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Music & Dance News May/June 2018 Page 9 Polka Lovers Klub of America available also. Get well wishes to the following:Hilde Dal- gaard, who had a pace- maker put in; Lowell Lewin, who had health issues; and Terry Pulkra- bek, who is having his last treatment. Wishing all better health. Sympathy to the fam- ily and friends of the fol- lowing: Bob Brenny of Albany; Glen Froyum of Wanamingo, MN; Wally Otto’s family; and Don Egelkraut of Isan- ti, MN; and Ray Valek was a musician from the Lonsdale, MN area. He was 100 years old, and he sang many songs in Czech. Daylight savings time started March 11, and the birthdays also. Merv Griffi n celebrated his 79th birthday, along with Romie Coe, Har- vey Becker, and Edna Huependecker. The Huependeckers had the Carver Ballroom. So, there was lots of cake that Sunday, happy birthday to all. March 25, Lowell Schubert cel- ebrated his 75th birthday MN Musicfest MN Musicfest with a free lunch for all in attendance. Welcome back to all the snow birds for the summer months. Hope all had a happy Easter; and spring is coming. Enough complaining, we do have a lot to be thankful for. As you read this, the coronation of the new king and queen, Daryl Stier and Barb Siemien- iewski, will have taken place and a new year will be underway for Po.L.K. of A. them. Congratulations to Membership them, and wishing them Secretary a great year. Maddie Spiess The polka fests will soon be getting under- 210 First St. E. way. We are looking Madelia, MN 56062 forward to seeing all the (507) 642-8897 polka friends from all around the country. The Minnesota Polka Lovers Klub of America chapter will be hosting a Musicfest Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5 at Pla-Mor Ballroom in Glencoe, MN. We have Maddie Spiess a great lineup of bands, Hello to all the danc- so hope to see everyone ing friends in snow-cov- there to enjoy a great ered Minnesota and oth- weekend. Until the next time er places. Easter will have come (hopefully the snow and gone by the time you will all be melted), keep read this, and the Easter smiling and dancing Bunny will have hid his – it’s good for the mind and soul. eggs in the snowbanks. I did have a very joy- ous Easter, as most of my family were here, along with a very busy 2-year-old great-grand- son. The Easter egg hunt was a fun event. Now, it would be nice if it would just quit snowing. Ev- ery weekend it seems to raise its ugly head and Continued on page 10 dump on us again.