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[June 29, 2013] 
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Back in the early days of
gambling in Las Vegas, guests could buy a three-piece chicken dinner
for $1.79, and the standard bet was $2. So if you won one
game, you had won enough to buy your dinner. Thus came the
phrase "Winner, winner, chicken dinner." The phrase is now
commonly used to express good fortune.
Friday evening, you didn't
need to worry about losing the bet, because getting a great meal
with great curbside service from the Lincoln Park District
drive-thru chicken dinner is a sure thing.
The meal consisted of
three pieces of fresh fried chicken prepared by the Sons of the
American Legion, potato salad, baked beans, dinner roll with butter,
and an after-dinner mint, and cost only $7.50. The proceeds
from the meal are going to help pay for this year's Fourth of July
fireworks. So if you participated, you were a winner for the
meal you got, and a winner for the fact that the fireworks at the
park district are always free, and always fun.
Pictures by Nila Smith |
