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Dear Neighbor, Thank you for visiting the home page of the LaVale Civic Improvement Association. The purpose of this site is to assist in informing and uniting all LaVale residents. Here, you'll find community links, discussion boards, local information, and current activities. Any and all comments are welcome. All residents of LaVale are members of the LaVale Civic Improvement Association. Your ideas, talents, and participation will help to Build a Better Life in LaVale. ![]() ![]() Upcoming Meeting – July 22nd
The LaVale Civic Improvement Association (LCIA), in conjunction with the Braddock Run
Watershed Association, will hold a general business and planning meeting on Monday July 22nd, at 6:30 PM, in meeting
room "B" of the LaVale Library,
815 National Highway.
June 24, 2024 LaVale Library Volunteer Request for Pollinator Garden Help Nearly two years after the completion of the LaVale Library renovation project, not all original plantings have survived. This spring and summer, I've been working to enhance the landscaping around the water remediation areas on the library grounds, with special attention to planting native species. With the successs of the bird watching area, I'm continuing to add plantings that not only beautify the landscaping, but attract the butterflies, bees, and birds that are so beneficial. In doing so, I've discovered extremely poor soil quality. After researching options, I'm requesting monetary assistance to purchase mushroom mulch from Ebyland in Cumberland, MD. Mushroom mulch is $30.00/cubic yard. The delivery fee for their small truck is $60.00. The truck holds 10 cubic yards of mulch, which would be an ample amount for the first stage of my pollinator garden project, for a total of $360. The mushroom mulch will be spread around the tops of the water remediation areas where I've already planted perennials, as well as where I plan to plant in the future, which will improve the soil, increase water retention, and help reduce weeds. If approved, a check can be made to the Allegany County Library System, with "mushroom mulch" in the subject line. The library will be happy to provide a copy of the receipt for this order. Please feel free to contact me, Kate Metzger (library employee, volunteer gardener), with any further questions at 301.268.5576.
Hello LCIA Members,
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Tina Jo Midgarden on Monday, Oct. 9, at the age of 73.
Tina was born in Cumberland on Dec. 27, 1949, to the late James E. Midgarden and Helen M. Midgarden. She was the
oldest of their five children. After graduating from Olympus High School, she attended the University of Utah, in
Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned her degree in elementary education in 1971.
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