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Garden Club May-Vegetable Gardens

by Becca Merkau | May 10, 2023 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club | 0 Comments

Garden Club, May 3 – Vegetable Gardens Many thanks go to our two hosts. Anthony Titus, Killarney Pass Circle, and Luke Emde, Banbury Rd. Tony, showed us his many raised garden beds. Most of them are made of Cedar as cedar does not break down as quickly as other...

Garden Club, April 2023-Rain Gardens

by Becca Merkau | April 19, 2023 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Garden Club | 0 Comments

Thank you to Eileen from Lake County Forest Preserve for coming and talking to us about Rain Gardens. A Rain Garden is an area which is created to soak up rainwater. The rain garden fills with a few inches of water after a storm and the water slowly filters into the...

SpringFest 2023

by Becca Merkau | April 11, 2023 | LLPOA Events | 0 Comments

Thank you to all who attended SpringFest, our annual egg hunt. We enjoyed the warm weather while kids hurried around collecting eggs as the mischievous bunny scampered about. So many people assisted in making the event possible. Many hours were spent stuffing...

Events Committee Meeting Recap March 2023

by Becca Merkau | March 18, 2023 | LLPOA Events | 0 Comments

SpringFest (Egg Hunt) Egg Filling April 3 Looking into options for Pictures Options for Bunny Hop Apparel Sales Food Item Collection Boat Parade Music - Confirmed Cardboard Boat Competition – Checking with Luke Pot Luck Last Day of School Party Karaoke Games Iron Man,...

Garden Club, March 2023

by Becca Merkau | March 3, 2023 | Garden Club | 0 Comments

We are excited to start Garden Club for 2023. Thank you to our incredible host, Arlene Doran. Arlene has lived in Loch Lomond for over 20 years and maintains a grass free, mostly native backyard and buffer strip, the neighboring ravine and maintains South Beach...

Events Committee Meeting Recap: February

by Becca Merkau | February 13, 2023 | LLPOA Events | 0 Comments

Communications Regular Events vs Impromptu Events Board Discussions Community Email Flyers at Beaches WinterFest plan Fire Department Hot Chocolate S’mores Street Hockey Wintery / Valentines Crafts Community Service Ideas SpringFest – Food Pantry LochFest – School...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Meeting Recap: February 2023

by Becca Merkau | February 9, 2023 | Bass Birds & Blooms, Lake Management | 0 Comments

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING February, 2023 RECAP Inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Eagle Scout signage project - Paul S. volunteered to take the lead on this project. He has worked with about 15- 20 Eagle...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Meeting Recap: January 2023

by Becca Merkau | January 16, 2023 | Chemistry Corner, Lake Management | 0 Comments

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING January, 2023 RECAP inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Eagle Scout signage project - We have a sign design and preliminary parts list. The Mundelein Tool Library has offered...

Garden Club, November 2022

by Becca Merkau | November 15, 2022 | Garden Club | 0 Comments

Garden Club, November 2022 Thank you to Beth Schulman from Urban Farm Flowers (facebook.com/urbanfarmflowersIL) for being our guest speaker for our last Garden Club of 2022. The following were her recommendations: Favorite seed vendors: Rare Heirloom Seeds| Baker...

Volunteer Spotlight: Josh Pluda

by Becca Merkau | November 9, 2022 | LLPOA Events | 0 Comments

A huge thank you goes out to Josh Pluda. He started a resident T Ball/ Baseball Fundamentals league this summer and it was a huge hit. Josh and his wife Nikki live on the South side of the lake with their two young boys, Jaxon and Maverick. Josh grew up playing...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: April 14, 2026

by Loch Lomond | Apr 16, 2026 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE April 14, 2026 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Geese - 1 nesting pair of geese have been identified in North Bay. They have a nest on one of the floating islands. Paul and I addled...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: March 10, 2026

by Loch Lomond | Mar 13, 2026 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE March 10, 2026 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Geese deterrents - The geese are back and looking for nesting spots. Shoreline buﬀer strips and garden fencing are the best geese...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: February 10, 2026

by Loch Lomond | Feb 17, 2026 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE February 10, 2026 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Whole lake spray for invasive curly leaf pondweed - The committee discussed the proposals for the whole lake spray again this year to...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: January 13, 2026

by Loch Lomond | Jan 16, 2026 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE January 13, 2026 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting date will be posted soon. Check the events page for more details. Whole lake spray for...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: October 7, 2025

by Loch Lomond | Oct 10, 2025 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE October 7, 2025 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting date will be posted soon. Check the events page for more details. Hydrothol use - The...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: August 26, 2025

by Loch Lomond | Aug 28, 2025 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE August 26, 2025 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting date will be posted soon. Check the events page for more details. Lake update - The cooler...

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: July 22, 2025

by Loch Lomond | Jul 30, 2025 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE July 22, 2025 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting date will be posted soon. The July meeting will be held at North Beach (weather permitting)....

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: June 10, 2025

by Loch Lomond | Jun 13, 2025 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE June 10, 2025 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting date will be posted soon. The July meeting will be held at North Beach (weather permitting)....

LLPOA Lake Management Committee Update: April 7, 2025

by Loch Lomond | Apr 11, 2025 | Lake Management

LLPOA LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE April 7, 2025 inform & educate residents; develop sustainable lake management solutions Our next Lake Management Committee meeting will be Monday May 12, 7:00 PM at the Fremont Library. We are moving the day of the week for...

Loch Lomond Laker | March 2025

by Loch Lomond | Mar 20, 2025 | Newsletters

Dear Residents, Thank you to all the residents who attended our March meeting. We would like to remind homeowners that 2025 assessments were due on March 15th. If you haven’t already paid your assessment, you can do so through the resident portal on the website or...

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