Schindler earns national press awards

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 entry, "Labor of Love," told the story of Cosetta Laws, a YouTube crochet star, who visited Clearwater l...