Lana Redal, left, fights back emotion as her friend and fellow Larson Elementary teacher Cara Galbraith reads the dedication on a plaque that will be added to a bench built in memory of Redal’s granddaughter Ella Muongmany on November 4, 2022. Muongmany was lost in a 2018 car accident and the pictured bench, honoring her spirit, is to help students at Larson Elementary connect with those that need friends.

November 10, 2023