Walter Ostanek Fan Club, Local 3091
In 1963, the Walter Ostanek Band released their debut album, and the polka craze quickly swept across North America. So quickly, in fact, that St. Catharines – Ostanek’s hometown – missed the boat on founding the first chapter of the Official Walter Ostanek Fan Club.
Though the St. Catharines chapter has petitioned the consortium of other local Fan Clubs for a renumbering, the Walter Ostanek Fan Club, Local 1 of Juneau, Alaska has stymied their efforts.
Walter Ostanek Fan Club, Local 3091 is extremely active in the St. Catharines community, running bi-monthly bratwurst cookoffs, frequent polka sock hops at the W.O.F.C.H.Q., and a popular accordion assistance plan to allow for wider access to accordions and accordion lessons.
