Thompson Ridge Fire

Acres: 24,032; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed powerline; Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 75 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 13 crews, 29 engines, 29 water tenders, 3 dozers; Total personnel: 763 and Available air support: 5 helicopters.

Summary: Last night fire activity was minimal, and there was no new growth on the fire.

Staff Report

Artists from Los Alamos and surrounding areas will show off their talent at an Arts and Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22.

Hold U and Company is hosting the Arts and Crafts Show at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 104 DP Road in Los Alamos.

Taos enntertainer Juan Rivera, whose voice has been compared to Frank Sinatra's will perform.

Rivera's CDs will be available for purchase at the event.

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos Public Schools will be working together June 18–20, to properly dispose of hazardous waste generated in their science and art classes.

The two schools have contracted with PSC, a Texas based company who specializes in the packaging, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials. The material being collected from both campuses is the type, which cannot be discarded by either pouring down the drain or placing in the trash.

Disposal of this waste is governed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is done in

Parks Division Manager Dick McIntyre and Sallye Sibbitt of Duck Buddies stand near a cage filled with ducks removed Wednesday from Ashley Pond. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost

Los Alamos County Parks Department employees have been slowly draining the water in Ashley Pond in preparation for this summer's remodeling project.

A work crew Wednesday rounded up the handful of remaining ducks living at the pond. Some of those ducks fly short distances and evaded the crew for many hours.

PEEC News:

PEEC’s Summer Family Evenings continue Tuesday, June 18 with Family Birding. Birder and educator Dave Yeamans will be at PEEC to teach kids and adults how to identify a variety of local birds. 

This event is free for PEEC members and $5 per family for non-members. Drop in any time between 6:30-8 p.m., and as a special treat, participants may get to wear PEEC’s famous bird hat and hear stories about its great collection of bird feathers.

Photos of mystery birds are welcome, as are descriptions of backyard birds.

Flag Day 11 a.m. Friday, June 14 Los Alamos Elks Lodge.
Hot Dogs will be served following the ceremony.

Los Alamos Summer Concert Series - Lightning Malcom 7 p.m. Friday, June 14 Ashley Pond Park.
A Piedmont Blues performance extraordinaire. It's Los Alamos Daily Post night!

Los Alamos Downtown Friday Night 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 14 GET CREATIVE
Wallflowers Exhibit until 9 p.m and Crafts for kids until 7 p.m. Fuller Lodge Art Center
Discover Los Alamos until 8 p.m. Bradbury Museum
Group Dog Walk 6 to 7 p.m. Pet Pangaea
Fine Art Gallery & Studio until 8 p.m.

By Russ Gordon

Delta Blues great Lightnin’ Malcolm will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at Ashley Pond for the second annual Los Alamos Daily Post Night at the Los Alamos County Summer Concert.

Don’t worry about the fences. In spite of construction at the Pond, the show will go on. There’s plenty of room in the grassy area on the west side of the Pond, the site of the former Municipal Building.

Delta Blues goes back to the origins of the blues. Lightnin’ Malcolm, one of the future greats, is a man who understands, respects and loves the genre.

Thompson Ridge Fire

Acres: 24,032; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed powerline; Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 75 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 15 crews, 35 engines, 29 water tenders, 5 dozers; Total personnel: 833 and Available air support: 3 air tankers, 4 helicopters.

Summary: Fire activity last night was minimal,

Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies Saturday, June 15 as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 691 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Los Alamos Municipal Airport.

Come to the Terminal Building at 8:30 a.m.to register for flight. Flights will begin at approximately 8:40 a.m., with registration closing at 11:30 a.m. Flights are dependent upon weather and pilot availability and will last approximately 15-20 minutes.  

All youth must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to grant permission in order to complete registration.

Local science fiction writer T. Jackson King will be selling and signing his books 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at Smith’s Food and Drug in White Rock.  

All his novels will be available for personal autographing and sale, including his latest adventure novel, Galactic Avatar, which tells the tale of the last 16 humans who flee to Andromeda Galaxy when the Skrill aliens devastate Earth with "assault asteroids."

Another of King’s recent novels, Stellar Assassin, raced to the top of Amazon.com's Top 100 Hot New Releases in the Space Opera Science Fiction category, reaching the

White Rock Baptist Church will hold its annual Vacation Bible School next week, 8:45 a.m. to noon June 17 through June 21.

All children ages four years old through sixth grade are welcome. 

This year's theme is Colossal Coaster World, and children will learn about facing fear and trusting God. 

The church will host VBS Family Night, Friday June 21, which will include a short music program and a barbecue dinner for children who attend VBS and their families. White Rock Baptist Church is at 80 N.M. 4 in White Rock. 

Register for VBS online at www.wrbcnm.org or call the church