COVID-19 Testing At Fed Ex Field

Officials said the screening site is designed to alleviate the pressure on primary care physicians, hospitals and health care facilities. This site is primarily a screening area that will have limited testing capabilities for those people who meet stringent CDC testing guidelines.

Appointments are required. Walkups exhibiting no symptoms will not be tested.

People with prescriptions from primary care physicians or other health care providers need to make an appointment through the Prince George's County Health Department's COVID-19 hotline and telehealth services by calling 301-883-6627.

If the caller meets CDC testing guidelines, they will receive an appointment time and an appointment number (from one to 100 -- the person must keep their assigned appointment number) to go to the FedExField site on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

Persons must show up at their appointment time, with their appointment number and be able to answer questions based on their telehealth screening.

People who meet testing requirements outlined by the CDC will be tested and will be given instructions on home self-care and social distancing.

Those who do not meet CDC guidelines will not be tested. People who do not meet criteria but are symptomatic will receive instructions on home self-care and self-isolation, as needed.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

1)    A 1 1/2 story home without basement on .87 acre at 3417 Riva Road sold by Audrey Shepherd to Twum Gideon and Leia Braggins for $415,000.

2)    A two story home on 4.56 acres at 3318 Royale Glen Ct. sold by Timothy Fritz to Eric Miller and Mary Sim for $915,000.

Arrest In D'Ville Burglary

DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Anne Arundel County have arrested a Crofton man who allegedly burglarized a garage at a Davidsonville home.

Police were called Thursday at around 6 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person in the area of Howard Grove Road and Liberty Nest Court in Davidsonville.

When officers arrived, they found a man walking down the street who appeared to be intoxicated carrying a jacket above his head.

After further investigation, officers had reason to believe the suspect had burglarized a garage at a residence in the 2500 block of Howard Grove Road, and had tampered with a vehicle parked in a neighboring driveway.

Officers said the jacket the suspect was carrying was stolen from the garage. The suspect was arrested and transported to Southern District for processing.

Jack Tremaine Owen, of Crofton, has been charged with second and fourth-degree burglary, rouge and vagabond and theft of less than $100.

Disinfecting Groceries

Thousands are dying and tens of thousands will suffer serious lung injuries from COVID-19.

The virus is not slowing down.  Obviously there are many people out there not taking this virus very seriously and are spreading it around.   Any grocery store you enter will have at least some of the virus,  most likely on food or food containers.  So you should disinfect those containers once you get back home.

Here's a link to a video that tells how to decontaminate your groceries (and take-out food):

https://youtu.be/sjDuwc9KBps

It's presented by a family physician showing techniques used in hospitals to prevent spread of viruses.

Martin Zehner Passes Away

    Martin A. Zehner Jr. of Davidsonville, Maryland passed away Sunday March 15th 2020 at the age of 94. 
    He was born September 6, 1925 in Gerolzhofen Germany to Maria (Frederick) and Martin Zehner. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1928. He became a life-long farmer, leaving school in the 6th grade out of necessity to work the family farm. The family farm in Davidsonville was established in 1936 and Martin lived on and worked that farm until his passing. 
    He was the beloved husband of the late Francis L. Zehner and Hilda M. Zehner and the loving father of Martin L. Zehner. He was the brother of Eugene M. Zehner of Seabrook, Maryland, and the late Frederick G. Zehner of Huntingtown, Maryland. He is also survived by three granddaughters, Nicole Zehner, Mary Zehner and Sarah Zehner, three great grandsons, a niece, nephews and numerous other family and friends. 
    He was well known throughout the county and the state for his highly successful farming practices. He was the epitome of a successful farmer. He was passionate to share his knowledge with others particularly younger farmers to enhance their abilities. He helped forge the way for other farmers by staunchly advocating for farmers in the legislative arena both locally and statewide. He served on numerous committees and boards and received many awards such as Secretary of the Anne Arundel County Farmer's Co-Op, President of Davidsonville Civic Association and Anne Arundel County Agricultural Development Advisory Committee. He also won numerous Farm Bureau awards, Conservation Cooperator of the Year, Anne Arundel County's Most Beautiful Person Award and the Secretary's Citation from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. One of his last and most treasured accomplishments was being one of the initial founders of the Anne Arundel County Farmer's Market of which he was the president for many years, retiring only recently.     
    He will be sorely missed by his family and all that knew him for his warmth, wisdom and willingness to help others. He would share his passion of farming intermingled with his detailed personal knowledge of history to impart his invaluable wisdom on those fortunate enough to have heard it. 
    Due to the current pandemic, services and interment are private. The family is planning a celebration of his life to be held on his birthday September 6th of this year.

