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Sex offenders study awarded grant A team engaged in a study of sex offenders discharged from Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre is among 185 recipients of health research grants from the Ministry of Health. The Ontario team is gathering data that could some day help mental experts more = ac- curately predict the risk health of repeat sex offences. "A bird's Ss eye _ of Midland harbour This is a bird's eye view of Midland harbour from a RE/MAX balloon which recently went aloft with two of our reporter-photographers aboard. Note location of CCGS Montmorency and CCGS Griffon. Charmion King is to star in 'opener' Charmion returns .to Gryphon Theatre this summer! King will appear in Frank Moher's production 'Odd Jobs' which opens Gryphon's summer season on June 25. The play runs until July 5. An out-of-work welder reduced to raking King . who is lost in the past. Gryphon audiences will remember King who last appeared on stage in Barrie in the 1983 production of The Gin Game. Recently King played the part of Aunt Josephine in the CBC production of Anne of Green Gables which aired to enthusiastic leaves for a feisty old audiences in December. The successful show will be shown again this spring. For those who want to get a preview of King's superb acting talents she can be seen in the CentreStage production of David French's play Jitters, which is currently showing at the St. Lawrence Centre's Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto. lady mathematician and a Quebecois wife who works on com- puters, are the won- We're glad derfully robust and witty ingredients of this timely new play from the west. Kings will play Mrs. Phipps, an old woman Two men rushed to HDH following a flash fire Two men were rushed to Huronia District Hospital by ambulance Saturday, after a flash fire in a fibreglass boat at Express Yachting, 1 Victoria St., Midland. Workers Tom Worrilow -and Robert Root were treated for burns, and both were expected to be back at work by today. The sudden fire was extinguished, without damage to the boat or building, by the time Midland firefighters arrived, immediately after the 8:39 a.m. alarm. It is suspected that fumes from a cleaning solvent were ac- cidentally ignited, causing the blaze. you asked! Jim Lynn Funeral Director WHAT EFFECT DOES PRE-PLANNING HAVE ON SURVIVORS? Generally, there are strong benefits to your survivors! Consider the impact of pre-planning on your survivors: will they understand you want your own wishes carried out and not theirs? That you may wish to economize in your choice of service, casket, etc., instead of putting the choice in their hands when they are under great stress and shock? Will they understand that you want a certain specific order of service? A particular portion of Scripture read? Your favorite music? Your designation of minister? And, of course, that you insist on paying for it yourself, sparing them the emotional and financial burdens? 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Rice, was awarded $29,501 this fiscal year to follow the status of 264 child molesters and rapists discharged from St. John's United Church Tea St. John's United Church in Victoria Harbour is holding its Valentine Tea on Feb. 14. Tea will be served between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the church hall. SINGLE VISION PRESCRIPTION GLASSES FROM 99 ONLY BIFOCALS FROM 99 ONLY GUARANTEED SOFT CONTACTS Guaranteed to fit with a 30-day refund policy -- choice of colour $30 extra. Fitting Fee only $40. 99 ONLY CERTIFIED LENS FITTER ON PREMISES projects, and the the maximum security section of the Penetanguishene ho- spital between 1972 and 1983. Police provincial hospital records will be searched to determine the number of repeat offences. Survey results will be compared with sexual preference data gathered on offenders at the time of admission. The study will also compare the status of child molesters who files and pyschiatric : received behavioral therapy while' in hospital with those who did not. Elston said _ the government is spon- soring such research projects to improve the quality of health care in Ontario. "Grants cover the costs of health research projects that are con- sidered by a team of independent assessors to be scientifically sound and of relevance to the health care of Ontarians." WE'VE MOVED!! To Edwards Village Mall Lower Concourse Huronia's finest. selection of Ceramic Tiles 526-4711 --aan Factory and you - seeing eye to eye. From single vision lenses to bifocals to contact lenses we guarantee our professional service. Outstanding quality. And everyday low prices! For the best selection of eyewear fashions have a look at Optical Factory. Because we're seeing . One-year frame breakage warranty ¢ Free doctor's change of prescription * Lenses meet ANSI standards for precision and quality eye to eye! JARO WOJCICKI o:, Denture Therapist | * Perkinsfield umn bldg) 526-8833 SSSR EE So SRN Page 4, pueda. 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