Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame Reception and Banquet
Hermod H. Monsen and Hallgrim Berg.
Who is then Hallgrim Berg ? One description of him is as follows:
Hallgrim Berg ; Ph.D. in modern history from the University of Oslo; Member of Norway’s Parliament (1981- 97); Main Spokesman for the Conservative Party in matters of Culture and Media; Chairman of the European Democrat Group at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg (1992-98); self-employed businessman in his native Hallingdal Valley; free-lance writer and entertainer in fields of folklore, music and story-telling.