COMMUNITY PROJECTS

American Flags – Flags are proudly displayed throughout town for patriotic holidays, honoring our community and country.

Community Bench Project – The TBCA is working to update public benches throughout Twin Bridges with a durable new design featuring backrests and built-in planter holders with drainage, designed to withstand Montana's changing and sometimes extreme weather.

The project is a partnership with Twin Bridges Schools. Agricultural Education Teacher and FFA Advisor Colton Hellwinkel, JD Mehlhoff, and students in the Twin Bridges Ag Shop worked together with the TBCA to develop the design, source materials, and fabricate and build the benches. The project is being completed in phases, with the first group installed around town in 2026 and the remaining benches anticipated in 2027.

Flowers Around Town – Each spring, the TBCA works with Countryside Greenhouse to bring seasonal color to Main Street. Countryside provides valuable in-kind support for the project, including planting our community planter inserts and caring for them in the greenhouse until they're ready to go out in late spring.

Once the flowers are placed around town, participating businesses help keep them looking their best by watering and maintaining the planters throughout the growing season.

Holiday Decorations – After Thanksgiving, TBCA decorates Main Street with festive lights and ornaments to greet the upcoming winter months and the Annual Christmas Stroll. Many thanks to the Town of Twin Bridges for their support in getting wreaths installed each season!

Main Street Banner Project– Highlighting the spirit of Twin Bridges with banners that showcase our local businesses, families, fly fishing, ranching, and outdoor recreation that define our community. Banners rotate with graduating senior banners and holiday wreaths.

Scarecrows & Straw Bales – Autumn comes alive with cheerful scarecrows and festive straw bale displays. The bales used as part of this festive tradition are provided by Dan and Sherrie High of Broksle Ranch.

Town Monument Signs – We proudly completed the installation of beautiful stone monument welcome signs at all three town entrances. It takes a community to make projects like these successful. Many thanks to: Jeff Nicholls with Butte Granite Works for engraving the stones at cost; SRI and Hamilton Ranches for donating land on the Dillon and Sheridan sides of town; Holly Haithcox, Dan, and Tuck Lott for contributing on the Whitehall side of town. Jeffrey Mills of Rock Solid Septic and Excavation for donating labor and providing expertise in building the forms, placing the stones, and installing the solar lights. Sam Novich and Rick Zahn, from the Town of Twin Bridges, provided the use of equipment and volunteered their time to place the stones. Paula Kinoshita for handling the permitting process with the state for the Dillon location, as it was a new site, whereas the other two involved updating existing structures.