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Elks Lodge 254 - Janesville - Friday Night Fish Fry ( 26 / Aug / 2011 )
This entry was posted on 9/16/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
I had always assumed the Elks Lodge in Janesville was only open to members. That's what I get for assuming. As it turns out they are open to the public the last Friday of every month. Apparently, proceeds from said Fridays go to a different charity each time.
So with family out of town, ol' Dadio headed to the Elks Lodge solo. The old building sits on a picturesque knoll along Riverside Golf Course on the north side of Janesville - out off Washington Street.
The building is what you might expect of a civic organization. I get the impression it is maybe 1950 vintage construction with some tune-ups along the way. There is a big bar area and an adjacent banquet hall for weddings, events, and such. There are plenty of dandy picture windows looking out over the woods and the golf course.
My waitress said she has always enjoyed the view while working there. She was cool and a good sport for doting over a solo customer like myself that night. A basket of rolls started out my meal. I tried the two-piece Cod. It came in square chunks and was crispy on the outside and just tender enough on the inside. They also offered baked Cod. And, if you were up to paying a little more they were cooking up Walleye as well.
They served up two homemade potato pancakes with each meal. You got syrup in lieu of applesauce, which by the way is fine with me. I will no doubt get plenty of applesauce when I am in the nursing home.some day.
I should mention the deal came with a salad bar - which a lot of joints are giving up on these days. The two soups this day were beef and clam chowder.
Elks Lodge 254 is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 2100 North Washington Street on the northwest side of Janesville, Wisconsin. Call (608) 752-2342; or, visit the Elks Web site for more information.
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 Private First Class Ryan Jeffery Larson, 19, Friendship, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Kanadahar Province, Afghanistan. Insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device (roadside bomb). Larson was in a Stryker vehicle during mounted patrol. Private First Class Larson was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, out or Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
The Wausa Daily Herald via their Web site mentioned Ryan was remembered as a dynamic student at Adams-Friendship High School. He was a 2010 graduate. Larson participated in cross country competition for four years. He also played trumpet in the band, was senior class president, played baseball, and was an honor roll student all four years in high school. Larson was also a member of the multiple championship wrestling team. The Daily Herald went on to say Larson's 4000 member Army unit deployed to Afghanistan in April of 2010.
The Wisconsin State Journal noted Friendship is in Adams County, Wisconsin. The high school has around 500 students. Larson signed up for the army while still in school. The State Journal's Web site noted two other soldiers were wounded in the attack. The paper quoted Larson's high school principal Timothy Hodkiewicz as saying: "[Ryan] had a quality of quiet leadership, common sense, very personable, not the too-talkative type....He had the respect of everybody. A top-notch gentleman from top to bottom."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Larson was remembered as having an infectious attitude, loved being involved in activities, and being a team player. He participated in the 103-pound wrestling weight class and finished his career with a record of 56-28. He had also played Little League Baseball when younger.
The Web site hswrestling.com says Larson's former wrestling team was participating in helping establish a permanent memorial in honor Ryan to be placed at the high school.
A Rockford Register Star obituary posted on legacy.com noted that Ryan Larson was born on October 29, 1991, in Rockford, Illinois. He moved to Adams-Friendship, Wisconsin, in 1992. At the time of his death, Private First Class Ryan J. Larson was survived by: His mother RaeAnn Larson; father Rick Himmel; grandparents Ron and Ellen Larson; grandmother Sophia Himmel; great-grandmother Myrtle Pavlak; uncles and aunts Ronald and Shelley Larson, Russell Larson, Ritchie Larson, Jim and Wendy Himmel, and Cindi (Marty Cielesz) Himmel.
Army Private First Class Ryan J. Larson was the 32nd Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Afghanistan since October of 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
102,416 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.
1762 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.
32,189 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.
13,700 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 .
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