NEWSLETTER
Midway Chapter 16
P.O. Box 1774, Salina, Kansas 67402-1774
April 2022 Issue: 4
HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!
OFFICERS: President – Gary Keil 785-822-4131; Vice President – Jason Bathon; 785-577-1659; Secretary - Bill Vinyard 785-827-8394; Treasurer - Roger Thull 785-827-7981; Chaplain – Moses Stewart 785-827-5956.
LOCATION/MEETING DATES: Salina Senior Center, Boardroom. March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 18, and December 9.
GUEST SPEAKER: Mary Landes, Executive Director of Salina Innovation Foundation, Salina, KS.
WELLNESS: Dorothy Armster, Shirley Wagner, and James Jones. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
BIRTHDAYS IN APRIL: Richard Trow, Miles Hiyane, and Cynthia A. Brinley. A big happy birthday to you all!
MEMBERSHIP: On March 26, we had a recruiting table and a 1-year Free TREA membership giveaway at the Toxic Exposure Town Hall event. The drawing will occur at our April meeting. Chapter 16 membership total: forty-seven. Renew your TREA membership by phoning TREA HQ at 1-800-338-9337 or mailing in the renewal application with your payment. If you misplaced your application, contact us.
MEMBERS FROM AFAR: We received hello messages from Ron & Betty Brown and Fred & Tammy Fanning. They are doing well and said they missed us. We want them to know that nothing can compare to our shared memories with them. Also, we miss them.
MARCH MEETING TIDBITS: The attendance drawing $20 gift card winner was Doug Randolph. Mandy McIntire, KS Honor Flight, Volunteer. She spoke about the details of Salina Honor Flights for Veterans and answered questions. She received a chapter 16 Certificate of Appreciation. Vice President J. Bathon and Jim Deister, President of VVA Chapter 809, spoke about the upcoming Toxic Exposure Town Hall event, dinner, and Special Guest at the Temple on March 26. After reviewing the chapter 2022 budget, we had budgeted for one event (Fundraiser dinner). The chapter anniversary cookout will be in 2023. Soon we need to start planning for the November Dinner event. Vice-President Jason Bathon spoke about the chapter's Facebook page. W. Vinyard advised that the chapter website was back online, and the website host is working on retrieving all the chapter's information.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Treasurer Roger Thull gave the monthly financial report, a checking account ending balance of $1740.39. As of this writing, Free Will Donations: March meeting attending members $107.00 and received by mail $60.00 from Fred and Tammy Fanning, Bentonville, Ark, overall total $167.00. The 2022 budget monthly donation target amount is $140.00.
KITTY HAWK: The storied aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk -- a ship that served from Vietnam through the second Iraq war -- is heading for the scrapyard. The vessel, which began its final sea voyage in January, will arrive at a Texas ship-breaking facility in May. Throughout the carrier's 48 years of service, it saw countless battles and missions and a collision with a Soviet submarine, and a race riot. But the ship was also a relic of a bygone era: Fueled by oil instead of nuclear power, the carrier was the last of its kind in the Navy's arsenal.
COVID-19 PREVENTION TIP: Before planning a vacation, you should learn more about your destination and its faring through the COVID-19 pandemic. If you travel to an area with a high transmission rate, you're at a higher risk of contracting the virus than staying in your hometown. Also, keep in mind that hotels have people from all over the country.
INCOME TAX QUOTE: "What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin." --Mark Twain
UNITED WE STAND
