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Helping hand • (center) Brandi and Curt Qualset, of Meadow Grove, receive the Jolene Mosel Helping Hand Award during the Antelope County 4-H awards ceremony, Aug. 6. The Qualsets, who serve as the 4-H rabbit superintendents, are joined Mosel's parents, Leroy and Gail Wortman, husband, Randy and son, Ethan.
Some bunny special • Curt and Brandi Qualset talk about the 4-H Youth Enrichment Center during last year's fair.
A Meadow Grove couple who oversee Antelope County's 4-h rabbit division were named the recipients of the 2023 Jolene Mosel Helping Hand Award.
The presentation was made Sunday, Aug. 6, during the county's 4-H awards show in the livestock arena at the fairgrounds in Neligh. Antelope County 4-H youth coordinator Tessa Hain presented the award.
"The award keeps Jolene's spirit alive," Hain said.
Brandi Qualset and Curt Qualset have worked with the county's rabbit exhibitors for approximately five years.
Throughout the fair, they can be found in the rabbit barn, keeping a watchful eye on the animals and answering questions posed by 4-H members.
The couple has assisted with plans for the proposed 4-H Youth Enrichment Center, which will house rabbit and poultry exhibits and host shooting sports competitions.
The center's capital campaign is underway, with a goal of $400,000.
The Helping Hand award, given annually, is named after longtime Antelope County 4-H leader and supporter, Jolene Mosel. Always one to volunteer, Mosel
She died July 4, 2016, following a five-year journey with cancer.
Nominations for this year's award were accepted during the county fair. Members of the Mosel family select the recipient based on recommendations.
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