1 May 2018 — 1601 mdt
A sampling of political yard signs in the Flathead
Along with dandelions, and sometimes just as attractive, political yard signs are popping up on Flathead lawns as the 5 June primary and early May school elections approach. Here are a few from northwest Kalispell.
An easily read sign along North Meridian Road in Kalispell. Egan Slough 17-10 is the ballot measure expanding the Egan Slough zone established in 2002. If passed, the measure effectively bans a facility for producing bottled water. I view this as mostly a Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) issue and have not decided whether to vote for or against the ballot measure. But I do think ballot measures should appear only on the general election ballot in November.
The Egan Slough sign on Garland Street near Three Mile Drive. It’s an attractive sign, but a bit low in contrast.
A small sign along busy North Meridian, White’s sign is attractive but does not seem to have a “paid for” attribution line as required (perhaps it’s on the other side). It also lacks a link to his campaign’s website. These are rookie mistakes. Update, 15 May. The attribution information is in small type on a mailing label stuck to the lower right hand border, near the word “performance.” White is not the first, and won’t be the last, candidate to employ this fix. Not putting his campaign website’s URL on the sign is a rookie mistake.
Found on a residential street in Northridge Heights in northwest Kalispell. This is an easily seen and read sign, with a disclaimer, but not with a website address.
Found near the Heino sign (I’ve noticed several places of paired Garner and Heino signs). An easily read, well designed sign. If there’s a website address, it’s hidden in the deliberately hard-to-read “paid for” line. Heino, reports the Flathead Beacon, is the overwhelming choice of the Flathead County Sheriff Deputy Association.
Ronalee Skees’ attractive and slightly whimsical sign along North Meridian. Note the prominent website address.
Incumbent commissioner Gary Kruger’s sign near the intersection of Three Mile Drive and Meridian Road. Again, no website address, which I consider a mistake. The name of his campaign’s treasure, Tammi Fisher, is easily read, a nice touch that has the effect of an endorsement. Kruger filed at the last minute, but he’s been campaigning hard, and posts photographs of his campaign at Twitter’s #mtpol hashtag.
Termed-out Rep. Randy Brodehl’s residential sized sign along Meridian. It lacks a website address, but the “CONSERVATIVE for Commissioner” line makes this an effective sign.
Jay Scott’s large sign across from the Fairgrounds on a junky stretch of North Meridian. There’s no website address, but the sign is easy to read. Most political signs employ only one check mark, but Scott’s employs two, undoubtedly to balance the sign visually and not to suggest voting for him twice.