Notice... Fuel Dock temporary closing...
Due to reconstruction
of the Lime Kiln Cafe pier --the Fuel Dock will be closed beginning Monday March 8 through Wednesday March 17, 2010 when the Fuel Dock open hours will be 9-5.
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March 5, 2010
Dominique's House opening up again for the season!
You know you love this store and just want to start browsing and buying all the unique things Dom has picked out for 2010!
Well now you can! We have lots of locals making their way out to Roche Harbor to view this truly wonderful store packed full of truly unique gifts and houseware items for your home. Our boaters and visitors are always raving about the place so it is simply a "must see" when you are out here. Dominique has moved everything from her Friday Harbor store, "Doms House" out to Roche Harbor so you have even more great items to choose from. Open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come see what Dom has picked out for Spring!
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March 3, 2010
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March 1, 2009
No... it's not too early to start thinking about the Salmon Classic Invitational for 2011...
After this year's very successful derby, Debbie Sandwith is going for it again - she's rounding up the anxious anglers who want to get their tickets for the 2011 derby early! Get your entry form below and get signed in!
View the fishing zone map for the derby: Fishing Zone Designation Map
Click to get your Derby 2011 Entry Form - nothing like getting it in early folks!
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March Special in Afterglow Spa!
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Monday, February 8, 2010
...and the winner of the 2010 Salmon Classic Invitational was...
Raymond Francois of Mount Vernon, Washington
with a fish weighing 16 lbs. 4 oz.
Congratulations!
He was very happy with his winning catch of $10,000.00 cash!
Second Place went to Neal Kamrin of Bellevue, Washington
with a catch of 15 lbs. 13 oz.
landing him $5,000.00 cash!
Third Place went to David Arnold of Ferndale, Washington whose fish weighed in at 15 lbs. 12 oz and gave him a $3,000.00 cash win.
Bringing in a catch weighing 15 lbs. 11 oz. was Scott Veitz of Everett, Washington
winning him
a cool $2,000.00!
The group of winners of the 2010 Salmon Classic Invitational - lots of happy faces!
Volunteers of this year's event - looking happy that all their hard work is over for this year - BUT ready to do it all again next year!
We salute Debbie and her "gang" for a wonderful event and look forward to many more of these fun times.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Everyone is out fishing right now as Salmon Classic Invitational for 2010 is well underway!
We have beautiful sunny skies for our 7th annual Salmon Classic Invitational and hopefully lots of fish biting!
Come visit us on Saturday morning when we will have Joel Shangle joining us from KJR 950 Sports Radio and Broadcasting LIVE from our derby headquarters between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. We also have a guest Tony Floor helping us judge this year!
We will keep you posted as to what is going on and hopefully, pictures - so just check back with us. Debbie Sandwith, chair-person for the derby would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support of this FUN derby!
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Passing...
We were so sorry to hear about the passing of one of our very familiar neighbors, Susan Meredith, last week on January 26th.
Susan would come down to the village from her beautiful waterfront cabin most every day on her motorized vehicle to collect her mail and pick up groceries. Susan has lived on the island for 30 of her 91 years and enjoyed island living to its fullest - often seen paddling in her kayak around the islands.
Did you know that Susan authored a book called Alaska's Search for a Killer - A Seafaring Medical Adventure, 1946-1948 which was published in 1998 by Alaska Public Health Nursing History Association?
Having contracted polio as a child - her many idle days were spent reading adventure books where she dreamed of becoming a cowgirl or a sailor. As a young woman, Susan earned a degree in bacteriology and worked in the State of Washington Public Health Laboratory and the U.S. Army's 9th Service Command Laboratory. She had the chance of a lifetime offered to her during World War II when she heard that the Health Department was putting a public health mobile unit into service on a ship and they needed a bacteriologist. Susan's sense of adventure kicked in and she was hired aboard the floating health clinic named "MV Hygiene" whose primary mission was to screen the entire Alaskan coastal population for tubercolosis. Her book records many of her adventures during this time.
We will miss seeing you around the village, Susan - our condolences go out to your family.
