Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Sharon, Harold Axline Take Part In Sandhills' Polar Bear Tank Race


Winter in Nebraska is no time to be playing outside in the water.  But don't tell that to Dorchester's Sharon and Harold Axline.

The Dorchester couple were two of the hardy souls who braved the cold to take part in the 12th annual Polar Bear Tank Race in the Mullen, Neb. area.

The race consists of riding stock tanks down the Middle Loup River through the Sandhills.

The festivities begin on the first Friday of March with a soup cook-off followed by the actual race on Saturday.

According to an article published by News Channel Nebraska and SandhillsExpress.com, this was only the third or fourth time over the past dozen years that the racers had to don full winter gear. 

Too illustrate just how cold this year's tank race was, the story quotes Dorchester's Sharon Axline (who got called "Shirley" in the article).

"If I fall over, I will need help getting up with all the layers I have on," explained Shirley (sic) Axline, who gone to the race with her husband Harold, every year from Dorchester, Nebraska. The couple has been married for over 50 years and usually brings others from their community, but they were the only two to brave the cold (this year)."

According to inside information, the Axlines made it back safely to Dorchester.

3 comments:

  1. She should have just said her name was Mimi. Lol

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  2. Nebraska, the Home of "Stark Weather " .

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  3. "I *AM* serious, and don't call me Shirley!"

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