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Melissa Merli
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Arts Reporter, The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Urbana
Beats
Film and culture
Animal Rights
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By Melissa Merli Verified| The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) Verified MONTICELLO — In the late '70s, Christie Roszkowski's husband, Mark, introduced her to Allerton Park. From then on, the couple spent a lot of time there, believing nature is good for the psyche. In fact, Mr. Roszkowski became a Master Naturalist, aiming to do volunteer work on the trails at Allerton. A Master Gardener, his wife planned to volunteer in the gardens. Then, Mr. Roszkowski died suddenly in March 2016, at age 66
By Melissa Merli Verified| The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) Verified URBANA — Back in the day, when I was younger and lighter, I would often bicycle after work from Danville to Indianola and back, making for a nice 38-mile round trip. Such distances were nothing to me. I had long been into bicycling, enjoying the simple freedom of wheeling through nature and the countryside on my own power and the wind through my hair, and seeing nature up close. So I couldn't wait to ride the new Kickapoo Rail Trail from Urbana to St. Joseph and back after it officially opened Aug
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The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Champaign, Illinois, United States
+1 217-351-5252