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Eugene (Gene) Fredrick Deiner
Beloved partner Eugene F. Deiner, 88, died Friday morning, May 3, 2019, at Hospice of the Piedmont following an extended illness. A resident of Palmyra, Va., he was born in Erie, Penn., on Sept. 7, 1930. He was the son of the late Charles Deiner and Winifred Schaefer Deiner Wingerter and stepson of the late Henry Wingerter. Having...
Tough inning drives softball loss to Albemarle
May. 14, 20190146 By Duncan Nixon, correspondent One bad inning was all it took for the Fluco softball team to fall seriously behind Thursday (May 9) against the Albemarle Patriots. The game started with a scoreless first inning. The Flucos got a single by second baseman Loren Black and a walk by third baseman Lindsay Ward but failed to score. In the...
School Board barely passes budget
May. 13, 20190587 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent At the same meeting the Fluvanna County School Board honored teachers and staff, it almost didn’t pass a budget to pay them. Superintendent Chuck Winkler presented a fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget of $41,896,842 broken down into the following categories: Instruction: $31,785,413; ...
High school seniors celebrate Decision Day
May. 8, 20190463 By Madeline Otten Correspondent For some Fluvanna County residents, May 1 is the beginning of a new month with warmer weather, while for others it begins the countdown to summer vacation. For Fluvanna County High School (FCHS) seniors, and seniors all around the world, it marked a day for a final decision about their next adventure...
Middle school art show features promising work
May. 8, 20190188 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent This year's crop of middle school art students produced some outstanding work for the annual Arts Festival held Saturday (May 4). The students showed skill in execution and imagination in their projects. Many of the 3D pieces demonstrated the students’ abilities to construct complex forms and...
Track and field takes second and third at District meet
May. 8, 2019063 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent Fluvanna County High School hosted the Jefferson District annual track and field meet April 30. The boys and girls teams both turned in solid performances. The boys took second place, while the girls finished in third. Eli Hartzog took two first places for the boys, with the longest throws in both the...
Fluco boys’ soccer suffers tough loss to Orange
May. 8, 2019092 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Orange County Hornets were able to find the back of the net twice in the first half and that was enough. The Flying Flucos under Coach Earl Gibson actually dominated play most of the game, but soccer is a game where controlling the ball does not always result in goals. The Flucos fired off a number...