The sun settles through layers of smoke due to the Las Conchas fire,
viewed from the Santa Fe dog park.
Art Bouffard of the New Mexico Lodging Association said hotels in Santa Fe, Española and some in Albuquerque are offering discounts ranging from 40 to 70 percent to people affected by the fire.
Bouffard said people will be required to have ID showing their residences are in areas affected by the fire.
Shelters have been set up at the Cities of Gold Casino in Pojoaque and the Santa Claran Hotel and Casino.
The Santa Fe Indian School at 1501 Cerrillos Road is opening its Abeita Gym for evacuees. The school needs cots, but evacuees may bring air mattresses and other bedding.
People can call the school’s public information officer, Edward Calabaza, at 238-8203, for more information.
Resource info for evacuees of Los Alamos and surrounding areas:
To find hotels offering discounts or families offering shelter in their homes, visit www.helplosalamos.com.
Art Bouffard of the New Mexico Lodging Association said hotels in Santa Fe, Española and some in Albuquerque are offering discounts ranging from 40 to 70 percent to people affected by the fire.
Bouffard said people will be required to have ID showing their residences are in areas affected by the fire.
Shelters have been set up at the Cities of Gold Casino in Pojoaque and the Santa Claran Hotel and Casino.
The Santa Fe Indian School at 1501 Cerrillos Road is opening its Abeita Gym for evacuees. The school needs cots, but evacuees may bring air mattresses and other bedding.
People can call the school’s public information officer, Edward Calabaza, at 238-8203, for more information.
PETS
The Santa Fe Humane Society can accommodate evacuated pets, but is asking evacuees to consider boarding pets with relatives or at boarding kennels first. Call 983-4309 or check the website.
The Santa Fe Humane Society can accommodate evacuated pets, but is asking evacuees to consider boarding pets with relatives or at boarding kennels first. Call 983-4309 or check the website.
The Española Humane Society also can help by taking pets and by serving as a staging area for livestock, except cattle. Call 505-753-8662.
HORSES AND LIVESTOCK
Challenge New Mexico, near the Santa Fe Humane Society off Caja del Rio Rd., is accepting horses. Call 988-7621.
Northern New Mexico Horsemen’s Association, at the Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, is accepting horses, mules, donkeys and goats. The association also will help people find places for other types of livestock. Call 471-6654.
Cattle can be taken to the rodeo grounds.
Challenge New Mexico, near the Santa Fe Humane Society off Caja del Rio Rd., is accepting horses. Call 988-7621.
Northern New Mexico Horsemen’s Association, at the Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, is accepting horses, mules, donkeys and goats. The association also will help people find places for other types of livestock. Call 471-6654.
Cattle can be taken to the rodeo grounds.
