BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Kelly Armstrong is North Dakota’s 34th governor, and the 12th North Dakota governor that a Kintyre man has met.

Duane Svanes and his wife, Shirley, spent about half an hour visiting with the governor and First Lady this week. Their conversation covered everything from Norway to lutefisk, roundabouts and even a little politics.

Svanes is fluent in Norwegian, and he and his wife have visited Norway several times.

“We just had a pleasant conversation, about this and that, and really nothing. It was just kind of interesting,” said Svanes.

Svanes has met every North Dakota governor since Governor John Moses, who served as the state’s 22nd governor, from 1939 to 1945.

The 92-year-old met Governor Moses in 1940. He recalls the governor made a campaign stop in his home

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