Large Pig Captured In D'Ville

    The 600 pound pig has been captured,  but no one knows who it belongs to:
https://www.snapfish.com/photo-gift/share?via=link&token=aoXL4IcGbHImO_38SMheJA/AUS/27949272818070/SNAPFISH

Missing Pig In D'ville

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — Do you know someone who is missing a large pig? Anne Arundel County Animal Care and Control wants to know.

There have been "large pig sightings" in the area of Greenmeadow Lane in Davidsonville recently, the agency reported on Wednesday, Dec. 26.

"We are hoping Facebook can help us find the pig's owner," Anne Arundel County Animal Care and Control officials posted on its page along with a photo of the creature.

In the meantime, animal control officials advised people to slow down and drive with caution in the area of Greenmeadow Lane to ensure the pig gets home safely.

While the Harwood 4-H Livestock Club reportedly contained the animal, authorities were still looking to find the animal's owner.

Anyone who knows a pig owner missing a pig is asked to call Anne Arundel County Animal Care and Control at 410-222-8900.

Megan Riley Clark In Lacrosse Hall of Fame

From the Capital-Gazette:

The US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame has local chapters and to be eligible for inclusion in the National Hall of Fame,  a player must first be a member of a local chapter Hall Of Fame.  Chesapeake Chapter’s 2019 class features three male and three female players. 

A trio of early pioneers comprise the women’s honorees – Andrea Holthaus Whiteford (Archbishop Spalding, Loyola College), Megan Riley Clark (South River, James Madison) and Kate Graw Lamond (Severn School, Dartmouth).

Riley, the Capital Gazette Newspapers Player of the Year as a senior at South River High, was at the forefront of a steady wave of Anne Arundel County products to play lacrosse at James Madison.

Riley was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in 1998 and 1999. The Davidsonville native was the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year as a senior after being named the Rookie of the Year as a freshman.

Riley still ranks third in program history with 260 career points and sixth with 151 goals. She was inducted into the James Madison Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 and was the school’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1999.

You can read more about Megan in her James Madison Hall Of Fame bio:
https://jmusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2121

Michael Kane Passes Away

    Michael Howard "Mike" Kane, 32, a 6-year resident of Cape St. Claire/Annapolis and previously of Edgewater, MD, passed away on December 20, 2018 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center due to complications from a previously undiagnosed heart defect. 
    Born on October 9, 1986 in Annapolis, Mike graduated from South River High School. He worked as a marine mechanic at Persimmon Point. Mike was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed hunting deer and water fowl on his parents' eastern shore farm and fishing on his boat, the Homewrecker. Most of all, Mike loved spending time with his family; he was a devoted husband and father.
    Mike is survived by his loving wife, Danielle, whom he met in 2008 and married in 2016; two sons, Michael and Mason, both of Annapolis; one daughter, Adriana, his parents, Michael and Helen Kane, sister, Michelle (Robert) Mitchell and nephew, Dylan all who reside in Edgewater.
    Friends are invited to celebrate Mike's life with his family at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater on Thursday, December 27 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. His funeral service will be held at Chesapeake Christian Fellowship, 377 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD on Friday, December 28 at 11 a.m. Burial will be private.

Most Expensive Active Listing

    The most expensive Davidsonville home for sale on the MLS is at 3542 Ashland for $1,350,000.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

1)    A two story home on 1.83 acres at 957 St. George Barber Rd. sold by James and Jan Marie Gratz to John and Kelsey Billings for $575,000.

2)   A one story home without basement on .50 acre at 1542 Themes Dr. sold by James and Carol Fye for $315,000.

