Jack Barton has announced his resignation after serving as President and Coordinator of the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival as its President and Coordinator for almost nine years. Barton, in a letter to the Jamboree board, said that though his personal and professional commitments had become too prevalent for him to maintain the festivals helm, he will be glad to serve as a board member. Barton wrote that he had the utmost confidence that the board would work together to continue their efforts in putting on the event.