Deadliest Catch star Justin Tennison’s body was found unresponsive in a hotel room Tuesday, according to TMZ.
Police arrived to the Best Western Bidarka Inn in Homer, Alaska after receiving a call at 12:52 p.m. Tennison, 33, was lying in bed unresponsive.
A small amount of marijuana and some bottles of alcohol were found in the room at the time of death. But these have not been considered causes of death. A complete autopsy will be conducted with the state medical examiner.
Time Bandit captain Andy Hillstrand wrote on Facebook that Tennison had worked as an engineer on the boat during offseason, and had just joined the crew as a deckhand in recent months for crab season.
quarta-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2011
Another Tragic Deadliest Catch Death
A year after saying goodbye to Phil Harris, the Deadliest Catch fleet has sufferend another devastating loss.
Justin Tennison, a crew member on the Time Bandit, was found dead Tuesday in an Homer, Alaska, motel room. He was only 33.
No foul was expected in the death of the crabber, who worked as an engineer and deckhand on the vessel. According to local police, alcohol and a quarter-ounce of marijuana were found in the room, but there is no word yet whether they played a role in his death. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
RELATED: Deadlest Catch skippers react to Captain Phil's death
Time Bandit captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand paid tribute to Tennison on their site:
"It is with great sadness that the Time Bandit family announces the death of crew member Justin Tennison," they wrote, adding that he "died peacefully in his sleep."
Tennison's cousin, Eddie Uwekoolani Jr., has been a longtime fixture on the show, and after serving time as an engineer (a role that didn't earn him any TV time), Tennison worked as a deckhand during the 2010 king and opilio crabbing seasons.
"Justin was tough as a bull and was an all-around good hand. The Captains and Crew appreciated his hard work and many contributions this past year. We will miss him terribly and wish his family all the best during this most difficult time," the Hillstrand statement continued.
In a separate statement, the Discovery Channel said the network "is saddened by the passing of Time Bandit crew member Justin Tennison. We send our sympathies to his entire family and fellow crew members during this most difficult time."
Tennison, who would have turned 34 next month, is survived by a son and daughter.
Justin Tennison, a crew member on the Time Bandit, was found dead Tuesday in an Homer, Alaska, motel room. He was only 33.
No foul was expected in the death of the crabber, who worked as an engineer and deckhand on the vessel. According to local police, alcohol and a quarter-ounce of marijuana were found in the room, but there is no word yet whether they played a role in his death. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
RELATED: Deadlest Catch skippers react to Captain Phil's death
Time Bandit captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand paid tribute to Tennison on their site:
"It is with great sadness that the Time Bandit family announces the death of crew member Justin Tennison," they wrote, adding that he "died peacefully in his sleep."
Tennison's cousin, Eddie Uwekoolani Jr., has been a longtime fixture on the show, and after serving time as an engineer (a role that didn't earn him any TV time), Tennison worked as a deckhand during the 2010 king and opilio crabbing seasons.
"Justin was tough as a bull and was an all-around good hand. The Captains and Crew appreciated his hard work and many contributions this past year. We will miss him terribly and wish his family all the best during this most difficult time," the Hillstrand statement continued.
In a separate statement, the Discovery Channel said the network "is saddened by the passing of Time Bandit crew member Justin Tennison. We send our sympathies to his entire family and fellow crew members during this most difficult time."
Tennison, who would have turned 34 next month, is survived by a son and daughter.
Justin Tennison of 'Deadliest Catch' Found Dead in Hotel
Justin Tennison of 'Deadliest Catch' Found Dead in Hotel
Death Comes One Year After Death of Capt. Phil Harris
Almost one year after Phil Harris, captain of the Cornelia fishing boat on "Deadliest Catch," died after suffering a stroke, the Discovery Channel show endured an another loss: Thirty-three-year-old crew member Justin Tennison was found dead Tuesday in an Alaska hotel room.Tennison died of unknown causes, and an autopsy is to be performed Wednesday afternoon, said Lt. Randy Rosencrans, according to The Associated Press.
TMZ reports that law enforcement officials found marijuana and a bottle of alcohol in the room where Tennison's body was found.
"It is with great sadness that the Time Bandit family announces the death of crew member Justin Tennison. Justin died peacefully in his sleep the night of Feb. 21, 2011," "Deadliest Catch's" Capt. Andy Hillstrand posted on Facebook. "Justin was tough as a bull and was an all-around good hand. The captains and crew appreciated his hard work and many contributions this past year. We will miss him terribly and wish his family all the best during this most difficult time."
