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Living in Wickliffe since 1953, Fred Kuhar has successfully pursued many interests. The Fred Kuhar Orchestra performed locally and throughout the United States from 1967 to 2005 including appearances on TV, at the Nashville Palace, Minnesota’s Ironworld, Tangiers, Hilton Head, Seven Springs, and at Playhouse Square’s Palooza arts festival. The band’s recordings have sold over 16,000 copies. Fred also has been nominated as a Lifetime Honoree by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame. A founder of the Polka Hall of Fame, Fred served as its President from 1990 through 1999 and researched and wrote the biographies of 132 honorees and 14 hit songs. Fred is an attorney and CPA with a Bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame. Fred is the retired President of Curtis Industries, Inc. and an alumnus of Ernst & Young. Fred is President of the Slovene Home for the Aged Foundation and is on the National Law School Advisory Council of the University of Notre Dame. Fred has also served as the chair of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’s Parish and Finance Councils.