Free gardening classes available

POST FALLS - Wildflowers, seedlings and gardening will all be featured in a series of free classes offered at the Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane St., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the next three Tuesdays.

Jill Blake, gardener and landscape designer, will teach the classes.

Donations of cans or bags of pet food will be accepted to benefit the Kootenai Humane Society.

Learn about wildflowers and native habitats on Tuesday.

On April 13, "Starting Plants from Seed" will demonstrate the basics of starting a vegetable garden and ornamental plants from seed.

"Gardening with Perennials and Herbs" on April 20 will present slides of perennials and herbs that grow well locally and give tips for combining colors and textures in a garden.

Information: 773-1506, Ext. 2

Micron reports quarterly gains

BOISE (AP) - Micron Technology Inc. reported its second quarterly profit in a row, further rebounding after more than three years of losses.

The Boise-based semiconductor maker reported Wednesday a net income of $365 million, or 39 cents per share, in a quarter that ended March 4.

The company, whose products go into computers, mobile phones, flash memory cards and digital cameras, generated $804 million in cash flow and ended the quarter with cash and investments worth about $1.9 billion.

Micron's gross margin on sales of memory products improved to 35 percent.

from 27 percent in the prior quarter as it hiked prices and manufacturing costs fell.

In December, the company reported its first quarterly profit since 2006 with a net income of $204 million, or 23 cents per share. That's compared to a loss of $718 million, or 93 cents per share, a year earlier.