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Wednesday, June 25, 2014• The Islands’ Sounder
New psychotherapy practice MAG purchases xylophone
Michael Elder, a licensed marriage and family therapist, has opened an office in Eastsound Square, upstairs behind Mia’s Café. He and his wife Linda moved to the island in early April after 10 years of plan-
ning and preparation. Their new home is currently under construction in the Doe Bay neighborhood. Elder, pictured left, comes as a “Certified Trauma Specialist” with specific training and experience working with first responders as well as active service members and veterans. He returns to the Pacific Northwest after moving from Oregon to the San Francisco Bay area to pursue his education and training. There he earned a masters in counseling psychology at JFK University in 1992 and a marriage and family therapist license in 1998. Elder bills his practice as “brief, targeted psy-
chotherapy.” He begins with two questions for his clients: “Is there a memory or event from your past that continues to affect your life in non-productive ways?” and “What do you do in your life that you would like to do more of or less of?” By offering methods that resolve past memories and gently shift current behavior without having to discuss the painful past, he hopes to make help available to a broader community. Elder can be reached by phone at 376-3255 ext.2, by email at michaelelderMFT@gmail.com or visit his website at www. michaeleldermft.com.
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Teacher Darren Dix, band director; Jo Gudgell and Keith Light; teacher Pamela Wright. The Orcas High School Band premiered its newest addition to the band, a beautiful new Adams xylophone, at the high school music concert earlier this month at Orcas Center. Donated by the Music Advocacy Group, the instrument will be used
by band and orchestra percussionists in grades fifth through 12, as well as third and fourth graders in general music. “This is the choice instrument for high schools and many universities, as it is so durable and produces a
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great sound,” said Darren Dix, Orcas Band Director. “It allows more students to learn their scales and really begin to see what it is like to be a percussionist.” “The new xylophone will be used in all levels of band and orchestra,” added Dix, “as it is a very commonly called for instrument. Our school owes a big thank you to the Music Advocacy Group for giving us the funds to purchase this beautiful new instrument.”
Phalan makes dean’s
Oregon State University announced that Keenan Phalan was placed on the Dean's List for the Spring quarter of 2014. Phalan, who just completed his sophomore year, is a 2012 graduate of Orcas Island High School.
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