Earlier hours draw many shoppers

Shoppers hunting holiday deals were out so early this morning the birds complained.

The frenzy began at 3 a.m. when the Holiday Village Mall opened its doors. At the time, only Herberger's and The Athlete's Foot were open. But that didn't seem like too big of a deal to the scores of people who waited for the doors to open to get at those prices.

Louis and Maureen Stappler were two of those waiting. They drove down from Medicine Hat, Alberta, on Thursday to do some shopping today and over the weekend.

Just before 3 a.m. Maureen Stappler was one of a few people waiting outside the door, thoug...