Old-fashioned commute - Townsend students drive tractors to school to honor ag heritage

Broadwater High School senior Jenna Shearer drove to school in style on Friday. The 1964 Massey Ferguson tractor she piloted rumbled down Second Street and into the school parking lot, where she parked it among the 10 other tractors. Shearer’s unusual transportation was part of Agriculture Heritage Day in Townsend Schools, an event organized by school teachers and parents to celebrate the culture of farming and ranching around Townsend. “We just want to honor our heritage in Broadwater County and make kids aware of how important agriculture is, and the kids that are farmers or ranchers allow them an opportunity to be proud of what they do,” Jill Flynn, school counselor and one of the organizers, said...more