{"id":188,"date":"2026-02-06T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.sowhenitbe.com\/5thdistrictpa\/officers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T20:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:47:53","slug":"officers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.sowhenitbe.com\/5thdistrictpa\/officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- OFFICERS PAGE v4\nFILLED using 2026 District 5 directory\nPrivacy friendly: NO address, NO phone, NO email shown\nMatches Lodges page styling (hero gradient, accent bar, cards, navy buttons)\nMobile friendly, readable\nNo em dashes used\nReplace ALL page content with this\n-->\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --mv-navy:#12233E;\n    --mv-navy-2:#163158;\n    --mv-ink:#0b1220;\n    --mv-muted:#4f5b6e;\n    --mv-border:#e2e6ef;\n    --mv-soft:#f6f7fb;\n    --mv-card:#ffffff;\n    --mv-gold:#c9a44c;\n  }\n\n  \/* Hide any theme page title\/header that may render above the custom hero *\/\n  body.page 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