Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

Recent Davidsonville home sales include:

1)  A two story home on 2.24 acres at 1065 Red Maple Court  was sold by Thomas and Patricia Ruane, Trustees, to Colleen OKeefe and Daniel Hunson for $754,000.

2)  A split foyer home on .36 Ac at 3698 Nile Road was sold by Richard and Hollie Fleshman to Nathan and Elizabeth Colon for $325,000.

Edwin C "Eddie" Halle Passes Away

    Passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, of Davidsonville, MD. Beloved husband of Nancy A. Halle; loving father of Angelina, Marco, and the late Edwin Halle; devoted son of Warren "Cookie" and Martha Halle; dear brother of Cindy, Jon and Gerry Halle.
    He was Vice President of the Halle Companies in Silver Spring, MD.
    Family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512 NW Crain Hwy. (Rte. 3 South), Bowie, MD on Monday, February 2, 2015 from 6 to 9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, 16501 Annapolis Rd., Bowie, MD on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 11:00am. Interment, Sacred Heart Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to the Westin Hotel, 100 W. Gate Circle, Annapolis, MD from 1 to 4 after the interment. If desired, contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Rd 2nd Fl., Princeton, NJ 08540. -

Maria Shields Sets Running Record

    Davidsonville resident Maria Shields was featured on Tuesday's Fox 45 News segment "Get Fit With Fox."

    The main reason for the feature was Maria's setting of American records for the 60-64 age group for the number of miles run in a 24-hour period. She accomplished this at the "Across the Years" 24-hour run staged at the Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 28-29. She was also first female finisher and sixth overall in the event.

    Running on a loop course of almost 1.05 miles, she covered 106.55 miles in 24 hours. Along the way, she also set the 60-64 age group records for miles covered in 12 hours: 75.5.

    Shields was interviewed by Danny Lee from the Crofton Gold's Gym who helped get her ready for the event, as she completed the X-Factor training available at the gym.

    Maria will try for the 50K record on May 30 when she competes in a track run in Pennsylvania. Be sure to congratulate her on her accomplishments the next time you see her – she'll be the one wearing the big smile. Think about the focus she was able to maintain when most of us would not have even considered such an undertaking.

    In 2014, Shields ran 2,239 miles, which places her in third place overall for miles run by Anne Arundel County women.
    There have been several previous articles about Maria in recent years.  Use the Search feature to find them. 

Most Expensive Home For Sale

    Currently the most expensive home in Davidsonville  for sale is at 507 Broadstream.    This a bank owned repossession containing five bedrooms and five baths listed at $1,350,000.

Suspect In Davidsonville Theft

From A. A. Co. Police Dept

Let's turn up the "Heat" on this guy!

On December 30, 2014 around 12:20 p.m., the suspect pictured was captured on surveillance video at a business in Annapolis, MD conducting transactions on a stolen credit/debit card. Multiple fraudulent transactions were then conducted throughout the Annapolis area with the victim’s stolen card(s). The victim believes the wallet was taken in Davidsonville.

Anyone with information on the identity of the above suspect(s) is asked to contact Detective G. Pamer at Western D.D.U. office: 410-222-6155, or email at P91747@aacounty.org

Bradley Nelson Named To Dean's List.

    Bradley Nelson of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list at Shepard University for the fall semester.  He was a 2011 graduate of South River High and expects to graduate this year with a degree in Fitness and Exercise Science.

Connor Cox Named To Dean's List

    Connor Cox of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at the University of Dayton.

