Bobbi Ann Johnson Holmes first ventured into
journalism as the co-editor of her high school newspaper at Lake
Havasu High School. In 1976 she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree
at California State University of Fullerton, with a degree in
Communications, and an emphasis in photography.
During her senior year internship she wrote and produced the
public television documentary, Born to Die, which aired in 1976. Her publishing company, Robeth
Publishing, was created in 1982, with the Great Grandma's Recipe
Book. From 1985 to 1991 she published the monthly community
newspaper, Mountain/Hi-Desert Guide, and the full color
magazine,
Wrightwood Magazine.Robeth Publishing, LLC
was created in 2006, and acquired the publications of Robeth
Publishing.
In 1991, when her father became terminally ill, she sold
Mountain/Hi-Desert Guideand
returned to Lake Havasu with her family, to help her parents operate Havasu Palms, Inc.,
the oldest resort on Lake Havasu.
In 1995 she published
Where the Road Ends,
about the history of Havasu Palms, Inc. In 1999 she launched Havasu Magazine,
Lake Havasu's online magazine.
Today she and her
husband are part owners of Lake Havasu City's Heirloom Realty, where
her husband, Don is the Designated Broker. For six years they worked
as a sales team, specializing in commercial and residential real
estate. They both earned their Certified Commercial Sales Specialist (CCSS),
and are Graduates of the
REALTOR® Institute (GRI). Bobbi earned her E-Pro real estate
certification..
Bobbi is currently
the Marketing Manager of Heirloom Realty, and is no longer a sales
agent, instead devoting more time to her writing, and managing her
small publishing company,
Robeth Publishing, LLC.
Bobbi and Don Holmes have strong ties in Lake Havasu
City. Bobbi’s mother, Caroline Johnson (who was one of the owners of
Havasu Palms), lives in Lake Havasu City, as does Don’s parent’s
Walter and Doris Castro. Don and Bobbi’s children, Robert “Scott”
and Elizabeth Holmes, graduated from Lake Havasu High School. Both
Scott and Elizabeth are planning weddings for the summer of 2008.