The Rockwater is fueled up and ready for blackfish season.

Paid Notice: Cecile Otte Pernica, 90, died peacefully on October 27, 2025. Born in Iowa, she lived much of her life in Wisconsin, graduating from Lawrence University in Appleton in 1957. Cecile had careers in public relations and marketing research upon moving to New York City.

Paid Notice: Elizabeth Spitz, affectionately known to her close friends and family as “Betty,” peacefully passed away in her sleep on October 15 in Los Angeles. Betty was 79 years old. 

Paid Notice: Sarah Andrews Hill-Wood (“Sally”) of East Hampton died on Friday, October 10, at the age of 83.