Cook hanging up apron after 56 years of serving hot dogs

COLUMBUS - After serving chili dogs at Dinglewood Pharmacy for 56 years, Lieutenant Stevens has finally hung up his ladle. <br> <br> Admirers came and went Sunday during a three-hour tribute to Stevens, a local celebrity of sorts for his signature ``scrambled dog&#39;&#39; 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> <br> Jane Wiley was a customer for all of Stevens&#39; years at the pharmacy. <br> <br> ``We&#39;ve always hung out here,&#39;&#39; she said. ``There were other drug stores in the neighborhood, but they weren&#39;t sweet to us. This place has been a big part of our lives.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> She came back Sunday with her daughter, Cordy Arnold; together they started a ``Friends of Lieutenant&#39;&#39; retirement fund and assembled a scrapbook in which other longtime customers shared their memories. <br> <br> Arnold also brought a chili pot to the pharmacy for the event, but this one was filled with money. <br> <br> ``Oooooh, this is the kind of chili I like,&#39;&#39; Stevens said. ``It&#39;s been a wonderful 56 years.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The Kinnett family attended the tribute as well. John Kinnett Sr. used to bring his sister-in-law and many of his grandchildren to Dinglewood on Saturdays, and about a dozen of them would scramble for seats around a table for four. <br> <br> Owner Terry Hurley eventually added a marble table that sat six, and it was reserved for the Kinnetts each Saturday. <br> <br> ``It would embarrass daddy,&#39;&#39; Katherine Kinnett Adams said. ``They would write reserved on a paper sack and daddy would hurry and hide it so folks wouldn&#39;t see it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Other customers shopped around for T-shirts honoring Stevens&#39; career at Dinglewood. <br> <br> ``We&#39;ve eaten so many (scrambled dogs) we need an extra large,&#39;&#39; Dexter Jordan said.