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  • Schindler earns national press awards

    Jun 11, 2020

    Summerland Advocate-Messenger publisher, LuAnn Schindler, earned three awards and partnered with SAM designer Jenna Hemenway for a fourth honor, during the National Federation of Press Women's virtual Professional Communications Contest ceremony, Saturday, June 6. Usually the culminating activity of the organization's annual convention, this year's ceremony was held on Zoom, with approximately 200 members logging in. Schindler took top honors in personality profile, less than 500 words. Her...

  • Feusse strikes while the iron is hot

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Sep 12, 2019

    It starts with a wadded piece of paper, topped with pieces of wood and chunks of coal. Once flames ignite, Nathan Feusse cranks the handle of the blower, building a blaze hot enough to meld metal. He raises a hammer in the air, pounds the piece until it breaks clean and returns the metal to the fire. A modern-day blacksmith, Feusse has created a makeshift workshop in his family's backyard in Clearwater. Here, he has crafted a variety of knives and hooks and experiments with different pieces to...