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Alice Kelly, Blockworker since 1971

May 1, 2013by newspaper537

This March, while delivering the Greater Park Hill News, Alice bumped into brand-new neighbors across the alley from her home who were still in the process of moving in. She […]

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2013/05 May, Blockworker Beat, Denver, GPHC, Greater Park Hill Community, Park Hill
Tom Jensen - Blockworker Beat

Blockworker Beat: Tom Jensen at 26th and Fairfax

March 2, 2013by newspaper537

By, Erin Vanderberg Editor Tom Jensen might just rank among North Park Hill’s neighborliest people. He doesn’t just know his neighbors names, he keeps a living spreadsheet of who lives […]

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2013/03 March, Blockworker Beat, Columns
Ann Long, second from right, works with some of GPHN’s regular volunteer newspaper bundlers on the December 2012 issue, from left, Barbara Cavender, Jack Farrar, Dennis Pearl, and Peggy Roberts. Ann Long is retiring this month after nine and a half years as GPHC’s Blockworker Coordinator. (GPHN Photo/Robyn Fishman)

Farewell to Ann Long

January 1, 2013by newspaper537

GPHC’s Blockworker Coordinator Retires Ann Long knows it has been around nine years since she took over the position of Blockworker Coordinator from Marge Gilbert, because that’s when her handwriting […]

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2013/01 January, Blockworker Beat
Marge Gilbert

Blockworker Beat: Marge Gilbert at 29th & Locust

December 1, 2012by newspaper537

One day in the mid-1970s, Marge Gilbert was outside painting the trim of her house, when someone came by asking if she would deliver the Park Hill Actionews. The Actionews, […]

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2012/12 December, Blockworker Beat
Ann Long trains volunteers from Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church on recruiting blockworkers. (Warren Small)

Blockworker Beat: Eager Volunteers Quickly Locate New Blockworkers

November 1, 2012by newspaper537

The Blockworker Weat highlights “blockworkers” – residents who volunteer to deliver the Greater Park Hill News to their neighbors each month. There are currently 361 blockworkers delivering to 408 of […]

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2012/11 November, Blockworker Beat, GPHC News
Lee Kastberg, a blockworker for GPHC, sports his pre-St. Baldrick’s, post-St. Baldrick’s and professional hairdos.

Blockworker Beat: Lee Kastberg at 36th and Eudora

October 1, 2012by newspaper537

“Ask me why I’m bald,” reads the button Lee Kastberg has worn every March for the past three years.Why is he bald every spring? Because Lee participates in the St. […]

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2012/10 October, Blockworker Beat

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