Assault In D'Ville

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — An altercation occurred in Davidsonville near Patuxent Manor Road and Manor View Road March 25 shortly after midnight. The 911 caller wasn't involved in the fight, but indicated that it had already ended and both parties were leaving. Anne Arundel County police officers found the victim approximately 20 minutes after the incident was reported and he declined medical treatment.

The victim told officers that he was walking home from a friend's house when he was tackled from behind and struck several times in the face while on the ground. The victim also had his backpack stolen.

George "Tommy" Beall Passes Away

    George Thomas "Tommy" Beall, 56, of Riva, MD passed away on March 22, 2020. Tommy passed on his mother's birthday surrounded by loved ones at his home of 27 years.
    Born on October 29, 1963 in Cheverly, MD to the late Ernest and Linda Beall, Tommy, also known as "Brush", attended South River High School and took classes at Montgomery Community College. He proudly worked as a building engineer at the National Institute of Health for 25 years. Tommy was an avid football and Nascar fan who followed the Washington Redskins and Dale Earnhart Sr. and Jr. He also enjoyed riding motorcycles, hunting, painting, and bowling. Tommy was faithful to the Chesapeake Christian Fellowship in Davidsonville, MD. He was a 32-year member of the Kingsman Motorcycle Club. He was also a member of the Annapolis Moose Lodge #296 and the Kent Island Elks Club, where he would participate regularly in their annual turkey shoot.
    Tommy is survived by his best friend for the past 34 years and loving wife for the past 22 years, Karen Beall; one son and two daughters, Thomas "Eddie", Christina, and Lindsey Beall; two grandchildren, Chloe and Cruz Aisquith. three brothers and one sister, Stephen, Franklin, and Russell Beall, and Patricia Taylor. The family would also like to recognize Patricia Fritz, who lovingly assisted in taking care of Tommy for the last few years. 
    Due to the coronavirus restrictions, a memorial will be held for Tommy at a later date. 

Scam Calls Not AA Co Police

Officers with the Anne Arundel County Police Department are reporting a scam involving the department. Several phone calls have been made to victims where the caller claimed to be an Anne Arundel County sheriff and that the victim has missed jury duty.

On at least one occasion, the caller stated that the victim would be "federally charged" if they hung up the phone. The Anne Arundel County Police Department stated on Facebook that this is false.

"Hang up and please do NOT give out any personal information," the department advised.

For more information, to report any similar instances or for verification of the validity of such a call, contact the police department at 410-222-1490.

Message From Holy Family Church

Dear Friends, A few things upcoming:

1. DRIVE-THROUGH BENEDICTION: Since Thursday nite, Mar 26 looks like one of the few nites we won’t have rain later this week, we are going to set up outdoor, drive-by Benediction from 7:05pm-8pm.
From 6:30pm-7pm we'll have a "virtual" Exposition/Adoration/and Benedition from the church with music. You can watch that through the facebook page. Then you can drive up to Holy Family and drive by the balcony off of the back of Unity Hall at the back of the church and I'll be there with the monstrance to give you and yours -- in your car, staying in your car -- a blessing.
You can also go to my office window, in the wing of the church office complex closest to the old chapel, to see the monstrance or a small tabernacle exposed 24/7.

2. ON WED MAR 25, after daily mass at 9am, we will have a “conversation about faith for families during the time of the Coronavirus” with Ms. Erin Bright, who is the campus minister at DeMatha High School. This conversation will be about 20 mins long.

3. DRIVE THROUGH CONFESSIONS: We will be having confessions at 7pm – 830pm each Wednesday and 3 – 430pm on Saturday. WE WILL HAVE TWO PRIESTS EACH DAY. Also on Apr. 1 we will have confessions from 945am – 11am. Just drive to the traffic circle at the front of the church and follow the signs. It all has gone really smoothly so far.

4. And we will livestream weekend mass on Sat nite at 5pm, daily mass M-F at 9am and Stations of the Cross on Fridays at noon each week.

God bless,

Fr. Andy

Recent Davidsonville Home Sale

    A recent Davidsonville home sale was a two story home on .50 acre at 1334 Anglessy Dr. sold by Eric Grey to  Joseph and Jennifer Grey for $730,000.

