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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Willmar, Minnesota Daughters of American Revolution chapter turns 100
May 28---- The is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's service organization that focuses on work in local communities to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism, according to There are 175,000 members in 3,000 chapters located across the country and around the world. There are 21 chapters in Minnesota. Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution can join. "It can be a military person, or it actually could be community or public service," Willmar Chapter DAR Regent Stephanie Sjoberg told the West Central Tribune during an interview. "If if they gave supplies to the troops, and they're on a supply list, that would also be accepted. Or if they actually did protection for their town, or a surveyor of roads — that was all community service, so it would be considered public service, too." A reception for the Willmar chapter's 100th is planned from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society, 610 Highway 71 N.E. in Willmar, with a program taking place at 2:15 p.m. Reservations are requested, but not required, via email or phone at or 320-894-3653, respectively. The first organizational meeting of the Willmar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution took place Feb. 17, 1925, at the Willmar Public Library under the guidance of Organizing Regent Myrtle Lund Diffendorf, according to an October 1975 article in the "Daughters of the American Revolution" magazine. Charter membership was open for several months after that first meeting. Along with Diffendorf, other charter members included Lillian Cutter Benson, Alice Brown Branton, Madge G. Hahn, Dorrie Brown Handy, Helen E. Jenness, Josephine Fancher Jenness, Louise Branham Rodange, Jennie Brown Sherwood, Winifred Sherwood, Ethel M. Smith. Lila M. Spencer, Alice Thompson, Abbie Paddock and Edith Emery, according to an article celebrating the centennial of its founding in the Oct. 17, 1990, edition of the West Central Tribune. Cutter Benson was the longest-lived founding member of the Willmar chapter, dying in 2008 at the age of 107, according to Sjoberg. She is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. Sjoberg made sure that her Find A Grave website memorial was updated with her full obituary and noted that she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is listed as "Lilyan Martha 'Lillian' Cutter Benson" on the website. "That was kind of fun, just to actually update it so people, when they come across it, they would know right away that she was a DAR member," Sjoberg said. " ... Her nieces actually wrote a very nice obituary honoring the DAR chapter here." There are currently 25 members in the Willmar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, ranging in age from 28 to 92. The chapter meets on the second Saturday of each month, but takes the winters off due to the number of members who are "snowbirds" and go south. Sjoberg explained that the chapter has a registrar who can assist with genealogy research for those interested in determining if they are a direct descendant of an American revolutionary, in order to become a member. Sjoberg also helps with the genealogy research as an assistant registrar. Potential members are asked for their birth certificates and those of their parents. Ideally, they can also provide birth certificates for their grandparents, but an obituary is also sufficient if the grandparents have died. Sjoberg did not know that she would qualify for membership until she had retired and started researching her own genealogy. She found out she was a direct descendant of a patriot revolutionary on her mother's side of the family. Her mother also became a member. She had always assumed her ancestors had immigrated to the United States during the 1800s, but her mother's great-grandmother was a descendant of Frederick Countryman, who was born to parents who immigrated in 1710 from the Palatine region of Germany. She also found out that her father is a direct descendant of people who immigrated in the 1600s. In the last couple of years, Sjoberg assisted one family with their genealogy and the Willmar Chapter of the DAR gained five new members from that family. Daughters of the American Revolution is strictly a nonpolitical, nonprofit service organization, Sjoberg said. "We do patriotic things. We do educational things. We like to do commemorative events. We do a lot with the veterans," she said. She noted the local chapter really promotes education and does a lot with local libraries, especially honoring Constitution Week. The chapter sets up informational tables at local events and festivals a couple of times per year. Chapters receive awards if they have 600 or more volunteer service hours per year, according to Sjoberg, who noted that all 21 chapters in Minnesota met that goal last year. Each year the Willmar chapter sponsors an American history essay contest for fifth- through eighth-grade students and the DAR Good Citizens Award for high school seniors. Local winners of the essay contest go on to compete at the state level and winners at the state level compete at the division level. Winners of the division level earn a trip to Washington, D.C., for the award ceremony. The winner of the Good Citizens Award is a student who possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities. A scholarship is awarded. A service project in 2023 by the Willmar chapter and three other chapters provided a grave marker for Cecile D. Evans Taylor, who served as an Army Nurse Corps member during World War I at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, from September of 1918 to August of 1919. Evans Taylor died in 1999 at the age of 103 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Dover, Minnesota. An installation ceremony took place in September of 2023, with the American Legion erecting flags at the site and providing a firing squad. Through her research, Sjoberg knew that Evens Taylor was Scottish and she found a local bagpiper who played the national anthem at the ceremony. Retired from the U.S. Army, the bagpiper is married to the regent of the Rochester chapter. "That was kind of a fluke, too," Sjoberg said. " ... So, you know, if you have faith — it was like it was all really ordained from up above." Sjoberg explained how challenging it was to get a veteran's marker for Evans Taylor due to complications with obtaining her military records. The National Personnel Records Center could not find any records for her and a National Archives and Records Administration query revealed that the records were destroyed in a fire in 1973. Finally, the Military Women's Memorial was able to find a copy of her induction order and copies of her pay stubs, which were submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for approval of a veteran's marker. "It was just really, really satisfying to have this whole group of people come together and do this for her," Sjoberg said.