Dolores Schraf Passes Away

    Dolores "Dee" Schraf, 84, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at her home in Edgewater, MD. 
    Her courageous battle with cancer ended peacefully with family at her side. Born on March 14, 1934 in Hillside, MD to the late Eleanor and Russell Dennison, Dolores graduated from St. Cecelia's High School in 1952 and married the late James Robert Schraf the following year. They began their marriage outside of Fort Buchanan in San Juan, Puerto Rico where James was stationed with the U.S. Army. After returning to the United States, Dolores began working in the personnel department at Andrews Air Force Base. She later joined the Prince George's County Public School system where she completed a 23-year career and was awarded the Outstanding Classified Employee in 1985.An avid fan of all local sports teams, Dolores was a regular attendee at games when the Redskins, Capitals and former Senators were playing. She enjoyed traveling extensively, volunteering, gardening, working in her yard, and playing and winning at Keno. She also loved listening to country and western music. Her greatest joy though came from spending time with her family and having a devoted Bichon Frise always at her side.
     Dolores is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Suthard of Shady Side, MD; two sons, James (Jean) Schraf of Edgewater and Richard Schraf of Salisbury, MD; two sisters Eleanor Howell and Judy Morton, both of Odenton, MD; three grandchildren, Leonard Jay, Katherine and Richard (Hannah); two step-grandchildren, Matthew and Christopher; a great-granddaughter, Violet and many adoring nieces and nephews. 
    Friends are invited to celebrate Dolores' life with her family on Thursday, December 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, December 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD 21035. Because burial is being scheduled privately at a later date, the family would appreciate donations in Dolores' memory to Holy Family Catholic Church in lieu of flowers.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales include:

1)    A split foyer home on 1.16 acre at 741 Appomattox Rd. sold by ElmTwo LLC to Brandon Kilsheimer for $630,000

2)    A two story home on 2.48 acres at 3958 Woods Edge Dr. sold by William and Jennifer Pilcher to Stephen Mirack for $600,000.

4 BRM Home Auction Jan 26

HOME AUCTION 

Saturday January 26, 2019 @ 11:00am

1042 Ashe St, Davidsonville, MD 21035      AA County    

4BR/3.5BA Brick Colonial in Gravely Community in Davidsonville on +/- 1 acre. Hardwood floors, wraparound screened-in porch, Buck Stove insert, whole-house generator, central vac, 2 car garage, & new furnace. Includes furniture and many collectible items. Well maintained. Open 1 hour prior to auction. BP Deposit $6,000. Kirsten Sitnick 410-788-2209.

Winners Of Lights Of Kindness Contest

The winners of the Lights Of Kindness tree decoration contest can be seen at:
http://www.rotarylightsofkindness.org/winners

For info about this contest,  see the previous article about it at:
https://davidsonvillenews.blogspot.com/2018/12/lights-of-kindness-at-homestead-dec-6-9.html

Santa At Homestead Sat.

Santa will be at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids can also enjoy hot chocolate and see the store’s train display. Signup begins in-store at 9 a.m., day-of only. If you miss him this week, he’ll also be at the store next Saturday. Homestead Gardens is at 743 W. Central Ave. For more information, visit homesteadgardens.com.

Connor Cox Has Record Setting Career

From The Capital-Gazette:

Frostburg State senior Connor Cox  recently completed a record-setting career while helping the Bobcats to three straight postseason appearances.

Cox etched his name in the Frostburg record book as the school’s career leader in passing yards (8,447), completions (601) and touchdowns (86). The South River High graduate led the Bobcats to a 37-8 record during his four years as the starting signal-caller.

“Connor won five more games than any other quarterback in school history. In my mind, that makes Connor the best to every do it at Frostburg,” head coach DeLane Fitzgerald said.

Cox capped his career as arguably the accomplished quarterback in the program’s 58-year history by being named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior ranked second in Division III in yards per pass attempt (10.37), fourth in passing efficiency (182.9) and fifth in yards per completion (16.39).

The Davidsonville resident also finished 15th in both passing touchdowns (28) and total points (210), 27^th in passing yards (2,623) and 45^th in total offense (260.8). He is one of only 10 active quarterbacks at the Division III level to amass 4,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing. He was also one of eight active quarterbacks with over 80 touchdown passes.

“Connor’s feel for a football game is extraordinary. He feels defenders before he sees them and has made more pass rushers miss the last four years than anyone I’ve ever seen,” Fitzgerald said. “In 19 years as a college football coach, Connor is the most competitive player I’ve ever seen.”

Cox led Frostburg to a school-record 11 victories in 2017 as the school made just its second-ever NCAA Playoff appearance. The Bobcats advanced to the national quarterfinals for the first time in program history since the tournament expanded to 32 teams.

This season, Cox was instrumental in helping the Bobcats to their first undefeated regular season, being named NJCAC Offensive Player of the Week four times along the way. Frostburg went 9-0 and routed Western New England in the first round of the NCAA playoffs before falling to Johns Hopkins in the quarterfinals.

