BRIEFLY : ELECTIONS TUESDAY FOR BURBANK OFFICIALS.Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday Tuesday: see week. for the Burbank City Council and school board elections. Two seats on the five-member City Council and three of the five school board seats will be up for election. There are no measures or other races on the ballot. For information about the location of polling places, the Burbank City Clerk's Office can be reached at (818) 238-5851. - Daily News Mother of the Year named at ceremony GLENDALE - Gail Williamson was named California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Mother of the Year at a ceremony in Glendale on Saturday in recognition of her work with performers with disabilities. Williamson was honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. by American Mothers Inc., a division of the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. interfaith in·ter·faith adj. Of, relating to, or involving persons of different religious faiths: an interfaith marriage; an interfaith forum. Golden Rule Foundation. She is coordinator of Talent Development and Industry Relations with The Media Access Office, a disability resource to the entertainment industry. Williamson, a North Hills resident, had volunteered with Media Access for years, inspired by the interest her son who has Down syndrome Down syndrome, congenital disorder characterized by mild to severe mental retardation, slow physical development, and characteristic physical features. Down syndrome affects about 1 in every 730 live births and occurs in all populations equally. expressed in becoming an actor. Since then, she has been working to ``create a world more accepting of people with disabilities,'' she said, and by helping disabled actors land roles, she is creating role models for people like her son. Williamson and her husband, Tommie, have been married 25 years and have two sons, Tim, 23, and Blair, 19. In 1995, they became parents to six nieces after the deaths of Gail Williamson's brother and his wife. - Daily News |
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