Mount Pleasant High School is proud to announce the February 2023 Students of Character, Katie Ettinger & Kate Musselman. These students have demonstrated Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. Students are nominated by the MPCHS faculty each month. If you see these students at school or in the community, please tell them to keep up the good work! We are Panther Proud of you all!

#GoPanthers #PantherProud

Additional nominees:

Addison McGehearty

Audrey Mertens

Emilirose McDowell

Isaac Lehman

Josie Gilmore

Kylie Walderbach

Zoey Johnson

DES MOINES – March is Iowa History Month and the State Historical Society of Iowa is taking a deep dive into the state’s past with programs and activities.

Today kicks off the month-long celebration with an official proclamation from Gov. Kim Reynolds noting the people, places and points of pride that have defined Iowa for generations.

“Since 1857, the State Historical Society of Iowa has been the official keeper of Iowa’s history,” State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Susan Kloewer said. “There’s no better time to learn about our state’s rich and complex past than during Iowa History Month, and we encourage Iowans of all ages across the state to join us and discover the stories that have shaped our state.”

Beginning with the proclamation, Iowa History Month offers a wide array of in-person and online programs organized by the State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Iowans and others can tune in to online presentations, take part in family-friendly activities, and take guided tours at the state’s flagship museum, the State Historical Museum of Iowa, 600 E. Locust St. in Des Moines.

Here are a few highlights, including programs and activities during Spring Break, March 10-17:

Iowa History 101
Be sure to register for the Iowa History 101 programs that take place online in March, and throughout the rest of the year.

• March 9, Noon
  Uncommon Ground: Grant Wood and Russell Lee’s Divergent View of Iowa
• March 23, Noon
  Fort Madison in Pre-Statehood Iowa: The U.S. Army as a Predecessor to Anglo-American Settlement

Each program is recorded and made available online. More information is available at Iowa History 101.

Iowa History Book Club
Our 2023 Iowa History Book Club online programs explore a number of books related to Iowa history, from the formative years of the American Midwest and an Iowan’s ties to Oskar Schindler to First Lady Lou Henry Hoover and the suffrage movement. Here’s the schedule for March and future months:

• March 30, 7 p.m.
  “The Good Country” by Jon Lauck
• May 11, 7 p.m.
  “Saved by Schindler: The Life of Celina Karp Biniaz” by William B. Friedricks
• Sept. 7, 7 p.m.
  “A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover” by Annette Dunlap
• Nov. 30, 7 p.m.
  “Woman Suffrage and Citizenship in the Midwest, 1870-1920” by Sara Egge

Spring Break Activities during Iowa History Month

• March 10 and 13-17, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  Drop-in Activity Stations
• March 14, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  Family Exhibit Tour of “Iowa’s People and Places”
• March 15, 9:30 a.m.
  Goldie Family Day Camp
  (Register in advance)
• March 16, 10 a.m.
  Family Museum Collection Tour
  (Register in advance)
• March 16, 2 p.m.
  Adult Museum Collection Tour
  (Register in advance)

Goldie’s Kids Club
Participate in Goldie’s Kids Club online to introduce Iowa history to children ages 12 and under – starting with Goldie the eastern goldfinch, the state bird.

• March 4, 10 a.m.
  History Mystery Live
  Learn about objects related to Women’s History Month.
• March 4, 10 a.m.
  Innovative Iowans
  Learn about the Great State Seal of Iowa.
• March 15, Open hours
  Storytime
  Read “Ten Beautiful Things” by Molly Beth Griffin.

Iowa Culture App
Download the Iowa Culture App to discover historic sites in neighborhoods from all 99 Iowa counties.

Visit the State Historical Museum of Iowa

• The State Historical Museum of Iowa offers visitors numerous opportunities to explore exhibits, including “Iowa and the Civil War,” “Hollywood in the Heartland” and “Hands on History.” If you can’t visit in person, tour the museum’s “Iowa’s People & Places” virtual exhibit from your home.

