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.
December 2024 Issue: 24-12
December meeting is Friday, December 13. The
chapter will pay for every members meal. We will
also draw for six gift cards. Our guest speaker
will be Linnea King from Interim Healthcare. She
will discuss home care and hospice.
From the Secretary. I hope you all had a great
year in 2024. I hope that we can all have an even
better year in 2025. We have 44 members and
need more to keep the chapter alive. In the
coming months I will review the member list and
look for ways to get more members. If you know
someone that might be interested give me their
info and I will contact them. My email is
fredefanning@gmail.com.
Check the TREA Facebook page for the latest
information. You can find it at
https://www.facebook.com/TheElistedAssn/.
Our meetings are held on the second Friday of
each month at the Senior Center here in Salina.
Here are the meeting dates for 2025:
January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11,
May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September
12, October 10, November 14, December 12
Information on our local VA clinic
Address:
1410 East Iron Avenue, Suite 1
Salina, KS 67401-3285
Phone numbers
Main phone: 785-826-1580, ext. 57502
VA health connect: 833-381-1943
Mental health care: 316-651-3621
Clinical hours
• Mon: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tue: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wed: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Thu: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Fri: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Sat and Sun: Closed
Tidbits from the November meeting. The
November 8
th
meeting was a great success.
There was a nice dinner, gift drawing, and
auction.
According to the press release from Kansas
Senator Moran’s office, the Senate Veteran’s
Affairs Committee was alerted that 875 files sent
to the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System
had gone missing. The files go back to June 11,
2024, and have medical documents, care
referrals, authorizations for care and other
information.
Senator Moran recommends veterans who are
concerned that the issue could’ve caused delays
in their care to contact the VA care team. He said
if a veteran needs more assistance, they can
contact his office at
https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm
/federal-agency-assistance.
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