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Here's the video of the historic panel discussion with the 1,000 Win Coaches (Harry Statham, Herb Magee, Danny Miles & Dave Holmquist) from the Small College Basketball National Awards Show on April 27, 2025, in Kansas City, MO.

[womantoday]

Lee County wrestler Hailee Lilly, top, puts Southern Lee's Ryan Sillaman in a headlock during a match between the two county rivals. Lilly, the only female wrestler in the area, has posted an 8-12 overall record this season with six pinfall victories.

📸: Ashley Garner

[demimusicjunky]

New additions to my collection! Most found online, some found in local spots, and a few Christmas gifts!

"Skelethon" by Aesop Rock (2012)

"Chicago III" by Chicago (1973)

"The Endless" by Dreadnaught (2022)

"Spring Suite" by McKendree Spring (1973)

"Terraformer" by Thank You Scientist (2019)

"Second Nature" by TSOSIS (2023)

"Blessed He With Boils" by Xanthochroid (2012)

[melodieyvonne]

Blues Fest Brings Iconic Artists to Nickel Plate

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"Importunate praying is the earnest inward movement of the heart toward God." – Edward McKendree Bounds

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Source: Keeley McKendree

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[usafphantom2]

Today is the SR -71's 59th birthday as a birthday present I would like to share a part of Paul Crickmore’s (a humble yet highly, intelligent English gentleman) summary of the SR 71 from his new book Lockheed Blackbird: behind the Secret Missions the Missing Chapters (it can be found on page 498.)

The SR 71 with cameras in the chine bay and SLAR sideways-looking airborne radar our SR 71 boasted the ability to provide simultaneous optic coverage of the target area.PHOTINT and RADINT ( photograph, and radar intelligence) which the A-12 could not do.

It was the SLAR system was continuously upgraded throughout the life of the program accumulating in an operational development of Loral Advance synthetic aperture radar system a SARS. This advance, digitalized radar system with a resolution of less than 1 foot at NADAR enabled, imagery to be transmitted and real time /near real time direct to the end user.

This capability was demonstrated at Det 2, and could have been deployed operationally much earlier if the program hadn’t been starved funds by the so-called “fighter mafia” that held the balance of power in the Pentagon during the late 1980s early 1990s and that ultimately allocated Air Force funding accordingly the same generals as well as senior officials of other US intelligence agencies were the ones who argued that the aircraft was far more expensive to operate than any other aircraft in the inventory.

🌟OF COURSE IT WAS. THAT’S BECAUSE NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE INVENTORY COULD DO ANYTHING LIKE WHAT THE SR 71 AND ITS SENSORS COULD DO. AS HABU PILOT, MAC McKENDREE OBSERVED “IT’S NOT AN AIRPLANE. IT’S AN AIR-BREATHING MAN SUBORBITAL SATELLITE. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS UNIQUE: FUEL, HYDRAULIC FUEL, TIRES SCREWS, FASTENERS, TITANIUM CONSTRUCTION IS UNIQUE IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE THE SR TO SOMETHING THEN COMPARE IT TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE “

Air Crews selection, for the SR-71 program was always hotly contested as they were all unquestionably at the top of their game. They had to be….The demanding mission, the complexity of the aircraft and its systems…

Consequently, crewmembers entering the SR-71 program with the rank of major were usually promoted to Lt.Col among completing their tour. However, all of this changed with the arrival of General Larry Welch, as Air Force chief of staff, and his cohort as a result, the last six crews that entered the program as Majors, were all passed for promotion, the rumor was that their personal folders were never passed the promotion board and NOT surprisingly. This had the demoralizing effect on their pride, and a detrimoralizing impact on their salary and pension. There is no doubt that those involved with the Blackbirds were of the highest caliber and real team players… totally focused on ensuring that the mission whatever it may have been was a success. as Pratt and Whitney‘s Arnie Gunderson recalled” Everyone I encountered on the program was proud of the role. From the commander of the wing to the airman who mopping up the JP seven from under the wings everyone demonstrate the highest degree of respect for their teammates “

And it’s final analysis it can be argued that the SR-71 program was terminated at least five years earlier than necessary. Indeed, it had received the technology packages that already existed and were demonstrated during the period which it was briefly reactivated during Det 2 at Edwards from 1995 to October 10, 1997

Kelly Johnson would have been bang on the money when he predicted in 1964 that his platform could perform its duty to the intelligence community and national leadership until 2001 and beyond.

