The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-09-23, Page 194
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981
SECOND SECTION
Rapid to make last official journey
Fair
feature
Krystyna Brudnicki's beautiful handpainted ceramic plates will be
featured at Colborne Township's 16th annual Christmas Country
Fair October 21 and 24. Mrs. Brudnicki shows just a few pieces of
her handiwork here. ( Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
Krystyha Brudnicki's
pretty .plates to be
exhibited at country fair
BY JOANNE BUCHANAN -
One of the attractive new features at •
Colborne Township's Christmas Country
Fair this October will be handpainted
ceramic plates by Krystyna Brudnicki of
Goderich.
Mrs. Brudnicki first took • up. the
ceramics hobby three years ago after
admiring some pieces done by one of her
co-workers at Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital. She took lessons from
•Norma Crawford of Goderich and then .a
year and a half ago she began painting
designs on her work. She has attended a
few seminars conducted by a professional
from Toronto but most of her designs come
from her own head.
She admits to always being good at
drawing and painting as. a school girl in
Poland and says some day she would like
to take oil painting lessons. •
Mrs. Crudnicki . calls herself 'craft
'crazy'.. Some of her many hobbies include
embroidery, ' rug 'hooking, needlepoint,
cross-stitching, sewing, knitting and'
crocheting --mostly skills she picked up
from her mother as a young girl.
•
The first Christmas that Mrs. Brudnicki
worked at the local. hospital, she was•
unaware of the Canadian custom ofgiving
gifts to co-workers. But the following year,
she was prepared. She •embroidered
cushion tops for "all the girlsat work" and
the next thing 'she knew, her .supervisor
had put her in charge of decorating .the ,
hospital windows for Christmas and asked
her to do some extra embroidery work for
her on the side. Other people saw her
• beautiful 'handiwork and began requesting
items from her as well. •
Since she took up ceramics, Mrs.
Brudnicki has pushed her other hobbies
aside. She buys greenware, paints it
either freehand or with an airbrush i,
fires it in Mrs: Crawford's kiln and glazes
it, usually doing. several pieces at one
time. She has lots of stock for the country
fair which will be held at Saltford Valley
Hall October 21 and 24. Since it is her first
time as an exhibitor at the fair, she is not
sure what to expect and she explains that it
is hard to put a .•price on her work.
Sometimes she. charges just enough to
cover her own costs.. •
••I don't do it for the money, you see. I do
it for the enjoyment. All my hobbies help
metorelax.
When the Coast Guard Cutter Rapid pulls
out of Goderich Harbor later in the fall, it
will mark the cutter's last official journey in
the Coast Guard
For nearly eight years, the cutter Rapid
has ably patrolled the shores of Lake Huron,
assisting „boaters caught in the peril and
fury of a fickle lake. While the cutter and its
crew was based in Goderich, they were
responsible for hundreds of miles of
coastline from Sarnia to Tobermory under
its search and rescue mandate.
The auspicious entrance of the Rapid into
•Goderich Harbor has heralded /he opening
of the boating .season and its presence of-
fered a certain security to commercial and
pleasure craft owners. Now after 18 years of
faithful and unrelenting service, it will go up
to crownassets.
The Rapid was built in Pictou, Nova
Scotia in 1963, one of a fleet of nine cutter
built for search and rescue service • in
Canada. Designed by the firm of Gilmore,
Millen and German, the Rapid was built by
Ferguson Industries Limited with a gross
tonnage of 139.78 and a registered tonnage of
35.02.• •
The cutter Rapid was capable of reaching
a maximum speed of 16 knots at 650 R.P.M.
while a cruising' speed of 13.5 knots was
maintained at 550 R.P.M.s.
The Rapid has a length of 95 feet and a
breadth of 20 feet. The new coast guard ship
that will dock here next spring is a much
shorter; lighter and faster version. The new, .
Class 400 is 'a full 25 feet shorter than the
Rapid and three such boats are already in •
use for search and rescue, one in the Gulf of
St. Lawrence and two are stationed along -'
the coast of British Columbia.
According . to Cal Drake, Regional
_i Manager • for Search and Rescue, the new
Class 400 is lighter, faster and a marked
improvement -over the • existing boat. The
Rapid had twin screw propulsion and a fuel '
capacity of 2,240 gallons and a fresh water •
capacity of seven tons.
Although the main function of the Rapid is
search and rescue and patrol, it ' is also
equipped. with. impressive fire fighting
capabilities. A Deutz gas turbine fire pump
is capable of pumping water at the rate of
1.000 gallons per minute and four . fire .
monitors can build pressure up to 125 pounds •
per square inch..
An additional submersible pump is
capable of pumping water at the rate of 120
gallons per minute and a portable gas model
can pump. water at the' rate of 45 gallons per
minute. ° • •
The Rapid was also equipped with a 90
horsepower lifeboat, the Avon, that was
capable of speeds up to 50 miles per hour.
The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Rapid
has been an integral part of boating season
along lake Huron for many years.
And.while one of the grand old ladies of the
search and rescue team is giving way to a
sleeker and faster model: she 'will" be
remembered.
Famous figure skater guest
at Blyth Sports -a -Rama
Blyth Figure Skating' Club r d Blyth
Minor Sports Club are proud tonounce
that Don Jackson will be their very special.
guest at the Sports -a -Rama in the Blyth
Memorial Hall on September 30 at 8 p.m.
It was March 1962, Prague's Fucik,
Arena was filled to capacity. Canada's
Donald Jackson became the first person in
=history to successfully land, in interna-
tional competition, a Triple Lutz jump.
For his five minute program he received
seven .perfect marks, and won the World
Championship in skating.
• His program was acclaimed the greatest
free skating performance of all time, and
had the 18.000 fans on their feet applauding
throughout.
That same year he received the Lou
Marsh Trophy for Canada's Outstanding
Athlete of the Year and the BBC TV award
for International Athlete of the Year. He is
a member of Canada's Sports Hall of
Fame and the Canadian Amateur Athletic
Hall of Fame.
In 1954 he taught a figure skating course
in Goderich tiyith fellow champion, Bar-
bara Anne Scott.
autographs. A lot of senior girls in the area
figure skating clubs wear Donald Jackson
skates.
Also on the program will be 15 area
,athletes modelling the latest sports fashion
wear.
There will be experts on hand from
Bauer, Cooper and ski companies to show
films and display the latest in hockey
clothing and equipment, skates, ski wax-
. ing, etc. Although the main. emphasis by
the ski expert will be cross country skiing,
.he is well qualified to answer questions on
downhill. skiing.
Broomball and curling enthusiasts will
be able to see what's available in their
sport.
Lunch will be' availalile.
. This night is possible with the very
capable and energetic assistance of Brian
Warrilow of Garb and (:ear in Goderich
andWingham.
All proceeds will go to the Figure
Skating and Minor Sports Clubs in Blyth.
Tickets are available in the Garb and
Gear Stores and the Blyth Saga and at the
door.
Don will be in Blyth on September 30 !n
OW tips on skating and to sign
.Let's make this a night for ' `e w o e
family. •
:The Coast Guard Cutter Rapid will be replaced next spring by a new Class 400 boat
he -Rapid was but t to
0�•,3 'yC(, 1
to 1 an tis all will make its final journey east