Patch Portrait
Animal Control Officer Has Rescued Deer, Ducks and a Rooster
This week's installment also features a senior synchronized swimmer.
This week's Patch Portraits was produced and edited by Pam DeFiglio, Jenny Fisher and Allison Williams. Check back on Mondays for the next installment. Also showcased, a 91-year-old synchroized swimmer who talks to Niles Patch. Ask Gina Manski to tell you her funniest stories from eight years as Northbrook's animal control officer, and she'll rattle off at least 10. Manksi's helped a deer that jumped through a picture window, an abandoned ferret that became her pet, as well as many critters left in cardboard boxes. "I'm going to write a book called Something in a Cardboard Box," she jokes. But Manski's job can take a sadder turn, like when she comes across sick or injured wildlife or pets that people have abandoned. But her job as an …
