Spring 2006 TM ARNOLD FRIBERG - Portrait of the Artist Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum Glade Jorgensen’s Top Flight Instruments Young Guns: Contemporary Cowboys Tuacahn’s Rising Star Students Last Chance Garage DESERT & ALPINE LIVING MAGAZINE 1 Photo by Mark Breinholt, Colorland Photo. Welcome to the Enchanting West HEN PEOPLE ASK WHY I ENJOY From the Publisher Our palette this spring issue comes in many hues. Most know about Arnold WPUBLISHING, I TEND TO WAX GLIB Friberg’s art and illustrations. His work for Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMi- PATTI M. EDDINGTON IN REPLY. “I must be a glutton for punishment,” lle earned him an Oscar nomination. His Royal Canadian Police illustrations have I’ll say. “I don’t have enough on my plate” or “I graced calendars and won him legions of fans amongst that police agency’s rank enjoy having too many irons in the fire.” and file. And this painter’s masterful touch has touched many others: Steven Spiel- Stock answers, though, beg the serious question: Why put up with so many berg, Stephen Wynn, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth. Yes, you know the artist. problems to put out a magazine? In this issue, you will get to know the man. He’s worth getting to know. Truth is, publishing is more than just pages or profits. It’s about people and So is 90-year-old retired pilot Glade Jorgensen, whose top-flight instruments places — and about sharing. Here at Desert & Alpine Living, we meet the most are the wind beneath his family’s musical wings. Then there’s “Cowboy Ted” Hal- vibrant people and visit the most exotic places. We want to share these unique lisey, who throws rope and pitches positive messages. Rosenbruch Museum is a encounters and experiences with you. top-draw in St. George, a magnet for critters and the characters who love them. After all, getting a read on the world around us is vitally important. Sure, the And Gary DeVincent’s Last Chance Garage traffics in nostalgia, not unleaded gas A Touch of Paradise. printed page often takes a back seat to movies, television, computers and music. It or wiper blades. All this and more await you within the pages of this magazine. often plays second fiddle to an addling array of acronyms: HDTV, TiVo and iPods, Enjoy! just to name a few. That said, few things are as absorbing as top-notch novels or On the cover: Tiffany Harding Lee is a 14-year-old Navajo beauty from Ivins, winsome words, fitly framed with winning photos, in first-rate magazines. Utah. An eighth-grader at Snow Canyon Middle School, Tiffany is a member of So rather than belabor the work in publishing, I’ve learned to love the labor the Mountain Echo Dancers, a group directed by Vicki Tsosie of St. George, Utah. — collecting menageries of wildlife stories, penning and editing profiles of re- Tiffany’s parents hail from Arizona, her mother, Marietta, from Ganado, and her fa- markable people, and discovering and exploring exotic hideaways and lives. When ther, Paul, from Teec Nos Pos. Tiffany embodies the eternal promise and optimism we love or adore something, we give it our full attention. We don’t “dis” or dismiss of youth. She caught our eye at the American Indian Shootout, a recent fund-raiser affairs of the heart. staged at the Entrada golf resort in Utah’s Dixie. We hope she’ll catch yours, too. That’s true of Desert & Alpine Living. It has our full attention, and we are confident it will grab yours. You will notice the magazine’s new title covers more This symbolizes generous advertisers who have committed ground. It now embraces the entire landscape and lifestyles of the American West to support American Indian Services’ scholarship program — from enchanting deserts to red rock canyons to mountains’ majesty, from hard- through financial donations or goods and services. If you scrabble cowboys to star students and astounding artists. are interested in becoming a part of this worthy cause, please contact AIS at www.americanindianservices.org In This Issue: Personalities Town and Country Feature Call for Special Golf Packages! 18 32 10 Glade Jorgensen’s Tuacahn High School’s Arnold Friberg: TOLL - FREE R ESERVATIONS Top Flight Instruments Star Studentbody Artist for the Ages 888.416.8383 highlandestatesresort.com 6 Green Built in Red Rock Country – Shelton’s Shelter 555 Highland Drive Mesquite, NV 89027 22 Young Guns of the West – Creative Cowboys Wrangling the Role Model Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum Boasts Largest Animal Display in the World 24 TM Desert & Alpine Living Magazine is a registered trademark and published quarterly by Framagann Graphics. All content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced in part or whole without prior written release from Publisher. 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