New Year! New Savings!

Here is an updated list for your LSIA discount card! We have since added and Paradise Donuts!

This is an important note for delivery (Dominos and Carmelo’s): When you call in your order tell the person you have the LSIA 10% coupon and then show your card to the person when the food is delivered.

Reminders for using your card:
• YOU KEEP THIS CARD- just show the card at the participating business and them put it back in a safe place to use again! Not all of the businesses will have a sign in their window so check your Monitor for all the participating vendors.

• Check the list of businesses recorded below to see if there are any specifics: exclusions or certain items only THIS IS IMPORTANT TO READ! Only the businesses listed below are honoring the coupon. The ads in the Monitor are not involved with this coupon unless they are listed below.

• The coupon is good beginning November 1, 2016 and is good through May 31, 2017.

• DO NOT REPRODUCE THIS CARD IN ANY MANNER. This card is exclusive to LSIA members only. Any one can join but only 21090 (In the LSIA district) zip code members may vote at this time. Encourage your neighbors and friends to join!

• The participating businesses will be listed every month in the Monitor. Please check for any updates or changes.

• The coupon card may be used at the same business over and over again. It is not a one-time use coupon. You can save as much money as you want using the coupon card multiple times at any of the businesses; just pay attention to the exclusions and terms:
Here is the List of Businesses honoring the 10% off coupon: Please note specific offers:

Camp Meade Rd:
- Petal Pushers Florist & Gifts (In store items only)
-Tauber’s Towing Service (Local Towing only)
-Dominos Pizza
-Ocean Chinese Restaurant
-Matsu Sushi
-Land’s Dry Cleaning (Alterations only)
-Aviation Velo Bike Shop
-Charlene’s Hallmark (Candy items only)
-Siddalee Photography (Mini sessions excluded)
-Linthicum Market
- Carmelo’s
-Bernie’s Grill
-Lorrie’s Head to Toe
-2nd Chance Toyz
- Bill’s Hair Design (Haircuts only)
- Pohlman Plumbing
-Scruples Hair Design
-Bruce’s Supply Company
-Flowers Extraordinaire
-Paradise Donuts (coffee items only)

Hammonds Ferry Rd:
-Olive Grove
(Cannot be combined with any other offers)

Pinnacle Dr.: 
-Urban Bar-B-Que

International Dr. (off Nursery Rd.):
-Ruby Tuesday’s: NOTE: Do not use coupon! 
Ruby Tuesday coupons will be available at the regular LSIA monthly meetings so come to the meetings to receive their coupons!

Have fun and get out there and use your exclusive LSIA 10% off coupon card!

Winter Storm Preparedness Guide

Welcome Winter!

Get ready for Winter in Linthcum!

By Suzzie Schuyler, LSIA President

   Now that the wintery season has kicked in it is time to cuddle up to the fireplace sipping your favorite wintery drink and eat all your favorite comfy foods. This is the time to reflect on how great the holidays were and how they made you better.   If you didn’t make a New Years resolution here’s a thought.  Do something fun for yourself; take a class in something you’ve been wanting to do, start a new hobby, teach a younger relative something new, learn a new language. How about learning how to play an instrument?  Your generosity over the holidays has been very rewarding and now it is time to do something great for yourself for the new year.

With the snow starting it is time to get out the shovels and snow blowers. Be careful shoveling as it is very taxing on your muscles and cardiovascular system.  Help your senior neighbors any way you can; clear their sidewalk or ask them if they need anything at the grocery store when you head out before an impending storm. Make sure to bundle up in layers and take breaks, we want everyone to stay healthy and warm throughout this frosty season.  Also, be mindful while travelling on the roads. Keep a safe distance between cars to reduce sliding if you need to stop quickly.  Here are the top 10 tips to help cope with the winter weather:

1- Stay Warm

Heating yourself is more efficient than heating your entire home (especially if you live alone). Prepare your body for winter, seal off any unused rooms, and consider a space heater to save a little on heating costs. It's amazing what a good pair of socks or slippers will do.

2- Keep the Heat inside of your Home

 Check the most common places heat is escaping, and insulate them if you can (even bubble wrap will work). Run your ceiling fans clockwise to keep the heat circulating downward, and eliminate drafts to keep everything nice and toasty.

3- Stay Healthy

 Cold weather may not directly cause colds, but cold season is definitely in full swing. You don't have to hole yourself up to avoid getting sick, you just need to take a little extra care: get a good amount of sleep, wash your hands often, and stay active. 

4- Take an Off-Season vacation. 

The most obvious advice is if it's too cold where you live, go somewhere else. So why not take a little off-season vacation? Ski resorts may be popular in the winter, but if you go somewhere warmer—even if it's just a little warmer—you might be able to get a great deal in the off-season. Check out a travel site such as TripStarter to see where you'll find the best winter deals on a getaway. It doesn't have to be that long, either—even a 10-day reprieve will help you relax.

