The Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana located on Old Threshers grounds in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, dedicated to tent shows, the nationally known Toby and Susie Show, and opera houses of the Midwest, will celebrate the 50^th anniversary of its groundbreaking and the Grand Reopening June 10^th, 2022.

The official ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 4:30 pm Friday, June 10^th, followed by a tour of the completely remodeled museum. The public is cordially invited to attend the Friday ceremony.

The over 900-thousand square foot, two-story museum, is the only one of its kind, showcasing the history of traveling tent theatres and the opera houses that brought fun, enjoyment, and culture to thousands of Americans across the Midwest and beyond from the mid-19^th century through the mid-20^th century. The museum has the largest collection of opera house curtains in the country along with rare Actress Glass, scripts, photos, and show posters, including two newly restored original Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau posters. The museum also houses a research library and the 200 seat James V. Davis Performance Center.

The 50-year-old museum received a complete remodel this past winter and is ready to continue its mission to preserve our midwestern theatrical heritage. The museum is full of memories, fun.

Following the reopening, the museum will be hosting the Annual Theatre History Convention on Saturday and Sunday, June 11^th & 12^th.

To learn more about the Theatre Museum, visit the museum’s website at thetheatremuseum.com or call 319-386-9432. The museum is open Thursday-Saturday Memorial Day through Labor Day and by appointment throughout the year. Group tours are available.

Wayland City Council meets at 7:30 pm June 1 at the Wayland City Hall

1. Roll Call
2. Public Hearing – FYE22 Budget Amendment #2 – 7:30 pm
3. 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 May 18, 2022
b. Bills for Payment
c. Treas. Report
d. Clerks Budgetary Report
e. Utility Dept. Report
f. Police Dept. Report
g. Firefighter Dept. Report
h. WEDC Semi-Annual RFL Report
4. 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.
5. Unfinished Business
a. Ord. 10-2022 “ An Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Wayland, Iowa, by Amending Water Rates and Charges” (2nd reading)
b. Res. 2022-12 Resolution For Accepting Easement of Sewer Main Extension and/or
Public Utilities and Public Purposes
c. Review Proposed DNR Sewer Permit Requirements (NPDES)
6. New Business
a. Res. 2022-13 “Resolution To Authorize Mayor and City Clerk To Sign Subordination
Agreement Regarding A Certain CDBG Loan”
b. Res. 2022- 14 “City Budget Amendment & Certification Resolution FY21/22-#2”
c. Application for Cigarette Permit Renewal – Wayland BP (Cobb Oil)
d. Review Alley Exit Plans For 217 W Main Street
7. Building Permits – none
8. Adjournment

AGENDA

June 2, 2022

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Monthly Department Head Meeting

10:00 Mt. Pleasant Glass Window Quote

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

DES MOINES – The State Historical Society of Iowa’s mobile museum hits the road this month, packed with 56 artifacts and a video that explores 13,000 years of Iowa history.

Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, the 300-square-foot museum on wheels launched in 2017 and completed its first 99-county tour in 2019, making 175 stops along the way and attracting nearly 65,000 visitors, including 11,400 students. The current exhibition, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” debuted last year and will continue its new 99-county journey through 2023.

“Our first tour was a success because we shared an engaging Iowa history experience in towns across the entire state, and Iowans are eager for us to come back with a new exhibition,” State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Susan Kloewer said. “We’re grateful to our community hosts and generous sponsors who are helping make this next 99-county tour possible.”

The new exhibition shares stories from Iowa’s past with an eclectic array of artifacts from the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s permanent collection, plus a video narrated by WOI-TV host Jackie Schmillen.

Guests will see iconic artifacts that reflect the role of Iowans in state, national and international events, including a Meskwaki cradleboard representing the past and continued presence of Native nations in Iowa. They’ll also see women’s suffrage materials from the early 1900s and the pen used by Iowa Governor William Harding to sign Iowa’s resolution in support of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Other artifacts include a menu from a dinner held in Des Moines for Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, in 1959, as well as photos of a southeast Asian refugee and Sudanese women in central Iowa, and a flight suit that southern Iowa native and accomplished astronaut Peggy Whitson wore during one of multiple expeditions (totaling 665 days) aboard the International Space Station.

“These images and objects remind us of the role Iowans played in global events,” State Curator Leo Landis said. “It’s easy to overlook the significant contributions Iowans have made in promoting equality and liberty, but this exhibit can inspire all Iowans to understand and appreciate Iowa’s past and promote these values.”

