Early bird shoppers
Shoppers set their alarm clocks early this morning to take advantage of early bird specials Main Street merchants were offering. Businesses were open at 6 a.m. with special sales, luring shoppers looking for a good deal. Evelyn Mierau, above, left, of Wichita and Shariel Thieszen, McCook, check out some boots at Brown's Shoe Fit Co. while Susan, right, and her daughter Shelby Partridge of Wahoo consider some sweat pants at the Sports Shoppe. Along with Dad, Don, the Partridges were visiting relatives in Indianola for Thanksgiving and decided to make the trip to McCook after hearing about the shopping deals. Susan said she may spend a little less this year on shopping and make smarter choices. "No extravagant things this year, something Shelby is not too thrilled about," Susan said.