Peace Pole
About 35 to 40 people came to witness the dedication of the Peace Pole at White Pine
Lake on July 17, 2004. Five young ladies raised the pole while Master Craftsman and
Rotarian Ron Glass secured it in place, Rotarian Al Vick gave an invocation, and
president Emmanuel Serriere told about the profusion of peace poles throughout the world.
Originally raised in September 2001, and destroyed by vandals in July 2003, this
17-foot Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the message and prayer
"May Peace Prevail on Earth" on each of its four sides in Mi-Wok, Spanish, Japanese
and English. We are now linked with people all over the world who have planted their
Poles in the same spirit of peace.
There are more than 200,000 Peace Poles around the world on all continents, in
virtually every country you can think of. Below, Mi-Wok tribal member Rabbit blessed
the pole with the smoke of the sage plant, and the pole is secured by Ron Glass and
his young assistants.
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Links to local stories about the Arnold Rotary Peace Pole
- Sonora
Union Democrat, July 12,2004
- Stockton
Record, July 15, 2004
Ron Glass and his assistants secure the Peace Pole
Rabbit of the Mi-Wok Tribe blesses the Peace Pole
Ron Glass and Emmanuel Serriere
Ron Glass in his shop with the Peace Pole
The Peace Pole dedication
The plaque on the Peace Pole
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