{"id":27686,"date":"2026-10-26T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27686"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:08:54","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/event\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 21, 2027\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator 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