim and noted he was born in Kampala, Uganda on June 3, 1983. Paul Atim often went by "Atim." He played drums and guitar at Kampala Baptist Church. Atim graduated from secondary school at Makerere Higher College School in Kampala. As a young man he was a champion boxer, and worked as a DJ.
The proko-wall.i-lived.com went on to say Atim was active with the Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay. He was employed by FedEx and as a DJ at Club FiveSix. Atim's father had served in the Ugandan Army. Via his dad's experience Atim had planned to make the military his career.
Sergeant Atim's military awards and decorations include, but are not limited to: Two Army Achievement medals; the Meritorious Unit Commendation; the Army Good Conduct Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Army Commendation Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; the Army Service Ribbon; and, the Overseas Service Ribbon. Atim also completed the army’s Warrior Leadership and Combat Life Savers courses.
At the time of his death Army Sergeant Paul Atim was survived by wife Kasey M. Atim; step-son Quency Wade; his son, Ethan C. Wall-Atim whose mother is Sara R. Wall; mother Ann Mary (Akiiki) Kababito; sister Mbabazi Veronica; four brothers, Francis Anyuru, Joseph Ikong, Dennis Omodo, and James Ochen; and, maternal grandmother, Abooki. Paul Atim was preceded in death by his father Genesios Omodo Anyuru.
Army Sergeant Paul J. Atim was the 30th Wisconsin military service person killed in Afghanistan since October of 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
102,298 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003 (actually documented).
10,125 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,477 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1749 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
944 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.
32,175 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
592 Wisconsin Service persons have been wounded in Iraq since Spring 2003.
13,447 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
192 Wisconsin Service persons have been wounded in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
34 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
3 Wisconsin Service persons have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since September, 2001.
149 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since September, 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 .
