Longtime Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco Retires ARCADIA, CA – After 12 years of service to Arcadia as its elected City Clerk, Gene Glasco has retired. The April 16 City Council Meeting marked Gene’s last day officially holding the position. At this meeting, elected officials, colleagues and family members gathered to celebrate Gene’s accomplishments. “It…
Arcadia Woman’s Club presents guest speaker Gene Glasco The Arcadia Woman’s Club invites you to join in hearing our guest speaker at our Regular Monthly Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, November 3rd, at 11am, at 324 S. First Ave, Arcadia. Lunch is $15. Reservations are a must by Friday, October 29th. Call or email Marilyn…
Meet Gene Glasco and learn about the Vietnam War Memorial Monument with Arcadia Community Coordinating Council If you have ever passed the Arcadia County Park, you may have caught a glimpse of the Vietnam War Memorial Monument. As you drive by you may wonder why it is there in the first place. Arcadia City Clerk…
On Saturday, May 26th, Arcadia’s City Clerk and Vietnam Veteran got to realize a dream when his veteran’s monument in Arcadia Park was finally lit at dusk, not only to celebrate Memorial Day, but to ‘shine a light’ on the monument that pays tribute to the 14 young men who called Arcadia home but never…
The 44th Annual Mayor’s Community Breakfast was held Friday, April 6th at the Arcadia Community Center, and the focus for Mayor Peter Amundson as he completes his term was ‘Leaving a Legacy.’ The Mayor first announced a some missing members of his family – his son and daughter-in-law that morning entered Methodist Hospital to have…
On Saturday, November 4th, the Arcadia Woman’s Club played host to the Shine a Light on Veterans event, a fundraiser aimed at raising enough money to add lighting to the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument, a project spearheaded by monument creator, Gene Glasco. With around 70 in attendance, Shine a Light guests were treated to dinner,…
Entering the main hall of the Santa Anita Park’s clubhouse and taking in the view of the San Gabriel Mountains instantly informs you of what makes this venue a long cherished institution of Arcadia, standing among the greatest tracks in the world. For this reason, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce celebrated their Installation Dinner the…