ADVISORY/Creek Indian Ground Blessing.News/Assignment Editors Advisory...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (June June: see month. 28) Celebration to Highlight the Completion of The Oconee Oconee (ōkō`nē), river, 282 mi (454 km) long, rising in the Appalachian Mts., N Ga., and flowing SE to the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River. Sinclair Dam (completed 1953) and Furman Shoals Dam (completed 1953) are on the Oconee. Clubhouse at The Ritz-Carlton
Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotel and resort with 63 properties that are located in major cities and exclusive resort destinations of Lodge, Reynolds Plantation Plantation, city (1990 pop. 66,692), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1953. The city has grown rapidly along with the development of S Florida.
Who: Muscogee Creek Indian Spiritual Leader John Winterhawk and
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
What: John Winterhawk, a Muscogee Creek Indian Spiritual Leader,
will perform a Native American ground blessing ceremony to
celebrate the completion of The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds
Plantation's golf clubhouse. Each room of the
35,000-square-foot golf clubhouse will be "smudged" with burnt
sage according to Native American tradition. The ceremony will
conclude with Native American dancing and music.
Where: The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Lake Oconee
Trail, Greensboro, GA Take I-20 East (from Atlanta) I-20 West
(from Augusta) to exit 130; go south on Highway 44. Continue
on Highway 44 approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Linger
Longer Road into Reynolds Plantation. (A Texaco gas station is
on the right.) Continue for approximately two miles, following
signs to Reynolds Plantation. At the security gate you will
receive directions to the Ground Blessing ceremony site.
When: June 28, 2001 - 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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