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Flying Elvi to drop in on casino grand opening4 September 2008POJOAQUE, New Mexico -- As reported by the Santa Fe New Mexican: "Elvis Presley impersonators will parachute into Pojoaque today to highlight the grand opening of New Mexico's largest resort. "Pojoaque Pueblo's Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino includes a 61,000-square-foot casino, a 395-room Hilton hotel, the 36-hole Towa Golf Course and 66,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. "More than a thousand people showed up for the complex's 'soft opening' Aug. 12, even as finishing work continued on many of its shops and restaurants. "Today's grand-opening ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with a Native American blessing and buffalo dance, speeches by Pojoaque Pueblo Gov. George Rivera and other principals, followed by an 11:15 a.m. landing and stage show by The Flying Elvi... "...The complex is 15 minutes north of the Santa Fe Plaza on U.S. 84-285..." |