Jack Burton Passes Away

     Jack Burton, a former physics teacher at Broadneck H.S. in Cape St Clair, died Jan. 4, 2019, from metastatic colon cancer. He was 82. 
    Born in Rochester, NY, Burton attended Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on scholarship for two years intending to be a mechanical engineer. Instead, in 1955, he transferred to SUNY Albany and completed his bachelor's in English and speech in 1960. While at Albany, he taught at Arthur Murray Studio where he met his first wife and taught ballroom dance throughout his life. He earned the first master's in Fine Arts (MFA) in stage direction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1962 despite a bout with tuberculosis. Primarily a teacher, Burton worked at Onteora High School (NY), Kingston High School (NY), Westminster College (Fulton, Mo.), Moorhead State College (Minnesota), directing numerous high school, college and community theater productions of opera, musical theater and plays as well as directing the Miss New York State pageant (Miss America preliminary) for three years, over the course of his career. From 1970 to 1983, he taught English and film study at Horace Greeley in Chappaqua, NY. After leaving Greeley, his work at RIT provided enough credits to be certified to teach AP physics, general physics and physical science from 1983 to 1998 at Broadneck High School. From 1989 to 1998, he was the school's Science Department chairman and assisted with the design of the new science wing. He retired from teaching in 1998. Over the next 20 years, he held numerous volunteer positions at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., taught homebound students, performed as General George Washington for a local special events company owned by his daughter, and wrote film curriculum for Journeys in Film, a company providing materials on popular films for classroom use. 
    Mr. Burton is survived by his wife, Doris, of Davidsonville, Md.; three children from his first marriage to the late Georgina Dodd Burton, Pamela Moore (Steve) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Gregory (Erin) of Rosendale, N.Y. and Antony (Jackie) of Pleasantville; and three grandsons, Connor, Ryan and Jacob. 
    A memorial service was held Mar. 23, 2019, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake at 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Md. 21122 or to the Historic Preservation Fund of St. Mark's Church.

Tree Give-a-way On Sat.

The Davidsonville Area Civic Association has postponed their Green Expo this weekend, but they are still giving away 500 trees (saplings) at Homestead Gardens TOMORROW, March 21st, from 11am to 2pm!

Drive-In Covid-19 Testing

If you think you have the COVID-19 and want to be tested,  there is a place in Gambrills where you can drive up with your car to be tested.  However,  they can do only a few a day and you have to have an appt.  For more info,  go to: 
https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-anne-arundel-county-coronavirus-drive-thru-location-20200320-v2s6h2e36rb4ri5pjzug4etese-story.html

Looking For Health Care Volunteers

    The Maryland Department of Health wants health care professionals who want to volunteer as first responders to provide services during a disaster or emergency situation.

On Friday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s office asked health care practitioners to be a part of the Maryland Responds Medical Reserve Corps. Hogan spokesman Mike Ricci said the state is accepting online registration from retired and inactive health care professionals as well.

    The creation of the Medical Reserve Corps comes as one of Hogan’s emergency actions in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The virus, which has accounted for more than 10,000 deaths worldwide, is said to be more fatal to seniors and those with compromised immune systems.

Killarney House Update

Customer Update Thursday March 19th

First of all we appreciate the love and support you are showing our Restaurant and staff
This is why we love being apart of this community

All of us at our restaurants are trying to stay positive and continue to live our lives and still stay safe regarding social distancing restrictions place on us and on you our customers and friends. We are adapting our company, restaurant operations and what all of us do each day as fast as life throws a new curve at us.

Yesterday we spent a number of hours working on new meals and menus to offer our customers a great product that you can enjoy in the safety of your own home. We realize that this is in everybody’s best interest and we are adapting to that and making it possible to still enjoy what you use to go out for in the safety of your own home

Our new menu will be released by tomorrow evening for you to get your favorite Irish Restaurant meals. For those that were unable to get their St Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage or Fish and Chips on the day itself we will have plenty of that available and ready for you to pick up curbside or have delivered today and this weekend.

We thank you for your continued support and want to make sure that you know we are not going anywhere and that we and our teams at each restaurant are still working on new ideas to provide to you what it is that we do best and that is our food.

We know you already miss sharing a beverage with a friend, the pub conversation and most of all a great pint of Guinness and we are delighted to announce that emergency legislation now allows us to sell alcohol with all of our take-out orders. In addition to our already in stock supplies of regular six packs of beer, bottles of wine and remaining supplies of our famous eggnog we are bringing in special beer growlers so that we can sell some for our extensive draft beer selections. These growlers will first be introduced at Galway Bay with expansion plans for the other restaurants. Please check with one of our bartenders or servers, who are now take-out specialists, for your favorite beverage to pick up with your meals.

