{"id":117245,"date":"2023-12-27T01:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/reader-photos-a-grand-christmas\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T01:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T08:00:29","slug":"reader-photos-a-grand-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/reader-photos-a-grand-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader photos: A Grand Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><script>\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#imageGallery-113536-762').lightSlider({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgallery: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\titem: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloop: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthumbItem: 9,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslideMargin: 0,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tenableTouch: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tenableDrag: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcurrentPagerPosition: 'left',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonSliderLoad: function(el) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/$( '.gallery-loading' 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