{"id":6003,"date":"2026-01-30T19:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branch159.sirinc2.org\/?page_id=6003"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:01:14","slug":"monthly-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch159\/monthly-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/branch159.sirinc2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MonthlyMeeting1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch159\/wp-content\/uploads\/MonthlyMeeting1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch159\/wp-content\/uploads\/MonthlyMeeting1-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sirinc2.org\/branch159\/wp-content\/uploads\/MonthlyMeeting1-768x131.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Monthly Meeting is the corner stone of the SIR&#8217;s experience. \u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Regular attendance at the meeting is expected.\u00a0We meet at Pardini&#8217;s Restaurant:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Second Thursday of each Month<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 am &nbsp;&#8211; &nbsp;Branch Executive Committee meets<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11 am &nbsp;&#8211; &nbsp;Social Hour begins<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 pm &nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp; Lunch, Program, &amp; Guest Speaker<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>2 pm &nbsp;&#8211; &nbsp;Adjournment <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow 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