Iowa History Research Center

• Explore the newly renovated State Historical Library & Archives Iowa History Research Center at the State Historical Building in Des Moines, now open 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday – Friday. Visitors will find numerous upgrades and improvements and can dive into collections filled with state government records, books and periodicals, newspapers, county records, manuscripts, photographs and more.
• Iowans can also access the Iowa History Collections Catalog, a unified, user-friendly online catalog that provides greater access to the state’s collection of more than 200 million pieces of Iowa history, available to anyone with an internet connection, anywhere in the world.

“History Happens Here” T-shirt

• Show your support of Iowa history with an History Happens Here T-shirt and other merchandise from Raygun.

For more information, visit iowaculture.gov or call 515-281-5111.

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Regular Meeting Agenda
Wayland City Hall @ 7:30 P.M.
March 1, 2023

1. Roll Call
2. Consent Agenda
Note: These are routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Council member requests an item be removed
for separate consideration.
a. Minutes of February 15, 2023
b. Bills for Payment/CD Renewal
c. Treas. Report
d. Clerks Budgetary Report
e. Utility Dept. Report
f. Police Dept. Report
g. Firefighter Dept. Report
3. Citizen Forum
The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public for items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your name and
address for the record and to limit your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The Order of Business is at the
discretion of the Chair. No action will be taken.
4. Unfinished Business
a. Discuss Next Steps/Approve Action & Funding for Well Repairs
b. Air Packs Regional Grant Application (submitted May 2021) – Funds Awarded to Fire
Department – (Grant Match/Requirements)
5. New Business
a. Review/Award Bids for Police and Water Utility Vehicles
b. Res. 2023-06 “A Resolution Authorizing the Increase in City Water Rates Charged by the
City of Wayland Water Utility”
c. Res. 2023-07 “Resolution Entering into a City Park Use Agreement with the Wayland Youth
Athletic Association”
d. Request To Use Bomber Field for Traveling 10-U Team
e. Training – Beverly – IMFOA – April 19-21; October 18-20 in Des Moines; Municipal
Professionals Academy-July 26-28 in Ames; May 24-26 Clayton Energy Gas Mtg in Omaha
f. Tax Abatement Application – Ben Leichty – Basement Remodel at 312 W Front Street
6. Building Permits – Approved
Taylor McIntyre – Re-side house at 208 E Main St
Dollar General DGOGWayland – 3’9” x 26’ building wall sign and 5’ x 10’ pylon signage at 407
N North Way Drive
Chris Elder – Install Solar Panels on roof of house at 214 W Highway 78

Henry County Public Health Stresses Importance of Shingles Vaccination:

Up to 90 Percent Effective in Preventing Virus

 Anyone who has had chickenpox – about 99 percent of Americans born in or before 1980 – is at risk for shingles. Shingles is a viral infection that can cause a painful, blistering rash, as well as long-lasting nerve pain and other severe complications. The good news is, shingles is avoidable, which is why Henry County Public Health and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging Iowans to not delay being vaccinated.

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus stays dormant in a person’s body after recovering from chickenpox and can reactivate later as shingles, causing a painful rash on the face or body, as well as other long-term effects.

“The likelihood of getting shingles increases as you get older, along with severe complications like postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) – severe pain in the areas where the shingle rash was, even after the rash clears up,” said Robin Poole, Immunization Coordinator. “Being vaccinated for shingles protects against the short- and long-term effects of the virus.”

Who Should Be Vaccinated 

CDC recommends two doses of shingles vaccine (Shingrix) separated by 2 to 6 months for adults 50 years of age and older. Henry County Public Health offers the shingles vaccine during regular immunization clinics: Tuesdays 9-11am, Wednesdays and Thursdays 1-4pm, and the 1^st and 3^rd Thursday 1-6pm. If you have questions about the Shingrix vaccine, talk with your healthcare provider to find out if the vaccine is right for you.

For more information about shingles, shingles vaccine and routinely recommended adult vaccines, visit with your healthcare provider or the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/index.html.