HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-19, Page 37The Canadian coastguardcutter Rapid, which is -
docked in Goderich for several moath;9 of the year,
has made several rescues this year and as she
prepares to leave soon, Goderich folk saute her on
her brave missions. ' .Wheelsman, Garry
MacDonald,, shown here, says the Rapid made 4e
rescues from its Godeiich base when It first came
.here -In 1974. -The Rapist covers the Canadian side of
Lake Huron from Sarnia to Tobermory. (Photo by
Joanne Buchanan)
Round n' Ab
Another beautiful day -
if you haven't already
gone hunting weeds for
your dried flower
bouquets,you should do it
NOW - before they get too
wet. There are lotg of
lovely weeds that dry
nicely - just hang them
upside down - high - in a
dry spot.
After they dry well you
might want to spray some
of them - especially the
milk weed as it will fly all
over the place after it
dries.
The bullrushes need
special care, too, as they
love to scatter their seed
when you least expect it.
I'm not sure but I think
they need a good sticky
spray...- .
A clear spray helps
keep most of the weeds in
good condition. Last time
I sprayed them, I used up
an old can of hair spray
that I hated. It worked
very well - the sticky
stuff!
Now, if you can't be
bothered tramping in and
out of ditches, ,thru the
thistles and burrs and
snakes and other little
creatures, then you will
be able to buy some that
are beautifully treated
and just waiting for you
at the Colborne Country
Christmas Fair this
Saturday at Saltford Hall.
Go early avoid the rush.
Enjoy!
For some time I have
been°, hearing about a
ceramic. " teach ing:'xspot i
here in town that quite a
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GODER,ICH SIGNAL. -STAR, THURSDAY, °RY, QCTOBER 19,197870)40g OA1
:anks for everything
BY JOANNE
BUCHANAN
As the Canadian
Coastguard cutter The
Rapid prepares to leave
Snug Harbor at the end of
November, the time
comes to say "thankyou"
for services rendered.
The cutter has docked
in Goderich harbor since
May 1974, with its
primary function being
search and rescue. About
96 rescues were made
from the Goderich base
that first year here and so
it was that the area
warranted such a cutter.
The Rapid has made its
_lame Qoderich_..ever ----
since. From here, it
covers the Canadian side
of Lake Huron from
Sarnia to Tobermory and
also work in conjunction
With the U.S. Coastguard
whenever necessary.
The cutter, with its 12
men crew including
captain J.P. Dube, has
made quite a few rescues
in the area this year.
Vessels in distress,
whether they be out of
gas, lost or sinking, are
helped. Downed aircraft
can also be aided and the
cutter is even equipped
for firefighting. The
Coastguard also serves
as an aid to navigation,
for example, by checking
the position of buoys and
testing for pollution. If an
oil slick was reported, the
Coastguard would go and
take a test tube sample
from the water, go
aboard --the- sus-pe-eted
vessel, take a sample
from there as well and
send it to a laboratory for
tests.
The Coastguard even
provides escort duties for
sailing regattas, etc. The
Rapid has towed in many
a local boat with engine
trouble.
The job can be both
exciting and boring at
times, says Rapid
wheelsman, Garry
MacDonald. It sure is
different from the navy
where he spent five
years, he says. In the
navy you learn how to
maim and kill, he ex-
plains, while in the
Coastguard you learn
how to help and rescue.
The Rapid starts its
season on the St.
Lawrence in Prescott on
seaway standby. When it
leaves Goderich, it will go
to Tobermory until the
end--- of— deer"hunting--
season and will then go
down through the Great
Lakes to the Coastguard
base in Prescott again for
its yearly refit or
maintenance in
preparation for another
season of service next
year.
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few people seem to be
enjoying. I finally found it
- and was I ever sur-
prised.
In Florida there are
quite a few of these craft
places and I have seen a
lot of them - but this one -
run by Norma and Jerry
Crawford of 56 Stanley
St., is begger and better
equipped than any I have
seen.
Oh, I've seen some real
big ones that are just a
factory but for a small
town business this is very
good.
They are in a new
building and still have
some re -arranging to do
before they have their
Open House - but that will
be coming soon had lost
track of Jerry. We have
It grows on you...
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the American Violet Club
from which she gets a
magazine monthly to
keep her informed about
the newest varieties,
plant care, etc.
Mrs. Gilbert's violets
range in shade from deep
purple to mauve to pinky
white. She has ordinary
violets featuring three
petals on the bottom of
the flower and two on the
top (these petals can be
plain or ruffled); star-
shaped violets with five
petals even all the way
around thus taking on the
appearance of a star;
semi -double violets which
feature a smaller star
shaped flower inside a
larger one; and full-
* double violets which have
two large star shaped
flowers, one inside the
other.
Violets are a particular
favorite of Mrs. Gilbert's,
One of the reasons for this
she thinks is because you
get so much flower for
such a small plant and
the flowers bloom con-
tinuously. Violets, she
says, seem to "grow on
you" (pardon the pun)
LIKES ALL P,i,ANTS
But Mrs.- Gilbert is not
totally preoccupied with
violets. Numerous other
plants help to decorate
her home and as she puts
it, she likes "plants and
flowers of all descrip-
tions". . .
