MARCH 10, 2023 ON MY CORNER ASK YOUR VENDOR What goal are you working towards right now? Getting a car, then getting an apartment. — Gary Robinson, #224 I am working towards getting my t-shirt business off the ground, I’m working to be a better person and trying to educate myself on financial literacy. — Joe Woods, #103 Ultimately, I’m working towards being somebody that my kids to look up to. Right now that means selling the paper more and stabilizing my life. — Sean Almond, #561 My goal is to graduate from college, to get my journalism and audio engineering associate's degree. —Mike Jones, #113 That’s personal. — James Tennant, #174 Peace in my life. — Larzell Washington, #128 I got a voucher so I’m working on getting an apartment. —Mansell Williams #96 To be here. I'm working to be, and stay, present in my own life. —Ken Parks, #490 I'm working on getting my dental health figured out and working on getting housing! — Glen Page, #407 What would YOU ask? If you have a question you would like Groundcover vendors to answer in this column, email us at contact@groundcovernews.com We will be featuring vendor responses in future issues. St. Patrick’s Day is a great, festive holiday. It’s a good reason to have fun. It’s a good excuse to eat good corned beef sandwiches. It’s a good excuse to eat potatoes for the day. St. Patrick’s Day is also a good day to make corned beef stew. And it’s a good excuse to drink green lime punch, if you don’t want to drink beer. Green is one of my favorite colors and people wear a lot of green on St. Patrick’s Day. I love to go to St. Patrick’s Day parades and see a lot of beautiful clothing and beautiful things.The last time I went to a St. Patrick’s Day parade was in the 90s. It was in downtown Detroit. I had just made a new friend; she was with one of her friends and we went to the parade. Dennis Archer GROUNDCOVER NEWS The joys of St. Patrick's Day I like to make beautiful St. Patrick’s Day artwork. I love going to St. Patrick’s Day parties with my friends. I love Irish music, too. St. PatDENISE SHEARER Groundcover vendor No. 485 rick’s Day music is soothing for when you are just relaxing at home, or doing housework. St. Patrick’s Day music is good when you are partying, too. St. Patrick’s Day can also be a was the mayor at the time and he waved at me. I saw men in kilts, which is like a man’s skirt. I saw women in beautiful crocheted green hats. Afterwards we went to a restaurant and had corned beef sandwiches. That was a good day. spiritual holiday because St. Patrick was a saint. It can also be romantic — just like Valentine’s Day — because you can celebrate it with people you love. Both St. Patrick and St. Valentine were saints. I always love celebrating both holidays! 3 Truth or lies: King Charman the leprechaun In the year 1600 BC, King Charman Plenza was ordered by the Forest Fairies to wed by St. Patrick’s Day. Queen Zia of the fairies warned him if he did not wed, all would be lost. The kingdom would fall and the forest would disappear and he would turn into a leprechaun. The king laughed and insisted that this was a tall tale. Four days before St. Patrick's Day, Zia appeared before the king pleading for him to find a bride. King Charman was a young, handsome, playful man, who never took his responsibilities seriously. The morning of March 17, 1600 BC, King Charman awoke feeling energetic and curious. Eager to fulfill his kingly duties he walked to his dressing table and looked in the mirror. He saw no one. The king thought, “What is the meaning of this?” He looked again; still he could not see himself. Just as he was speaking, the king's hands and feet turned into a leprechaun form. The king called for his servant Oswaw. King Charman told Oswaw that he could not see his reflection in the mirror. Oswaw said, “Hold it, what have you done with King Charman? You will be beheaded!” The king said, “What do you mean? I am the king!” Osawa said, “The king is not a leprechaun.” up camp. The trio would often venture out on camping trips. Charman watched from a short FELICIA WILBERT Groundcover vendor No. 234 The king hollered, “Oh no! I am a leprechaun; the fable has come true, oh no!” The castle started rumbling, then it started sinking. The king hollered for everyone to flee the castle. As he ran outside for cover, he noticed the forest starting to disappear. King Charman was all alone within an hour, as if he never existed. The forest was gone. King Charman sat on a stoop and cried out for the fairies. The fairies were gone with the forest. King Charman went into hiding. Time passed. Decades passed, centuries passed, still Charman stayed hidden. In the year of 1300 BC, Charman was hiding in the redwood trees (they were his favorite). He heard voices and Charman jumped up to go see where they were coming from. It was Judy, Trina and their cousin, Regina, who were setting distance. He was curious about the tents they were putting together. He noticed Regina; her hair was a golden red and she had green eyes. Charman fell in love, constantly watching her. He decided to leave her a path of flowers leading to the river. Regina would wash the dishes at the river twice a day. She noticed the path of flowers, laughing, wondering who placed them there. Charman knew he had only one chance to woo her. The next afternoon he placed her a bouquet of flowers by the river. She noticed the flowers, giggling, wondering who left them. He finally got up enough nerve to speak to her. He said, “Hello my name is King Charman.” She looked and did not see anyone. He then said, “Can you find a four leaf clover please?” Regina laughed and said, “Who is asking?” “King Charman, I am!” “Where are you?” Regina asked. Charman said, “You must find a four leaf clover in order to see me.” Regina asked, “How would I find that clover?” Charman said, “Over there, just look through the grass, you will see KING CHARMAN page 7
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