If history teaches us anything it is that we should never take democracy for granite and that dictators should never be appeased.

Thank you, Paul Crickmore a honorary member of the Habu family. We all appreciate what you have done to tell the story of the unique SR 71 program Linda Sheffield a proud Habubrat.

@Habubrats71 via X

[rich4a1]

Mike Henderson Last Nite at the Bluebird - Live! Yates McKendree Need to Know Big Shoes King Size

Mike Henderson Last Nite at the Bluebird – Live! Yates McKendree Need to Know Big Shoes King Size Qualified Records The latest three albums in Qualified Records’ impressive catalog of now twelve, arrive together, each offering distinctive, splendid takes on American roots and blues music. Qualified plays key roles in the careers and livelihoods of the artists they work with, offering a full range…

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RJ McKendree - Wallflower

In 1968 a Californian musician blows through a West Country village where he writes a set of haunting songs that will earn him a group of obsessive fans and a cult following. The set of eleven songs form the album Wallflower. The Californian is RJ McKendree, created by the best-selling author Tom Cox from his novel Villager, brought to life by musician Will Twynham (Dimorphodons). Villager, Tom…

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Women's College Wrestling: Iowa's Kennedy Blades named USA Wrestler of the Year

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa junior Kennedy Blades has been named USA Wrestling’s Women’s College Wrestler of the Year, it was announced by the organization Thursday morning. Blades captured the 2025 NCWWC National Championship at 160 pounds in her first collegiate season. In the championship match she defeated second-ranked Kaylynn Albrecht of McKendree by first period technical fall, 10-0. En…

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College Volleyball Weekly Episode 256: Week 8 Recap, 2-24-25

Rob Espero with another fun episode of College Volleyball Weekly! Week 8 of the NCAA Men’s D1-2 season brought about the emergence of the Bearcats of McKendree, the rejuvenated Bruins, and streaking Matadors! In addition to the teams that are grabbing the headlines, there is MIVA madness as the teams tussle in the first half of conference play. Then there is the EIVA– where teams are flipping the…

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Tragic Crash Claims Life of Beloved McKendree University Water Polo Coach,34-year-old Colleen Lischwe

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REVIEW: Gary Nicholson “Common Sense”

REVIEW: Gary Nicholson “Common Sense” @garynicholson1 @americanahighways #americanamusic #americanahighways #musicreviews #johnapice #commonsense

Gary Nicholson – Common Sense Texas native Gary Nicholson is a 2-time Grammy winner who has worked with major artists through his 4-decade career. In this recording, he focuses on politics & the divisions in our country through his sparkling country-rock songs. Gary uses hope, humor & perspective wisely. Produced by Kevin McKendree (piano/organ/electric guitar/bass) & Gary (vocals/acoustic &…

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"Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing." – Edward McKendree Bounds

[how2fit]

Christmas is just around the corner. A special time of the year when joy and hope gets a boost even though December may be a month filled with dark and cold days. A time when we reconnect with family and friends and focus on remembering what matters the most in life (and on plenty of good food). It can also be a time of stress and of worries. Of feeling overwhelmed. To help you with all of that and to make this a holiday of happy and meaningful but also relaxing and recharging days I’d like to share 101 of the most inspirational Christmas quotes. These beautiful and uplifting sayings – that you can use for personal inspiration but also for your Christmas cards and social media posts – will help you to slow down and to truly appreciate the big and small joys of this time of year. Inspirational Christmas Quotes “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale “The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness.” – Thomas S. Monson “Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves.” – B.C. Forbes “Best of all are the decorations the grandchildren have made – fat little stars and rather crooked Santas, shaped out of dough and baked in the oven.” – Gladys Bagg Taber “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” – Winston Churchill “Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving “The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of Christmas.” – W.C. Jones “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz “What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.” – Don Marquis “Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” – Edna Ferber “Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” – Gladys Taber “I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.” – Carrie Fisher “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.” – Norman Vincent Peale “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” – Eric Sevareid “Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance.” – Augusta E. Randel “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” – Marjorie Holmes “Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year.” – Grace Noll Crowell “Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things.” – Edward McKendree Bounds “Christmas, my child, is love in action.” – Dale Evans Rogers “Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” – Richelle E. Goodrich Inspirational Christmas Quotes for Families and Friends “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens “One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” – Andy Rooney “Christmas… is not an external event at all, but a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” – Freya Stark “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” – Eric Severeid

