Stories from Friday, December 29, 2006

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Dangerous Doug Harper, a Nevada music promoter, has a new project, the Made by Machines/All for Love Concert featuring Chris Jordan, at the Days Inn, Thursday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m. Jordan is a Christian solo artist from Chicago, Ill., who has toured nationally. Jordan's performance will be followed on-stage by Harper, Berlin Drop, Vernon County Red Metal Rockers and Kalatria...

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail Retailers look forward to "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving, when they traditionally go "into the black" and start making a profit on the year. Shoppers, however, look forward to the day after Christmas when all the stores pull out all the stops on sales...

July Nevada Daily Mail In July the city's financial crisis came to a head and culminated with a complete reorganization of the city government and the elimination of about 30 jobs, 10 of which were vacancies at the time, to balance the city's budget...

Nevada Daily Mail No appointment has been made for the southern commissioner's seat, according to Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt's office in Jefferson City. Due to a misunderstanding, the Daily Mail reported that Kennon Shaw of Bronaugh had been appointed, but later learned that information was incorrect. Shaw is the lone Republican among three candidates nominated for the position...

Bertie Louise Goodman, 86, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1920, in Nevada, to Hugh Spencer and Carrie Ellen Arnot Spencer. She was married in 1938 to Raymond Wilson and he died in 1974. She later married Rex Goodman on Nov. 22, 1986, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

In the first four months of 1967, two of my all time favorite songs were released. I heard both for the first time as "pick hits of the week" on WHB Radio 710 AM. The first song was "Light my Fire" by Jim Morrison and his band "The Doors." The second song, and the idea for the name of this article, was "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail As part of a 17-6 season the Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team did what no others could do in 2006 -- win the Southwest Conference championship. The only NHS team to win the conference title during the 2006 calendar year, the Lady Tigers rode the senior leadership of Brittany Crockett, Ashleigh Bryson, Amanda Wilson and Bethany Brower to the conference crown, Nevada's first in volleyball since 2000...