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The Irish Music Camp is coming to Roche Harbor this spring...
March 8-13, 2010
Get your fiddles ready - the Irish Music Camp is coming to Roche Harbor! Registration is now open for the 9th Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp. This will be the first time since the camp was founded in 2002, that it will be held in their "own little musical village by the sea - Roche Harbor".
Several classes will be held each day where fiddlers can learn a few tricks and play their hearts out!
To learn more - please see the Irish Music Camp website.
We welcome you all and look forward to your arrival!
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January 7, 2010
Successful Food Drive!
During the holidays the Roche Harbor Neighborhood Association
held a food drive in aid of the Friday Harbor Food Bank called "Pass along the Holiday Spirit".
It was organized by neighbor, Jerry Swalling, who positioned donation bins in the Roche Harbor Company Store and on the walkway leading up to to Madrona Bar & Grill during the annual Christmas Block Party.
325 lbs of food was collected along with $591.00 in donations!
A big thank you to the many neighbors who helped and donated, and a hearty thanks from all the islanders you have helped! Let's do it again next Christmas!
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December 6, 2009
And the winners are!....
Selling out by November 30th, and with clear blue skies leading into the derby, the anglers had a great time competing for the top prize in the First Annual Hook'em and Hold'em Salmon Derby with the results as follows:
13 fish weighed in on Friday 4th
4 fish weighed in on Saturday 5th
Total fish weighed in was 17
1st Place with a prize of $5,000 went to Dennis Brooks of Mount Vernon, WA whose fish weighed 16.3 lbs. (Pictured top right and bottom left)
2nd Place of $3,000 went to Dale Nelsen from Bellingham, WA at 13.8 lbs.
3rd Place of $2,000 went to Jim Aggerggard from Anacortes, WA at 13.2 lbs.
The Texas Hold'em Tournament had a total of 40 players with results as follows:
1st Place - $2,400 went to Scott James, Arlington, WA (pictured top left)
2nd Place - $1,200 went to Daryl Bacon of Friday Harbor, WA
3rd Place - $672 went to Steve Stout of Marysville, WA
4th Place - $336 went to Craig Davis of Friday Harbor, WA
5th Place - $192 went to Dennis Harshberger of Friday Harbor, WA
The picture bottom right is one of our young anglers who missed a tie for 3rd place by 1 ounce! We could not resist getting a picture of these cute little guys, Hayden and Fischer Terrell with their dad Shannon Terrell who was our Salmon Classic Invitational winner in 2009.
Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
To read more about this event click here to see what the San Juan Sportsman has to say about it!
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November 6, 2009
Boat Fire in Roche Harbor Marina
On Wednesday afternoon, November 4th, a fire occurred on D dock at Roche Harbor Marina. This is the account given by Troy Buck, Assistant Harbormaster at Roche Harbor who was on the scene at the time.
"The fire was contained due to the excellent response of the Roche Harbor Marina Staff, who charged the suppression system, took fire hoses, 20 lb. extinguishers and a 150 lb. extinguisher to the scene and prepped the Roche Harbor fire boat to have at the ready. They made sure everyone was evacuated.
The San Juan County Fire Department, Town of Friday Harbor, and the San Juan County Sheriff's department all responded in a timely manner and were able to extinguish the fire rapidly. This was done in a communal fashion using Roche Harbor's fire equipment, the San Juan County's volunteer firemen, a great new asset to San Juan Island - "The Guardian" Sheriff's all-purpose utility/fire boat, the Town of Friday Harbor's fire boat "Confidence", and the people from Vessel Assist.
We are so grateful that no-one was injured, - SAFETY FIRST! The loss of two vessels was unfortunate, however, the damage was limited. This was due to all persons involved - both within Roche Harbor and the community. Roche Harbor would like to thank everyone for the excellent response and help in containing the fire.
An investigation is still pending at this time and boat owners of D-dock vessels were all contacted. The clean-up was, and is still, being performed in a timely and environmentally conscious manner."
Troy Buck
Roche Harbor Marina
360-317-6159
For more pictures click here to see the San Juan Islander online report.