Rotary Club IndieGoGo Campaign

We are down to the last 40 hours of the  T3's Big Dream with Haiti IndieGoGo online campaign.   If you have already donated, THANK YOU!  You brought the 'T3's BIG DREAM with Haiti' team one step further to making their campaign happen!   According to the World Bank, in 2013 the Gross National Income per capita in Haiti  was about $1,720, compared to the US at $53,750.      If you are interested in donating to the IndieGoGo campaign, there is still time.  You can rest assured that your kindness will go towards a productive and worthy cause.    Check out "T3's BIG DREAM with Haiti" on Indiegogo    A  donation of $20 puts you on their "Wall of Thanks"     Fr. Alexis will visit and the speaker at our Rotary meeting on  Thursday Feb 12 at 7:30am at Killarney House in Davidsonville, MD.  Join us to learn more!      4 min video on the project and their goals for the future.    _______________________________________________ Keep up with the T3 with Haiti online

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

Recent Davidsonville home sales include:

1)  A two story home on .93 acres at 2425 Pebblebrook Ct. was sold by NVR Inc. to Raymond Elsey and Carolyn Smith for $1,136,005.

2)  A two story home on 1.37 acre at 3332 Strawberry Run was sold by David Cloutier to Roger Law for $500,000.

Farm Bureau Dedicates Davidsonville Bldg

    On Dec. 30,  over 100 farm owners and dignitaries gathered in Davidsonville for the dedication of the new state headquarters  for the Maryland Farm Bureau.  The former meeting room of the building previously owned by the Ruritan Club has been converted into offices for ten employees. 

    The website for the MD farm bureau is at:  http://mdfarmbureau.com/

Danielle Piccirilli Named To Dean's List

Danielle Piccirilli of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Bucknel University.  She is the daughter of Vincent and Diane Piccirilli.

Elizabeth Duswalt Named to Dean's List

Elizabeth Duswalt  of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Bucknell University.  She is the daughter of James and Terri Duswalt.

Macey Yates Named to Dean's List

Macey Yates of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at York College of Pennsylvania.    Macey is a junior majoring in biology.

Bailey Falk Makes Dean's List

Bailey Falk of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Lehigh University.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

Recent Davidsonville home sales include:

1)  A one story home with no basement on 2.29 acres at 2925 Conne Mara was sold by William Marr to Vant Consulting LLC for $625,000.

2)  A two story home on .5 acre at 3228 Chalford Court was sold by Jason and Lori Frankl to David and Heidi Marcozzi for $747,000.

Musician Bob Sima

    Musician Bob Sima of Davidsonville keeps busy.  You can see his schedule on his website at: http://www.bobsima.com/schedule/

Amber Kovalick At UMBC

    Amber Kovalick of Davidsonville is on the women's lacrosse roster for 2015 at UMBC.   The 5' 8" sophomore played at South River and plays M/D.
    Her bio can be read at:
http://umbcretrievers.com/sports/wlax/2014-15/bios/kovalick_amber_xlze

Seth Makin At UMBC

    Seth Makin of Davidsonville is on the 2015 UMBC Retrievers Lacrosse team.  The 5' 9" 180 lb. senior played at South River High School
    His bio can be read at:
http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/mlax/2014-15/bios/mackin_seth_bpok

Billy O'Hara At UMBC

    Billy O'Hara of Davidsonville is on the 2015 Lacrosse roster for the UMBC Retrievers.  The 6' 1" 170 lb. freshman plays on defense.  He attended South River High.

Green Expo March 14, 2015

GREEN EXPO, 2015

Saturday, March 14, 2015, 10:00-2:00

Davidsonville Elementary School

   DACA will give away 400 trees--bald cypress,  redbud, Siberian crabapple, and willow oak– to the

first 400 arrivals at the Expo.  Pinnacle Promotions will provide re-usable grocery bags for attendees to carry away their purchases and free handouts from the exhibitors.  Killarney House will sponsor a children's poster contest and will offer gift certificates to three winners: $50 for first place, $25 for second and third places, for meals to be served at the restaurant on Central Avenue.

  Go to    www.daca-md.org   o r    www.davidsonvillemaryland.org and click on Green Expo 2015; scroll down to the word Form under the gray box; click on it to see the flyer.

Anne Buffington To Exhibit Art Work

    Anne Buffington will stage an exhibit of her artwork  open to the public for two weeks fromJanuary 25 through February 8 including weekends,  

9:30 until 2:30 in the Parish House at 3600 SolomonsvbIsland Road.

