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Mild winter ushers in wasp-ish spring for Iowans


Mild winter ushers in wasp-ish spring for Iowans
Nicole Grundmeier
An unwelcome buzz wasps this spring forced teachers to shutter classroom windows.
Anecdotally, there seem to be more than usual hovering this spring, following a somewhat mild winter in Iowa, according to weather experts. Iowa State University professor of entomology Donald Lewis said he has heard from Iowans who have felt there were more of the insects than usual. He, too, suspects it was a “good winter” for them.
Gabrielle Smithman, a teacher at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines, experienced the effect of that good winter. Smithman closed classroom windows this spring. ....

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Pierce Mansfield: Renaissance Man In The Making


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Pierce Mansfield got his start in theatre when he auditioned for the title role in the DMMO’s production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. At the time, he was a twelve-year-old sixth-grader at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines.
18-year-old Emory University freshman Pierce Mansfield made his Des Moines Metro Opera debut in 2013. Fast forward to 2020, and he isn’t exactly sure what he “wants to be when he grows up” although he’s hopeful that his future will involve either being a film and media business major, professional bass-guitarist, or singer-songwriter. His immediate goal is to organize a college band with several of his music buddies. ....

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