Jennifer Johnson from Audubon Great Lakes has been working hard to engage residents in reviving the Hatcher Park area of the Marshalltown neighborhood of Gary.
“Help is coming from conservationists,” said a May 16 headline in the Crusader newspaper about work taking place at Hatcher Park and the Marshalltown neighborhood of Gary. The word “help” made me cringe a bit because it seemed like the conservationists were sweeping in, like knights in shining armor, to rescue the park. While the park needs a lot of care, what’s different about this effort is that the community has been engaged every step of the way.
Episode 16: Jerry and Karen explore the sensitive subject of losing a close loved one and its poignant aftermath. In their case, it’s Jerry's mother, who died April 22 at the VNA Hospice in Valparaiso, Indiana. On that day, after many days of unresponsiveness in her room, Jerry thought she awoke for a brief moment to say hello in some way. It turns out she was saying her final goodbye. It happened immediately after he placed a Mother’s Day flower on her pillow. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. There were other unexplained synchronicities before and after her death. On this week's show, we share them with you. “She Said, He Said” is sponsored by Times Media Co. and Lee Enterprises. Our show is recorded each week at CreataSpacePlace studios in Hobart, Indiana. Watch our podcast at NWI.com or listen to it where you enjoy other podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Google and Audacy.
Susan MiHalo is a long-time, nature-loving Northwest Indiana resident who works for The Nature Conservancy in Indiana and is a past-president of Save the Dunes. For more information on TNC, visit www.nature.org/Indiana. Comments or questions may be directed to slmr-in@tnc.org. The opinions are the writer's.
Jennifer Johnson from Audubon Great Lakes has been working hard to engage residents in reviving the Hatcher Park area of the Marshalltown neighborhood of Gary.
