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Heidi Beguin is the freelance writer behind Heidi Writes. She's written numerous feature stories, blog posts, grants and has a weekly Tech Tips column in the Sheridan County Journal Star in western Nebraska. She was a high school English teacher for 17 years, advising her students to dream big before deciding to follow her own dreams of being a writer. She and her husband Kirk live in the Nebraska Panhandle and can be found on the golf course year round – either golfing or walking their dogs.

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Amid rodeo’s rising popularity, one Nebraskan is riding toward the top of the sport

by Heidi BeguinApril 30, 2025July 21, 2026

Garrett Shadbolt grew up watching his dad chase dreams of saddle bronc stardom. Dad never caught that rodeo dream, and young Garrett never had much interest in chasing it — an interesting admission from the Nebraska native and current No. 7 bareback rider in the world.  “I remember going to a lot of rodeos when […]

Posted inGreater Nebraska, Historically Excluded, History Nebraska

Nearly 150 years after massacre, tribe charts Nebraska Panhandle trail to save history — and to heal

by Heidi BeguinNovember 27, 2024December 27, 2024
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Student-run market made from straw bales feeding Cody amid Nebraska grocery store crisis

by Heidi BeguinAugust 30, 2024September 26, 2024
Posted inGreater Nebraska

Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail still incomplete nearly 30 years later

by Heidi BeguinJune 28, 2024July 23, 2024
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