“Connor improved and got better each and every year, becoming one of the best quarterbacks in the country over the last two seasons,” Fitzgerald said. “By far the best thing I can say about Connor is that he is a winner.”

Edward Swartz Passes Away

Edward Lee Swartz, 71, of Davidsonville, MD passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018. A formal service announcement will follow.

Governor's Bridge On The Patuxant

Reprinted from The DACA Villager
    So called, because that was the entrance from Prince George’s County for Proprietary Governor (1731-1742 and 1746-1752) Samuel Ogle, and his son Benjamin Ogle, ninth governor (1798-1801) of Maryland, owners of the Belair estate in Bowie, to reach Annapolis. The bridge has  served in its current location since the mid-18th century. Over the years, frequent flooding has closed it, but not
prevented it from being reopened for traffic. County employees put up road closure signs when it floods. Now it has been closed again for the past couple of years due to structural deficiencies
    Prince George’s County administration and Anne Arundel have been discussing its repairs in hope of restoring the bridge to automobile traffic while maintaining its historic appearance and protecting the river and its shore. What a challenge! Prince George’s held a public  meeting in Bowie on October 17, to which many residents  of Bowie were invited, none from Anne Arundel County.
A few residents of Double Gate, Patuxent River Road and Governors Bridge Road learned of the meeting and attended.
    Prince George’s officials presented six options for repairs.
 #1, do nothing; leave it closed.
#2, reconstruct it as is, at cost of $2.1 million, will not address flooding on the PG side.
#3, remove trusses, build a single-lane bridge, replace trusses, cost $6 million; will retain its appearance.
#4, replace the old bridge with a new dual-lane bridge, cost  $6.8 million; major environmental impact.
#5, leave the old bridge, build a new one-lane bridge next to it, cost $6.9 million; major environmental impact.
#6, leave the old bridge, build a new dual-lane bridge next  to it at cost of $7.7 million; major environmental impact.
    None of the options will prevent the river in flood from rising above the bridge road level.  DACA was told more than a year ago that the only possible option would be #1 or #2. PG officials invited concerned citizens to send comments to Prince George’s Project Manager Unmesh Patel at UCPatel@co.pg.md.us by December 3.
    DACA Vice president Ed Woods and Board member Jeff Bishop went to meeting. It seems that the residents of Anne Arundel (especially Davidsonville) really want the bridge reopened, but Jeff said, that of the Prince George’s people he asked, only one wanted the bridge reopened. Most of them like the quiet and less trash on the road. They fear that options 3, 4, 5, and 6 would increase the weight
limit so commercial traffic could use it, although the PG administration promised to place weight limits on it. DACA’s board plans to wait until new County Councils in both counties are in place before choosing the best, least bad option to weigh in. It is believed that the bridge will not be opened

No Green Expo for 2019

    Due to a lack of volunteers,  there will be no Green Expo for 2019.  Hopefully there will be enough volunteers available to have the hugely successful event back for 2020 and beyond.

Free Tree Seedling Giveaway

    This coming spring, the Davidsonville Area Civic Assn. will once again be giving away free trees.  The free tree seedling giveaway will be March 23, 2019, in the Davidsonville Elem.  parking lot  on Central Ave.
 

Evan Judge Swim Results

    Evan Judge of Davidsonville in a competitive swimmer and has been doing very well in competition.  You can see his swim meet results at: 
https://www.collegeswimming.com/swimmer/541846/

Lights Of Kindness At Homestead Dec 6-9

From The Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel: The Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County invites the public to view and vote for their favorite trees entered into the Fourth Annual Lights of Kindness, a unique holiday tree decorating contest taking place at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD Thursday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 9.

In the spirit of the Holiday season, the Rotary's goal for the Lights of Kindness event is to raise funds for charities, but also raise awareness of the efforts of sponsors and the charities to make our community a better place. The proceeds from Lights of Kindness benefit mostly local non-profit charities, including the South County Rotary Club's Bountiful Backpack Program, currently providing weekend food for over 160 elementary school children in South County. Other Rotary charitable projects include the Dictionary Project for third grade students; Haiti trade school education; the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly; Rotary college scholarships and the Rotary Polio Plus program aimed at eradicating the disease. 