We can’t thank you enough for your support as we all work our way through this extremely unique time

Please be safe in what you do every day

All of us at the Irish Restaurant Compan

424 Fatal Accident--Christina Lay

    Christina Michele Lay "Tina", died on Monday, March 16 in Baltimore, MD. Born on May 22, 1970 in Annapolis, MD to James E. and Linda Stoinoff Smith, 
    Tina graduated from South River High School in 1988 and Slippery Rock University in 1992. She was a member of American Legion Cummings-Behlke Post 226 in Mayo, MD and was a volunteer advocate for Multiple Sclerosis. In her spare time, Tina enjoyed crafting, baking and traveling. 
    In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Christopher E. and Michael W. Smith; her companion, Robert Hopkins and her nephews, Jacob, Brendan, Benjamin, and Harrison Smith. 
    Because of the guidelines set by Gov. Hogan, all services for Tina are private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Legion Cummings-Behlke Post 226, P.O. Box 66, Mayo, MD 21106 or the MS Society, 375 Kings Highway, N. Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. 

Notice From Killarney House

Notice for Tue Evening, 3/17, St Patty's Day

At this time due to the number of orders at Killarney House we will have to suspend ordering through Facebook or email so please call the restaurant directly

We are on a minimum of one and a half hour wait for orders

Thank you for your patience we honestly did not expect to be his busy with carry out and are doing our best to satisfy all orders as quickly as possible

Thank you u for your patience

Harvest Thyme Still Open

We are open 1130am til 9pm for any takeout needs, including beer, wine and spirits.
443 203-6846

One Dies In 424 Accident

    From WMAR News:
    DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a deadly crash Monday in Davidsonville.

    Officers responded to the scene around 5:24 p.m. near MD 424 and Rutland Road.  Investigators learned that a 17-year-old was driving a Honda Civic, northbound on Davidsonville Road when they crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Honda CR-V driven by 49-year-old Christina Michele Lay of Edgewater.

    Lay was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where she later died.  The 17-year-old was also taken to Shock Trauma with serious injuries.

    At this time, speed and alcohol are not believed to be a contributing factor. The crash remains under investigation.

   

Expert Coronavirus Advice

From a graduate with a master's degree and who worked in Shenzhen Hospital (Guangdong Province, China) sent the following notes on Coronavirus for guidance:

1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold

2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.

3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 78.8 +degrees. It hates the Sun.

4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.

5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.

6. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it. Sneeze into a sleeve? Wash the garment.

7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.

8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on. Adults touch their face up to 90 times in an hour

9. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.

10. Can't emphasize enough - drink plenty of water!

THE SYMPTOMS -

1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days

2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.

3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.

4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sales

1)    A two story home on 2.01 acres at 720 Sharpsburg sold by Robert Bold, Trustee to James and Katie McElree for $625,000.

2)   A two story home on 2.55 acres at 3325 Strawberry Run sold by Denise Mileski to John Goldberg for $780,000.

Amy Deluca Passes Away

    Amy Louise DeLuca, 55, of Davidsonville, MD and previously of Boston, MA passed away on Thursday, March 11 at home surrounded by her family. 
    Born on September 27, 1964 in Boston to the late John Paul and Carole Frances O'Toole DeLuca, Amy was a parishioner at Holy Family Catholic Church in Davidsonville, MD and formerly at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Weymouth, MA. She worked in the bakery department at Wegmans Super Market for several years and enjoyed making people smile.      She is survived by her sister, Margaret "Peg" DeLuca Klein of Davidsonville, MD; her nephews, Brendan Klein of Crystal City, VA and John Paul DeLuca of Boston, MA and her nieces, Caroline DeLuca Ruiz of Davidsonville, MD, Julia Carole MacDougall of Worcester, MA and Jillian MacDougall of Amherst, MA. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Paula Mary DeLuca and Joan DeLuca MacDougall. 
    Friends are invited to celebrate Amy's life at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Wednesday, March 18 from 3 pm until her memorial service begins at 5 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to WORK, Inc., ATTN: Susan Buckley, 25 Beach St, Dorchester, MA 02122.

Family Searches For Ryan Larkin Answer

Frank and Jill Larkin’s son, Ryan, died on a spring day in 2017 in their home in Davidsonville, Maryland.

