Gallup Sun

Welcome to another look at some of the new Blu-rays and DVDs coming your way. This edition features plenty of interesting titles both old and new to keep viewers entertained. So, since you can’t or likely shouldn’t head out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!



COMFORT FARMS: In this documentary, an Army Ranger war veteran sets out to create a new form of therapy. He starts his own farm to keep those at high risk for suicide busy and working in a calm environment. Helped by a unique group of veterans, farmers and animal-loving butchers, the film captures their efforts and development of the project. So far reviews for...

Dr. Teresa Meehan has joined Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services as director of WellSpring Recovery Center.

Dr. Meehan has over 25 years of experience in education and in the helping professions. She has a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico and is a tenured Associate Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at New Mexico State University-Grants. Her far-reaching experience includes 12 years at Cibola General Hospital as a social service provider, providing crisis intervention services in the emergency department and providing case management services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Most recently, Meehan served as a consultant to organizations pursuing...

Aloni Herra and Violet DayChief, members of Gallup’s local Girl Scout Troop, received the Silver Award, the second highest award given by Girl Scouts of America for a special project to benefit pediatric patients. With the help of pediatrician, Dr. Michelle Stam-MacLaren, the girls created “Book Bags” for children who are admitted to the hospital and for their siblings. The bags contain reading books, coloring books, bookmarks and crayons. Due to COVID-19, Aloni and Violet have not been able to place the bags in the hospital. However, as soon as they get clearance, the girls will bring the bags to the Medical Surgical/Pediatrics Unit in the hospital for young patients at RMCHCS...

Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services has promoted Dylan Solomon, RN to the position of director of the Emergency Department.

Solomon first began working at RMCHCS in 2017 as a nurse in the Emergency Department.  In 2019, he took on the role of house supervisor.

Solomon has extensive experience as a basic and an intermediate medical technician. He also has experience serving as a lead supervisor, dispatcher, field research assistant and physician’s assistant.

In January 2020, Solomon received the Daisy Award in Nursing, a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day.