August 2010
After looking back on a great summer season of shows, we would like to thank the following people who helped support the KNF Band by booking or sponsoring our live performances: Brian Sklar, Casino Regina, the Saskatchewan Gaming Commission, Jason Cadez, SNPJ Lodge 138, Prime Time Polkas, the Koch family, the Meisner family, Rick & Ellie Hartman, the Great Lakes Folk Festival, the Michigan State University Museum, and the City of East Lansing.

June 2010
The graphic design and layout packages have just been finished for two new Walter Ostanek CD releases. "The Two Of Us" is a project that he recorded with America's Polka King, Frankie Yankovic, before his death over a decade ago. The second one is titled "A Holiday In Mexico" and features several polkas and waltzes with a mexican theme. Both projects are available online through Sunshine Diversified Entertainment.

March 2010
It has just been announced that the KNF Band will be performing at Tony Petkovsek's 49th annual Thanksgiving Cleveland-Style Polka Extravaganza. Our set is on Thursday (Thanksgiving) night, but the festival runs for three days and features the National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show on Saturday afternoon. Through the years this event has always been a great time, and it is held at the exclusive Downtown Cleveland Marroitt at Key Center hotel.

March 2010
The Klancnik and Friends Band will be performing in Western Pennsylvania during the last weekend of June, 2010. On Saturday, June 26th, we are appearing from 4-8 p.m. at S.N.P.J. Lodge 138 (Pioneers) in Strabane. The following afternoon, KNF will be playing the 4th annual Prime Time Polka Picnic at the S.N.P.J. Evanstown Picnic Grounds near Herminie. We would especially like to thank Jason Cadez and Pam & Jerry Zagar for making these events happen.

March 2010
We are happy to announce that our Gaylord Klancnik tribute album has been voted the "Best Slovenian CD" by the PACE Music Awards for 2010. It was sponsored by the non-profit group, Polka America Corporation, and is listed as being a combination peer and fan award. Founded in response to the Grammys discontinuing the Polka category, the PACE Music Award recipients were initially nominated by approved polka industry experts and then each individual category was narrowed down to ten finalists. The final ballots were ultimately cast by genre experts, P.A.C. members, and the general public. For more information about the Polka America Corporation, or to view the winners in each category, visit www.polkaamericacorporation.org.

February 2010
The Klancnik and Friends Band will be performing August 13-15, 2010 at the Great Lakes Folk Festival in East Lansing, Michigan. This multi-cultural music festival is produced by the Michigan Traditional Arts Program at the Michigan State University Museum. There are groups representing several styles of traditional American folk music including Cajun, Blues, Mariachi, Irish, and many others. Originally sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, this festival is designed to showcase some of the many art forms whose immigrant origins have contributed to the cultural diversity of the United States. To learn more about this unique festival, visit greatlakesfolkfest.net.

February 2010
The KNF Band will have the honor of playing a private party for Steve and Barb Meisner's 25th Wedding Anniversary on July 31st in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Everyone will also be celebrating Austin Meisner's High School graduation. It should be noted that Gaylord Klancnik took many of their wedding photos back in 1985!