Chubby Checker twists the night away at Prairie Wind Casino

  • Chubby Checker and the Wildcats give the audience a taste of early 1960s music at its best at the Prairie Wind Casino Saturday night, June 1, to a crowd of over 300 adoring fans. Despite on stage in this photo, the performer spent the majority of the night on the floor doing The Twist with the audience. Photo by Dakota Backline
    Chubby Checker and the Wildcats give the audience a taste of early 1960s music at its best at the Prairie Wind Casino Saturday night, June 1, to a crowd of over 300 adoring fans. Despite on stage in this photo, the performer spent the majority of the night on the floor doing The Twist with the audience. Photo by Dakota Backline

    OELRICHS - Chubby Checker and his band, the Wildcats, pulled their tour bus into the parking lot of the Prairie Wind Casino east of Oelrichs ready to entertain the more than 300 fans in attendance. There was a whole lot of shakin’ going on in the Bingo tent on Saturday night, June 1.

    The 82-year-old Checker came out strong, sang and danced tirelessly, and didn’t stop for an hour and a half. Time ha…