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Scroll down to see several reports below... Video Will Be Screened August 8 at Indianapolis Library Writer/Producer Mike VanBuren will appear August 8, 2010 at the Allen County Library in Indianapolis during a screening of the video documentary Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North. The event will begin at 2 p.m. VanBuren recently presented the Buck Lake Ranch program at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and at the Carnegie Library of Steuben County in Angola, Indiana. Several people attended the showings and shared their own stories about Buck Lake. VanBuren is currently available for bookings at other libraries, museums, clubs, schools, senior centers, etc.
News Photo (3/12/10): Writer/Producer Mike VanBuren (right) with Indiana country music legends Joe Taylor & Patty Corbett at PBS affiliate WFWA TV-39 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, during a March 12, 2010, re-broadcast of Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North. Taylor and Corbett of the Indiana Red Birds were on hand to discuss their memories of Buck Lake Ranch, while VanBuren was interviewed by WFWA Program Director Kris Hensler about the making of the video documentary and related history book. News (2/19/10): Video To Air Again March 12 on PBS The documentary film, Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North, will air for the third time on Public Broadcasting System affiliate WFWA TV-39 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The showing -- scheduled for 8 p.m. March 12 (EST) -- is again part of the station's pledge drive. Mike VanBuren, writer/producer at Newshound Productions, will appear along with Joe Taylor and Patty Corbett of the Red Birds, a popular regional band that performed for many years at Buck Lake Ranch. WFWA TV-39 will be using copies of the video -- as well as the related history book -- as premiums during the pledge drive. News (2/19/10): Video at Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North, will be a featured attraction at the 2010 Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival. The video documentary is scheduled to be shown during a 2 p.m. program on Sunday, March 21, at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in downtown Kalamazoo. Writer/producer Mike VanBuren will also be on hand to answer questions.
News (12/23/09): Hot off the Press! Check out a newly written history book about Buck Lake Ranch. This 133-page book is a companion to the video documentary that we produced earlier. It parallels the video content, but includes additional photos, visuals and anecdotes that are not in the documentary. Thanks to all who contributed photos, flyers and stories.
News Photo (6/13/09): Mike VanBuren (right) with Program Director Kris Hensler on the set at PBS affiliate WFWA TV-39 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, during a June 4, 2009, broadcast of Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North. News (6/13/09): NPR Reports on Buck Lake Ranch WMUK, the National Public Radio affiliate in Kalamazoo, Michigan, featured a report this past week about the documentary video Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North. The report by staff producer Lorraine Caron included an interview with documentary writer/producer Mike VanBuren, along with audio clips from the film. News (5/15/09): Documentary to Air on PBS The documentary film, Buck Lake Ranch: Nashville of the North, will air June 4, 2009, on the Public Broadcasting System affiliate WFWA TV-39 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The showing -- scheduled for 9 p.m. -- is part of the station's annual pledge drive. Mike VanBuren, writer/producer at Newshound Productions, and Carl Unger, current owner of Buck Lake Ranch, will be on hand to discuss the video during program breaks. In addition, WFWA TV-39 will be giving away copies of the video as premiums during the pledge drive. Tune in and celebrate this unique piece of Americana, then order a copy of the documentary for yourself at newshoundproductions.com.
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