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Page 3 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Wellness a gift Rhodes gives to those in need PARTY TIME - Illinois Valley Senior Center will host a Halloween party for members and their guests on Friday, Oct. 31 at 4:30 p.m. There will be costume judging, prizes, games and more. Phone 592- 6888 for more information. HAPPY HALLOWEEN - Blue Moon Books & Coffee will celebrate Halloween and its second anni- versary with an open house on Friday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. There will be free coffee, cider and other treats. Musicians Sam Kurz and Gary Trammell will per- form. Tom Siewert will tell spooky stories. Phone 592-2266 for more information. PSYCHIC FAIRE - Blue Moon Books & Coffee in Downtown CJ will hold its first Psychic Faire on Saturday, Nov. 1 beginning at 10 a.m. Specialists in psychometry, medical astrology, tarot card readings, Mayan oracle readings and more are scheduled. For more information phone 592-2266. CALL FOR HELP - I.V. Little League needs volunteers to help restore the baseball field at Jubilee Park on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2. For times and more information phone Janet Ewing, 592-4389. UP ALL NIGHT - The 2004 Grad Night Party planning meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the I.V. High School cafetorium. The car wash scheduled for Nov. 8 will be discussed. Parents of seniors are encouraged to attend. Phone Janie Pope at 592-2116 for more information. TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT - Celtic music will be performed during a Takilma Community Bldg. fund-raiser to benefit the community kitchen on Fri- day, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. There is a fee. For more infor- mation phone 592-2214. AUCTION ACTION - Items are coming in for the annual I.V. Chamber of Commerce auction on Fri- day, Nov. 7 in Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. in CJ. There will be a mixer with wine and beer tasting be- ginning at 6 p.m., with the auction at 7. Items include a huge stuffed bear from Evergreen Federal Bank, and a 1988 Dodge Colt station wagon, as well as many gift certificates and items of merchandise. It’s the big- gest fund-raiser of the year for the chamber, and the public can attend and take advantage of the bargains that always result. For more info, phone 592-3326. NOTEPAD - Rogue Community College will host the ninth annual Oregon Diversity Institute (ODI) Conference on Nov. 13-14 at the college’s Redwood Campus in Grants Pass. A $10,000 grant from Wash- ington Mutual bank and $1,000 from the Jackson Foundation will help underwrite the cost of the event...A $20,000 grant from the Roseburg-based Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation will be used to buy books and videos on addiction diagnosis, treat- ment and recovery and to establish an addictions re- source library at RCC, said Lynda Kettler, director of RCC Library Services. Look for the colorful fall sports page featuring Illinois Valley High School teams and squads in next week’s issue of the ‘Illinois Valley News’ The Takilma Community Building presents Celtic Rock Friday, November 7th at 8 p.m. Dance all night! A benefit for our community kitchen. $8 to $15 sliding scale Dinner at 7 p.m. separate price Takilma Community Building 9367 Takilma Road Info: Kate Dwyer 592-2214 By BRITT FAIRCHILD Staff Writer For Morning Dove Rhodes, life is a journey toward healing. The Cave Junction artist strives to help others help themselves, no matter their ethnicity, background or personal challenges. The nonprofit organi- zation Native America Inc., which Rhodes estab- lished in 1997, is a main function of that goal. “I used to say (I was a) native helping natives,” said Rhodes, who is part Cherokee and part Irish. “But most of all I am a native helping others.” As president of the organization, Rhodes said its creation was a lifelong vision. The primary purpose is to help support and pro- mote Native American art, culture and events through a number of projects in- cluding Native America Online, an Internet site that lists pow-wows, native art shows, markets and other related events in the United States, Canada and Alaska, an online gallery featuring the work of Na- tive American artists, and various products for sale. Rhodes, who moved to Illinois Valley in the 1970s on her own search for wellness, discovered that making things with her hands helped her as well. She refers to her hand- made jewelry, paintings and other creations under the name, “Riverwhere.” As the October fea- tured artist at Rising Suns in Downtown CJ, Rhodes’ work will be on display at BeBe’s Art for Everyone in November. Since its inception, Native America Online has not only been well- received, but honored. In 1998, Smithsonian Institu- tion chose the gallery to list its calendar of events. Smithsonian also nomi- nated the gallery for a hu- manitarian award. “The gallery is the artists that share the same vision. They believe in what I believe in,” Rhodes said. Rhodes follows the spiritual beliefs of Wiconi International President Richard Twiss of the Rosebud Lakota and Sioux tribes, who established his First Nations Christianity ministry in 1997. She also teaches others the wellness programs she learned while working with tribes in Saskatche- wan, Canada. “We believe that well- ness is a gift,” she said. “I do not have a family, as I was abandoned: Therefore they are my family and what they have taught me I JCCCF funds available for asset-builders The Josephine County Commission for Children and Families (JCCCF) is offering minigrants for asset-building activities in Josephine County. The FOCUS on Assets Teen Council, a youth committee of the commis- sion, has requests for pro- ject proposals that put de- velopmental assets into action. The minigrants are for small group, school, neighborhood, or individ- ual activities that further asset building. To request an application phone JCCCF at (541) 474-5234. give it away and it comes back to me by others giv- ing to me.” Rhodes said her teach- ings are not based on com- plicated rules, but simple principles. “Respect your elders. Find people that (by their behavior) you respect. Lis- ten and learn, never stop. It’s the best medicine in the world,” Rhodes said. “(And) control your- self. I’ve had people say to me, ‘Well, what’s that sup- posed to mean?’ I said, ‘Don’t take more than you should or you’re going to get the consequences.’ Clean up your own mess.” Rhodes teaches these principles, which ulti- mately create what she refers to as “the circle of completion” in her work at abuse, alcohol and tribal centers and with individu- als. She noted she also plans to work with Illinois Valley Safe House Alli- ance. The lessons are more difficult for some to learn than others. That is where the role of “art, dance, mu- sic, whistling, bicycling, throwing bread crumbs to seagulls,” whatever the medium becomes so pow- Morning Dove Rhodes erful. “When you are in the mode of giving out, you are more receptive to re- ceive in, she said, espe- cially if it’s a indirect fo- cus on you per se. During that time your creative side, all of your body, it goes into an upswing. “I tease people, I say, ‘You will do this and you will do that and you will do this, but when will you do it?’ That’s part of well- ness is wherever it fits that is good,” Rhodes said. To contact Rhodes, send an inquiry with a self- addressed, stamped enve- lope to 9331 Takilma Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523. For more information about Native America Inc., g o t o www.nativeamericainc.co m. “Whatever days I have left of my life, every step that I take, I will try every single day to make the world a better place,” Rho- des said. 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