Island Rec’s Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce that Maddie Ovenell has been selected as the new Director for Island Rec. The hiring committee received many applications from across the country and after conducting interviews the first week of August, the board unanimously agreed that Ovenell was the right person for the job. Ovenell  Continue Reading

Music on the Lawn was especially sweet his week, as Island Rec celebrated its 25th anniversary with a cake contest – here’s more from Director Sally Thomsen: Cake Baking and Cake Decorating Contest winners’ announced! Island Rec celebrated its 25th anniversary of People, Parks and Program at its free summer concert series, Music on the  Continue Reading

One of the great things about going to the Children’s Festival is…ya never want to leave. There is so much to see and do there – so Josie and I shot a bunch of pictures and made a 80-photo portfolio (click here) so you could get the idea (if you weren’t there) and so you  Continue Reading

One of the great things about going to the Children’s Festival is…ya never want to leave. There is so much to see and do there – so Josie and I shot a bunch of pictures and made a 80-photo portfolio (click here) so you could get the idea (if you weren’t there) and so you  Continue Reading

Abby at Island Rec asked me to tell you to bring extra batteries: Hi Ian! Just wanted to remind you that this Saturday is Island Rec’s Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! 8:30pm at the High School Track. Bring a flashlight and a bag to carry all your goodies home in. This is open to all  Continue Reading

Just received this note from schools superintendent Michael Soltman….as you know, the school board cut the funding for school-funded sports last week. Now, the schools are looking for another entity to work with on this, so they’re getting a campaign ready to reach their goals, with Island Rec. Here’s more: Island Rec and SJISD Announce  Continue Reading