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Volume 162 · Issue 61 | 99¢

Tea Party confab Tuesday

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The monthly meeting of the Tea Party in the Hills will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Road, Placerville.

The evening will feature an open mike portion and a drawing for three books.

Guest speakers will be Lori Parlin from Shingle Springs, who will talk about a proposed development near her in Shingle Springs.

Former supervisorial candidate Cathy Nerwinski will talk about the Second Amendment and self-defense for women.

There will also be a display of “self-defense tools.”

For questions call Dena Freeman, 530-333-3444.

Michael Raffety

Michael Raffety

Michael Raffety has been editor of the Mountain Democrat since 1989 and was managing editor beginning in 1986. He was city editor prior to that, having started here in 1978. He was the first person at the Mountain Democrat to be given the title of city editor. He also was an adjunct professor at the El Dorado Center from 1980-2003.
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