The public may tour the holiday forest at Homestead Gardens on Rt. 214 in Davidsonville to see the decorated trees. They can thenvote for their favorite tree or noblest cause by contributing dollars for an equivalent number of votes or they may use a website to vote. Every dollar counts as a donation that benefits a local charity. The whole community is encouraged to visit the display at Homestead Gardens, vote, and enjoy this family-oriented holiday event. Votes for a dollar each may also be made online at the following website, which will be available after the decorated trees are on view the evening of Dec. 6: Click on this link to see photos of the trees and vote: Lights of Kindness

For every vote a tree receives, half of the proceeds will be donated to the designated Charity and half will be donated to the Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County's Charitable Foundation. The cash donations will be split among the charities of the three decorated trees receiving the most votes. Past winners of the cash donation prizes have included Partners In Care of Anne Arundel County, the Court Appointed Special Advocates for the welfare of children, and Wreaths Across America.

The hours for viewing the Lights of Kindness Trees at Homestead Gardens are: Thursday, Dec. 6th through Saturday, Dec. 8th the hours are 9 AM to - 8 PM and on Sunday Dec. 4th from 9 AM - 4 PM Donors interested in participating should visit Rotary's home page or Lights of Kindness website at: Lights of Kindness

For questions or more information contact . . .John May (410) 212-1539 or jpmay@msn.com 
Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County, P.O. Box 131,Edgewater, MD 21037.

Free Tickets To Military Bowl

    The Military Bowl is providing free tickets to the Dec. 31 event in Annapolis to active duty military personnel.   To get the details and to register to get the free tickets,  go to:
https://metro.uso.org/programs/ticketline
     To learn more about the Military Bowl,  go to:
https://metro.uso.org/stories/135

John Page Arrested For Robbery

      Anne Arundel County police arrested two men they said are responsible for three robberies in Crofton last month.
      John Tyler Page, 19 of Davidsonville, and Anthony Lee Harris, 19, of no fixed address, were arrested on robbery, assault and theft charges on Nov. 28.
      John Tyler Page, 19, of the 3700 block of Patuxent Manor Road in Davidsonville, who is charged with three counts of armed robbery, two counts of robbery, three counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, theft: $100 to under $1,500, and theft less than $100.
      Police said Page and Harris attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint at the Bank of America on Davidsonville Road on Nov. 14. Later that evening, police said the pair robbed the 7-Eleven on Defense Highway. Page and Harris robbed the same store the next evening, police said.
      Page and Harris are being held without bond at Jennifer Road Detention Center.

Mount Airy Center

From the DACA newsletter:
Residents of Mount Airy Road and the nearby communities
are dismayed by the application for a change in use
of the residence at 869 Mount Airy Road. The property was
purchased in September 2016 by the Wilberforce Foundation
which has already changed the use of the property
without securing the required certification from the
county’s Office of Planning and Zoning.
In 2017 the Wilberforce Foundation changed the
property owner’s name to the Mount Airy Center. The
Center has applied to the County for certification to change
the function of the property from Residential to Institutional
for Religious Purposes. The walk-out basement has been
converted to living quarters for six interns, young college
graduates, who will stay for a seven-month program of
discipleship. The goal is to train people in the principles of
Jesus. They will travel at least half the time to other states
to participate in religious activities and also travel overseas.
The first floor will contain meeting space with a
sanctuary of 35 seats. The upstairs bedrooms have been
converted to offices where staff members work a normal
work day. The owner installed a basketball and tennis court
and expanded the parking lot to accommodate 26 cars.
Their application for a change in use does not mention the
barn on the property although the neighbors report that it
has already been used for large private events since the
purchase of the property.
The neighbors are united in their concern for the nature
of its institutional use in their residential neighborhood.
They have asked for DACA’s help in raising awareness and
supporting the community. DACA sent a letter to County
Executive Steve Schuh and to the Office of Planning and
Zoning and, after the election, to the new County Executive,
Steuart Pittman. The letter is on page 4 of the DACA newsletter.

Cameron Spencer--Basketball Recruit

    Cameron Spencer of Davidsonville is a senior at Boy's Latin in Baltimore and plays basketball, lacrosse and golf for them.  He is being recruited for his first love--basketball--and his recruiting profile can be read at:
https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-basketball-recruiting/maryland/baltimore/boys-latin-school-of-maryland/cameron-spencer4

Recent Davidsonville Home Sale

1)    A two story home on 2.67 acres at 964 Stable Court sold by Sheila Callahan to Wayne and Sidnie Doyle for $615,000.