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Thursday was supposed to be the last day of school at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Instead, classes are canceled and graduation for the fourth graders is on hold.In the wake of the mass shooting that left 19 young students and two teachers dead, the community is almost entirely focused on planning vigils, funerals, and fundraisers, reports CBS Dallas-Fort Worth.There are two funeral homes in Uvalde. CBS Dallas spoke with owners and operators on Wednesday and they both confirmed that they re offering funeral services at no cost for the victims of the shooting.It s not clear however when services will begin. The funeral home directors have just begun to meet with families and the bodies of th stanley cup ose who were killed have yet to be released by the medical examiner s office. Flowers are seen on a make shift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022. So are wooden crosses for the victims of the deadly mass shooting there the day before. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A stanley cup prayer vigil was held on Wednesday evening stanley cup at the Uvalde County Fairplex arena. It drew hundreds of people, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O Rourke and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Pastors from four local churches led prayers for all those affected. Many in crowd wore maroon mdash; the schoo Jmrs 8203;Calendar: Week of October 13
Some people in New Mexico barely outran the flames Friday as a wildfire raced through a bone-dry forest. Evacuations were ordered wi adidas campus th the fire getting dangerously close to a small town.Rick Archuleta and his son saw the harrowing scene as they drove through the Ute Park Fire, which has torched over 16,000 acres since Thursday.Residents in Cimarron Village, about 150 miles east of Santa Fe, were ordered to evacuate as the fire is only three miles outside of town. airmax When you have to evacuate you have to figure out what is the most important, a resident said. Some neighbors said they will stick it out to the last minute. As long as it is still smoke, I am not worried about it but when you start to see fire, it is time to do something, another resident said. In this photo taken Thursday, May 31, 2018 and provided by Taosnews, officials confer as smoke rises from the Ute Park Fire in Ute Park, N.M. Morgan Timms/Taosnews via AP Air tankers, helicopters adidas campus and ground crews are working around the clock to put out the blaze. Officials say 12 buildings have been destroyed and more than 150 homes could be next.Authorities say the conditions to fight the fire are bad. Low humidity, 80-degree temperatures and high winds are fueling the massive flames.The fire is zero percent contained and officials are investigating the cause.