Wrightwood Magazine

by Bobbi Holmes

      In 1985 Robeth Publishing released Mountain/Hi-Desert Guide.  Three years later Robeth Publishing brought out its annual, full-color magazine, Wrightwood Magazine.  This glossy production saw only two issues, 1988 and 1989.  The first issue included a poster insert, a whimsical map depicting Wrightwood Village, by artist Cathi Julien, who created many of the covers for Mountain/Hi-Desert Guide.
      Wrightwood Magazine was  produced during the infancy of desktop publishing, when color layouts involved manual separations, and black and white photographs needed to be sent in for screening prior to layout.  Hot wax and rubber cement helped secured copy to the layout boards, and rub-on letters created the headlines.  PageMaker was used, to some extent, yet it too was in its infancy.  The laser printer, used for producing copy, could only handle a minimum number of fonts at one time.
      Contributors to the publication included local talents.  June Woodmansee handled advertising sales, Carolyn Burleson and Debbie Burwell were copy editors, Susan Johnson, Josh Bryant and Frances Yarnall were feature writers, and photographers Helga Wallner, Ken Hamada, Tony Spores, and Hillinger’s Photography contributed to the effort.
       The editor and publisher was Bobbi Holmes. Robeth Publishing has been absorbed by Robeth Publishing, LLC.