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Mehaffey Eyes Iowa Horse Track Dream in Hiawatha
Pat Mehaffey, a 33 year old janitor and horse breeder at Taft Junior High, announced plans to build a no frills horse racing facility on 260 acres west of Hiawatha Iowa. He hopes to attract investors with a multi use facility catering to thoroughbreds and common horse breeds, with a projected summer 1988 opening and a build cost of 12 to 14 million dollars. He contrasts himself with higher profile figures and seeks support from the local Iowa horse industry to finance the project.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Pat Mehaffey
Taft Junior High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mehaffey
Hiawatha
Cuit
Beretic
Roland Hiemstra
Hiemstra
Ken Grandquist
Des Moines
Norm Crossley
Solon
von Elbert
Norm Crossleys
von Elberts
Ken Grandquists
Lorri
Dan
Erin