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Wild hogs couldn't keep Haupts away
SPENCER — He might wander from home, but never far from his pigs. Don Haupts, 97, from Manson, has been exhibiting pigs at the Clay County Fair for the last 52 years. That means he first stepped foot into the CCF show ring with his pigs in 1972, when he was 45 years old. “We’ve shown in other states, too — (in Des Moines), at Illinois and Nebraska, but then we got to showing here, and we’ve been here ever since,” said Haupts. “It’s the best barn we’ve ever shown in. There’s no comparison. It’s so open, and you can get in and out easily.” Haupts grew up ...