Tuesday, March 24, 2009

IT'S OFFICIAL - WE'RE BACK TO MOUNTAINEER

The PLAV Department of Ohio Convention will be again held at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, September 13 - 16, 2009. Mark your calendars.

Visit their website - www.mtrgaming.com/index.php

Monday, March 23, 2009

Passing of Post 58 member Leonrd Andreasik

On Sunday March 8th one of our Post 58 Veteran Members passed away. Leonard Andreasik joined Post 58 in 1980 and helped and participated at the functions and Brecksville VA Hospital according to some of our older veterans. His daughter called me this morning after getting our number from the phone book. She would appreciate if Post 58 members performed a small service at the funeral home as they did for her uncle who passed 25 years ago.
Post members assemble at 6;45pm at Tomon & Sons Funeral Home to perform the
" FINAL SALUTE" him. A poppy was presented to the deceased and to his daughter while taps were played.

Friday, March 13, 2009

FELLOW VETERAN AND POST 58 MEMBER ED OSTRY

Fellow veteran and member of Post 58, Ed Ostry, broadcasts every Saturday at 10:00 on WELW 1300 am. Be sure to tune in.

He also broadcasts “Polka, Polka,Polka”, which is taped at Sneaky Pete’s, Eastlake, Ohio Sundays 4-8 pm. (440 510 0087)

Phil Srnick Productions, Time Warner Cable and WELW 1330 AM Radio produce a Cleveland based 30-minute television program called Polka, Polka, Polka. The show airs to 1.4 MM households in major Northeast Ohio markets including Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Ashtabula and Sandusky on Time Warner cable, channels 15, 23, 24 twice a week. The show airs in premier dayparts appropriate for the target audience: Saturdays at 2:00 PM and Sundays at 7:30 PM.

The show has been airing since 2006 and has become increasingly popular. The show fills a unique niche as the Northeast Ohio area still maintains a strong base of VERY LOYAL polka enthusiasts as it is home America’s Polka King, Frank Yankovich and the Polka Hall of Fame. Over a quarter million people view Polka Polka Polka each week.

The show features popular local and out-of-town polka bands such as Grammy winner and Canada’s Polka King, Walter Ostanek along with other well-known polka celebrities. Along with our host, Ed Ostry, the show is recorded at popular Cleveland area polka spot in Eastlake, Ohio. Approximately 200 people attend and participate in the show’s taping (dance on camera and are interviewed). The audience participation creates the unique flavor of the show and helps sustain the loyal viewing audience.

Research has shown that the popularity of Polka, Polka, Polka not only stems from the lively music, but from the nostalgic feelings the show evokes. The show helps the audience recall the good old days of large Saturday night polka dances with friends where hundreds would routinely attend, the area nightclubs that featured polka music four to five nights a week and the ethnic neighborhoods of yesteryear where families shared and knew every one on the block.

We invite you to consider becoming a promotional sponsor of Polka, Polka Polka and reach the niche audience the show delivers. Contact Phil Srnick at 440-342-0610 for details.