Business Insider
17-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Kepler Capital Remains a Buy on Sandvik AB (0HC0)
Kepler Capital analyst Johan Sjoberg maintained a Buy rating on Sandvik AB (0HC0 – Research Report) on May 15 and set a price target of SEK250.00. The company's shares closed last Thursday at SEK217.70. Confident Investing Starts Here: Quickly and easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks straight to you inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Sjoberg is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.1% and a 57.35% success rate. In addition to Kepler Capital , Sandvik AB also received a Buy from Morgan Stanley's Michael Harleaux in a report issued on May 12. However, on May 13, UBS maintained a Sell rating on Sandvik AB (LSE: 0HC0). Based on Sandvik AB's latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of SEK29.3 billion and a net profit of SEK3.74 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of SEK29 billion and had a net profit of SEK1.25 billion
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Swedish St Patrick's Athletic defender had to overcome significant culture shock after moving to Ireland
AXEL SJOBERG has admitted that the biggest adjustment for him in Ireland has been to the sense of humour. Sjoberg is in his third season at St Pat's, who host Galway United tonight, although his first two campaigns were badly interrupted by injury. That did not deter either Jon Daly or successor Stephen Kenny from handing the Swedish defender a new contract. But — apart from convincing the club's fans that he was not a sicknote — he revealed his biggest issue was coming to terms with the fact nothing was off limits when it came to the dressing room. Asked about the biggest culture shock, Sjoberg said: 'I would say the people. The people are very outgoing, nice people, welcoming people. In Sweden it's a little bit more closed. 'In the same way, at the beginning I didn't really understand all of the banter they were doing. Read More On Irish Football "Some of the things were like, I got p****d off easily, but it was good, now I understand it. 'It was just some of the words, I didn't really understand. They made fun of my accent or whatever. 'I understand it more now. Over here, if you are going to do a joke you can say pretty much whatever you want. "But in Sweden you can't really say certain stuff. It doesn't work there.' Most read in Football Sjoberg was signed by Tim Clancy ahead of the 2023 season after his career had not progressed as he would have liked at home. Released by his home-town club Helsingborgs IF without having signed a professional deal, he was later signed by Hammarby IF but made just three first-team appearances during his 18-month stay. Man Utd and Spurs on course for £100m winner-takes-all Europa League final despite two of their worst seasons ever And, after spending 2022 in the third tier with BK Olympic, he was ready for a new challenge. Sjoberg recalled: 'I was in a place back home in Sweden where I was a little bit stuck. 'I wanted to take a move from the club I was playing in but I also wanted a fresh start somewhere, to start from the beginning and start to compete. 'Obviously to go abroad is always a nice experience. 'I had a phone call with my agent and we were in a discussion back and forth. Then I was like, 'I have nothing to lose, let's try it'. 'I had never heard about the league before. 'I went over, I didn't really have a good first season with all of my injuries and I struggled a lot. 'It's not nice to go to a different country and you're not playing but I got through it, the boys helped me. 1 It took a bit of time for Sjoberg to get used to the local sense of humour 'I lived with a few of the lads the first year and that was a really good thing. 'It's not easy to move to a new country. You could easily become lonely or something like that. 'But it was great, I got friends for life. Now they're gone but Conor Carty is now signed so I live with him and he's a really good, close friend of mine.' That difficult first year did not put him off. He added: 'I was more like, 'I don't want to go home'. I wanted to prove I was able to play in the League and prove that I am not only injured.' GOT GOING Last season he was sidelined from the end of March until the middle of June but performed strongly after his comeback as St Pat's impressed in Europe and mounted a late title charge. The Saints had hoped to carry that form into this season. They are just a point off the top but there is frustration after not winning any of their last three games, particularly last Friday's defeat to Bohemians when they led going into the final minute. Sjoberg sighed: 'It's still really annoying. Such a big game and it was just a big disappointment. We should have won. 'We've been discussing the things that went wrong and what we can improve, what we are doing well. 'We just need to do what we've been training on and talking about. To be fair it's very competitive at the moment. 'Every game is a massive game. You just need to be prepared for every game and try to win every game. But there are no easy games."
