{"id":1055,"date":"2026-01-25T19:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rirs.org\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:00:40","slug":"february-14-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rirs.org\/?p=1055","title":{"rendered":"February 14 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zoom:10-1230<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-948x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1056 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-948x1024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-1422x1536.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139-1897x2048.jpg 1897w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Excelsa-IMGP2139.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, February 14, 2026: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a short business meeting followed by the annual election of 2026-2027 officers comes special guest speaker Gretchen Warren and her Zoom presentation on Walsh Ramblers. 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