EMC Insurance Companies sponsored the first tour and renewed its support for the new exhibition.

“EMC Insurance Companies has deep roots in Iowa,” Beth Nigut, EMC Executive Vice President, said. “We’re proud to be a part of our state’s history and excited to help share it with Iowans across the state.”

The idea for the mobile museum emerged in 2014 from a series of community conversations organized by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which oversees the State Historical Society of Iowa. Iowans care deeply about history and made it clear they wanted new ways to access the State Historical Museum’s resources.

Iowans may request a visit from the mobile museum for their local schools, libraries, museums, community festivals, county fairs and other places where people gather. Visits are complimentary and the tours are self-guided.

To date, “Iowa’s People & Places” is already scheduled to visit the following communities:

June 2: Mason City, Preserve Iowa Summit
June 4: Denmark, Heritage Days
June 7-9: Sac City, Sac City Public Library
June 11: Jefferson, Bell Tower Festival
June 14-16: Sumner, Sumner Public Library
June 17-19: Adair, Adair Sesquicentennial
June 24-26: Fairfax, Fairfax USA Days
June 30: Chariton, Farmers Market
July 3-4: Davenport, Red, White and Boom!
July 7-9: Jesup, Farmers Days
July 15-17: Miles, Great River Threshers Celebration
July 20-23: Sibley, Sibley Sesquicentennial & Osceola County Fair
Sept. 3: Okoboji, Dee’s Bee & Butterfly Festival
Sept. 4: Sheldon, Celebration Days
Sept. 17: Osage, Cedar River Rendezvous
Sept. 24-25: Kalona, Fall Festival
Oct. 14-16: Keosauqua, Scenic Drive Festival

More details are available at iowaculture.gov. Iowans can also follow the mobile museum’s statewide journey on Facebook at facebook.com/IowaHistory.

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

May 23 – 29, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 31, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November.

“Recent rainfall across the state has helped to push the crop along as farmers are approaching the end of planting,” said Secretary Naig. “Short-term outlooks, through the first week of June, show better chances of rainfall paired with cooler temperatures.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report
A few days of welcome rainfall meant Iowa farmers had 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 29, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included planting, cutting hay, and applying chemicals.

Topsoil moisture conditions rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 80 percent adequate and 9 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions rated 2 percent very short, 18 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 6 percent surplus.

Planting is almost complete, with 94 percent of Iowa’s expected corn crop planted, 13 days behind last year but equal to the 5-year average. Seventy-three percent of the corn crop has emerged, 6 days behind last year and 2 days behind the average. Iowa’s first corn condition rating of the crop year was 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 71 percent good and 15 percent excellent. Eighty-five percent of soybeans have been planted, 11 days behind last year but 6 days ahead of the 5-year average. Forty-five percent of soybeans have emerged, 8 days behind last year and 1 day behind the average. Ninety percent of the oat crop has emerged, 11 days behind last year and 1 week behind the 5-year average. Ten percent of the oat crop has headed, 5 days behind last year. Iowa’s oat condition improved to 82 percent good to excellent.

Fifteen percent of the State’s first cutting of alfalfa hay has been completed. Hay condition improved to 75 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition rose to 63 percent good to excellent. Pastures and hay growth were good as rains replenished soil moisture. Pastures are in good shape for livestock.

Weather Summary
Provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Unseasonably cool temperatures were observed at most of Iowa’s stations over the reporting period with departures of up to eight degrees below normal in southwestern Iowa. The statewide average temperature was 59.2 degrees, 4.1 degrees below normal. Widespread rainfall along with isolated severe weather was also reported. Much of the state experienced normal to above-average rainfall with only northwestern Iowa observing precipitation deficits approaching 0.50 inch below average.

