Latest news with #Myron
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Veteran Salute: Communicating for Kuwait combat
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – As the 1990's kicked off, so did Army Specialist Karin Myron's active duty. With rising tensions in the Middle East, her service and communication skillset would send her overseas during the Gulf War conflict. 'I started at radio teletype operator,' Myron said, 'which was phased out, but I was also the first class in our training at AIT to go through satellite communications.' As the Gulf War began, that training would be quickly put to the test with an eight month deployment overseas. 'I think I was so young, I was naive,' Myron said. 'There were scary times, but I knew I would come home, and that was a wonderful thought. I knew a couple of the other soldiers in my unit who mentally just broke down, it was hard to see. I was with the 101st which is out of fort Campbell Kentucky, the air assault division. My unit was at the border of Iraq in Saudi Arabia. I worked in the Generals' talk; I was sending messages to our soldiers who were moving forward into Kuwait to liberate Kuwait. I was working in that communications environment and getting all the messages to and from.' Veteran Salute: Keeping aircrafts sky bound Shortly after her time in the Middle East came to a close, Myron would see more of the world through the Army with a year and a half in Korea. 'That's when I transferred into administration,' Myron said. 'I helped the main office where I was stationed at Camp Market. We got to work with the KATUSA's, which is the Korean Army that worked with the US Army there.' That administration work led Myron to a special opportunity stateside, with a job typically reserved for those with a higher position, such as a sergeant. 'I think that where more of my work came in is when I was stationed in Kansas with the 89th Arcom,' She said. 'That's when things were a little bit different. Worked at creating SOPs for them, standard operating procedure, so I was very happy to have a hand in that and actually creating some of the ones that they started to work with.' That time in Kansas stuck with the Californian, bringing her back to the sunflower state in 2013. Now enjoying retirement, Myron stays plenty active, helping fellow veterans through the Disabled American Veterans organization. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Sky News
08-03-2025
- Sky News
Police hunting for three suspects after 12 injured in Toronto shooting
Police in Toronto are searching for three male suspects after at least 12 people were injured in a pub shooting in the Canadian city. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police posted on X, saying six of those injured had gunshot wounds. Toronto Police added that the victims are aged between their 20s and mid-50s. The force also said it is "deploying all available resources to locate & arrest those responsible". The update comes hours after Toronto police said it was searching for one suspect in relation to the shooting. The force added that the suspect was "wearing a black balaclava" and was seen "fleeing in [a] silver car". Police were called to reports of a shooting at the Piper Arms pub in Scarborough, a district of Toronto, at around 10.39pm local time. Officers are urging people to avoid the scene at Progress Ave and Corporate Drive. Armed police and several ambulances and fire engines are in the area as the hunt for the suspects continues. Toronto paramedics told Canada's CP24 Media it was a "dynamic situation" and that the injuries ranged from minor to critical. Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto, said: "I am deeply troubled to hear reports of a shooting at a pub in Scarborough. "I have spoken to (Toronto Police Chief Myron) Demkiw and he has assured me all necessary resources have been deployed. This is an early and ongoing investigation - police will provide further details. "My thoughts are with the victims and their families."
Sky News
08-03-2025
- Sky News
Police hunting for three suspects after 12 are injured in Toronto shooting
Police in Toronto are searching for three male suspects after at least 12 people were injured in a pub shooting in the Canadian city. None of the injuries was life threatening, police posted on X, saying six of those injured had gunshot wounds. Toronto Police added that the victims are aged between their 20s and mid-50s. The force also said it is "deploying all available resources to locate & arrest those responsible". The update comes hours after Toronto police said it was searching for one suspect in relation to the shooting. The force added that the suspect was "wearing a black balaclava" and was seen "fleeing in [a] silver car". Police were called called to reports of a shooting at the Piper Arms pub in Scarborough, a district of Toronto, at around 10.39pm local time. Officers are urging people to avoid the scene at Progress Ave and Corporate Drive. Armed police and several ambulances and fire engines are in the area as the hunt for the suspects continues. Toronto paramedics told Canada's CP24 Media it was a "dynamic situation" and that the injuries ranged from minor to critical. Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto, said: "I am deeply troubled to hear reports of a shooting at a pub in Scarborough. "I have spoken to (Toronto Police Chief Myron) Demkiw and he has assured me all necessary resources have been deployed. This is an early and ongoing investigation - police will provide further details.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Electric Brew owner Bontrager honored
GOSHEN — Myron Bontrager has been honored with a Heart of a Hoosier Award for his years of serving Elkhart County through The Electric Brew and providing the community a place to gather. For almost 30 years, The Electric Brew has focused on providing Elkhart County communities with great coffee and a place to gather, according to state Rep. Joanna King, R-Middlebury, who presented the award. In 2007, Myron and his wife Dana purchased The Electric Brew in Goshen. Since purchasing the company, the coffeehouse became Fair Trade Certified, Myron began roasting coffee and the Bontragers opened multiple locations in the area. 'Myron and his wife Dana have passionately served our communities with not only fabulous coffee but also created a place where residents and visitors can feel welcome,' King said. 'The Bontragers certainly have the heart of a Hoosier, and I congratulate Myron on all of his years of service. I am grateful for The Electric Brew and wish Myron the best of luck in his retirement.' In 2015, The Electric Brew opened another location in downtown Elkhart. The coffeehouse was also named an Indiana Main Street Business of the Year. The award is given to the owners and employees of a Main Street business who have led their community's revitalization efforts through such activities as innovative business or marketing strategies and leadership of downtown business organization. Recently, The Electric Brew opened a third location, which is at the Ivy Tech Elkhart Campus. King said The Electric Brew uses direct trade, or relationship coffee, to give more fair and ethical treatment to coffee growers. Relationship coffee is an opportunity to source green coffee directly from the producers, allowing them to receive more money than they normally would. She said this allows the coffeehouse to build relationships with the people who grow the coffee beans and can chat with them about their harvest, innovative cultivation techniques and learn how they are giving back to their own communities. In 2022, King established her Heart of a Hoosier Award to recognize and celebrate outstanding individuals and local businesses that exemplify kindness, courage, thoughtfulness and transformative involvement in House District 49.