"We have a large
house," she smiles "but
my husband says it
wouldn't matter how big
our house was, I'd still fill
it with plants!"
Upstairs, Mrs. Gilbert.
with, the help of her
husband iJack, has
transformed- a bedroom
into a greenhouse
featuring a large grow
light stand and plants
galore.
Downstairs, throughout
the house, ar'e various
hangitig and potted
plants. In one corner
stands a giant cut leaf
philodendron. It grew up
to the coiling and was
starting to grow outward
when Mrs. Gilbert
decided to cut it off.
Mrs. Gilbert takes slips
from her outdoor flower
bed every winter and
grows them inside to be
replanted in spring. She
used to grow prize
dahlias in her outdoor
flower bed and enter
them in various shows
but found that this took
too . much work. She
hasn't shown her violets
because there is no place
around Goderich toshow
them, .she says. In fact,
she says, she doesn't even
know of anyone else in the
area who specializes in
them by having all the
new varieties.,
Mrs. Gilbert admits
that an African violet
hobby can be expensive.
For instance, she holds
up one slip (an unrooted
cutting) which cost $6.50. -
Because she has so
many plants, she gives.
some away as gifts and
she has also been selling
therm to anyone who is
interested.
Watering individual
pots of plants can take a
long time, admits Mrs.
Gilbert. She works shift
work inthe kitchen at the
Bluewater Centre and so
she doesn't have time to
give her plants round the
clock care. But the care
she does give them is
effective and she really
enjoys her hobby.
Mrs. Gilbert used to
help her husband with his
mink ranch before the job
got too heavy for her. He
has between 3,500 and
9,000 minks and pelting
season is coming up in
November. He is the only
mink rancher in the
immediate- area although
there are quite a few
around St. Marys says
Mrs. Gilbert.
' When one is just
starting out with a plant
hobby, it helps to have
someone else who is
interested in what you're
doing, says Mrs; Gilbert.
If a plant dies, she says,
that someone can en-
courage you to try again
and perhaps give you
another plant to tackle.
Mrs. Gilbert's parents
were plant lovers as were
her husband's parents.
Her .husband also takes
an interest and she has
gotten her daughter and
daughter-in-law in-
terested.
Like she says, "It
grows on you!"
known the Crawford
family for many, many
years.
Stan and Sadie had
quite a large family. The
boys are pretty well
known, Gordon' with his
sport equipment
business, Bill, Bob and
Ken. Then there are two
sisters - Audrey and
Marg.
Jerry left Goderich
about 1968 and went
driving truck - his own -
out of Brampton. By the
way, he is married to
Norma Errington of
Dungannon, They have
two boys and' two girls
with oldest boy married
and living in town.
Jerry moved to the
Bruce Peninsula after
coming "back home" for
a while and had a nice
store near Lions Head.
Later he bought a motel
in Hanover.
You can see that he and
Norma have been real
busy, then they decided to
come "home" again.
Norma was the one
interested in the
ceramics. Jerry just got
into it as she became
more involved .and now
they have their nice big
building. There are four
large kilns working,
hundreds of beautiful
molds available to their
eighty or more students
in the classes that are
going on practically all
week.
T hope the children -
and grownups • enjoyed
the puppet show last
Saturday at MacKay
Hall. Do let the Library
folks know so that they
will bring in other good
T 'r7
shows. Also it helps if
they know they are ap-
preciated.
On October 21 a
rummage sale is at St.
George's Church Hall at 1
p.m. - Be quick!
Well, Victoria Street
Church have their turkey
Martha Rathburn ap-
pears weekly in The
Signal -Star i
•
supper on Wednesday,
October 25. This is always
agreat meal.
On October 28 is the
Taylors' Corners Ladies
Masks
should fit
child well
Poor fitting Hallowe'en
masks or ones with small
eye slits can become a
potential hazard when
they block a child's view
of dangers that might
appear in a young ghost
or goblin's path. The
Ontario Association of
Optometrists urges
parents to create safer
costumes this year by
using disguises made
from makeup instead of
masks.
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Bazaar at St. Georges
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preserves, produceand a
salad plate and lots of
goodies will be featured.
It starts at 2:30.
On October 28 is the
Salvation Army tea
called "Autumn
Treasures" and =sale on
Lighthouse Street.
On November 1 at
Blyth Memorial Hall - the
best of mime. The
Caspari & CoN.Mime and
Dance Theatre Group
are tops in the country.
Great entertainment -
try to make it.
On November 16 is the
Snowflake Bazaar from 1
to 9 p.i'n, Legion Ladies
tables are available for
your craft, etc.
On November 8 is the
Holme°sville U.C.W.
Bazaar featuring bake
sale, tea -- everything! At
2:30 at the White Car-
nation in Holmesville.
Also on October 21 at
the Suncoast Mall at 10:30
and on - The, Ahmeek
Chapter of I.O.D.E. have
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about 11 a.m. Crafts and
preserves and other,
things on sale: -
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