Tennison worked with Hillstrand on the Time Bandit ship as a deckhand, and is survived by a son and daughter.
segunda-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2011
Storm dumps snow, rain on Upper Midwest
A storm system blanketed a swath of the Plains and Upper Midwest with snow and ice, with most of the snowfall in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Hundreds of flights were canceled Sunday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, officials said.
School systems that weren't closed for Presidents Day (Monday) were closed because of the storm.
Interstates resembled ice rinks and officials warned people to stay put as winds whipped the snow and reduced visibility. The snow began falling Sunday morning and continued until past midnight into Monday, a federal holiday.
Temperatures in the 40s and 50s last week had helped whittle down snow piles and expose more surface for driving or walking across most of Minnesota.
On Sunday, wintry conditions returned.
The line between heavy and light snowfall was pronounced, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Southern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area received more than a foot of snow but northern suburbs received 2-3 inches. Parts of Minneapolis received up to 13 inches while its neighbor, St. Paul, officially reported 10.8 inches.
In western Minnesota, Montevideo reported 10.5 inches by Sunday evening, adding to officials' concerns about spring flooding.
Sustained winds churned up the snow as wind gusts of between 30 mph and 40 mph reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile for extended periods of time, forecasters said.
In downtown Minneapolis, inline skating at the Metrodome was canceled Sunday because of travel conditions and heating applied to the roof to melt snow created uncomfortably warm conditions for skating, an official said.
Up to a foot of snow fell in South Dakota and around 10 inches in southwest North Dakota, weather officials said.
In the Yankton, S.D, area, a thick layer of ice coated many trees and a 35-foot-tall flagpole was knocked down, apparently snapped by ice at its base, the (Yankton) Press & Dakotan reported.
Portions of Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin were plagued by rain and ice glazing the highways and making travel treacherous. The icy mix was expected to push north and east Monday across southern Michigan, northern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, AccuWeather.com said.
Areas north of Chicago were expecting accumulating sleet and rain before it changed over to just rain, forecasters said.
The expected big snow failed to materialize in the Milwaukee area, which had more rain, sleet and freezing rain, making driving conditions sketchy, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice were expected to affect the central and northern parts of Wisconsin Monday as well.
Road conditions deteriorated throughout the day Sunday, officials said. Numerous crashes and spinouts were reported on the interstate highway system. All lanes of Interstate 94 near Eau Claire,Wis., were blocked for about an hour Sunday afternoon after at least six cars collided near Highways 93 and 37, law enforcement officials said. No injuries were reported.
School systems that weren't closed for Presidents Day (Monday) were closed because of the storm.
Interstates resembled ice rinks and officials warned people to stay put as winds whipped the snow and reduced visibility. The snow began falling Sunday morning and continued until past midnight into Monday, a federal holiday.
Temperatures in the 40s and 50s last week had helped whittle down snow piles and expose more surface for driving or walking across most of Minnesota.
On Sunday, wintry conditions returned.
The line between heavy and light snowfall was pronounced, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Southern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area received more than a foot of snow but northern suburbs received 2-3 inches. Parts of Minneapolis received up to 13 inches while its neighbor, St. Paul, officially reported 10.8 inches.
In western Minnesota, Montevideo reported 10.5 inches by Sunday evening, adding to officials' concerns about spring flooding.
Sustained winds churned up the snow as wind gusts of between 30 mph and 40 mph reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile for extended periods of time, forecasters said.
In downtown Minneapolis, inline skating at the Metrodome was canceled Sunday because of travel conditions and heating applied to the roof to melt snow created uncomfortably warm conditions for skating, an official said.
Up to a foot of snow fell in South Dakota and around 10 inches in southwest North Dakota, weather officials said.
In the Yankton, S.D, area, a thick layer of ice coated many trees and a 35-foot-tall flagpole was knocked down, apparently snapped by ice at its base, the (Yankton) Press & Dakotan reported.
Portions of Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin were plagued by rain and ice glazing the highways and making travel treacherous. The icy mix was expected to push north and east Monday across southern Michigan, northern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, AccuWeather.com said.
Areas north of Chicago were expecting accumulating sleet and rain before it changed over to just rain, forecasters said.
The expected big snow failed to materialize in the Milwaukee area, which had more rain, sleet and freezing rain, making driving conditions sketchy, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice were expected to affect the central and northern parts of Wisconsin Monday as well.
Road conditions deteriorated throughout the day Sunday, officials said. Numerous crashes and spinouts were reported on the interstate highway system. All lanes of Interstate 94 near Eau Claire,Wis., were blocked for about an hour Sunday afternoon after at least six cars collided near Highways 93 and 37, law enforcement officials said. No injuries were reported.
