Free poetry reading at library

The public is invited to a free poetry reading April 27 from five local poets at the Post Falls Library.

Dick Case, Juliene Munts, Stuart Polzin, Zan Agzigian and Tim Hunt will present some of their work. The 6:45 p.m. reading will be an evening of “poetry for everybody,” according to a news release from the library.

Take in a Shock game

Cheer on the Spokane Shock with the Post Falls Parks and Recreation Department on April 21, when the arena football team takes on Lubbock.

The department is charging $17 per person for a game ticket plus transportation on a city bus. The bus will leave at 3:30 p.m. from the Post Falls City Hall parking lot and will return around 8:30.

Tickets are limited. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 773-0539.

Professor speaking on U.S., Iran

A Boise State University professor will discuss on April 26 the historic relationship between the United States and Iran.

The 7 p.m. presentation, called “The ‘Great Satan’ versus the ‘Great Evil,’ ” will be held at the Post Falls Library.

Michael Zirinksy, a history professor, spent time in Iran when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stationed his father there during the regime of the Reza Shah Palavi. He also returned to Iran as a scholar.

“This could be the most important program our library has ever presented,” library director Joe Reiss said in a news release. “As the famous quote from George Santayana says, ‘Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.’ “

Computer classes planned at library

Want to become more computer savvy? The Post Falls Library is holding classes in April and May for those with little or no computer experience.

Pre-registration is required for the classes, held at the library at 821 N. Spokane St. The classes cost $5, and are limited to 12 people. Instructor Wid Stewart, a Post Falls resident with years of computer experience, will use a lecture and hands-on teaching format, according to a news release from the Post Falls Library.

The classes, held Saturdays from 8:30 to 10 a.m., include:

•Basic Computing: Introduction of computer components and the Windows operating system, held April 28.

•Basic Word: Introduction to Microsoft Word application, held May 5.

•Basic Internet: Introduction to search engines and Internet search strategies, held May 12.

•Basic E-mail: Introduction to establishing and using Web-based e-mail accounts, held May 19.

For more information or to register for classes, call 773-1506.

– From staff reports