A sweet potato project spearheaded by Lincoln Elementary School fourth-graders and instructor Mary Ann Regehr was recognized by the Iola Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee.
Members of CITF PRIDE presented the award to Regehr and students now in fifth grade during a special ceremony at Lincoln Monday.
The project stemmed from CITF/PRIDEs decision to add flower pots around the square in downtown Iola a few years back. The venture drew Regehrs attention, who asked if she and her students could have the sweet potatoes and tubercles in the fall of 2018 to plant…
