Newsletter
Midway USA, Chapter 16
P.O. Box 1774
Salina, KS 67402-1774
Officers: President – Gary Keil 785-822-4131; Vice President - Ronald Sondergard 785-819-5527;
Secretary - Fred Fanning, 785-201-7824; Treasurer - Roger Thull 785-827-7981; Chaplain – Moses
Stewart 785-827-5956; Sergeant of Arms – William Quinley 785-914-6687.
November 2024 Issue: 24-11
The November 8th meeting will be our Veteran’s Day Dinner at the Carver Center at 315 N. 2
nd
St.
here in Salina. The dinner will be held from 6:00-
8:00 PM. If you don’t have a ticket, you can buy
them at the door.
If you've experienced any problems that you
haven't been able to resolve by talking with
your VA health care team there is help. The
patient advocates at VA Wichita health care are
specially trained to help you resolve these
issues. Reach out to one of our patient
advocates by: phone - 316-634-3069
From the Secretary. Thank you for letting me
serve as your secretary. I consider an honor. I am
grateful for Bill Vinyard for fulfilling this duty for
16 years. We owe him a debt we cannot repay.
Best Wishes Bill.
TREA has a Facebook page. It is found at
https://www.facebook.com/TheElistedAssn/. If
you are on Facebook, follow them to get valuable
information.
Tidbits from October’s meeting. We had a lot of
discussion about our Veteran’s Day Dinner. I was
sworn in as Secretary. We circulated a thank you
card for Ella Gier’s family for the donation. Taft
Yates gave us an update of all the wonderful
things going on in Ellis and Hays. Roger Thull,
treasurer, gave us a report
Events you might be interested in:
• Each Monday the VFW Post 1432 in Salina
has a burgers in the lounge from 6:00 -7:00
PM for $10.
• Each Thursday the VFW Post 1432 in Salina
has a meal for the public from 6:00 -7:00 pm
for $10 or $12.
• The VFW in Hays Post 9076 is holding their
Stars and Stripes Breakfast. The event is
November 10th and monies raised go
towards Veterans programs.
• Saline County Senior Services veterans
event and honor walk will be November 9 at
8:30 – 11:15 AM. Eight vendors on site for
veterans and families with prizes. Poem read
by veteran Tom Basgall. An honor walk for
veterans around the Senior Services building
with dozens of flags on the south end.
• Salina Tech Veterans Day event will be
November 10 at 9:30 AM. They will have a
color guard from the Kansas National
Guard's Regional Training Institute will raise
the flag in front of Salina Area Technical
College’s Building A, followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance, singing of the National
Anthem and firing a ceremonial cannon.
Free breakfast for active-duty military,
veterans and their families by reservation
only made through
engagement@salinatech.edu.
• There will be a Veterans Parade in downtown
Salina on November 11 at 9:00 AM hosted by
Interim HealthCare of Salina. The parade
route is downtown Salina, along Santa Fe
Avenue from Elm Street to South Street.
• The VFW Post 1432 and other veteran's
organizations will host a Veterans Day
ceremony at Salina-Saline County War
Memorial on November 11 that starts at
11:00 AM. This will be at the Salina-Saline
County War Memorial at Sunset Park, 700
Sunset Drive