A northwesterly wind held daytime temperatures in the low to mid 60s across Iowa through Sunday (22nd) afternoon with mostly sunny skies. Winds shifted to the east overnight into Monday (23rd) with morning temperatures hovering in the low 30s at several stations in northeastern Iowa; upper 40s were observed in southern Iowa where patchy cloud cover was present. Afternoon conditions were pleasant with highs in the low to mid 60s with a few passing clouds in the southwest. Light easterly winds persisted into Tuesday (24th) as cumulus clouds began to envelop the state from south to north. These thicker clouds held morning temperatures in the low to mid 50s as the sun rose. A shield of light to moderate rainfall lifted north through the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure disturbance moving out of Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The low pressure center had a wide extent and continued to filter in showers and a few isolated severe-warned thunderstorms into central and eastern Iowa through Wednesday (25th) evening. Heavier rain was reported across a wide swath with event rain totals at or above 1.00 inch at more than 250 of Iowa’s reporting stations with 32 stations measuring 2.00 inches or more. The low’s center stalled out over Missouri and Illinois, spinning in additional showers to southeastern Iowa through much of Thursday (26th). Overnight lows ranged from the mid 40s west to upper 50s east with afternoon highs not rebounding much under thick clouds and rainfall.

High pressure took control of the region on Friday (27th) as skies cleared. Sunshine and light winds helped push daytime highs in the low to mid 70s for most locations with mid 80s in the northwest. A southerly shift in the wind kept overnight lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s as isolated thundershowers popped up just before sunrise on Saturday (28th) in north-central Iowa. Additional showers formed in central Iowa and raced east as a strong pressure gradient produced very gusty southerly winds. Rainfall was measured across much of northern Iowa, though totals were generally under a tenth of an inch. Aided by clear skies, temperatures rose into the 80s with mid 90s reported in northwestern Iowa; the statewide average high was 84 degrees, eight degrees above normal. An outflow boundary from storms over the Dakotas fired a small cluster of severe thunderstorms in extreme northwest Iowa during the early morning hours of Sunday (29th). The line expanded farther south, moving over western Iowa and leaving behind a few tenths of an inch of rainfall as well as vivid lightning strikes. Rockwell City (Calhoun County) reported 0.20 inch while Elma (Howard County) measured 0.48 inch at the 7:00 am observation cut-off.

Weekly precipitation totals ranged from 0.11 inch at Keokuk Municipal Airport (Lee County) to 2.90 inches at Hampton (Franklin County). The statewide weekly average precipitation was 1.25 inches while the normal is 1.14 inches. Spencer Municipal Airport (Harrison County) reported the week’s high temperature of 95 degrees on the 28th, 20 degrees above normal. Elkader (Clayton County) reported the week’s low temperature of 30 degrees on the 23rd, 18 degrees below normal. As of Sunday, four-inch soil temperatures were in the upper 60s and low 70s statewide.

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for six counties in response to recent severe weather. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of this severe weather in Boone, Des Moines, Hamilton, Ida, Lyon and Webster counties.

In addition, the proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for the six counties. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and temporary housing expenses. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available on the Iowa Department of Human Services website at https://dhs.iowa.gov/disaster-assistance-programs. Potential applicants have 45 days from the date of the proclamation to submit a claim.

The Disaster Case Management Program addresses serious needs related to disaster-related hardship, injury, or adverse conditions. Disaster case managers work with clients to create a disaster recovery plan and provide guidance, advice, and referral to obtain a service or resource. There are no income eligibility requirements for this program; it closes 180 days from the date of the governor’s proclamation. For information on the Disaster Case Management Program, contact your local community action association or visit www.iowacommunityaction.org.
 

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At a recent awards ceremony, Preservation Iowa announced their
annual Preservation at Its Best Awards to honor individuals, organizations, projects, and
programs whose work demonstrates a commitment to excellence in historic preservation. The
awards were presented as part of the 2022 Preserve Iowa Summit held in Mason City, IA on June
2-4, 2022. Twelve (12) awards were presented in ten (10) categories as shown on the chart and described
below. Awards ranged throughout Iowa: Bloomfield, Centerville, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry
County, Keosauqua, Newton, Red Oak, and Sioux City.

Henry County Historic Preservation Commission received the Special Projects Award for the book, “The Rural Schools of Henry County, Iowa.” This is a comprehensive book assembled by volunteers covering 100 years of rural public education in Henry County. The city of Keosauqua received the Paula Mohr Certified Local Government of the Year award recognizing contributions of former advisor Paula Mohr to Iowa’s CLG program and historic preservation as the first recipient.
“Preservation Iowa, a state-wide non-profit advocate for preservation projects in Iowa, is thrilled
to honor projects and people who truly demonstrate preservation’s power to change the future of
Iowa. These awards honor thousands of volunteer hours and over $120 million of investment in
Iowa’s economy. Without the combination of private funding, historic tax credits, grant awards,
and public dollars, projects like these would be impossible,” commented Bruce Perry, President,
Preservation Iowa.