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hills “Christmas is a time to open our hearts to God and his gifts.” – Mother Teresa “There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something besides ourselves.” – Linus Van Pelt “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” – Charlie Brown (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” – Ruth Carter Stapleton “Christmas is a time to take stock of the good things in life.” – Reese Witherspoon “Christmas is family, love, hope, and happiness all wrapped up in one.” – Eva Carr “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder “Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it, you know it, you believe it.” – Kevin Alan Milne “From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas brings us closer to each other.” – Emily Matthews “Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.” – Phyllis Diller “The joy of Christmas causes hundreds of radio stations around the country to play Christmas music all day, and people will exchange millions of gifts to remember the first gift of Christmas, the infant Jesus.” – James Dobson “That’s the one good thing about regret: It’s never too late. You can always change tomorrow if you want to.” – Claire Phillips (from the movie Scrooged) Inspirational and Beautiful Thoughts and Sayings on Christmas “Christmas is a spirit that flows from one heart to another. It is more precious than rubies and better than gold.” – Agnes M. Pahro “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere “Christmas is a time when everybody wants to be home, even the people who don’t have one.” – Carrie Fisher “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” – Bob Hope “Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” – Pope Francis “Christmas is a piece of home you carry in your heart.” – Donna VanLiere “Christmas is a season for kindness, a time for sharing, a time for giving.” – Beth Pearson “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Robert Greenleaf “Christmas is the time to let your heart do the thinking.” – Patricia Clafford “Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance — each beautiful, unique, and too soon gone.” – Deborah Whipp “Christmas is happiness that lights up the world.” – Dorothy Thompson “The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.” – Henry David Thoreau “Christmas is a time for remembering, sharing, and growing.” – Richard Rohr “Christmas is the season that engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie ”When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things — not the great occasions — give off the greatest glow of happiness.” – Bob Hope “Christmas is a feeling true friends share with laughter and love to show that they care.” – Helen Steiner Rice “Christmas is a time to heal broken relationships and create new bonds.” – Lailah Gifty Akita “Christmas is a time for cherishing those who bring so many blessings to our lives.” – Mary Engelbreit “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’ – Bing Crosby Inspirational Quotes for a Joyful December and a Merry Christmas “December is the month of joy, the month of giving, the month of gathering.”

– Pearl S. Buck “The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young.” – Phillips Brooks “In December, the spirit of giving becomes more pronounced.” – Betty Wright “December is a time for stories, sharing and believing.” – Rachel Joyce “The joy of December lies in the anticipation of Christmas.” – Unknown “December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory.” – John Geddes “December’s first snow is like magic.” – Victoria Green “Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp! Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we! Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand!” – Dr. Seuss “May and October, the best-smelling months? I’ll make a case for December; evergreen, frost, wood smoke, cinnamon.” – Lisa Kleypas “December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.” – Fennel Hudson “December has the clarity, the simplicity, and the silence you need for the best fresh start of your life.” — Vivian Swift “A joyful December is the best way to end the year.” – Charles Dickens “When snow falls, nature listens.” – Antoinette van Kleef “December, with its cold winds and warm hearts.” – Jennifer Chiaverini “December: a month of lights, snow and feasts; time to make amends and tie loose ends.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach “Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.” – Sarah Addison Allen “Welcome winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless.” – Terri Guillemets “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home.” – Edith Sitwell “December, the last dance of the year.” – Unknown “Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” – Paul Theroux Short Inspirational Christmas Quotes “Christmas magic is silent.” – Charles Dickens “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice  “A joy that is shared is a joy made double.” – John Roy “During the holiday season, in fact all year long, wrap yourself around another’s presence, not presents.” – Christine E. Szymanski “Christmas is the spirit of giving.” – Brigham Young “Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas eve.” – Carrie Latet “Christmas is a gift of time.” – Robert Paul “The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” – Richard Paul Evans “Christmas is a whisper of peace and a sigh of hope.” – Robert Lynd “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” – Will Ferrell “Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of families united.” – Ursula K. Le Guin “Christmas is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase “A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” – Benjamin Franklin “For it is in giving that we receive.” – Francis of Assisi “Christmas is a time for miracles.” – Walt Disney “Christmas is giving from the heart.” – Kevin Alan Milne “Christmas is a bridge of hope.” – Maya Angelou “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” – Alexander Smith “Don’t get caught up in the wrapping paper and forget that the gift of the Christmas season is simply love.” – Toni Sorenson “I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas. It brings people together while time stands still.” – Rachel Cohn “Christmas is pure wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton Want more inspiration and help? Have a look at these positive workplace quotes, the short, deep and meaningful quotes in this post and also this one with 5 tips on how to reduce holiday stress.

