The community of South Dayton remembered a shining moment in its history...the 30th anniversary of the filming of "The Natural" over the weekend. Movie producers decided to do their final filming in the Cattaraugus County community rather than at a location in Iowa. It was a big break for the village according to Larry Zollinger, who was the village's mayor at the time of the filming.
Zollinger-Great moment for village
Dennis Gould had a small part in the movie starring Robert Redford. He says it quite an opportunity.
Gould-Remembers the part
State senator Cathy Young took part in a ceremony during the final day of the weekend, reading a proclamation from the state Senate declaring this past weekend the celebration oft he filming of the natural.