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8 | August 16, 2018 | The glencoe anchor news
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From AUG. 9
Mahoney steps down as Loyola Academy athletic director
Michal Dwojak
Contributing Sports Editor
Loyola
Academy
Director of
Athletics
Patrick Mahoney
left
his position
on Wednesday,
Aug.
Mahoney
15.
According to a press release
from the school, Mahoney
stepped away from
his position to pursue other
professional opportunities.
The former athletic director
and 1990 graduate
of the school had been
the athletics leader of the
school since 2003.
“We are very grateful
to Mr. Mahoney for his
many years of dedicated
service to Loyola,” said
Loyola Academy President
Rev. Patrick McGrath
in the press release. “And
We are very grateful to Mr. Mahoney for his many years of dedicated service to
Loyola. ... Athletic programs have grown considerably during his tenure, and he has
worked tirelessly to help advance the mission of Loyola.”
Rev. Patrick McGrath — The Loyola Academy president on Patrick Mahoney, director of athletics, who has stepped down.
we wish him nothing but
great success in the next
chapter of his professional
journey. Athletic programs
have grown considerably
during his tenure, and he
has worked tirelessly to
help advance the mission
of Loyola.”
McGrath announced
Aug. 8 that Genevieve
Baisley Atwood, of Wilmette,
vice president of admissions
and enrollment,
will assume the duties as
Loyola’s interim athletic
director effective Aug. 15.
The departure comes
a few months after the
school fired former girls
soccer head coach Craig
Snower over allegations
that he made inappropriate
comments toward
players during his time as
coach. Investigations by
The Glencoe Anchor and
Wilmette Police Department
into the allegations
showed that Snower made
sexual comments toward
players.
The police investigation
concluded Mahoney was
not aware of any of these
sexual comments made toward
players, but parents
had approached him about
not being comfortable with
their children playing for
Snower.
Mahoney’s departure
from the school comes less
than a month after former
school principal Kathryn
Baal left Loyola to “pursue
new educational opportunities,”
according to Robin
Hunt, director of public relations.
According to the press
release, Atwood began
serving at Loyola as a
faculty member in the
O’Shaughnessy Program.
She was named assistant
dean of student life overseeing
co-curricular student
clubs and activities in
2006, and in 2008, she was
promoted to run Loyola’s
Office of Admissions and
Enrollment. From 2005
to 2009, Atwood coached
the women’s cross-country
and track and field teams.
She has been involved in
Loyola’s Campus Ministry
programs as a retreat
leader and as a member of
the Gesu Chapel Program
team.
“Ms. Atwood is a seasoned
Loyola administrator
and educator,”
McGrath said. “She understands
the mission of
Loyola and how important
athletics can be in the life
of a Rambler. I am confident
that she will lead the
athletic programs effectively.”
Loyola Academy will
begin a national search this
fall for a vice president for
athletics and fitness. As of
press time, Mahoney did
not return The Anchor’s
calls.
Risk of West Nile virus reaches its highest level since 2012
Submitted by North Shore
Mosquito Abatement
District
North Shore Mosquito
Abatement District surveillance
indicates the risk
from West Nile virus at
this time is at the highest
levels since the 2012 outbreak,
when 290 Illinoisans,
174 in Cook County,
became ill.
The WNV infection rate
in mosquitoes collected
in district traps during the
past week has increased
significantly.
“We are seeing amplified
levels of West Nile
virus in mosquitoes,” said
Mark Clifton, director of
POSITIVE RESULTS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
The table reflects cumulative test results on
mosquitoes collected from traps through Aug. 8.
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the NSMAD. “The amount
of virus we are detecting in
mosquitoes is well above
the historical average for
this time of year and is
also occurring earlier in
the season than the average.
These factors indicate
that the risk for human
West Nile virus infections
is elevated and will likely
remain elevated through
the remainder of August.
Everyone really needs to
adopt personal protection
behaviors.”
WNV positive batches
of mosquitoes have been
found in NSMAD traps located
in every community
served. In response to the
increase in WNV activity,
the NSMAD is increasing
adult mosquito control
operations throughout the
District to augment continued
larval mosquito control.
West Nile virus is transmitted
to humans via the
bite of an infected Culex
pipiens mosquito. Most
people infected with the
virus show no symptoms.
Mild cases may cause a
slight fever or headache.
More severe infections are
marked by a rapid onset of
a high fever with head and
body aches, disorientation,
tremors, convulsions
and, in the most severe
cases, paralysis or death.
Symptoms typically occur
within three to 14 days after
the bite from an infected
mosquito. Persons 50
years of age or older are at
the highest risk for serious
illness.
The NSMAD recommends
that residents take
personal protection measures
to minimize mosquito
bites including: using
insect repellent, wearing
loose fitting clothing and
avoiding peak mosquito
feeding times during the
hours around dawn and
dusk. Residents are urged
to examine their property
and eliminate any items
that can hold water, particularly
smaller items that
may be easily overlooked.
If it can hold water, it can
breed mosquitoes.
The North Shore Mosquito
Abatement District
is a local government
agency responsible for
controlling the regional
mosquito population in
order to reduce the risk
of disease from mosquito
borne illness and minimize
the negative impact
mosquitoes have on the
quality of life in the municipalities
of Deerfield
(Cook County, east of
Pfingsten Road) Evanston,
Glencoe, Glenview
(east of Pfingsten Road),
Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood,
Morton Grove,
Niles (east of Harlem Avenue),
Northbrook (east of
Pfingsten Road), Northfield,
Skokie, Wilmette,
and Winnetka. Please
visit www.nsmad.com for
more information.