They found him in the basement. He’d put on his Navy SEAL Team 7 T-shirt and his red, white and blue board shorts and then asphyxiated himself next to a shadow box of the medals, patches and insignias from his service as a sniper and medic. He was 29.

“I have no words to say anymore and I feel like nobody has truly listened to my story,” Ryan wrote in 2016, while in treatment for alcohol abuse. For years he was plagued by headaches, sleeplessness and memory loss. In all caps and underlined, he wrote, “I NEED TREATMENT FOR PTSD & TBI.”

Ryan was certain something was wrong with his brain and just as frustrated by his inability to prove it. He searched fruitlessly online for more and more information about traumatic brain injuries and “breacher syndrome,” so-named for the problems that plague the military personnel responsible for “breaching” — or using explosives to enter — a building.

He longed for his headaches to end. He longed for a good night’s sleep.

In the years before his death, Ryan saw multiple doctors, first through the Navy and then the Department of Veterans Affairs. But tests for a brain injury came back negative. Whatever suspicion he had, the doctors agreed, was just in his head.

But he wasn’t convinced. He instructed his family that, when he did die, they were to donate his brain to research.

“He knew exactly what he was doing the day he took his life,” dad Frank tells PEOPLE. “He was trying to call attention to teammates who were struggling. He didn’t want his boys to go through what he was going through.”

You can read the rest of this article at:  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/keep-telling-m-crazy-navy-111819766.html

Gov Hogan Covid-19 Actions

RAISING MEMA ACTIVATION LEVEL TO FULL: Maryland Emergency Management will move to its highest activation level to mobilize all state resources and coordinate response resources with counties and local officials.

ACTIVATION OF NATIONAL GUARD: The National Guard is activated to move to its highest state of readiness. It's not clear which units will be called on, but it won't be the entire Guard, Hogan said. Some units may respond to medical needs, while some will help with food transport.

PROHIBITION ON MASS GATHERINGS AND CLOSURE OF SENIOR CENTERS: Effective immediately, gatherings of more than 250 people, including social, community, spiritual, religious, recreational, leisure, and sporting gatherings, are prohibited at all locations and venues.

·                         Planned large gatherings and events must be canceled or postponed until the state of emergency ends.

·                         All senior citizen activities centers will close beginning Friday, March 13, until he state of emergency ends.

CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS: State Superintendent Karen Salmon said starting March 16, all schools throughout Maryland will close through Friday, March 27.

·                         During the school closure, all school buildings and buses should be cleaned and disinfected to prevent spread of the virus upon the return of students and staff to school. The office also recommends that days previously scheduled for school closure during spring break be used as days off during this identified timeframe.

·                         Administrators, faculty, staff, and parents/guardians should begin to immediately prepare for and implement measures for the continuity of educational services during a prolonged period of school closure.

·                         Plans regarding childcare services are being developed by MSDE at this time to ensure that the children of emergency services personnel have access to childcare throughout a prolonged period of school closure.

CLOSURE OF CRUISE TERMINAL AT PORT OF BALTIMORE: No passenger or crew member will be allowed to disembark at any terminal at the Port of Baltimore from any passenger vessel that has made a call at port outside of the United States since Jan. 31. The Baltimore cruise ship terminal will close until further notice.

The only exceptions are the Carnival Pride and the RCL Grandeur of the Seas, which are due to return to port in the coming days, provided that no person on board such vessel has a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 or is under investigation for the virus.

EXTENSION OF PERMITTING DEADLINES: Because renewing expiring permits or licenses often requires the public to enter public buildings and interact with state employees, all licenses, permits, registrations, and other authorizations issued by state agencies that would expire during the current state of emergency will be extended until the 30th day after the state of emergency is lifted. Read the executive order.

HOSPITAL VISITATION POLICIES: Hospitals should limit visitation, including:

·                         No one under the age of 18 is permitted to visit, including in all waiting areas and common spaces.

·                         Only one adult visitor per patient in all areas of the hospital.

·                         Visitors should be screened for flu-like symptoms.

·                         Visitors who have traveled internationally may not visit for 14 days after arrival into the United States.

SUSPENSION OF VISITS TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is suspending all visits to its correctional facilities effective immediately. The department will provide free phone calls and video visitation for inmates.

·                         There have been no cases of coronavirus in our correctional facilities.

·                         At this time, facility programming will continue on a case-by-case basis.

