Lana Redal, in purple, gives a hug to Alicia Diaz, right, who designed the bench in honor of Redal’s granddaughter Ella Moungmany. Ella’s friend Penelope Smiley, front, was part of the dedication ceremony.
November 7, 2022
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November 7, 2022 4:01 p.m.
'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...