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76 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, September 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 18, 2004 Cari Brotherton of Central Point has created a banner to represent Jackson County at the Oregon State Fair this year. Mail Tribune / Roy Musitelli Banner will fly for county at state fair Central Point woman designs it to show a variety of local elements By BUFFY POLLOCK for the Mail Tribune CENTRAL POINT — Jackson County will have its own banner to fly before tens of thousands of visitors to the Oregon State Fair this year, thanks to the efforts of a local seamstress. Cari Brotherton, who runs a home-based sewing business called the Stitching Post, is working on a 45-by-72-inch banner to be hung in the 4-H Exhibit Building at the state fair, which runs Aug. 26 through Sept. 6 in Salem. Brotherton attended the fair last year with her now 14-year-old daughter Tillie and noticed that out of three dozen Oregon counties, just a half-dozen were represented with a banner. "I noticed these beautiful banners hanging around and noticed that there weren’t many to begin with, but that there definitely wasn’t one for Jackson County," she said. Brotherton, 45, is a member of the executive board for Jackson County 4-H programs and works with the local horse club. She said a letter from the state fair asking for banners from all counties was discussed at an executive board meeting. Advertisement "Everybody in the meeting turned and looked at me," Brotherton recalled. "After they all stared at me for a minute, I really couldn’t say no." Brotherton sketched her vision on paper, designed it on her computer and produced a pattern using an embroidery program. Four 10-hour days later, Brotherton has produced a colorful banner featuring the Table Rocks, the Rogue River and sprawling pear orchards. The flag also sports colorful depictions of elements of 4-H in Jackson County, such as pigs, horses, poultry, sewing, cooking and forestry. Mona Easley, 4-H assistant manager at the state fair, said the banners add color to a large two-story building and bring a personal, small-town appeal to a large-scale event. "It’s just basically to kind of showcase the counties and what they have going for their 4-H program and what they have as far as industry and whatever else," said Easley. "We leave the theme up to them. These things are really showy. People from the county that visit are proud to see one from their county and it’s fun to see what the other counties come up with." Buffy Pollock is a free-lance writer living in Medford. E-mail her at [email protected]. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities