National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com
Phone: 216-261-3263
Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA
Fax: 216-261-4134
Assuming a role out of the spotlight, Merle Kumik has been an avid promoter of Cleveland-Style
Polkas. Founder and first president of the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals Booster Club, Merle
has co-hosted Joe Fedorchak's polka tours, sponsored and organized polka bus tours
and dances, and provided consultation to the Akron-Barberton-Canton Polka Club. In
the broadcast arena, Merle has provided able assistance to Cleveland-Style Polka
Disc Jockeys Steve Helvak in Struthers and Gene Fedorchak in Youngstown since 1979.
Merle's Poland Beverage Center and Polka Village was the major source for Cleveland-Style
recordings in the Penn-Ohio area in the early 1980s. Merle has managed the Polka
Celebrity Waiters' Dance for the Catholic School Scholarship Fund and assisted with
the Tod Children's Bospital fund- raiser among other charitable causes.
Inducted in 1995
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
MERLE KUMIK
1925
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