[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6439]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DEREK MUIRDEN

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                         HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 2010

  Mr. OWENS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
career of Mr. Derek Muirden, a veteran of the armed forces and one of 
northern New York's most recognizable voices, for his decades of 
service to the North Country
  For years, Derek has produced quality programming for Mountain Lake 
PBS, Plattsburgh's public television station and has reached millions 
of viewers in New York, Vermont and Quebec.
  Derek has been a regional storyteller for decades through the many 
series he has produced and hosted including: People Near Here, Roadside 
Adventures, Roadside Recipes and Rustic Living. He is also noted in the 
region as a documentary filmmaker with productions such as: A Castle in 
Every Heart: The Arto Monaco Story, Voices of Scotland, Then Again: 
Reliving History at Fort Ticonderoga and Reach for the Sky: Inside the 
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
  Mr. Muirden is admired by many throughout our community for his in 
depth and entertaining reporting of the history of the North Country. 
He is held in high regards by many in our region because of his 
balanced reporting and his dedication to preparation and 
professionalism. Creating hundreds of hours of television chronicling 
our region, he is a prolific producer and host of programs that capture 
the unique feel and environment of the Adirondacks and our North 
Country region.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate and thank Derek Muirden 
for his decades of effort to immortalize our community and honor our 
Nation. He is a great entertainer and a source of pride for our region, 
and the North Country would not be the same without him.

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