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Derek Jellison was an active, healthy 4-year-old when he was diagnosed with a non-malignant, inoperable brain stem tumor in 2002 that would slowly rob him of his ability to walk and may eventually take his sight and his life. At 11, Jellison, a Redding fifth-grader, said he wanted to leave behind something long after he’s gone that will help other children with disabilities enjoy the outdoors — as he has done the past three years at the annual Field of Dreams. Jellison has established an endowment fund through the Community Foundation of Colusa County for the purpose of permanently providing funding for activities for the event. “I want to give something back,” Jellison said. “I’ve done this (Field of Dreams) for three years and it’s really fun.” Saturday’s Field of Dreams was held at Stonyford Ranch, in western Glenn County, between Stonyford and Elk Creek. “It’s exciting,” said Liz Marks of Stonyford Ranch. “This is the first year we’ve hosted Field of Dreams. We hope to do it again.”
Kids and celebrities on Saturday fished from the banks of the ranch’s three spring-fed reservoirs, surrounded by moss-colored rolling hills and free-roaming bison and cattle. Some rode horses in the afternoon, following the barbecue, and toured Safari Club International’s mobile exotic animal exhibit.