By Devyn Edelstein/El Inde Patagonia has a lot of visitors who walk a long way to spend a short time there. Former professional cyclist Chuck Veylupek is one of them. He passed through Patagonia in February, eight days into a four-month, 800-mile trek on the Arizona Trail. Veylupek, 51 years old, has a beard, grey…
By Olivia Schanafelt/El Inde Kyle Shillingburg, a senior at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, is studying early elementary education. He is 21 years old, freakishly tall and sweet-natured. Shillingburg works at Kyrene de los Lagos Elementary School, Monday through Thursday, and remains there for the entirety of the school day. His day consists of…
By Briannon Wilfong/El Inde As I pull up to the steps of rancher Chris Peterson’s home, four dogs come to greet me before I can even jump out of the truck. Peterson comes walking out of the house with a big grin on her face. It is a rainy February morning with clouds looming over…
By Nagisa Tsukada/El Inde Santa Cruz County residents have been discovering and savoring performances at the Benderly-Kendall Opera House in Patagonia since it opened in 2016. Young musicians from throughout the region have also found it to be a great place to showcase their musical abilities. That was part of the mission to begin with,…
y Ireland Stevenson/El Inde On June 1, 2018, Kathi Noaker, Linda Hirsch, and six other Voices from the Border volunteers trekked across the U.S.-Mexico border hauling bags of supplies in hopes of lending a hand and making a difference. When they arrived to see more than 100 migrants sitting on the floor at the port…
