5-29-04 The first scheduled tour of 2004 was a sellout. With the Howard family there for the dedication of the newly restored Seabiscuit Stud Barn, as well as many other specials, on a perfect May day, all was wonderful. Get your application in for one of the remaining tours. Jani Buron will be there with stories from the past and with her Book Ridgewood Ranch home of Seabiscuit   See you there!

The May 29 2004 tour was filled fast.-- If you wish to attend a tour this year go to the application page now and register a date as instructed, so you don't get shut out. The Ridgewood Ranch scheduled tours are a satisfying, memorable event. This is a duplicate comment to keep you informed!

The 2002-2003 & 2004 Ridgewood Ranch tours from May through October were a success with a full booking of 200 Seabiscuit enthusiasts in attendance at each of the ten public tours. Jani Buron attended each tour and did booksigning and storytelling.

April-10- 04  "The Unnamed Writers' Group" of Reno, Nevada has invited Author Jani Buron to be guest speaker and talk about her book "Ridgewood Ranch" and the horse Seabiscuit. Jani will answer questions and tell the group about how privileged she was to have been raised on the ranch where such a famous horse retired. Jani was asked to explain to them her inspiration to write the book, and what it took to form L.Buron Publishing and distribute.  

1-17- 04   Jani will be in Gardnerville, Nevada at "The Book Den",  1328 HWY 395 Suite 305 across from Scolari's Market behind the AM-PM gas station. From 12 noon to 2 pm with stories, question answering, and book signing. Subject Ridgewood Ranch and Seabiscuit.

10-24-03 The Reno Hilton in Reno, Nevada, will hold their annual Pre-Breeders Cup party for invited race fans. Jani Buron will be introduced as the author of "Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit", and will give a complimentary copy away to the guest that answers the Seabiscuit trivia question correctly.

10-18-03 Jani Buron was invited to the Bay Meadows Racetrack for a special book signing and Seabiscuit art display. A 24x18" color print on canvas of "Seabiscuit in the post parade of the1938 Bay Meadows Handicap with George Woolf up" was given by L. Buron to Bay Meadows and accepted by Bernie Thurman and Dale Duspiva. On this day Bay Meadows gave away 8000 very nice Seabiscuit souvenir plates. The attendance was high and there were a lot of folk new to horse racing there.

8-29-03 The PBS TV California Heartland will show their segment (#749) of interviews conducted in Willits, California, on July 19, 2003, where the World Premiere showing of the movie "Seabiscuit, An American Legend" sold out two performances, and was playing to an enthusiastic crowd of Seabiscuit fans. Author of "Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit" Jani Buron was interviewed for this, and her comments on living at Ridgewood in the 1940's, and knowing Seabiscuit, are included in the program.

8-6-03 Goodenough Books in Livermore, California, will host Jani Buron at a booksigning in their downtown store. She will tell of living on C.S. Howard's Ridgewood Ranch where Seabiscuit retired to, and how she came to write her book, "Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit". (Goodenough Books is now Altamont Books, same location.)

7-27-03 A&E TV will have the premiere presentation of their documentary "The True Story of Seabiscuit". This is a very well done program. Jani Buron is in this one, with her comments on Seabiscuit, toward the end of the movie.

7-19-03 The very first premiere of the movie "Seabiscuit an American Legend" was held at the Noyo Theater in Willits, Calif. with two showings that were both sold out. The proceeds from the showings were in behalf of the Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital Foundation. There was a tour at Ridgewood Ranch in the morning and an open house at the Mendocino County Museum throughout the day. The town was over-run by news reporters for two days!

7-5-03 Radio and TV personality Sam Spear scheduled Jani Buron to be a guest on his Saturday morning radio show broadcast from KNBR in San Francisco, California, and to speak on the subject of Seabiscuit. On that particular morning Jani will be at Ridgewood Ranch, the home of Seabiscuit, in Willits, California, to do a booksigning and storytelling program for the walking tour guests, so she will do a remote interview from there.

5-16-03 The Reno Hilton, in Reno, Nevada, will sponsor their annual Pre-Preakness Party for invited racing fans. Jani Buron will appear onstage as the featured guest speaker in the Hilton Showroom with Steve Fiero, who is the MC for the evening. Steve will interview Jani about her book, "Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit", while a slide show on a large screen of photos from her book will be shown on the stage.

5-1-03 The tours at Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, California will start on May 25, and be held every other Saturday through November. Check with the Willits Chamber of Commerce for accurate dates and how to sign up.

4-27-03 The Carson Valley Museum in Gardnerville, Nevada, will sponsor their annual Local Author's Booksigning Day and reception. Jani Buron is invited to attend with her new book, "Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit". (The day was well attended, and lots of Seabiscuit fans, local and out-of-town, made it a great day!)