·                         DPSCS will re-evaluate the situation often in an effort to restore normal visits as soon as possible.

TELEWORK FOR NON-ESSENTIAL STATE EMPLOYEES: Mandatory telework will begin March 13 across state agencies for all non-essential state employees.

The measures came after authorities uncovered the state's first case of the new coronavirus spreading to someone with no exposure to the disease via travel or an infected person. Hogan said midday Thursday that the first case of what is called the community transmission of COVID-19 is a Prince George's County resident whose illness was confirmed Wednesday night.

"The first case of COV-19 community transmission in Maryland means we are entering a new phase of working to mitigate and limit the spread of this pandemic," Hogan tweeted. "What we are seeing now is what we have been anticipating and preparing for over the last several weeks."

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it now considers the global outbreak to be a "pandemic." The pandemic declaration refers to the scope of the new coronavirus — but not its severity — and means it has become a "worldwide spread of a new disease."

The state of Maryland is continuing to operate under a state of emergency. To date, there are 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Maryland, with two of those patients still in the hospital. But officials said three of the 12 have fully recovered and are out of quarantine.

Fran Phillips, Maryland's deputy secretary for public health services, said that their recoveries are evidence that it is a disease that can be managed.

Paul Humler Passes Away

    Paul E. Humler, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. 
    Mr. Humler was born on Sept. 9, 1936, in Albany, NY, son of Margaret Humler (Daly) and Paul J. Humler. Following his graduation from Cathedral High School in 1954, he joined the Naval Reserve and enrolled in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to become an aeronautical engineer. After his second semester, Paul (and RPI) decided that maybe RPI wasn't a good fit, so he joined active duty where he worked his way up through the enlisted ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Chief Warrant Officer CWO3. Paul was a Communications Technician with the Naval Security Group and received many commendations and medals including expert rifleman and expert pistol shot. He was on the All-Navy Rifle Team. Paul was an expert linguist and cryptologist. He became a Mandarin Chinese linguist and then an Arabic linguist He was often called to be deployed out to sea, in charge of the "Humler Hut" (a top-secret communications container that would be dropped onto destroyers). Throughout his distinguished Naval career, he was stationed in Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, and then was joined by Edie when he was stationed in Cyprus, Italy, and Turkey. While in the Navy, he was able to complete his college degree while serving overseas, graduating with honors with a BA in Government from the University of Maryland. He was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. In 1974, he retired from the Navy after 20 years, to be at home with his wife and children and took a job with IITRI as a research data analyst until he retired in 1998.
    A man of faith, Paul was an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Davidsonville and lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. For many years, he attended weekly bible study, daily Mass, and sang regularly in the choir. Paul never lost his desire to be on a ship out to sea and both Paul and Edie enjoyed many long cruises, including two world cruises. His favorite activities on land involved listening to opera, watching his favorite premier league soccer team Tottenham, smoking a cigar on his "deer stand", and spending time with his family. He loved their condo in Ocean City, MD where he would enjoy sitting on the balcony watching his grandchildren on the beach, and enjoying a beer and cigar with his son Paul, Jr and son-in-law Phil.
    Paul was preceded in death by his son Michael "Mike" Humler and daughter-in-law Patricia "Patty" (Greenwald) Humler. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Edith "Edie" R. (Smith) Humler; his children, Paul Humler, Jr. and Kathryn "Kathy" Carino and son-in-law Phillip ("Phil") Carino; and five grandchildren, Kaitlyn Carino, Nathan Carino, Seth Humler, Mason Humler, and Julia Humler. Paul will be remembered for his extinguished Navy career, his faith, his amazing tenor voice, great sense of humor, love of opera, and most fondly by his grandchildren as their loving and supportive (and always interesting) "Pop-Pop".
    Friends are invited to celebrate Paul's life at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 W. Central Ave., Davidsonville, MD on Tuesday, March 17 from 10 am until his Mass of Christian Burial begins at 11 am. Interment Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Cemetery, Owensville, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297 or Fisher House Foundation, 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy., Suite 410, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Pat Spencer Up For Sullivan Award

From The Capital-Gazette

      I think one of the coolest stories in all of college athletics involves Patrick Spencer, who went from being the best player in all of college lacrosse to being among the top players in arguably the strongest college basketball conference in the country.

      It is extremely rare and unique for an athlete to be able to perform at the highest level in two major Division I sports such as lacrosse and basketball. That is why I will be casting my vote for Patrick Spencer to receive the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award, given annually to the top amateur athlete in the United States.

