Dec. 23, 2025
COTC - 23 Dec 2025 - The Pavilions chart a course for the future
The Pavilions chart a course for the future - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/pavilions-charts-new-course-for-future/
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is Cup of
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Traverse City for the 12/23/2025.
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I'm Mike,
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and, today is an extra coffee day for
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me. I tell you, a little hard getting
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started this morning. So
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let's start with the weather.
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Today is partly sunny. There's that word again.
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Sunny.
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Interesting.
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And a high near 40. Wow. Southwest winds,
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five to 10 miles per hour, becoming northwest
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in the afternoon.
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Mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 25.
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North winds, five to 10 miles per hour.
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And Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a high near
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36.
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Calm wind becoming south around five miles per
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hour. And,
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looks like Christmas day is gonna be mostly
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cloudy and up around 35,
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but, none of that four letter word that
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that a lot of people, talk about. But
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although Thursday night or Christmas night, it's supposed
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to have a little
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snow showers,
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at night. So
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it's coming back, but, for Christmas day,
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the driving will be easier.
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So I learned something this morning,
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perusing the news, and
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I didn't know this, but the Pavilions, which
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is that big nursing home, right next to
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Munson,
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that's county owned
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or city owned. I guess it's county.
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Yeah. It's county.
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But it just I didn't know that. Well,
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anyway, they, been having a lot of issues
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here lately.
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They've had a lot of turnover in the
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leadership,
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some financial trouble.
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They had a lawsuit,
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that they had to deal with. They've had
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trouble with staffing. So they got a lot
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of issues.
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And they,
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just hired a new CEO,
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and they're splitting up the CEO position
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with another position there in leadership. So, hopefully,
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it will,
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calm down. That's quite a nice facility for
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a county owner. I did like I said,
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I didn't know that. Maybe that was common
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knowledge, but
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interesting that
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they're trying to get their stuff together. I
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hope they succeed.
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You know,
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my grandfather,
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was in there, and, other family members have
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been in there,
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over the,
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you know, over the years.
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And
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they said they were, top notch back then.
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That was probably twenty years ago or twenty
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five years ago, whatever it was. So
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but, again, I didn't realize that was county
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owned. I I thought that was a private
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outfit because, you know, the facility is pretty
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nice.
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You know?
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And, of course, I'm showing my age, but,
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that's the new one because, there was another
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nursing home that looked more like a a
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block apartment building
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there, before. And I forget what that was
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called. It wasn't called the pavilions.
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Let's see how what did they,
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ended up, they got, like, a 180
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beds there and,
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several
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assisted living apartments.
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So,
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yeah, it's quite the facility. And I guess
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if you gotta go to a nursing home,
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that's not a bad place to go.
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But, yeah, I just didn't know it was
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county owned.
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But
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sounds like they're
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getting their stuff together. Like I said,
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the county commissioners
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ended up hiring that's the CEO and let
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me see if I can find their name.
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Daryl Lavender,
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he was hired this summer.
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And then
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the administrator,
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is another person, and they didn't name who
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that was. But, that used to be a
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combined
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role, and and it's probably too much for
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just one person. At least that's what they
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said.
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So,
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well, hopefully, they'll,
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they'll continue on.
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And, you know, of course, today is the
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the twenty third, so only a couple days
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left till the Christmas holiday. I hope everybody's
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having a good holiday season
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and has some good plans for
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Thursday. I will probably take Thursday off from
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the show, but maybe not. We'll see.
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I don't know. It's not, too difficult to
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do, so we'll just get her done. Anyway,
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everybody have a good
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day, and I will catch you tomorrow.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is Cup of
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Traverse City for the 12/23/2025.
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I'm Mike,
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and, today is an extra coffee day for
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me. I tell you, a little hard getting
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started this morning. So
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let's start with the weather.
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Today is partly sunny. There's that word again.
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Sunny.
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Interesting.
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And a high near 40. Wow. Southwest winds,
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five to 10 miles per hour, becoming northwest
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in the afternoon.
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Mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 25.
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North winds, five to 10 miles per hour.
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And Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a high near
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36.
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Calm wind becoming south around five miles per
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hour. And,
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looks like Christmas day is gonna be mostly
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cloudy and up around 35,
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but, none of that four letter word that
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that a lot of people, talk about. But
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although Thursday night or Christmas night, it's supposed
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to have a little
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snow showers,
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at night. So
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it's coming back, but, for Christmas day,
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the driving will be easier.
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So I learned something this morning,
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perusing the news, and
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I didn't know this, but the Pavilions, which
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is that big nursing home, right next to
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Munson,
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that's county owned
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or city owned. I guess it's county.
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Yeah. It's county.
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But it just I didn't know that. Well,
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anyway, they, been having a lot of issues
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here lately.
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They've had a lot of turnover in the
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leadership,
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some financial trouble.
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They had a lawsuit,
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that they had to deal with. They've had
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trouble with staffing. So they got a lot
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of issues.
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And they,
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just hired a new CEO,
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and they're splitting up the CEO position
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with another position there in leadership. So, hopefully,
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it will,
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calm down. That's quite a nice facility for
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a county owner. I did like I said,
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I didn't know that. Maybe that was common
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knowledge, but
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interesting that
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they're trying to get their stuff together. I
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hope they succeed.
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You know,
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my grandfather,
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was in there, and, other family members have
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been in there,
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over the,
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you know, over the years.
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And
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they said they were, top notch back then.
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That was probably twenty years ago or twenty
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five years ago, whatever it was. So
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but, again, I didn't realize that was county
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owned. I I thought that was a private
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outfit because, you know, the facility is pretty
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nice.
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You know?
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And, of course, I'm showing my age, but,
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that's the new one because, there was another
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nursing home that looked more like a a
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block apartment building
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there, before. And I forget what that was
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called. It wasn't called the pavilions.
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Let's see how what did they,
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ended up, they got, like, a 180
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beds there and,
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several
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assisted living apartments.
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So,
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yeah, it's quite the facility. And I guess
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if you gotta go to a nursing home,
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that's not a bad place to go.
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But, yeah, I just didn't know it was
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county owned.
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But
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sounds like they're
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getting their stuff together. Like I said,
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the county commissioners
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ended up hiring that's the CEO and let
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me see if I can find their name.
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Daryl Lavender,
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he was hired this summer.
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And then
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the administrator,
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is another person, and they didn't name who
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that was. But, that used to be a
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combined
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role, and and it's probably too much for
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just one person. At least that's what they
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said.
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So,
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well, hopefully, they'll,
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they'll continue on.
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And, you know, of course, today is the
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the twenty third, so only a couple days
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left till the Christmas holiday. I hope everybody's
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having a good holiday season
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and has some good plans for
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Thursday. I will probably take Thursday off from
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the show, but maybe not. We'll see.
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I don't know. It's not, too difficult to
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do, so we'll just get her done. Anyway,
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everybody have a good
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day, and I will catch you tomorrow.