5- Prepare for a Snow Storm

Every year it seems like there's another "snowpocalypse" or "snowmageddon" that's going to bury us all until spring, but in reality, it's usually just a few big snows every year. Still, you should be ready for anything, whether it's something simple like a cancelled flight or something worse like losing power or getting snowed in entirely. Put together an emergency kit for your home and your car, and keep everything well charged. If you do lose power, you can still stay productive—you just have to prepare for it. Suggested kit:  Record where your shut off valves are for water and gas, and the breaker for the main electric to your home. Rotate your semi-perishable foods and stock up on canned foods in case you cannot get out.  Have an alternative heat source- blankets, fireplace, or a kerosene space heater (ALWAYS USED WITH PROPER VENTILATION!) Keep plastic sheeting and duct tape if a tree falls on the house or a window breaks.  Have your devices charged and have car chargers for your devices. In areas with frequent power outages a home generator is a good investment.

6- Avoid dry eyes, skin, and static shock

Cold temperatures and snowy weather may seem like winter's biggest downers, but the dry air can also cause lots of annoyances. Your skin and eyes will probably be a lot drier in the winter months, so make sure you take extra care of them. Cover up your face and eyes, use a good moisturizer, and get a good humidifier if your house is feeling a little dry. It should also help with those static shocks, too.

7- Use your thermostat wisely

You may be tempted to crank up the thermostat in the winter, but this can be costly—and unnecessarily so! A programmable (or even smart) thermostat can help a lot, but you can also drop your thermostat gradually to help you get used to slightly colder temperatures.

8- Drive Safely in the snow

Snow may be pretty when it's falling, but as soon as you have to drive somewhere, it becomes your worst enemy. Make sure your car is prepared for winter so you avoid any technical issues, then brush up on your winter driving skills. Know which streets are plowed, brake before you turn, and keep a healthy amount of space between you and the car in front of you. You might want to stock your car with a few useful items too, like cooking spray for frozen doors, or kitty litter in case you get stuck (though floor mats may work in a pinch). Park facing  the east if you can to defrost your windshield, too.

9- Beat the Winter Blues

Winter isn't exactly the happiest of seasons, whether you suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or not. Focus on all the positive things about winter to get yourself psyched, and soak up as much natural sunlight as you can. Make sure you take extra special care if you work from home, too, which can make winter's depressing effects even worse.

10- Stay active, even in the Cold

Most of us tend to hole ourselves up in the winter, which means lots more couch potato-ing—especially if you're used to exercising outside. That means to stay fit and healthy, you should try twice as hard to stay active as you do during the summer. Luckily, you have a lot of options, from running to skiing or even biking. You can even keep exercising when you have a cold, though if your symptoms are below the neck, you should probably take a break.

Following these best practices will help us all to enjoy and stay safe through this winter and hopefully not much snow.

So let’s help each other this winter and be kind, you just might make your day!

IMPORTANT: MagLev returns with state funding.

URGENT! Over the weekend we received news from Councilman Smith's office that the early phases of the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) are underway for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitaion project (SCMAGLEV). This project is in the early phases however it looks that Linthicum can and would be affected via a station at BWI and then a continuance of the line into Baltimore. In November 2015, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail's application to acquire the franchise rights to former WB&A electric railroad.

There is a public scoping meeting scheduled for December 10, 2016 at Lindale Middle School from 10:00AM-12:00PM.

Please visit:  http://www.baltimorewashingtonscmaglevproject.com/ for more information.

MAA to remove trees

MAA to remove trees

By J.E. Szech

The Maryland Aviation Administration recently visited with the LSIA to discuss the removal of trees from certain areas of MAA property bordering BWI-Thurgood Marshall, as well as trees that are on private property.  The tree removal is intended to increase visibility of the existing aids to navigation, as well as allow the aircraft to maintain a 50:1 (feet) approach slope to runway 15 Left (15L).  The MAA is currently in the process of evaluating the anticipated environmental impacts of the tree removal.  The impacts are broken down into three categories:

Category 1

ü  Air Quality

ü  Biological Resources

ü  Coastal Resources

ü  Historical, Architectural, archaeological, and Cultural

ü  Department of Transportation Resources

ü  Visual Effects

ü  Water Resources

Category 2

ü  Climate

ü  Land Use

ü  HazMat Prevention

ü  Noise and Noise Compatible Land Use

ü  Natural resources and Energy Supply

ü  Socioeconomic Impacts

ü  Cumulative Impacts

Category 3

ü  Farmland

According to the representatives from the MAA, the project is currently in the process of drafting the environmental assessment, with a public review beginning in May 2017 and public workshop scheduled for June of 2017.  As of this writing, the final environmental assessment should be issued in November of 2017.  Most of the Linthicum residents affected reside on or near Andover Rd. and its side streets.  MAA officials, will be contacting residents who may have an obtrusive tree on their property.  MAA officials believe that most trees that are targeted would be removed completely and not altered.  The LSIA has voiced concerns over how altering the landscape could affect noise levels in Linthicum.  The LSIA will continue to work with the MAA, however, due to the safety concerns over a compromised runway approach most of the trees targeted will most likely be removed.  This proposal is a separate concern from that of NextGen flight control, which has brought aircraft traffic to some areas that were previously minimally affected by aircraft noise.  Most of the trees targeted are on property that is owned by the MAA.  For more information, please contact Robin Bowie rbowie @bwiairport.com or P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, MD 21240