Mr. and Mrs. Gunder V. Berg (Ruth) moved to Barnes County in September 1971, after residing in Grafton and Cavalier since 1946. Mr. Berg was born near Adams, North Dakota, and Ruth is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Gunder Berg farmed in Shepherd Township, Walsh County, until serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. In 1930s he managed the Famous Farmers baseball team and was a director and in the cast in the stage performances for the Farmers Club.

In 1975 Mr. Berg was a columnist and staff writer with the Valley City Times-Record, having been editor and publisher of The Cavalier Chronicle before retirement. He is secretary of the Barnes County Historical Society, Inc., and vice-chairman of the Barnes County Senior Citizens Council.

A son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Berg (Peggy) were also residents of Valley City in 1975. Boyd was completing studies at Valley City State College and his wife was a clerk in the county Social Services office. Gunder and Ruth have two other children, Belinda of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Brian of Chicago, Illinois.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 28