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...
Lake plowing to prevent winterkill

Lake plowing to prevent winterkill

UPDATE: LLPOA is seeking someone to volunteer a 4x4 ATV with a plow attachment. The consistency of the snow on the ice made it impossible to follow our original plan for plowing the lake. If you are able to help us out, please contact SteveShiley@lochlomondlake.com....

Loch Lomond Laker | February 2021

Loch Lomond Laker | February 2021

Welcome back to our board meetings! The LLPOA board will meet in some form every month this year. We are hopeful we can hold a few meetings at our beaches this summer, and perhaps we can eventually meet again at the fire station as in past years. In the meantime,...

Your guide to 2021 LLPOA dues

Your guide to 2021 LLPOA dues

It's that time of year again! Every year, the Loch Lomond Property Owners Association collects dues from every Loch Lomond property in order to manage the health of our lake and provide benefits to our residents. Here are answer to some questions you might have about...

LLPOA Annual Meeting

LLPOA Annual Meeting

The LLPOA Annual Meeting will be held this year on Monday, November 30, 2020, at the Mundelein Fire Department located at 1000 North Midlothian Road in Mundelein as well as virtually. Due to the pandemic, procedures will be slightly modified from past years. Voting...

Now hiring a new LLPOA administrator

The Loch Lomond Property Owners Association is seeking an Administrator to support the Board of Directors and the Loch Lomond community. Our ideal candidate would have a passion for our community, prior administrative experience, an understanding of water safety, and...

2020 Boat Parade

2020 Boat Parade

Thank you to everyone who participated in this event. The creativity and hard work that went into many of these boats was great to see! Even without gathering at the beach this year, the event supported a sense of community. [gallery...

Searching for coneflowers

Searching for coneflowers

Take a walk through Loch Lomond in July and early August and see if you can spot this plant, the gray-headed coneflower. This native plant (Ratibida pinnata) has yellow drooping petals arranged around a grayish-brown center. It’s attractive to native bees, and its...

Loch Lomond Laker | May 2020

Beach policy, weed management, and more. View this email in your browser Update: Current beach policy After speaking with the Lake County Health Department, legal council, and the Mundelein Police, it is in the best interests of our Association to close the water to...

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