Island Rec bids adieu to director, welcomes another, at open house

Published 3:19 pm Saturday, May 23, 2015

Island Rec will host an open house to honor departing director Sally Thomsen and welcome interim director Maddie Ovenell, Wednesday, June 3, 4-6 p.m. at the Island Office on Guard Street.

Light refreshment will be available and islanders are encouraged to attend.

Thomsen, who took over the helm of San Juan Island Park & Recreation District in 2000, is moving on to work alongside her husband, Tim, at San Juan Kayak Expeditions.

Island Rec’s elected officials will be searching for a new, permanent director throughout the summer, and the commission anticipates having someone hired and in place by Oct. 1. Info, 378-4953, www.islandrec.org.