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CHARITY FUNDRAISER VVRMC

Ride for veterans Improving services

coming to Del Rio
By RUBÉN CANTÚ
ruben.cantu
@delrionewsherald.com
While deployed in Af-
ghanistan Jeff Silba and
Margaux Gebers came
up with an idea wanting
to honor and help vet-
erans. They developed
a plan, started working
on it, and as soon as
they came back home,
to Ft. Hood, they started
the “Horseback Ride ‘N’
Ruck March Fund.”
The ride, roughly
550 miles long, start-
ed in San Antonio and
will continue on to El
Paso. They will be going
through Del Rio in the
next few days.
Silba originally from
Haskell, Texas, is an
active U.S. Army, and
currently in his post-de-
ployment 30-day leave.
Silba and Gebers — of
Fairfield, Calif, and
also U.S. Army active
duty — created a chari-
ty for military veterans
in Haskell, under Four
Horsemen Ranch.
“We just want to help
military veterans to get
out of the daily routine
and do something dif-
ferent, help them to stay
busy and away from
things that are bad for
them,” said Silba, who
was interviewed some
20 miles east of Bracket-
tville.
Gebers, who started
the ride with Silba, is
now in charge of the lo-
gistics of the trip, provid-
ing hay, electrolytes and
water for the horses, as
well as food for the men.
“We had trouble with
one of the horses and we Photo by Karen Gleason
had to take him back,” Rocio Willits, left, an ultrasound and echocardiography technologist, and echocardiography technologist Margie Andrade
she said. Without a pose by state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment in the Val Verde Regional Medical Center.
horse Silba walked for
some 50 miles before
getting to Uvalde.

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Local hospital staff receives certifications
By KAREN GLEASON
karen.gleason
@delrionewsherald.com
The Val Verde Re-
gional Medical Center
has earned accredita-
tion for three facets
of its imaging depart-
ment: computed tomog-
raphy (CT), diagnostic
ultrasound and echo-
cardiography.
VVRMC officials
said the American Col-
lege of Radiology (ACR)
Photos by Rubén Cantú awarded the three-year
Justin Camacho and Jeff Silba are riding along U.S. Highway accreditations for CT
90, raising funds for military veterans. and ultrasound follow-
ing “an extensive appli-
cation and review pro-
WEEKLY POLL cess of the personnel
providing the services,
the technical guide-
lines and the medical
equipment utilized for
the services in each
area,” according to a
press statement issued
by the VVRMC.
“Our whole team is
working toward be-
ing the hospital our
community can trust,
and we don’t feel any-
one in the communi-
ty needs to leave here
to get health care. We
can deliver that health
care here,” said Pina
Calderon, director of
radiology at Val Verde
Regional Medical Cen-
ter.
Calderon said the faster, more accurate,
VVRMC has been diagnoses of medical
working toward the ac- problems from blood
creditation for months. clots to tumors.
She said the process to Included in the ac-
certify the CT began creditation are the
in November 2016, and VVRMC’s CT tech-
the process for the ul- nologists: Ana Alicia
trasound began in De- Salinas, RT(R)(CT)
cember. (MR)(ARRT); Vickie
“CT is a necessary Jimenez RT(R)(CT)
tool for diagnostic (M)(BD)(ARRT); Vidal
imaging, and here at Maldonado, RT(R)
VVRMC we have the (CT)(ARRT); Clarissa
most elite technology Dillard RT(R)(ARRT);
to meet the healthcare Diane Cones RT(R)
needs of our commu- (ARRT); Gilberto Ro-
nity,” Calderon said, driguez RT; Manuel
noting the VVRMC has Prado RT(R)(ARRT);
a GE Revolution EVO Mark Reyes RT(R)
CT scanner that allows
detailed imaging for See HOSPITAL, Page 3A

Spring break DEL RIO HIGH SCHOOL

High school receives McTeacher’s Night funds

By MEGAN TACKETT
megan.tackett
@delrionewsherald.com

McDonald’s reward-
ed Del Rio High School
on Friday with a $750
check for participat-
ing in McDonald’s Mc-
Teacher’s Night.
Martha and Frank
Mendoza, who own
the three McDonald’s
in Del Rio, presented
the check to Del Rio
High School Princi-
pal Dr. Jose Perez and
DRHS instructor Ale- Contributed photo
Work through- Going out for Stay home and jandra Torres.
out spring break a few days rest McDonald’s local owner/operators present McTeacher’s Night donation check to Del Rio
Perez said the funds High School. Pictured, from left, are: Manuel Pacheco, Elena Pacheco, Dr. Jose Perez –
will go toward atten- DRHS Principal, Alejandra Torres – DRHS Instructor, Martha Mendoza and Frank Mendoza.
A majority of Del Rioans are planning to spend some time in
town and work throughout the spring break, per the results of dance incentives to
the online poll held by The Del Rio News-Herald during the keep the students in ly beneficial, it also This was the first the event to help raise
week. school. The San Felipe helped the students time the high school money for the school
The poll was active from March 3-10, and open for all visitors Del Rio CISD has em- and teachers commu- participated in the on Thursday. The na-
to the News-Herald website at delrionewsherald.com phasized attendance nicate in a new way. McTeacher’s fund- tionwide event allows
Fifty percent of those voting in the poll said that they will have this year and has en- “We were seen in a raiser. In the past, teachers and admin-
to work through the spring break, while the second option couraged students different light,” Perez elementary teachers istrators to work as
was going out for a few days, which was chosen by 26.9 per-
with incentives in- said. “It’s all about have turned out to temporary McDon-
cent of those voting in the poll.
The third choice “we are going to stay home and rest” was cluding BMX shows, creating a positive help raise funds for ald’s employees in ex-
voted on by 23.1 percent of the voters. pizza parties and mov- culture here at school their schools. change for 20 percent
Thank you for participating and keep on voting. This week we ie matinees. and I think we were About 30 DRHS of the total sales made
would like to know your opinion regarding the Daylight Saving Perez said while the able to accomplish teachers and adminis- during the time they
Time. event was monetari- that.” trators participated in work.

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