Zippo, Case support LEEK mission
Representatives of Zippo Manufacturing Co., W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. and LEEK Hunting and Mountain Preserve gathered at the Zippo/Case Museum & Flagship Store on Thursday. From left are Fred Feightner, director of corporate communications for Zippo and Case; Rich Brandon, Case Asset & Facilities Engineering manager and LEEK volunteer; Ed Fisher, LEEK president; Tom Taylor, brand manager for Case; and Amber Confer, associate brand manager for Zippo.
Era photo by Sara Furlong 
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December 4, 2025

Zippo, Case support LEEK mission

This is a story of philanthropy and a blind veteran of the U.S. Marines who bagged a pheasant — wi...
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