Penelope Smiley, front, presents flowers to Alicia Diaz, right, as Lana Redal, back, wipes away a few tears. The bench is in memory of Redal’s granddaughter, who was killed in a 2018 collision. Smiley was a classmate and friend of Ella Muongmany.
November 7, 2022
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'A buddy bench
Larson Elementary hosts dedication of memorial honoring late student
MOSES LAKE — Ella’s Nana Lana Redal said purple was Ella’s favorite color. So the butterfly bench Redal commissioned in Ella’s memory reflects that. Sarah Steffler and her daughter Ella Muongmany were killed in a traffic accident in August of 2018, just before Ella was to start first grade at Larson Heights Elementary. Redal wanted to add a memorial for her daughter and granddaughter at Larson, where she is a first-grade teacher. The bench was dedicated Friday afternoon...