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COLO 5028-lilii- NM- 1 The asteroid named Davida will be at opposition today at 6 pm EST Peaking in three days the Quadran-tid- e meteor shower whose radiant (the location from which the meteors seem to fall) is in the NNE just above the horizon at 9 pm local time (minimal) Conditions: overcast Visibility: 10 miles near20 ftjBas-AVfr- - liliMM Moon: New Moon Jan 2 astronomyrocketmailcom WWWyi' 'W'' " - ' A poem anonymously delivered to JoAnn Autry that she reads when she gives presen- of the major considerations for refusing chemotherapy is the effect it could have I'm a witness and I want to be very clear for everything that comes out of that trial" she said “My oncologist just sal and cried because I wouldn’t do the treatment It doesn't matter I chase this for a couple of reasons and I’m OK with my decision" Autry’s ability to make the best out of any situation is evidenced by the family's decision to move to Utah Bom in Los Angeles JoAnn Autry met and married Leroy and the couple decided to move to Montana to find construction work While stranded in a storm the family decided to stay in Utah a decision Autry said she never regretted The couple had scarcely paid the down payment on their Hyrum home when Leroy was diagnosed with breast cancer and given six months to live The couple had five children the youngest of which was Trisha age 10 months Recognizing that she could soon he the family's breadwinner and finding that she was unemployable JoAnn Autry became a student at Utah Slate University In a few weeks she landed a student job in the school's substance abuse office and six months later she was the director and she knew that social work was her calling Eventually Autry built the office lo e a position with three professional and two staff positions full-tim- “If I had lo he away from my family at least it was doing something I really loved and believed in” she said ‘ Glen Maw retired psychologist and former adjunct professor at Utah State said Autry was and is a hard worker whose love for people is obvious by the way she serves them She was an excellent student he said as indicated by numerous awards she received before graduating with honors She implemented many programs to benefit students and worked tirelessly lo help them Maw said Autry is on medical leave from her position at USU “She was always a visionary but she was in the trenches” he said “She created such an intimate network of students' and student worand colleagues" kers Mary Ellen Cloninger senior associate athletic director at USU agreed saying Autry helped her set up the Student Athlete Mentors or SAMS program on campus seven years ago “She just has a tremendous heart and caring about the young people she works with and she really has sincere interest in their lives” Cloninger said “She obviously is an incredibly strong person” Autry an active member of the LDS Church said she draws her strength from her faith “It has the answers that satisfy me” she said “This life is a journey of trials but there have been many many countless blessings from these trials It's not like I don't have my times but we are not destroyed by our grief because we have that eternal hope” One of the blessings of her life was that her 'husband's perspective changed with his diagnosis and life reflected his priorities Autry ' knew tations IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME it would be the lost time I'd see foil asleep you I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord your soul to keep! 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But just in case I might he wrong and today all I get I’d like to say how much I care aNntt you and I hope we never forget Tomorrow is not promised to anyone young or oldi alike And today may he the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight! if you're waiting for tomorrow why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes you ’ll surely regret the day That you didn V take that extra time for a smile a hug or a kiss And you were too busy to grant someone what turned out to be their one last wish Sp hold your loved ones close today and whisper in their ear Tell them that you love them and will always hold them dear t Take time to say “I’m sorry Please forgive me Thank you ’’ or “It’s OK ” You ’ll ‘ huge blessing So for all the trials that we went through on an eternal basis it was worth it every hit of it" Another blessing Autry said is that the family knows where Trisha is The frustration of waiting for the trial against murder suspect Cody Lvnn Nielsen which is to commence at the end of January after five delays is second only to the agony of not knowing where Trisha was for that period Autry said er" there to share your day Well I’m sure you ’ll have so many more So I can let just this one slip away! And if tomorrow never comes no regrets about today! diagnosis he became more concerned about his family and about his relationships with his children" Autry said “When he died he had excellent relationships with all five of them There were no regrets when he died That's a “Finding Trisha was a miracle Just the sheer w hat was done to her is beyond imagination — to think that somebody could do that to a human being" she said "She's been here She's been with me in ways hut if it weren't for someone else’s interference she could have been here in person At any rate we have an eternal hope and it cushions a lot of that because in the long run we w ill he togeth- If I knew it would be the last time I could spare a minute or two So 57 45 46 41 Regional Temperatures sno 61 51 Nashville 59 New Orleans 68 New York City 52 horror of you walk out the door I would give you a hug and call you Nick for one more! is 61 dr dr 16 cdy Vernal 23 m Wendover 56 17 cdy ' 37 01 m Oklahoma City 52 32 cdy The AccuWeathercom forecast for noon Wednesday Jan i i i i i i i a:i i'“ i Memphis th If! knew it would be the lost time I’d see And 63 PortlandOie 56 42 j Flurrtta —J L let Snow Sunny PI Cloudy Cloudy 32223“ Continued from A 1 I 61 S - IThundersturms