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...

Banbury watermain and road construction

You may have seen construction began at Dunbar and Banbury on the north side of our neighborhood. Village of Mundelein contractors began exposing the existing watermain and will continue with excavation and installing new utilities. The new main will decrease the...

How to spot blue-green algae

How to spot blue-green algae

Blue-green algae are photosynthetic bacteria that are a natural part of the aquatic environment and are often present in Illinois lakes in small or moderate amounts. However, these organisms can grow and proliferate quickly in warm, fresh water that is rich with...

South Beach cleanup May 15

South Beach cleanup May 15

We need volunteers to join us at South Beach this weekend to get the beach ready for the summer season! Join us at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15 at South Beach to meet your neighbors and beautify the beach. Bring shovels, wheelbarrows, and other tools to help with the...

Loch Lomond Laker | May 2021

Loch Lomond Laker | May 2021

Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter! View this email in your browser South Beach cleanup May 15 We need volunteers tomorrow, May 15, at South Beach! Join us at 10 a.m. for our annual spring...

Loch Lomond Laker | April 2021

Loch Lomond Laker | April 2021

Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter! View this email in your browser Virtual LLPOA open house Join us tomorrow April 19 at 8 p.m. via Zoom after the regular April board meeting for a short...

Managing geese in Loch Lomond

Managing geese in Loch Lomond

In addition to being a nuisance, geese reduce our water quality by introducing contaminants. The more goose poop in our lake, the more likely it is that our beach will have to be shut down occasionally due to bacteria levels. Help keep Loch Lomond healthy with these...

Loch Lomond Laker | March 2021

Loch Lomond Laker | March 2021

Interested in receiving Loch Lomond news like this in your inbox? Sign up for the Loch Lomond Laker newsletter!   View this email in your browser Easter Fun in Loch Lomond In lieu of the traditional Easter egg hunt on the Saturday before Easter, this year the...

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