Wisconsin Road Conditions: Journey is not safe For Travel
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation along with the State Patrol is advising motorists to not travel unless absolutely necessary as evening.
Travel from southern Wisconsin into the central third of the state will be particularly hazardous and should be avoided until Monday afternoon.
Road conditions have deteriorated throughout the day and are expected to more rapidly degrade through the overnight hours. Numerous crashes and slide-ins have been reported on the interstate system. While plows are out, most state highways are reported to be in hazardous driving conditions.
Heavy snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice are expected to continue into Monday. Ice is likely to accumulate in extreme southern Wisconsin near the Illinois border, while nearly a foot of heavy snow will create hazardous conditions across the central third of the state.
Motorists who must travel are advised to monitor weather and road conditions before leaving. To check on the latest winter road conditions, call 5-1-1 or view this information on the Web at 511wi.gov. Dial 911 only for emergency situations
Travel from southern Wisconsin into the central third of the state will be particularly hazardous and should be avoided until Monday afternoon.
Road conditions have deteriorated throughout the day and are expected to more rapidly degrade through the overnight hours. Numerous crashes and slide-ins have been reported on the interstate system. While plows are out, most state highways are reported to be in hazardous driving conditions.
Heavy snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice are expected to continue into Monday. Ice is likely to accumulate in extreme southern Wisconsin near the Illinois border, while nearly a foot of heavy snow will create hazardous conditions across the central third of the state.
Motorists who must travel are advised to monitor weather and road conditions before leaving. To check on the latest winter road conditions, call 5-1-1 or view this information on the Web at 511wi.gov. Dial 911 only for emergency situations
Road conditions around NE Wisconsin
No major accidents to report around our viewing area after a whollop of winter weather.
Channel 5's Millaine Wells has been in contact with local law enforcement.
Green Bay Police say plows have been on the road since 11:00 p.m. on Sunday. Numerous drivers did not follow the snow emergency rules and left their vehicles parked on the road. Green Bay police say those people were ticketed and their vehicles towed.
Several vehicles are in the ditch along Highway 41 stretching from Brown to Fond du Lac County.
The Department of Transportation reminds people to clear snow off all of their windows, mirrors and lights. Blowing snow can create a hazard for other drivers on the road.
Channel 5's Millaine Wells has been in contact with local law enforcement.
Green Bay Police say plows have been on the road since 11:00 p.m. on Sunday. Numerous drivers did not follow the snow emergency rules and left their vehicles parked on the road. Green Bay police say those people were ticketed and their vehicles towed.
Several vehicles are in the ditch along Highway 41 stretching from Brown to Fond du Lac County.
The Department of Transportation reminds people to clear snow off all of their windows, mirrors and lights. Blowing snow can create a hazard for other drivers on the road.
A patriotic reflection on Presidents Day 2011
We’ve arrived at another Presidents Day that’s set aside to honor a few great presidents’ birthdays and its in the middle of another contentious running debate about whether or not we have a worthy president. Lately, a group known as birthers has even been working overtime to try and prove that our current president, Obama, wasn’t born in Hawaii but some far and distant foreign land and therefore was never eligible for the post.
Before Obama there was the previous officeholder, George Bush who was serving out two terms and back then there was a lot of mumbling and speculation about his general intelligence. Some wondered if he had the grey matter to pull off what needed to be done. Maybe he was just an eight-year-long front for a cabal that pulled the strings in his shadow.
It’s like they thought he was a human curtain for the real wizards.
Strangely, all of that behavior is considered patriotic in some circles. Note that the definition of patriotism changes for each crowd depending on who is in office and their particular party affiliation.
However, if any other country were to throw as many pointless stones at the character of the American president we’d all be up in arms just like when Congress changed the names of French fries to freedom fries in the congressional dining room after a snub from the French. These kinds of things matter to us.
Perhaps the reason we don’t care so much anymore about all the ballyhoo and falderal surrounding the fitness of our sitting presidents because it’s been going on so long most of us don’t really notice anymore and besides, we’re a little busy taking care of our own business.
Or maybe it’s that old rule that’s used as a variance for a lot of things we really want to get off our chest that says we can insult our own kind but everybody else better watch our or they’ll hear about it. However, that’s still an insult but now it’s about something that really ought to matter more.
There was a time when everyone took to heart the notion that once someone was elected President of the United States they represented the entire population of the US. Not just all of their party or even all of the voters but every citizen. We put down the rock of party affiliation for awhile at least for that office and at least till it got closer to election time and we supported their right to be there.
