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The Winchester Family Restaurant - Edgerton - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 12/23/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
I've noticed a couple little blurbs in the entertainment and food section of the local paper lately hawking a truck stop restaurant just north of Edgerton, Wisconsin. I clipped the ad and tucked it in my "closeby-eatery-for-a-busy-day," folder.
Last week I opened the folder and The Winchester Family Restaurant got the nod for our ritual Friday night fish fry trek. The truck stop and restaurant has been there for years in one way shape or form. They are right off of Interstate 90 just north of the Newville and Edgerton exit. They have their own exit number 160 at Highways 51, 73, and 106.
The place is the consummate truck stop. There is a collection of buildings that look to have been added on to now and then over the years. And in the spirit of the longitudinal expansion, yet another construction project is in progress just off the restaurant. Eighteen wheeler trucks sat patiently around the grounds. A couple sets of fuel pump islands sit amongst the menagerie. And of course, the truck stop and restaurant are both open 24 hours.
This night the restaurant was busy. It has a cozy, comfortable, and warm demeanor on this cold night of our visit. I had assumed that "Winchester" was a family name, but the place has a Winchester Rifle theme. Our busy waitress mentioned the eatery was recently purchased and now managed by a long-time employee.
They offer a good old fashioned fried fish and fried chicken Friday night menu. The fish and the chicken both have a darker and very tasty breading. They surely put some kind of mild spice in the mix. I ordered American fries for my side - a consummate truck stop option. I tried the cole slaw which was a bit green for my palette. Heide went for the baked beans and hashbrowns as her options. I tried a couple bites and I should have went for them good ol' baked beans as my side too.
The Winchester Family Restaurant is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at the truck stop at exit 160 off I-90 and Highways 51, 73, and 106. Their official address is 568 Haugen Road, Edgerton, Wisconsin. Call (608) 884-8800 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 Major Andrew James Olmsted, 37, Fort Carson and Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on Thursday, January 3, 2008, in As Sadiyah, Iraq. He was one of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire. Major Olmsted was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based out of Fort Riley, Kansas.
The Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs notes Major Andrew Olmsted's parents reside in Grafton, Wisconsin.
The Web site en.wikipedia.org notes Major Olmsted's unit was working with the 5th Iraqi Army Division. Also killed in the attack was Captain Thomas J. Casey. They were the first U.S. Army casualties in Iraq in 2008.
The wikipedia.org site also notes Olmsted was born on February 1st, 1970. He went to St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Major Olmsted's team unit operated from Kirkush Military Training Base ( KMTB ) near FOB Caldwell. His team operated throughout the Diyala Province in support of the Iraqi Army 5th Division. Olmsted was also known for writing a blog from Iraq called From the Front Lines for the Rocky Mountain News. He had made arrangements for a final posting to be published should he be killed in Iraq. He wishes were honored.
The Web site militarytimes.com using information from an article by the Associated press noted Olmsted began writing for the Rocky Mountain News on May 21, of 2007, and described himself as a libertarian. In his spirit of seeing many sides to issues, Olmsed warned against using his death if he was killed in the war, as an argument for or against the war. He wrote in his blog:
"My life isn’t a chit to be used to bludgeon people to silence on either side,....I have my own opinions about what we should do about Iraq, but since I’m not around to expound on them I’d prefer others not try and use me as some kind of moral capital to support a position I probably didn’t support."
It was noted in several articles about Olmsted's death that he quoted Plato in his blog posting, "only the dead have seen the end of war."
The Boston Globe did a profile on Olmsted's blog on their Web site boston.com. They noted Olmsted was a 1987 graduate of St. John's High School and a 1992 graduate of Clark University. Olmsted was originally from Maine, and grew up in Northborough. Massachusetts. Olmsted's father had moved the family to Wisconsin in 1990. Andrew and his brother Eric had been Eagle Scouts.
An obituary posted on legacy.com states Andrew Olmsted was born in Bangor, Maine. He received a Bachelor's Degree in History and Government in college. He was remembered as an avid Red Sox fan; enjoying reading; writing his blog; watching movies; and, playing war games. He also was remembered as loving to go to Disney World. He earned his officer commission through Reserved Officer Training Corps in December of 1992.
Some of Major Olmsted's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; three Meritorious Service Medals; four Army Commendation Medals; two Army Achievement Medals; the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal; the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star Device; the Iraq Campaign Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; the Korea Defense Service Medal; the Humanitarian Service Medal; the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device; the Army Service Ribbon; the Overseas Service Ribbon; the Joint Meritorious Unit Award; the Combat Action Badge; and, the Parachutist Badge. He had been in the military for 15 years.
At the time of his death Army Major Andrew J. Olmsted was survived by his wife Amanda Wilson; his parents Wesley and Nancy Littlefield Olmsted; his brother Eric and wife Corinne Olmsted; his sister Catherine Olmsted; mother-in-law Kathleen Wilson; brother-in-law Ian D. (Gina) Wilson; niece Elisha Wilson; and, grandmother-in-law Ruth A. Wilson.
Army Major Andrew J. Olmsted is the 102nd military service person that has been identified by Cool Dadio Media as having Wisconsin connections and that died in Iraq since the Spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
104,104 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.
4,487 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1857 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
973 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.
32,226 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
592 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Iraq since Spring 2003.
15,090 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
192 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
36 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
3 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since September, 2001.
151 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
22 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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