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Shipshewana Event Center Receives AED Visitors and staff at the Shipshewana Event Center and Hostetler’s Hudson Museum will have a little extra back up in case of emergency thanks to an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is now available on site. In an emergency, when someone is having a heart attack, the AED allows even a lay person to take immediate action, talking the rescuer through each step of its use. The unit provides the intervention needed to restart a person’s heart before an ambulance arrives. For town manager, Mike Sutter, having this potentially life-saving equipment available carries special meaning. Sutter’s family has a long history of heart disease and he, himself, had a heart attack at the young age of 38. “I’ve learned from personal experience how important each minute can Roger Yoder, Shipshewana town president, with J.R. Hostetler and Roey Marcon of the Event Center, accept the AED from Parkview LaGrange Hospital president, Rob Myer. Photo submitted by Parkview/LaGrange be when someone is having a heart attack ... it can make the difference between life and death,” Sutter said. “Knowing the equipment is within easy reach if one of our guests or staff members should have a problem is very important.” The AED, along with training on its use supplied by Parkview LaGrange EMS staff, is a gift funded by Parkview LaGrange Hospital’s Community Health Improvement program. Lehman, Hershberger & Co., P.C. Certified Public Accountants & Consultants • Tax Consulting & Preparation • QuickBooks Support Services • Financial Statement Preparation • Complete Payroll Services • Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Brian Hershberger, CPA [email protected] Call Any of Our Convenient Locations 574-533-8857 • Goshen, IN 768-4552 · 446 N. Van Buren St. · Shipshewana, IN In Honor of Father’s Day, June 16th Ashley Chupp Westan Walker He plays basketball with me. In the car, he makes up funny jokes! By Mr. Thad Hart’s First Grade Class • Shipshewana Elementary Renew Hope Counseling Inc. , My passion is helping individuals Individual, Family, Pre-Marital & Adolescent Counseling & families find renewed hope in their lives through confidential Available at these locations: Charlene Roth, LMFT Redi-Care, LaGrange Licensed Marriage & professional counseling and Family Therapist Topeka Physicians, Topeka Marion Mennonite Church, Shipshewana (260) 585-7847 Available at these locations: Redi-Care, LaGrange Topeka Physicians, Topeka Marion Mennonite Church, Shipshewana Charlene Roth, LMFT Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist 260-585-7847 The Hometown Treasure · June ‘13 · pg 77