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Penn Cove Orca Capture Anniversary Commemoration August 8th Coupeville, Whidbey Island, WA - August 2014 marks the 44th anniversary of Lolitas capture from her family, the Southern Resident orcas, in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, WA. In memory of the nearly 40 Southern Resident orcas captured in Washington State, and the 13 orcas killed during the captures, and in honor of Lolita, or Tokitae, the sole survivor, Orca Network is sponsoring several events to commemorate the anniversary of the 1970 Penn Cove Orca Capture on Friday, August 8th. Thanks to Captain John Stone, we are offering a sail on Penn Cove aboard his beautiful Cutty Sark ketch from noon - 1:30 pm, departing from the Captain Whidbey Inn near Coupeville. The sail will include a wreath ceremony at the orca capture site, talks about the captures from Captain Stone who has many stories, and from Howard Garrett of Orca Network. Tickets for the Cutty Sark sail are $50/person - very limited space is available for this event, though you are welcome to join us on the water in your own boat or kayak. From 4 to 4:45 pm we will gather on board the MV Tokitae Ferry as walk-on passengers to learn more about the 1970s orca captures and Lolita. Whidbey Islanders will walk on to the 4 pm Tokitae sailing from the Clinton ferry terminal, and those from the mainland can board the 4:30 Tokitae sailing from Mukilteo for the ride back to Whidbey. From 5 - 7:30 pm we will meet at the Clinton Community Hall for food, drink, and presentations including author Sandra Pollard of Freeland who will read from her new book, Puget Sound Whales for Sale, and Howard Garrett of Orca Network to give us an update on efforts to bring Lolita home to her family in Washington state. Displays, music, and more will be offered during this event; admission is $25. Contact Orca Network at [email protected] or call 360.331.3543 to reserve space on the Cutty Sark sail or to RSVP for the evening event, and check orcanetwork.org for more information and updates for these events. ###
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:30:31 +0000

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