The Mitchell County Democratic Party will host an Ice Cream Social at Riverside Park in Spruce Pine Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Several Democratic Party candidates for office will appear at this event, including U.S. House of Representatives candidate Caleb Rudow, N.C. Senate candidate Frank Hughes and N.C. House of Representatives candidate John Ford.
Mitchell County commissioner candidates Jan Hamilton and Ron McKinney are also scheduled to appear, and candidates for North Carolina’s Council of State have been invited.
Rudow currently serves in the N.C. House representing the Asheville area. Hughes is a public school teacher.
Ice cream at this event will be provided by Blue Bear Ice Cream.
“This will be a chance to get together to socialize and meet some of our local, state House and Senate, Congressional, and statewide candidates before the November election,” said Eddie Gouge, chair of the Mitchell County Democratic Party. “All are welcome.”