Special Holiday Extra edition were delivered Wednesday

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.

• Recipes from the Leader’s 2008 recipe contest including everything from appetizers to soups to holiday beverages.

• Black Friday hours

• Menu of 10 cookbooks on sale now for the cook on your gift list

• LED Christmas lights sales are growing – learn about the advantage of these little bulbs

• The annual Christmas tree guide includes a breakdown of each variety of fresh tree from Balsam Fir to Norway Pine

• Christmas calendar of events collected by Kay Johnson – see where and when all of the concerts, Santa sightings and horse-drawn trolley rides happen this season

• Gift giving guide for toddlers 1 to 3 years, children 4 to 7 years and teens

• Twelve smart ways to stretch a gift budget

• Parents – the annual Letter to Santa form is in this edition – give it to your children and return it by Friday, Dec. 5, to see it in the Leader’s Season’s Greeting edition. The Leader staff worked out a special agreement with the elves and plan a special delivery to the North Pole for all letters submitted by the deadline.

Happy holidays.