Bass, Birds & Blooms

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Bass, Birds & Blooms

Garden Club May-Vegetable Gardens

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 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

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

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...

Garden Club, November 2022

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

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...

Lake Management Committee Report-October 2022

October 2022 Lake Management Report The Lake Management Committee completed a budget plan for 2023 activities and submitted the plan to the board. The plan includes several initiatives aimed at improving the quality of our lake which includes bio dredging, floating...

Native Plants and Buffer Strips

Loch Lomond Garden club started earlier this year as a way to share education our residents have with each other.  We meet monthly on the first Wednesday of the Month.   Last month we had the pleasure of Meeting Arlene Doran, Lomond Drive.  She talked about all of the...

What do my LLPOA dues pay for?

What do my LLPOA dues pay for?

Every one of the 600+ homes in Loch Lomond is assessed an annual dues amount in order for the Association to take care of common areas and provide benefits for the neighborhood. Without these dues, our lake wouldn't be much of a lake! While residents' dues cover beach...

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