Update to our earlier post about Palm Springs player Will Pellum’s new book. He now has his own website for the book. Click here to view.. His book signing is tomorrow (Thursday, November 15). See info below.

When last we saw Will Pellum, of the Palm Springs Express, he was in the midst of a TV news interview at the NAFA World Series in Des Moines, Iowa. Now, his next venture, as an author — he’ll be signing copies of his autobiography next week. See info below. (For those of you not familiar with Will, he is a longtime member of the Palm Springs Express, which plays in the SCIFL, and competed in the NAFA “A” World Series in Des Moines last summer.)

Catching Dreams is the Autobiography about William Pellum’s dreams to play college football and graduate from college. The conflict began with people judging me for my size and not my playing ability!

http://www.authorstobelievein.com/catching.dreams.htm

BOOK SIGNING Thurs. 11/15/07 Crystal Fantasy 264 N. Palm Canyon Dr P S CA.

Map to Book signing (near the Palm Springs Airport, about 4 miles northwest of De Muth Park)

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We pass along a note from Craig Heberer, a friend of Russ Snow’s who is organizing a helping hand for Russ:

With input from Dave Itano, Ben Meyer, Russ’ wife Cindy, and myself…Glenn Itano has developed a webpage to provide information on how you can help brother Russ Snow get his ranch back up and running after he suffered a heavy loss from the devastating Witch Creek Fire.

One of the great benefits we get from running the Humboldt Fishin’ Lumberjack Charters every year is the time spent with friends and the tight bonds that have formed. Please do what you can to help out one of our own during this time of crisis and recovery. Russ is one of many small farmers in the area trying to keep a tradition alive. We support US businesses at the consumer end, we also need to support them on the producer end. I thank you in advance for whatever level of support you can provide. We will be back up at Russ’ ranch tomorrow to continue with the rebuilding process. Anyone who is in the immediate area is welcome to join the work party.

Please pass this email and weblink on to any friends and associates who would like to contribute to the effort.

Regards,
Craig

Here’s the link to the webpage:

http://www.pomoxis.com/hflj/snowy/

Scroll down the page on that website and you will see photos of the damage to Russ’ property.

The email below was written by one of Russ’ neighbors and printed in the Los Angeles Times;

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Editor’s note: A postscript on the So Cal Fires notes from last week, a note from Cindy Snow, pitcher Russ Snow’s wife. We are sorry to report that Russ’s home and business was in the path of the fire, but grateful to report that he and his family are fine. Somewhere in my batch of old photos are some of the Vista Bomber team BBQ on his ranch, amidst the the fish, firewood and Russ’ familiar trailer. It was a special place, an oasis amidst the city life. Sad to hear of the news, but knowing Russ, he will bounce back. A number of you had asked if/what we had heard, and so, with their permission, we have posted this note to family and friends:

Dear Friends and Family,

Here is the update on the Snow ranches. Wonderful news! John and Nancy Snow’s beautiful home is safe. We are so very happy and are counting our blessings. Several of the houses near their home, including one on their private ranch road and four on their old ranch, across the street, are gone. We feel very fortunate. Russ’ situation is different. Tuesday morning, We waited until about 10am and then headed back up to his ranch in Highland Valley. Roadblocks were everywhere, but with Russ’ local knowledge and ability to charm Cal Trans employees, we got to his ranch about noon. There is no other way to put it, but “we took a hit”. Russ’ home is gone; his mobile home caught fire and melted. With it went most of his personal items, he will miss among other things, his grandfather’s tackle box, a lifetime collection of reels and poles, his golf clubs, a Rolodex with his entire wood client list, his baseball card collection, photos and his wedding and world championship rings.

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