Dunkerton High School - Raider Yearbook (Dunkerton, IA)

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ftam 1 Under pressure and a lot of stress. Gill takes out his frustrations on Carly-sle who brings up the burdening fact that more feed is needed 2 2 After the auction scene, Levi, Theresa, lessica, and one of the Pointer twins head for the house to 1 fills Mck •• •• M II M II •• •• •« H I M •• II •• H M M warm up 3 3 As the Farm Home Administration comes to take away the Brewer's sheep, that were stashed away on the Ivy's farm, Mr Brewer embraces his retarded son. 4 Theme Page

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You Had To Be There A Wait Disney movie in Dunkertoni Starring lessica Lange and Sam Shepherd You must be kidding! Rumors started flying in September and before long KWVVL and the Waterloo Courier were verifying that Walt Disney had indeed chosen a rural Dunkerton farm for the site of the movie, Country. Levi Knebel heard about tryouts and decided to test his luck at acting Although lacking previous acting experience, Levi felt his physical resemblance to Sam Shepherd, the father in the movie, helped him considerably. Liz Keigly, casting director, said, Levi was a great find. A natural! Whatever the reason, many aspects of Levi's life have changed, but not Levi himself. Levi notes that working on the movie required long hours of repeating the same scene. Once an entire day was spent perfecting a one-minute segment of the movie. 11nterrupted while doing chores and listening to his stereo, Carlysle turns to deal with his father who has been drinking 2 3 2 A lot of time, money, and effort is put into creating the special effects needed to acquire the desired 3 Mount Hope Methodist Church was atmosphere on film Here they show the special set-up needed for the combining scene used to portray one of the more hap- pier scenes of a Sunday morning in church. Theme Page 3

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But Levi was not the only area resident involved in the movie. Open movie calls were scheduled at both Dunkerton and Readlyn City Malls on October 17 and 18. for local residents only Many people in the community were curious as to what it took to put a movie together, and those chosen soon found out that it's not as glamorous as it may seem The long, sometimes boring, hours of hard work are often overlooked. Excitement wasn't the only thing the movie brought to the area, it also brought money. Once filming started, on October 10, 1983, it cost an estimated $5,000 a week just to feed the crew and cast Another $ 1.2 million was spent by movie company employees for personal needs during the three-month period of shooting. Part of the preparations also included buying thousands of dollars worth of antiques Where and when the movie will premiere is still undecided. Rumors have it that it should be out in the latter part of 1984. Whenever the movie is released, one thing is for certain, it's sure to be an unforgettable experience for most lowans. 1 The Kenny Fettkether farm, known as the Lone Tree Farm. ' was chosen to portray the Ivy s homestead 2 2 Following the tornado, Otis and lewel aid Carlysle back to the house after he was buried under a truckload of spilled corn J 3 The funeral for Mr. Brewer, the Ivy s neighbor who in a state of depression took his own life, was filmed at the Dunkerton Cemetary Many people from the community took an active part in this scene Theme Page 5