From the Bangor Daily News:James Gardner had planned to pick up his prom date driving his dad’s John Deere tractor and wow the crowd of more than 200 well-wishers snapping pictures in the parking lot of Penobscot Valley High School.
But because of the heavy rain Saturday, he picked her up in the Ford Escort his father drives to work most days.
Each year, Gardner said, seniors come up with unusual conveyances for prom night. In the past, revelers have arrived on firetrucks and flatbed trailers, he said. Last year, a couple arrived in a motorboat pulled by a truck.
Gardner’s parents, Ellen and William Gardner of Howland, are teachers in SAD 31, which comprises Burlington, Edinburg, Enfield, Howland, Maxfield and Passadumkeag,
Not being able to make an entrance on the tractor, used on the family blueberry farm in Ellsworth, was the only thing that dampened Gardner’s prom and graduation weekend.
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Now that I think about it, coming in on a tractor would have really topped off my prom night too. I knew I was missing something to accommodate my tin of Skoal and Canadian Tuxedo. Then again, I think I made up for the tractor when I showed up with my sister.
Honestly though, this is a nice story. It’s nice to see teens have fun with prom and not make it some Hollywood-event where everyone is nervous about losing their virginity or where they are going to drink cheap beer after the dance…
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