Once upon a time there was a retired Iola school teacher who became a novelist. Her name was Donna and she had many stories to tell.
Donna Regehr, whose pen name is Donna Hawk (her maiden name), taught reading at Iola Middle School for 31 years and yearbook for 16. Regehr retired from teaching two years ago to become a fulltime novelist.
“I wrote my first book and had it published in August 2012 when I was still teaching,” Regehr said.
Her husband, Larry, recently retired as an elementary school physical education teacher, too.
A NEW PAGE Former teacher now an author
