No more Old-Time Jamboree

After nearly four decades of fun, the Old-Time Jam­boree has been retired.

“It’s just run its course and it’s time to move on to some­thing dif­fer­ent,” said Bob Pal­lante, pres­i­dent of the Amherst His­tor­i­cal Society.

He said the cost of run­ning the fundrais­ing fes­ti­val has risen sharply over the past few years while rev­enues have dwin­dled. Pal­lante called it a “sign of the times.”

The soci­ety will coop­er­ate with any com­mu­nity orga­ni­za­tion will­ing to run the Jamboree.

Spon­sors, ven­dors, enter­tain­ment, and civic groups will receive a let­ter in com­ing weeks from the soci­ety explain­ing the situation.

This is an excerpt. For the full story, read the Jan. 11, 2012 issue of the Amherst News-Times.

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