rolled across Texas and the South on Tuesday while snow and freezing rain fell in New England Snow and rain also dampened much of the West Severe thunderstorms struck Texas Mississippi Alabama and Florida downing trees and 'power lines In Texas the storm dumped nearly 3 inches of rain near Dallas and sizable hail near Austin Rain also felj in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and the eastern Great Lakes A mix of rain freezing rain snow and sleet dampened parts of New EnglandClouds covered the Pacific Northwest and much of California through the Great Basin Rockies Cascades and Sierras bringing scattered rain and snow Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from a high of 82 degrees in Naples Fla to a low of minus 9 in Fargo ND If ‘"One LohAng-'3- 78 82 80 64 50 58 Sacramento ' San Diego San Francisco Santa Fe Seattle WashingtonAC Prc Otk cdy cdy 59 cdy 03 cdy m -- 81 61 Houston Key West Las Vegas r Press Autry meditation and other alternative therapies gives her faith Honolulu 10 Sunrise: 7:53 am UV Index: 20- By The Associated Up above Humidity: 92 percent Mostly cloudy with chance of snow Afternoon highs near 30 and lows From the news wire Local temperatures Sunset: 5:09 pm Partly cloudy in the day with highs in mid to upper 20s Lows at 1 5 to s Inc Almanac Partly doudy with afternoon highs' in the mid to upper 20s and lows at 15 S ARIZ 02003 AccuWeather EXTENDED The Utah Department of Environmental Quality issues daily advisories to reduce air pollution levels from burning wood in stoves or fireplaces Green means conditions are “satisfac- tory" yellow means "bum if necessary” and red means to “avoid” Today's advisory for Cache Valley is GREEN iri MMWBM i BMsasiMsntiMnass : — St George THURSDAY Air pollution advisory ' CadarCity 40"11" TODAY to20 rv 4 Billings Orlando Phoenix have — author unknown said “Among one of the blessings he counted was that before he was diagnosed with cancer he was a workaholic All he could think about was becoming the best builder in town After the Since Trisha's disappearance members of the Autry family have learned more about missing and exploited children throughout the nation Autry and her daughters have counseled other victims across the nation The stones behind missing children are awful and clTortsto assist families in need are in alignment with three goals that Trisha had for her own life Autry said “She wanted lo make a difference in the world Site didn't w(int to ever he forgotten and she didn't ever want to grow old" Autry said "We're trying to help her with the first one She’s done a lot to raise the issue of missing children and we want to keep that going" The family organized the Trisha Autry Foundation a year after the teen's disappearance The mission of the nonprofit organization is to raise awareness and provide education to parents children church school state and local leaders and law enforcement about missing and abducted children Efforts are being made across the state lo promote preventive measures and enhance the protection of those children and to serve as advocates for missing children and their parents Autry said More than 2100 children disappear in America every day she said and volunteers with the Trisha Autry Foundation have distributed more than 5000 DNA identification kits at fairs and festivals throughout Cache Valley Funds lo make the kits came from anonymous donations as well as contributions by members of the Autry family “People had donated money for the search for Trisha and when her remains were found we had this little nest egg of money I didn't feel right using it for anything else but we also didn't have names of donors so we could send it hack” Autry said “The only thing we could do in good conscience is turn that money into something that would be what thasc donors hoped it would go for and that would be either to prevent or help other families with missing children The DNA kits were a logical use for that money" A future goal of the foundation is to provide training for law enforcement officers and public officials-frothe 1 13 different agencies in Utah who help work with missing and exploit- ed children Autry said Another tool for raising awareness is the foundation’s Web site at wwwtrishaautiyfou- f — 66 never say she’s a victim because she will always rise above the challenges put before her” “You could - Scott Wyatt former Cache County Attorney “JoAnn and her family and her friends are living in every parent's worst nightmare think they've been tried in the fires of hell and they have never been found wanting” I - Rebekah Alpisa friend director of Cache County Victim Services interim director of Cache County Children's Justice Center know that she has had nights that she's cried and probably asked why but she has tried to take a real high road” “I - Brenda Hult friend of 27 years “Her courage her dedication and her endurance carried her through the horrible time when Trisha was missing She just kept working and her friends were there for her” - Dr Glen Maw retired psychologist ex-adju- professor at USU “Even with all that she’s had to personally go through she's still tremendously unselfish and giving always caring about the other per- son” — Mary Ellen Cloninger friend senior associate athletic director at USU dationcom which has had more than 10000 hits since the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart and the site was linked to the Fox 13 Internet site Autry said “If we can just wake parents up to the fact that there are predators out there watching our children Perpetrators are watching our children more than we are ” she said “It’s time we started watching them better and not only our own children but we have to take responsibility for other people’s children tod When we see things that are questionable we need to call law enforcement” “My family has held up very well and I’m very proud of them" she said adding that they still experience happiness “There are times when we are very very sad and there are times we are angry but there are a lot of times when we find joy” |