Posted on Sat, Apr. 20, 2002 Tenn. lawmaker hosts coon dinner Associated Press COVINGTON, Tenn. - The Naifeh family's annual "Coon Supper" started in 1945 as an informal gathering of 15 or so raccoon hunters and their friends.This week, the supper hosted by state House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh and his brother Joe drew nearly 2,000 guests - including the governor and candidates for the state's top political offices - to mingle on the Covington Country Club lawn and feast on 75-80 barbecued raccoons."It's not bad," said Dick Ritchie of Cordova after taking a bite. "I'm not a fan of...
