Sara Franzen, new South Winneshiek Education Foundation manager and public relations director (Zakary Kriener photo)

Franzen excited to return to Warrior country

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

For new South Winneshiek Education Foundation manager and district public relations director Sara Franzen, the hallways leading to her new office are quite familiar as she prepares to begin the new school year. The 2011 graduate of South Winn is looking forward to beginning a new endeavor, as she will serve the district in a pair of brand-new positions.

“I am looking forward to having a lot of fun getting involved in all of the good things that are happening at South Winn,” said Franzen, who also works as an admissions representative at nearby Northeast Iowa Community College. “I am excited to reconnect with the school and help share all of the good things that we have going on in the classrooms.”

Hugh Curtis (right) is sworn in as Hawkeye’s newest councilmember by Mayor Don Kelly following the resignation of Councilmember Angie Weidemann on Monday evening.  

Hawkeye Council continues to address land issue

By Meagan Molseed
mmolseed@thefayettecountyunion.com

The Hawkeye City Council met for its regular meeting Monday evening, Aug. 6.  During the meeting, the council accepted the resignation of Councilmember Angie Weidemann from her council seat as well as her resignation from the Park board.  

The council then approved appointing Hugh Curtis to serve the remainder of the term through Dec. 31, 2019.

In other news, it was a packed house Monday evening as the council considered letters to the council from city residents regarding the K&K Gardens land vacation/swap issue; an issue which had been addressed in previous meetings, leading to a decision by the council to ask that K&K Gardens owner Keith Kovarik remove one of his longstanding hoop buildings from a plot of land owned by the City of Hawkeye on South Street.  

“To say that I am disappointed in your decision is an understatement,” read a letter from Hawkeye citizen Allison Rose.   

John Galloway

John Walter Galloway, 71, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Saturday at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo. 

He was born July 18, 1947 in Cedar Falls, the son of Roger and Carolyn (Bigg) Galloway.

John attended Cedar Falls High School, graduating in the Class of 1966. He then attended the University of Southern California. 

On May 19, 1997, he married Connie Ungerer in Nashua. 

John worked for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Department and as a public safety officer for the University of Northern Iowa.

He is survived by his wife, Connie; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Ungerer of Fayette and Nancy (Mark) Creery of Hawkeye; two nephews, Tanner Creery of Des Moines and Zachary Creery of Decorah; and two nieces, Madison Creery of Washington, D.C., and Emily Creery of Iowa City. 

Juanita Mickelson

Juanita “Nita” Mickelson, 83, of Westby, Wis., died Sunday, July 29, 2018.

  Nita was born on July 24, 1935 to Carl and Gladys (Anderson) Bronson in Cashton, Wis. 

She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cashton. 

She married Blaine Mickelson on Feb. 25, 1955. 

Nita loved her friends and family. She enjoyed playing bridge, word finds and crossword scratch tickets, going on bus trips, watches, puzzles, lefsa, coffee, Rummikub, camping, Brandy Old Fashioneds and good times.

She also liked working at Bethel Butikk and Norseland Nursing Home and was a Salvation Army bell ringer.

Nita worked in the office at Cashton High School and was the receptionist at Bland Clinic for over 30 years. 

She was a Girl Scout leader and was an active member of Westby Coon Prairie Church, where she was a Sunday school coordinator and teacher and served on many committees.