Early Pear Promotions Early Pear Promotions Fail to Catch on in Rogue Valley By Alice Mullaly • Apr 6, 2017 Listen Listening... / 1:59 In 1935, Raymond Ritter of the Pinnacle Packing Co. proposed that the Jackson County, Ore., Chamber of Commerce promote Rogue Valley pears by creating a Pear Blossom Festival similar to the apple festival in Wenatchee, Wash.
