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This day in pop culture for February 25

On this day in pop culture history, Mel Gibson’s most controversial film opened in theaters, “The Lawrence Welk Show” ran out of bubbles, and Oregon State started the gas tax.
On most Saturday nights at our farm, the channel and show viewing at suppertime is almost always the same: “The Lawrence Welk Show.” ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawrence Welk Sr.’s grandsons are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by the legendary bandleader’s son, Lawrence Welk Jr. But ...
MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t prompted by bubbles or smiling Norwegian accordion virtuosos. No polka, waltzes or big band swing. Just an unexpected email from a big, big fan. In what’s likely the most ...
A biography of bandleader Lawrence Welk penned by University of Saint Francis President Lance Richey has won him an Independent Press Award. Richey’s three-volume recounting of the life of the man ...
Driven by greed and ego, the son of the late renowned bandleader, Lawrence Welk, was illegally ousted as CEO and chairman of The Welk Group, an enormously profitable organization he ran for 42 years, ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The grandsons of the late Lawrence Welk, who is well known as the host ...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The grandsons of the late Lawrence Welk, who is well known as the host of the popular Lawrence Welk show, are speaking out after taking legal action ...