    Anne will host a reception at coffee hour after the 10:30 Sunday service, starting

around noon on January 25.

Home of the Week

    The Davidsonville home of John Sima and Shannon Plummer is this week's Capital-Gazette Home of the Week.  For a gallery of photos and complete description of the home,  go to:


http://www.capitalgazette.com/lifestyle/home_garden/ph-ac-cc-how-sima-plummer-0117-20150117,0,5445005.story

Nick Stroup Is Teen Of The Week

   Davidsonville resident Nick Stroup, 18, a senior at Indian Creek Upper School and co-captain of its varsity cross country team, is this week's Capital-Gazette Teen of the Week.
    Nick has consistently placed high in area 5K and 10K runs.
http://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-tow-nicholas-stroup-0116-20150115,0,6520187.story

Bethany Edmondson On URI Dean's List

Bethany G. Edmondson of Davidsonville, MD was named to the University of Rhode Island  Fall 2014 Dean's List.

Robert Trotter Passes Away

    Robert Frank Trotter Sr., 70, of Davidsonville, died at 11:40 PM, Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD.
    He was born January 9, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, to John and Ruth Trotter.
    He married Barbara Rowles on June 25, 1967 and she survives. Also surviving are his daughter Anne-Marie Yocom-Grill of Reading, PA and husband Frank Grill, his son Robert Trotter Jr. of Gardiner, MT and wife Robin Trotter. Along with his three grandchildren Natalie-Anne Yocom, J.T. Yocom and Braelin Grill, and his sister Elizabeth Trotter Rucker of Arnold, MD. Robert willingly served his country for 23 years before retiring as a Lt Colonel in the United States Army. He then went on to have a fulfilling career in the civilian computer industry for 21 years.
    A Celebration of Life will be held on January 18, 2015 from 2:00-5:00PM at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront, 80 Compromise Street Annapolis MD 21401. Please join us for a late lite lunch as we celebrate Bob's life. There will be a time of sharing and remembering beginning at 3:30 PM. He will be laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery, date and time TBD. www.hardestyfuneralhome.com In lieu of any flowers please send memorial contributions to the Amyloidosis Center, 72 East Concord Street, K-503 Boston, MA 02118 or online at www.bu.edu/amyloid.

Ryan Patrick O'Connor Passes Away

    Ryan Patrick O'Connor, 28, a lifelong resident of Davidsonville, died suddenly on December 22, 2014.
    Born in Clinton, MD only minutes before midnight on November 9, 1986, Ryan was the older of twins. His brother, Kyle, was born 4 minutes later on November 10.
    Ryan was a 2004 graduate of South River High School and then went on to take college courses at Anne Arundel Community College. He lived by the philosophy "never give up." Ryan enjoyed all sports. He played baseball, football, lacrosse, basketball and soccer, and was an avid Redskins fan. He also had a passion for helping the elderly and people with disabilities.
    Ryan was preceded in death by his brother, Kyle, and his grandparents Frank and Marcelle O'Connor and Donald and Gladys Bulmer. He is survived by his parents, Kevin and Robyn O'Connor; the love of his life, Tricia Masters; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
    Friends are invited to Ryan's Life Celebration from 11 a.m. until a Mass of Christian Burial is offered at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 30 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends donations in Ryan's memory to the Little sisters of Jesus and Mary, P.O. Box 1755, Salisbury, MD 21802. An online guestbook is available at www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

