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WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 18,2017
Village gets new moniker
Cashie River Treehouse Village, Campground
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BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The local camp
ground received a new name
and fees.
At last Thursday’s regularly
scheduled commissioners’
meeting the town of Windsor
Commissioners heard recom
mendations from Windsor’s Rec
reation Director Jeremy Mcixik.
During the presentation Maxik
described different treehouse/
campground facilities charges
around the world.
Maxik explained Planner
Beach Campground in New Bern
charges $ 17 a day with electric
ity only for camping. Electricity
only camping means campers
will be provided electricity but
no other services like water or
sewer. The U.S National Park
Service’s rates range from free
up to $25 a day.
“Treehouses range from $35
to $500 a night,” said Maxik.
Maxik recommended to the
Windsor Comrpissioners that
they charge RV park users $20
a night for the first two weeks
or less, and then $15 a night for
additional nights beyond two
weeks.
Campers planning to use tents
would pay $10 a night for desig-
See VILLAGE, A5
JAY JENKINS / Eastern Living Magazine
The two tree houses that are the beginning of what will now be
the Cashie River Treehouse Village.
Audit
goes
well
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Windsor in
good shape
financially
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The town of
Windsor’s 2015-2016 au
dit is in.
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
CPA Partner Lowell Tay
lor presented the Wind
sor Commissioners with
the town’s 2015-2016 fis
cal year audit.
“The town of Windsor
received an unmodified
opinion, which is the
highest level of assur
ance. The town also re
ceived a clean opinion
on basic financial state
ments,” said Taylor.
According to the au
dit, the 2015-2016 fiscal
year fund balance was
$810,647. The invest
ment earnings rose sig-
See AUDIT, A5
A NEW FACE
MCC
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
New Lawrence Academy Head of School Jason Wynne speaks with students in the hallway of the school.
Wynne grabs reins at Lawrence
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
MERRY HILL - Lawrence Acad
emy’s new head of school be
gan Jan,1.
The Lawrence Academy
Board of Trustees appointed
Jason Wynne as the new head
of school for Lawrence Acad
emy.
Wynne took his position
Jan. 1 following the retire
ment of Thomas Gregory.
“Jason is a leader with a
vision. Indeed, Jason is dedi
cated to maintaining and
strengthening Lawrence
Academy’s position as the
educational option in the re
gion. He believes through the
strengthening of a triangle of
learning consisting of school,
student and family, the scho
lastic enthusiasm of the
students and faculty,” said
Lawrence Academy Board of
Trustees Chairman Jon Pow
ell.
According to Wynne, he
had been with the school
apparently a year and a half
before taking the new posi
tion. He taught anatomy and
See WYNNE, A6
Dorothy Papadakos to appear in Windsor
Famed musician, now writer, has many talents
BY LANNY HIDAY
Bertie Ledger-Advance ■
WINDSOR - World famous organist
Dorothy Papadakos has added the
term “writer” to her resume.’
Papadakos, who now lives in Wilm
ington, and whom many locals have
come to know and admire, came to
international attention as the first
woman Cathedral Organist of the
world’s largest gothic cathedral, the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in
New York City. She held that post
from 1990 to 2003.
Papadakos will appear in a low
profile role as substitute church or
ganist at Windsor’s St. Thomas’ Epis
copal Church at the morning service
on Sunday, Jan. 29.
She then will put on her literary hat
after the service, in order to present
See PAPADAKOS, A6
Dorothy Pa-
padakos,
a world-
famous or
ganist, and
now author,
will be at
St. Thomas’
E p I s c o -
pal Church
Sunday.
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BY DEBORAH GRIFFIN
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WILLIAMSTON ~ Martin
Community College
(MCC) continues to be
weighed down by lead
ership concerns.
President Dr. Ann Britt
is still employed by the
College, according to
MCC Board of Trustees
Chairman Jackie Gillam.
“Her contract is with
the board of trustees,”
she said. “Her agree
ment is binding. She will
be paid by the board.”
Gillam , is unsure
where the money will
come from.
Britt is planning on
retiring March 14 after
being with the college
17 years.
In November, the
North Carolina Board
of Community Colleges
sent a report to the col
lege, based on findings
from the audit, as well
as a team visit to the
school. The report criti
cized many areas in the
college, including Dr.
Britt’s leadership.
As a group, the Mar
tin Community College ,
Board of Trustees re- ’
sponded to those al
legations in December,
citing Dr. Britt’s impend
ing retirement.
Later in December,
See MCC, A6
In this edition
Obituaries A2
Opinion A4
Sports B1
Church & Faith B2
Classified B5
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