13TH ANNUAL CRITTER DINNER

CREEM readers undoubtedly remember last year�s coverage of this spectacular event in scenic Dunbar, West Virginia. Well, the pomp and circumstance surrounding the 13th annual critter feast proved that this is an event whose time has come. �This thing is getting bigger every year!� exclaimed Dunbar�s favorite critter, Mayor Frank Leone. A quick rundown of the menu included: elk, racoon, bear, deer, groundhog, squirrel, rabbit, trout, bass and ham. �We had the ham for those who were squeamish,� noted Leone. Regrettably absent from the year�s event was Opal Thompson and her famous dinner rolls. Her mother was ill, but Opal hopes to be back with her rolls next year. The Hansford Choir, a group of seniors from nearby St. Albans, belted out some inspirational hymns, including an outstanding �I�ll Fly Away.� Also on hand was Grace Heasley to lay down some fine electric accordion playing on "Darktown Strutters Ball.� Mayor Leone could not pick a favorite critter. "I enjoy all of them,� he said enthusiastically, �and I�ll eat any part of em!� M.L.