A Divided Heaven

Kevin Costner will be back in Dyersville, Iowa for the first time since shooting the film “Field of Dreams” ("Costner returns to Dyersville", DM Register 9/2/06) on August 11th. If I had to guess as to the reason he’s been absent I would have to point the finger and the property owners and the mess that they have created. What many people don’t know is that the field is divided. One group of people own left and center field; another group owns right field and the infield. The families got along fine during filming, but as the movie predicted “build it and they will come”. As the visitors started appearing the differing property owners saw their own dollars rolling in. There are now two separate driveways, bathrooms, concessions, and souvenir booths. What many people, including myself, consider to be sacred ground, is being ruined by greed. My only hope is that Kevin Costner’s appearance will shed light on someone’s eyes that this isn’t the way it should be.