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CFB Promotion and Relegation - The Big Ten

B1G Tier One - Big Ten (FBS): Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Northwestern Indiana Purdue Ohio State Michigan Michigan State

B1G Tier Two - Mid-American Conference (FBS): Northern Illinois Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Akron Bowling Green Kent State Miami (Oh.) Ohio Toledo

B1G Tier Three - Ohio Valley Conference (FCS): Dayton Youngstown State Ohio Dominican Lake Erie College Ashland University Walsh University U. of Indianapolis McKendree University Quincy University Roosevelt University

B1G Tier Four - Great Lakes Athletic Conference (D2): Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Davenport University Ferris State University Grand Valley State University Hillsdale College Northwood University – Michigan Saginaw Valley State University Wayne State University Finlandia University

B1G Tier Five - Great Midwest Athletic Conference (D2): Tiffin University University of Findlay Central State Adrian College Albion College Alma College Calvin Hope College Kalamazoo College Olivet College

B1G Tier Six - Northern Sun Conference (D2): St. Thomas Bemidji State University Concordia University, St. Paul – Minnesota Minnesota State University – Mankato Minnesota State University – Moorhead Southwest Minnesota State University University of Minnesota – Duluth Winona State University Iowa Wesleyan University

B1G Tier Seven - Wisconsin Football Association (D2): University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire University of Wisconsin – La Crosse University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh University of Wisconsin – Platteville University of Wisconsin – River Falls University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point University of Wisconsin – Stout University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Wisconsin Lutheran

B1G Tier Eight - Wisconsin Football Conference (D3): Beloit College Carroll University Carthage College Concordia University Wisconsin Lakeland University Lawrence University Ripon College St. Norbert College

B1G Tier Nine - Minnesota Football Conference (D3): Augsburg University Hamline University Macalester College Bethel University – Minnesota Carleton College St. Olaf College The College of St. Scholastica University of Northwestern – St. Paul Saint John's University – Minnesota Gustavus Adolphus College

B1G Tier Ten - Minnesota Football Coalition (D3): Concordia College – Minnesota University of Minnesota – Morris Crown College Martin Luther College Itasca CC Vermilion CC Mesabi Range College Minnesota State CTC Minnesota West CTC Rochester CTC

B1G Tier Eleven - Illinois Football Conference (D3): University of Chicago North Park University Saint Xavier University Augustana College – Illinois Aurora University Benedictine University Concordia University – Chicago Elmhurst University Eureka College Greenville University

B1G Tier Twelve - Upper Mississippi Conference (D3): Central Lakes Fond du Lac Illinois College Illinois Wesleyan University Knox College Lake Forest College Millikin University Monmouth (IL.) North Central College Rockford University

B1G Tier Thirteen - Heartland League (D3): Wheaton College – Illinois Judson University Olivet Nazarene University University of St. Francis – Illinois DuPage Community Christian College (MI) Concordia (MI.) Lawrence Technological University Madonna University Siena Heights University

B1G Tier Fourteen - Hoosier Conference (D3): Anderson University – Indiana DePauw University Franklin College Hanover College Manchester University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Trine University Wabash College Indiana Wesleyan University University of Saint Francis – Indiana

B1G Tier Fifteen - Ohio Conference (D3): Capital University Case Western Reserve University Baldwin Wallace University Bluffton University College of Wooster Heidelberg University Mount St. Joseph University Mount Union Kenyon College Oberlin College

B1G Tier Sixteen - Buckeye Football League (D3): Defiance College Denison University Hiram College John Carroll University Marietta College Muskingum University Notre Dame College Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein University

B1G Tier Seventeen - Small Northern Colleges League (D3): Calumet College of St. Joseph Marian University – Indiana Oakland City University Taylor University Trinity International University Hocking College Wilmington College Wittenberg University