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Puzzle of the Week Sponsor: Puzzle of the Week Sponsor: Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you dont. - Pete Seeger The rules of Sudoku are simple Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing. Last Weeks Solution: SUDOKU Difficulty Rating: Medium A-PLUS SELF-STORAGE 905-866-7464 VARIOUS SIZES AVAILABLE FREE USE OF TRAILER HEATED LOW RATES 2 ROSETTA ST. MOUNTAINVIEW N. & RIVER RD. Dave LoDuca Ceramic Tile Installation Back Splashes Heated Flooring Bathroom Renovations 416-989-7809 905-877-1936 Free Estimates 6 Sports & Leisure, Friday, February 15, 2008 During the first two weeks of February each year Tucson, Arizona turns into an international market place where you can find anything under the sun that has to do with jewelry, gemstones, fossils and even meteorites. For both local artistans Chantal Garneau and Naomi Assenheim, the best part of this internationally-renowned Gem and Mineral show is meeting the people behind all that rock. A highlight this year was the Romero family and learning all about opal mining in northern Mexico. Alberto Romero, the mastermind behind the 30-year-old family business, mines, polishes, carves and sells opal, fire agate and rainbow obsidian from a mine found in their hometown in Magdalena, Mexico. Assenheim, who is a jewelry artist at the Williams Mill, enjoys connecting with the people behind the stones she uses to create one-of-a-kind pieces, I feel more of a connection to both the stones and the pieces I create when I get to shake the hand of the miner and cutter of the stones I use and these days its a rare treat in the global market to be able to know where your stones are coming from. Garneau, a Reiki Master and Intuitive healer uses the stones to help channel and clear energy. She also feels that the stones have a more clear and positive energy when they are closely connected to the people who mine them. Most of the stones available in Canada at the moment have been through a number of hands and sometimes warehouses. I go to Tucson every year to hand-pick stones that are close to their source and emanate strong, clear, energy. Both invite all who are interested to Treasures of the Earth, where they will display and sell some of their new speci- mens tomorrow (Feb. 16), 12-5 p.m. at the Stone Building at the Williams Mill Art Centre, Glen Williams. Treasures of the Earth exhibit opens in the Glen Local artisans Naomi Assenheim and Chantal Garneau meet the Romero fam- ily, Mexican opal miners.