27 years later, communities remember Mickey Mouse field

By: 
Kelly McGowan

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BVU students, professor plan documentary to capture spirit of Mickey’s 60th birthday party in Sheffield
 
     Minnie Mouse needed an extra-special card for Mickey’s 60th birthday. One that was a mile wide would do, even if it was a little corny. She set her sights on a field near Sheffield.
     With Goofy, Donald and Daisy Duck’s help, she planted a cornfield in April that would display the mouse’s silhouette to everyone that flew above. It was her perfect birthday card.
     Nearly 30 years later, a documentary team from Buena Vista University is hoping to share that story on film through research and interviews. 
    Read the full article in the October 28 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

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