Skien and Telemark delegation together with representatives from Minot and Ward County.

Front row: Bruce Christianson (Mayor Ward County), Erling Dahl (Telemark County Council), Curt Zimbelman (Mayor of Minot) and Jørn Inge Næss (Skien community).

Standing: Rolf Haugen (Skien City Attorney), Loren Anderson (businessman in Minot), John McMartin (Minot Area Chamber of Commerce), Jackie Velk (Treasurer for the City of Minot), Hermod H. Monsen (Telemark Heritage), Linda Zimbelman (Minot), Wendy Howe (Minot Conventions & Visitor's Bureau), Ivar Stulen (Telemark Heritage), David W. Waind (Minot City Manager), and Thrond Kjellevold (Telemark County Council).