Cook hanging up apron after 56 years of serving hot dogs
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Posted 3:56PM on Monday, June 10, 2002
COLUMBUS - Dinglewood Pharmacy in Columbus is honoring Lieutenant Stevens -- a local celebrity who has been serving chili dogs at the pharmacy for 56 years. <br>
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Admirers came and went yesterday during a three-hour tribute to Stevens, who is known for his signature ``scrambled dog'' -- chopped-up hot dogs covered in onions, cole slaw and chili. They asked for his autograph, posed for pictures and reminisced about the first time they tasted one of his specialties <br>
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Jane Wiley and her daughter, Cordy Arnold, -- frequent customers at Dinglewoods -- started a ``Friends of Lieutenant'' retirement fund and assembled a scrapbook for other longtime customers to share their memories. <br>
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Arnold also brought a chili pot to the pharmacy for the event, but this one was filled with money. <br>
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The Kinnett family attended the tribute as well. John Kinnett Senior used to bring his sister-in-law and many of his grandchildren to Dinglewood on Saturdays. <br>
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Owner Terry Hurley eventually added a marble table to the pharmacy that sat six, and it was reserved for the Kinnetts each Saturday.