James Gang’s Annual Polka Bash At Du Bois

The James Polka dance attracts dancers of all ages!
The James Polka dance attracts dancers of all ages!

Dale and Jean Blecha James were married on September 5, 1948, and 78 years later their children celebrated their anniversary with a polka dance. They’ve been holding free dances on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend for a long time. At first, it was every 5 years, then every 2 years, and then they couldn’t stand it! For about the last 15 years, it has been every single year. Dale passed away in 200…