Thomas Kreidler Passes Away

    Thomas "TK" Kreidler, 65, a ten year resident of Davidsonville, MD and formerly of Edgewater, MD died on January 7, 2015 at the Mandrin Inpatient Care Center in Harwood, MD after a twelve year battle with cancer.
    Born in Dansville, NY on May 19, 1949, TK graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He was as a Vice President at Sun Microsystems, Inc. for 15 years, the Vice President and General Manager at Juniper Networks, Inc. and the Vice President of Sales at Lumeta Corporation. Most recently, TK had been the Vice President of Government Sales at General Dynamics since January of 2012. He served on the Boards of Directors for the National and International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, The National Science Center and St. Mary's College. He was a member of AFCEA, SASA, the Navy League and in his spare time enjoyed golfing, sailing, skiing, fishing, hunting and horseback riding.
    He is survived by his wife, Carol Kreidler, whom he married on July 15, 1977; his three daughters, Katie Kreidler of Baltimore, MD, Kassy Scalone and her husband, Joe of Edgewater, MD and Carey Kreidler of Davidsonville, MD; his parents, Walter and Ruth Kreidler of Grand Junction, CO; his grandson, Liam Scalone and two brothers, Lee and Richard Kreidler both of Grand Junction, CO.          
    Friends are invited to TK's Life Celebration from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, January 16 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD where his funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 17. Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens in Davidsonville, MD. An online guestbook is available at: www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

Clarita Huntington Passes Away

    On Monday, January 5, 2015. The beloved wife of Lt. Col. Theodore L. Huntington, USA (Ret.); mother of Julie Vallario, Joe, Jay and Jeff Huntington; sister of Carmen Bueron. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
    Friends are invited to Clarita's Life Celebration from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Davidsonville, MD. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation (alzinfo.org). Online guestbook is available at: www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

Frederick Deutsch Passes Away

    Frederick Marc Deutsch, age 94, died December 26,2014 at his residence in Davidsonville, MD.       
    He is survived by his wife Leoda M. Deutsch, 2 sons Richard L.and Gary (Eileen ) Deutsch. Also survived by his sister Julia Goldstein and 3 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Frederick Solomon and Etta Marburg Deutsch and his brother Seymour Deutsch.
    Funeral Services will be held at 10 am on Monday December 29,2014 at the Hardesty Funeral Home P.A. 12 Ridgely Ave Annapolis, MD 21401. Burial will be St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Edinburg, VA . Contributions are suggested to the Johns Hopkins Neurology Charitable Giving Program(443-287-7877).

Margaret C, "Peggy" Demme Passes Away

    On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, of Silver Spring, MD and formerly of Davidsonville, MD. Beloved mother of Wendy Conti (Mario), Britt Byrne (Kip), and Tammy Byrne (Jordan Green); dear grandmother of James and Adam Conti, Zachary and Tyler Green, Seamus and Aidan Byrne. Family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512 NW Crain Hwy. (Rte. 3 South), Bowie, MD on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 3 to 4:30pm, with a Memorial Service at 4:30pm. Interment private. If desired, contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850 and indicate "Casey House" on the memo line.

Gina Gaddis Applies For Central Comm.

From the Capital-Gazette:

    The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee will interview candidates for Board of Elections positions that expire on 2015.

    Seven candidates will be interviewed with a minimum of four of their names sent along to Governor-elect Larry Hogan, who will request nominess after he takes office on Jan. 21.

    Nathan Volke, Central Committee Chairman, said he hopes to have the candidates selected quickly after the the interviews, but his nominees won't be required until Hogan requests them.

    The Board of Elections is made up of five members, which will be three Republicans and two Democrats since the acting governor will be Republican once O'Malley leaves office.

    The seven candidates interviewing are:

• William Voelp of Pasadena, currently on Board of Elections
• Brenda Yarema of Pasadena, former candidate for Anne Arundel Republican Central Committee
• Terry DeGraw of Glen Burnie, former delegate candidate for District 31A
• Gina Cook Faddis of Davidsonville, self-employed for Artemis, LLC
• Gerald Starr of Linthicum, former Anne Arundel Republican Central Committee member 
• Vic Bernson of Millersville, former delegate candidate for District 33
• P. Tyson Bennett of Annapolis, county school board attorney.

Rachael Hughes On Dean's List

Rachael Hughes of Davidsonville was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Berry College.