Sure, there were protests about policy, just ask anyone who was around during the Nixon era and a lot of what happened to Clinton was brought on by the man and his sexual escapades.
But right around that era politics was also starting to take on a darker tone as rumor and innuendo crept in and became another tool of entitlement. It was no longer enough to point out someone’s dismal voting record or how much pork they had gotten for their district.
Now, we wanted something personal and if it was vague and never had any proof that was still okay as long as it hinted at an inability to serve at all. The rancor and vilification didn’t stop with the election for even a brief honeymoon.
Bush was portrayed by an actor on Saturday Night Live as an overgrown child sitting in a children’s desk immediately after the election and the birthers have never stopped chattering. But once Bush or Obama was elected it was now the American President that everyone was saying was incompetent and they were shouting it to the rest of the world. Again, notice the difference between criticizing the policy decisions and ranting about our President’s fitness for duty.
This Presidents Day let’s all take a break from trying to find fault with our president and instead take a moment to feel a little gratitude for a system that lets us vote our conscience every four years and hand over the power in a peaceful, orderly system to whomever the majority has picked. That’s especially poignant given what’s happening in the streets of several Middle East countries right now.
Democracy may not be perfect and thanks to some hanging chads it may not always work as smoothly as we’d like but for the most part the idea works really well. There is not another country that is in existence now or has ever been that can point to such a long line of greatly admired leaders such as Washington, Lincoln or even Truman who were elected into office and never tried to stay longer than their official term.
There’s only one America that so many others try to reach while well over 300 million of us are blessed to call this home. Celebrate the day everyone, and have a little cherry pie with friends and family.
Before Obama there was the previous officeholder, George Bush who was serving out two terms and back then there was a lot of mumbling and speculation about his general intelligence. Some wondered if he had the grey matter to pull off what needed to be done. Maybe he was just an eight-year-long front for a cabal that pulled the strings in his shadow.
It’s like they thought he was a human curtain for the real wizards.
Strangely, all of that behavior is considered patriotic in some circles. Note that the definition of patriotism changes for each crowd depending on who is in office and their particular party affiliation.
However, if any other country were to throw as many pointless stones at the character of the American president we’d all be up in arms just like when Congress changed the names of French fries to freedom fries in the congressional dining room after a snub from the French. These kinds of things matter to us.
Perhaps the reason we don’t care so much anymore about all the ballyhoo and falderal surrounding the fitness of our sitting presidents because it’s been going on so long most of us don’t really notice anymore and besides, we’re a little busy taking care of our own business.
Or maybe it’s that old rule that’s used as a variance for a lot of things we really want to get off our chest that says we can insult our own kind but everybody else better watch our or they’ll hear about it. However, that’s still an insult but now it’s about something that really ought to matter more.
There was a time when everyone took to heart the notion that once someone was elected President of the United States they represented the entire population of the US. Not just all of their party or even all of the voters but every citizen. We put down the rock of party affiliation for awhile at least for that office and at least till it got closer to election time and we supported their right to be there.
Sure, there were protests about policy, just ask anyone who was around during the Nixon era and a lot of what happened to Clinton was brought on by the man and his sexual escapades.
But right around that era politics was also starting to take on a darker tone as rumor and innuendo crept in and became another tool of entitlement. It was no longer enough to point out someone’s dismal voting record or how much pork they had gotten for their district.
Now, we wanted something personal and if it was vague and never had any proof that was still okay as long as it hinted at an inability to serve at all. The rancor and vilification didn’t stop with the election for even a brief honeymoon.
Bush was portrayed by an actor on Saturday Night Live as an overgrown child sitting in a children’s desk immediately after the election and the birthers have never stopped chattering. But once Bush or Obama was elected it was now the American President that everyone was saying was incompetent and they were shouting it to the rest of the world. Again, notice the difference between criticizing the policy decisions and ranting about our President’s fitness for duty.
This Presidents Day let’s all take a break from trying to find fault with our president and instead take a moment to feel a little gratitude for a system that lets us vote our conscience every four years and hand over the power in a peaceful, orderly system to whomever the majority has picked. That’s especially poignant given what’s happening in the streets of several Middle East countries right now.
Democracy may not be perfect and thanks to some hanging chads it may not always work as smoothly as we’d like but for the most part the idea works really well. There is not another country that is in existence now or has ever been that can point to such a long line of greatly admired leaders such as Washington, Lincoln or even Truman who were elected into office and never tried to stay longer than their official term.
There’s only one America that so many others try to reach while well over 300 million of us are blessed to call this home. Celebrate the day everyone, and have a little cherry pie with friends and family.
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