      This week, Spencer was named a semifinalist for the Sullivan Award, which is presented by the Amateur Athletic Union. Past recipients include former Florida football quarterback Tim Tebow (2007), former Tennessee quarterback Payton Manning (1997), legendary swimmers Michael Phelps (2003) and Missy Franklin (2012) along with track and field Hall of Famers Florence Griffith-Joyner (1988) and Carl Lewis (1981).
      To read the rest of this excellent article,  go to:  
https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-midweek-meanderings-column-0312-20200311-i36ixcwxgbc4zp6hpdm4rbfxwa-story.html

Houseplant Haven At Homestead

Houseplant Haven Grand Opening

Mar 13th @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

It’s the GRAND OPENING of Houseplant Haven!

Join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a very special meet and greet with the top five Mid-Atlantic horticultural advocates before they speak over the weekend.

Our celebrity lineup will include:

Ryan McCallister (@ryanmccallister1), Martha Stewart’s head gardener.

Hilton Carter (@hiltoncarter), plant and interior stylist, also author of Wild at Home and Wild Interiors. 

Teresa Speight, DC’s top Brand Ambassador and influential blogger at Cottage In The Court. 

Kathy Jentz, Editor for Washington Gardener.

Friday Night Schedule of Events (with a cash bar!):

5:00pm | Hilton Carter Meet & Greet | Book Signing & Photo Op

5:30pm | Houseplant Haven Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

6:00pm | Time to shop! Receive 25% OFF your entire purchase. *Exclusions may apply. Discount is available from 6-9pm on Friday, March 13th ONLY. Valid only at our Davidsonville location

Maloof and Mazza in Towson Lacrosse

Towson U. lost their lacrosse game against #13 ranked Georgetown on Sat. by a 16-4 score.    Davidsonville residents Jon Mazza and Grant Maloof both made the scoring highlights.  Jon scored the final 4th goal unassisted and Grant got on assist on another of the goals.

Most Expensive D'ville Home

There are presently several home listings in Davidsonville with an asking price of over $1,000,000.  The most expensive is at 2901 Maiden Creek Ct. with a list price of $1,800,999.

Pat Spencer In Northwestern Win

    Northwestern outplayed #20 Penn State and gave their seniors a going away present with a 80-66  home win.  Northwestern jumped off to  10-0 and 16-6 leads,  but Penn State rallied and tied the score by half time.  But Northwestern brought back the early game magic to pull away for the win.
    Pat Spencer had 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 9 points for the day.

New BSA Troop 454 Members

The Boy Scout troop 454 welcomes its newest members - the Radioactive Tacos! Happy to have Andrew, Jack, Brendan, Owen, Solly, Stephen and Robert.

Recent Davidsonville Home Sale

Recent Davidsonville home sales include a two story home on 1.0 acre at 2005 Cortland Rd. sold by Glen Kerr to Scott and Caitlin Gehring for $960,000.

Pat Spencer At Northwestern U.

Pat Spencer had 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 points during 30 minutes on the court during Northwestern's 63-48 loss to Wisconsin U. on March 4.   Pat led the team in rebounds,  a bit unusual for a guard, but he is always among the team leader for rebounds, assists, and points.

Cam Spencer Has Career High

    Cam Spencer had the game of his season scoring 24 points in Loyola's loss to Lehigh in the opening round of the Patriot league basketball tournament March 3.  Loyola lost 78-75,  which follows the 3 point loss to Lehigh on Feb. 29.  Spencer had 5 rebounds and 6 assists to go along with his 24 points during his 40 minutes on the court.
    You can read the game details at:  https://loyolagreyhounds.com/news/2020/3/3/freshmen-combine-for-57-points-but-lehigh-edges-mens-basketball.aspx

Josh Gallatin Baseball Recruit

Josh Gallatin of Davidsonville is a 2020 high school grad hoping to get a college scholarship for baseball.  His recruiting web page is at:  https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=538033

Homestead Grand Opening

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville will host a Houseplant Haven grand opening celebration March 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. at its facility at 743 West Central Avenue. On hand at the special event will be Ryan McCallister, Martha's head gardener, Hilton Carter, plant and interior stylist, Teresa Speight, D.C.'s top brand ambassador, and Kathy Jentz, editor of Washington Gardener.
The grand opening is in conjunction with Homestead Gardens 2020 spring kickoff weekend March 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Davidsonville store only and March 14-15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be six inspiring installations that represent the 2020 garden trends. Customers will learn more about the Chesapeake Bay-recommended gardening techniques, natural solutions and other aspects of gardening.

