Community Newsletter for Feb. 19

Community Newsletter

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By Ashlin Sanderson

Roundup: Springfield Utility Board meeting

SPRINGFIELD – SUB board members last Wednesday held a monthly meeting and work session: Members went over board self-evaluations, emphasizing organizational elements and board functionality. They reviewed orientation for new…

By Chronicle News Service

Springfield School Board to interview candidates Friday for acting superintendent

The Springfield Public Schools (SPS) Board of Directors will interview three candidates for the role of acting superintendent on Friday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. The interviews will be conducted…

By Ashlin Sanderson

Next steps for Glenwood

SPRINGFIELD – At the Feb. 9 Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) board meeting, direction was sought for phase one of the infrastructure proposed in the Glenwood Preliminary Master Plan application.…

By Chronicle News Service

School, child care vaccinations scheduled

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is reminding parents and caregivers that the deadline for updating children’s vaccinations is Feb. 25. All children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start,…

By Chronicle News Service

Greenhill cat rescue operation continues; 21 new homes found

MARCOLA – Greenhill Humane Society is working with Lane County Animal Services (LCAS) to rescue cats from a property after their owner passed away. The rescue operations began Feb. 6,…

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‘Piece of My Heart’ important history lesson for the present

Kaycee Taylor (Whitney), Jodi Arend (Martha), Quinn Branstetter (Sissy), Maleia Gruber (Leeann), Rachel Lewman (Steele), and Chrisi Morrison (MaryJo) are some of the cast of “A Piece of My Heart” on stage at Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Ave., Cottage Grove, now through Feb. 22. MAX ARNOLD / HOAX PHOTOGRAPHY

When Rachel Lewman (formerly Donaldson) was 17 and a student at Cottage Grove High School, she played the character “Steele,” an army intelligence officer, in the play “A Piece of My Heart.” At the time, Janet Rust was a high school theater teacher, directing the play.

Now, 16 years later, Rust is directing the play again, though this time at Cottage Theatre, and Lewman is reprising the role.

“Because it had been so long, I was really nervous, so having this show, director, and character all be so familiar really helped confirm that it was the right time for me to do so – especially since it was such an impactful piece as a teenager,” Lewman said.

As an adult, Lewman has more life experience to draw on, enriching the role and adding depth to her character.

One audience member, Daryll Lynne Evans of Eugene, said that Lewman “really embodies that military ethos.”