I love fish fries but the local Catholic church doesn't have them. However, it may be of interest to some that on the first Saturday in August all candidates for public office, from U. S. Senator and governor on down to dog catcher, descend on a little Catholic parish in far western Kentucky at a place called Fancy Farm. Many years ago, St. Jerome Parish started having a barbecue fundraiser on the first Saturday in August. Since that is about the time candidates for public ofice gear up for their fall campaigns, it soon became a mecca for politicians. Today it attracts politicians from all around the state. The speeches are loud and sometimes silly but the crowd loves them. Each year the church prepares and serves over 18,000 pounds of meat. I have seen people refrain from going because they didn't like any of the politicians but never heard of anyone staying home on account of it being a Catholic fundraiser.