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The Holiday Extra is an annual tradition in the region. The paper is published by the Leader and Leader Shopper folks and delivered free to homeowners in the 20 cities around Hutchinson.

It contains a bounty of holiday ads for after Thanksgiving Day sales as well as many stories.

Winter in Minnesota is beautiful, but...Most Minnesotans, through years of practice and experience, are knowledgeable about winter weather conditions. We know how to dress, drive, be active outdoors and generally get through the winter with our lives, homes and property intact. Nonetheless, deaths and injuries occur every winter because people fail to take precautions. Carelessness, overconfidence, ignorance and innocence can lead to damage, injury or death from winter weather conditions.

Prices received by Minnesota farmers for Corn for October averaged $3.75 per bushel, a decrease of $1.16 from the September price according to the U.S. Department of Agriculature, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office. Soybeans were down $3.00 to an October price of $8.00 per bushel.

The all hog price for October was $53.40 per cwt., a decrease of $1.70 from the September price. The all beef cattle price for October was $84.20 per cwt., a decrease of $3.50 from the September price.

Minnesota is well-prepared for record voter turnout on Election Day according to Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. He attributes this readiness to the removal of a number of unnecessary barriers to voting by his office and careful preparations made by county and local election officials, including the hiring and training of over 30,000 election judges. In addition, high voter interest has been fueled in part by highly visible candidates who inspire the electorate.

Hutchinson city and rural route residents will receive the popular "Meet the Hutchinson Business People" special section in the Sunday, Oct. 26 edition of the Leader Shopper.

The 32-page issue is a full-color photo gallery tour of 88 Hutchinson area businesses. Businesses are presented in alphabetical order.

Readers can see the people behind some of the familiar and new businesses in the city. If you want to put a name with the face at Hutchinson business, watch for the Leader Shopper this weekend.

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson flew into Hutchinson today to make several stops including the Leader office. The 7th District Democratic Congressman is up for re-election in a few weeks, and is challenged by Republican Glen Menze of Starbuck.

Peterson recently opposed the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan. He said people of the district agree and are angry about the bailout. “They feel like these guys were just a bunch of thieves and it just goes against their nature to help them out,” he said.

Residents of 25 area cities receiving free editions of the Meeker County Advertiser or Leader Shopper will also receive Spry magazine this weekend.

The October issue of Spry includes:

>Recipes from Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist for NBC's The Biggest Loser shares her high protein recipes for mini-ricotta cheesecakes with berries and spicy turkey kabobs

If you a are a homeowner and live in one of the 25 communities receiving the Leader Shopper and/or Meeker County Advertiser papers this weekend, watch for the October edition of Relish magazine.

This month's issue features snack pack recipes including:
Quick peanut butter snack mix
Popcorn brittle
Cashew butter crunch popcorn

Readers will also find recipes and articles including:
Roast Chicken with garlic, lemon and parsley recipe as prepared by Boston bistro owner Gordon Hemersley

A story about an American olive oil maker Thom Curry

Spry, a new health and wellness magazine debuts in today's Leader Shopper and hundreds of papers across the U.S. It will be distributed each month.

Health information is hot - it seems like everyone is looking for solutions to help them live healthier and happier every day. That's the kind of information readers will find in Spry. Recipes for healthy food the whole family will love, fun ideas for getting active, and easy-to-follow advice for dealing with everyday health issues like getting a good night's sleep, easing aches and pains and more.