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During 2008 a solar fountain will flow - and wild flowers will bloom - in a native plants garden that has replaced the lawn at the Lutheran Campus Ministry 'Lothlorien' house for students at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. An interfaith 'Blessing of the Garden' ceremony included chanting, incense and other religious traditions from several faith communities. Earth Keeper Initiative volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has the story. The producers thank Lutheran Campus Ministry student leader Sarah Swanson, NMU sophomore from Rapid River, MI for her videography and photography talents that helped make this video possible (Marquette, Michigan) - In the spring of 2008 a solar fountain will flow and flowers will bloom in a northern Michigan native plants garden nurtured by university students that was blessed by a Buddhist head priest and a Lutheran pastor A 'Blessing of the Garden' ceremony was held in October 2007 at Lothlorien - the Northern Michigan University Lutheran Campus Ministry house near Lake Superior. A heavy rain poured the entire day almost causing the ceremony to be moved inside, but the sun came out for 20 minutes and the rain resumed just as the blessing and a tour were completed. Performing the blessing was Rev. Jon Magnuson, director of Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) at Northern Michigan University (NMU) in Marquette, MI; and Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg, head priest of Lake Superior Zendo, a Zen Buddhist temple. The Lothlorien lawn has been turned into a native plants garden that includes rocks from three of the Great Lakes. The LCM house name, Lothlorien, comes from the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. The garden includes Michigan plants and others from the Boreal border regions of the northern United States including Black Eye Susan, aster, dogbane, bluestem, and Sensitive fern. Prayers, incense, bells, and chants were part of the ceremony that included a tour of the garden by NMU Student M

Series creators/executive producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur praise the improv talents of their actors. Cast members Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) and Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope) thank the writers. Editor Dean Holland says he edits for performance.

Living Death starring Kristy Swanson, Greg Bryk

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