Irish Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘I got pissed off easily' - St Patrick's Athletic star on adapting to Irish move
St Patrick's Athletic defender Axel Sjoberg has revealed the biggest challenges of his move to Ireland so far - both on and off the pitch. It's no surprise that the Swede has found it difficult to cope with back-to-back hamstring injuries. The first, almost three months after his arrival in March 2023, sidelined him for four months, and when he suffered a recurrence on his comeback it ended his season and kept him out of that year's FAI Cup final. But off the pitch there were some teething issues too, as he struggled to understand the Irish sense of humour. 'I would say the people,' replied the former Hammarby prospect, when asked about the biggest culture shock of his first move abroad. 'The people are very outgoing, nice people, and welcoming people. In Sweden it's a little bit more closed. 'In the same way at the beginning I didn't really understand all of the banter they were doing. Some of the things were like, I got pissed (off) easily, but it was good, now I understand it. 'It was just some of the words, I didn't really understand. They made fun of my accent or whatever.' Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Two years in and Sjoberg can now see the funny side - but he doesn't dare expose his friends and family back at home to the kind of jokes he hears here. 'I understand it more. Over here, if you are going to do a joke, you can say pretty much whatever you want. But in Sweden you can't really say certain stuff. No, no. It doesn't work there,' he said. Reflecting on his injury woes, Sjoberg said his time on the sidelines just made him more determined to make his move to Pat's work. 'I was more like I don't want to go home. I wanted to prove I was able to play in the League and prove that I am not only injured,' he said. 'So I was not really looking to go home. I just wanted to prove I was not only injured.' Sjoberg described his move to Ireland as a 'fresh start' after spells in his home country with IK Frej, Hammarby and BK Olympic. 'I was in a place back home in Sweden where I was a little bit stuck. I was more or less thinking 'Okay, let's go, I've nothing to lose',' he said. 'I think I wanted to take a move from the club I was playing in, but I also wanted a fresh start somewhere, to start from the beginning, and start to compete. 'Obviously, to go abroad is always a nice experience. 'I actually don't know (how the move came about). I had a phone call with my agent and we were in a discussion back and forth. 'Then I was like, I have nothing to lose, let's try it. I had never heard about the league before or anything like that. So I thought, let's try it.' Sjoberg is aiming to help Pat's return to winning ways tonight when they take on second-placed Galway United. Just one point separates the two teams, in a bottleneck of a Premier Division table. Last week Pat's were 1-0 up away to Bohemians, only to concede twice in injury-time - so Stephen Kenny's men are eager to avoid a repeat over a busy seven-day period when they face Galway at home, before trips to Derry on Monday and Shelbourne next Friday. 'It's still really annoying, to be fair,' said Sjoberg of the Bohs defeat. 'Such a big game and it was just a big disappointment. 'I think we should have won that game. It's football, unfortunately we lost. We just need to bounce back from the loss and keep going, go on a winning streak again. 'We've been talking and discussing things that went wrong and what we can improve, what we are doing well and what we need to keep doing. 'We just need to do what we've been training on and talking about.'
Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Chelsea's Conference League opponents in chaos as chairman quits over racism storm
Djurgarden chairman Lars-Erik Sjoberg has resigned his post ahead of the Swedish club's Conference League semi-final first leg against Chelsea. Vice-chairman Erik Gozzi has taken over as acting chairman following the resignation, which comes amid allegations Sjoberg shared xenophobic material on social media. "Djurgården Fotboll announces today that our chairman, Lars-Erik Sjöberg, has chosen to leave his position early," a club statement published on Tuesday read. "Lars-Erik has been a central part of the association's management since he was elected to the board in 2007, and has served as chairman since 2013. "Under his leadership, the association has strengthened its position in Swedish football through significant sporting successes, strong financial stability and organizational development. We extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to Lars-Erik Sjöberg for his dedicated work and invaluable contributions to the good of the association." The claims about Sjoberg's alleged behaviour were made by by Swedish newspaper Expressen. The publication says he has shared "xenophobic messages and posts from right-wing radical opinion leaders and profiles," mentioning his sharing of content from a Facebook group entitled 'Katerina Janouch - journalism and debate'. Expressen reports that "large amounts of racism, Muslim hatred and xenophobia are spread in both posts and comment fields". Janouch is a Swedish journalist and author whose posts on X have also reportedly been shared by Sjoberg. "I read and share very little of what is there. But it is interesting to follow," Sjoberg told Expressen, arguing none of his social media activity conflicts with the club's core values. "However, the thing is that we in Djurgården are an association, and football is the best proof that we do not separate people. "We have players with different ethnicities. It is the merit that determines whether you play in Djurgården. Nothing else. I have no xenophobic views or whatever word you are trying to use. I have friends from all possible religions. I have friends from all ethnicities, so I would not think of it. "If there is something on her side that has that, then I have no problem completely distancing myself from that. It is so foreign to my own view of society. However, that does not mean that they cannot be right on certain issues." Djurgarden, who play in Stockholm, qualified for the Conference League after finishing fourth in the Swedish top-flight in 2023. They came through three qualifying rounds to progress to the league phase, picking up 13 points from a possible 18. They beat Cypriot side Pafos in the round of 16 before overcoming Rapid Wien in the quarter-finals. They needed extra-time to get past the Austrian team, losing 1-0 at home before winning 4-1 in 120 minutes in Vienna. Chelsea sealed their own progress by beating FC Copenhagen in the round of 16 and Legia Warsaw in the quarter-finals. The winner of the two- legged semi-final will play one of Fiorentina or Real Betis in the final on May 28. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