Military Bowl 5K Winners.

    Macy Yates of Davidsonville won the 50-59 female age group in the Military Bowl 5K race prior to the Military Bowl being played in Annapolis.

MILITARY BOWL 5K/Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (319 finishers), Dec. 27

Top 3 Overall Male Finishers: 1. Brian Kelly, Arnold 15:51; 2. Luke Holman, McClean, VA 17:01; 3. Jake Kloman, Sterling, VA 17:57

Top 3 Overall Female Finishers: 1. Rachael Hughen, nfi 21:09; 2. Ivy Kusler, Annapolis 22:58; 3. Veronica Richards, Cincinnati 23:31

Age Group Winners:

13 & under: Male – Sean Groenninger, South Riding, VA 25:51; Female – Lena Grossi, Wilmington, DE 28:00

14-19: Male – Donovan Foley, nfi 18:13

20-29: Male – Brian Welch, Richmond, VA 18:45; Female – Lisa Fox, nfi 24:22

30-39: Male – Craig Dressler, nfi 19:12; Female – Krista Sermon, Annapolis 25:04

40-49: Male – Brian Shadrick, Ellicott City 18:26; Female – Elaine Bixby, nfi 23:45

50-59: Male – Todd Morin, Wash, DC 19:28; Female – Macy Yates, Davidsonville 23:47

60-69: Male – Kenneth Riley, Galesburg, IL 25:13

70 & over: Female – Molly Sherwood, Annapolis 31:27

Wildlife Sanctuary Needs Volunteers

    The Davidsonville Wildlife Sanctuary is looking for volunteers.  This nonprofit organization helps injured and orphaned animals by treating them, raising and caring for them, and releasing them back into the wild. If release is not an option they are provided permanent homes at the sanctuary or elsewhere. Volunteers ages 18 and older who can commit to at least one morning per week are needed for ongoing animal care including feeding, watering, and cleaning for a wide variety of animals. For more information, contact D. Riley at aesopf@msn.com, 410-798-0193 or visit http://www.wildlifesanctuary.us/dws.

Tom Angelis Applies For School Board Opening

    A record number of people have applied for two open positions on the A. A. Co. School Board.  Among the 35 applicants is Tom Angelis of Davidsonville who is one of ten applicants for the District 33 seat. 
    For more info, go to:  http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/schools/ph-ac-cn-board-of-ed-seat-0109-20150109,0,4267700.story

Barn Fire On Gov. Br. Rd.

From the Capital-Gazette:

    A fire caused an estimated $20,000 worth of damage to a barn early Tuesday morning in Davidsonville.

    Firefighters responded to the 700 block of Governor's Bridge Road at 5:45 a.m. where they found a 20-by-20 foot barn engulfed in flames. It took 25 firefighters about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze, fire officials said.

    The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental.

Banjamin Bray Sentenced To 8 Years

From the Capital-Gazette:

    A 30-year-old Davidsonville man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute drugs and possessing a pipe bomb.

     Benjamin K. Bray was sentenced to eight years, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, heroin and oxycodone, as well as being a felon in possession of an explosive device, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore said Monday.

     From at least Jan. 2011 through Dec. 2012, Bray conspired with John Frank Jenkins, 31, of College Park, and others to distribute oxycodone. Bray and his co-conspirators would present forged prescriptions for oxycodone at pharmacies twice a week, using some of the drugs and selling the rest, prosecutors said.

    At some point Bray began using and selling heroin as a cheaper substitute for the prescription drugs, prosecutors said.

    In December 2012, after Jenkins was unable to collect on a $50 drug debt by one of his customers, Bray exploded a pipe bomb on the front porch of the customer's home. The explosion damaged the home's door.

    The customer had been inside the home sleeping at the time, prosecutors said.

Jenkins was previously sentenced for to 121 months in prison followed by 14 months of home detention and three years of supervised release for his part in the scheme, prosecutors said.