Saturday’s fish derby & fry was another tremendous success for our Bay community! Our biggest social event of the year, it takes a school of volunteers to make happen.
Thanks to our hosts with the most, John and Celesta Bjornson, for graciously opening up Ruby Island to the day’s events and so much more. To the fish cleaners, Lee “Knife” Tremblay, Reg and Thomas Drolet, and Rick Fournier. The cooks, Dan Lunham, Thomas and Abbie Drolet, and David Bousquet. Potato peelers Julie Devoe, Sheila Williams, Laura Farner, Celesta Bjornson, and on-the-ground team Bill Williams and Lisa Allison. And to Lee Tremblay for hauling garbage and recycling the next day, thank you all!
Big thanks to Ryan Burton and Paul Sidi for organizing the derby and providing generous prizes. Thanks to John Bond for the kids’ prizes. And to Roc and Carolyn Lariviere for your support. Congratulations to Russell Vance for biggest catch of the day, and to Reg Drolet’s crew for biggest overall catch by a boat. To all the anglers, thanks for participating!
On behalf of the BICA board, sincere thanks to everyone involved, and here’s hoping we can do it all over again next year!
Bay Of Islands Community Association