Capital-Gazette Teen Of Week

As the first person in his family to be born in the United States, Severn School senior Rehman Masood has enjoyed and appreciated the many opportunities living here has afforded him – especially the fine education he feels he’s received at Severn.

“I have a deep love for this country and it’s important to me to give back. So I applied for and received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy and I’m looking forward to my first day as a midshipman on June 25,” he said.

Both of Masood’s parents are from Pakistan and most of their extended family still lives there. Consequently, the Masoods travel back to Pakistan from time to time. The visits are enjoyable but Masood is happy living in Davidsonville.

With graduation from Severn fast approaching, he said he’s savoring his final days with his classmates. Like other members of the Class of 2020, his primary focus over the past four years has been meeting his academic goals which he’s done with confidence.

Because he excels in math and science, his favorite classes are AP Calculus and AP Physics. But he’s also an avid reader who likes to write. He’s thoroughly enjoyed being a sports reporter for Severn’s Upper School newspaper, The Anchor.

Adam Jentilet Passes Away

    Adam Jentilet, 92, a 53-year resident of Davidsonville and previously of Glen Burnie, MD, passed away peacefully on February 29, 2020. 
    Born on July 6, 1927, in Detroit, MI to the late James and Jennie Jentilet, Adam graduated from St. Anthony High School in Detroit. He served his country in the U.S. Army then attended the University of Detroit where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Adam enjoyed a long and fulfilling career with Westinghouse, retiring in 1989. Adam was a man of many interests and talents. He enjoyed singing, playing harmonica ("mouth organ"), reciting poems and telling stories, especially to his children and grandchildren. He loved to push them on the swing while singing his favorite song, "Would You Like to Swing on a Star". Adam was a skilled woodworker too. He designed and built three houses for himself and his growing family. He also built furniture and constructed several handmade pieces for his church that are still used today. A humble and generous man, Adam was very active in the Boy Scouts and Habitat for Humanity. One of his greatest passions was serving his church where he was as a Eucharistic Minister, Religious Education Coordinator and teacher, lector and served on the Pastoral Council and the Building Committee in the late 1980s. His first love though was his family and spending time with them. 
    In addition to his parents, Adam was preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Doris Owen Jentilet who died in 2016; one brother, Jimmy Jentilet; three sisters, Doris Dixon and Minnie and Joann Jentilet; and a son-in-law, Joe Mahony. He is survived by two sons, Douglas Jentilet of Knoxville, TN and Mark Jentilet of Millersville, MD; four daughters, Mary Jentilet of Davidsonville, Kathleen Mahony of Westminster, MD, Diane (Yuri Rosenberg) Jentilet of Bethesda, MD, and Jean (Vickie Galloway) Jentilet of Apex, NC; one brother, Nazarie Jentilet and one sister, Mary Thomas, both of Michigan; eight grandchildren, Ashley (Scott) Hoefer, Samantha Ritts, Heather Jentilet, Jessica (David Vo) Jentilet, Sarah Jentilet, Meghan Mahony, and Rachel and Nathan Rosenberg; and one great-granddaughter.                Friends are invited to celebrate Adam's life with his family from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville. Burial will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 2305 N. Charles Street, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD 21218 or Little Sisters of the Poor, 601 Maiden Choice Lane, Baltimore, MD 21228. Online condolences may be offered at: KalasFuneralHomes.com

Carol Cave Passes Away

    Carol Marie Cave, 83, of Davidsonville, MD died at home on Saturday, February 29, 2020. 
    Born on August 24, 1936 in Washington, DC, Carol is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Hubert "Sonny" Cave Jr.; daughters, Diane Cave, Jean Teetsell (Dale) and Nancy Basham; grandson Michael Staples Jr. (Katy); granddaughter Raquel Cave; great-granddaughter Kinlee Staples; and, her beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her son, Hubert "Butch" Cave, III, and her sisters Ardith Ritter, Elaine Walker and Elizabeth Raley. 
    Growing up in Washington, DC Carol attended Western High School and was active in the Palisades Community Center. She was a 44-year resident of Anne Arundel County and retired from the District Court of Maryland. Carol will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her family and as an avid fan of the Washington Nationals and Washington Redskins. 
    Family and friends may call at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Thursday, March 5 from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, March 6 at 10:30 am at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 W. Central Ave.