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Hometown heroes
A group of people from Sycamore were given certificates of appreciation for helping to save a life March 6 at Sugar and Spice Café. The Rev. Gary Glasscock, pastor at Sycamore United Methodist Church, experienced an artery blockage, which caused his heart to stop, at the restaurant when Brian Boyd of rural Sycamore began performing CPR on him before emergency medical technicians arrived. Pictured are (front) Michael Boyd, who also was at the restaurant; (middle row, from left) EMT Dennis Bowersox, Sycamore Fire Lt. Bob Campo, EMT Joe Lininger, Tina Newman, who works at the restaurant; (back row) Boyd, EMT Clet Stewart, Sycamore EMS Capt. Shawn Stober and Sycamore Fire Lt. Mark Fleming.

Hometown proud: Group
recognized at Sycamore Council meeting for saving life of pastor
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
SYCAMORE - Area residents and Sycamore emergency medical technicians and firefighters were given appreciation from Sycamore Village Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night after they helped save a life March 6 at Sugar and Spice Café.
Mayor Mike Tschanen said before EMTs arrived on the scene, rural Sycamore resident Brian Boyd attempted to perform CPR on the Rev. Gary Glasscock, who had gone into the restaurant after his daily walk with his wife.
Glasscock noted he did not remember the events of the day but had been told what happened.
"I sat down at a booth and then I literally went down on the floor without a heartbeat," said Glasscock, who has been pastor at Sycamore United Methodist Church for about three years. "My heart had stopped due to blockage of an artery.

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Sycamore Council to vote on giving bite to new dog ordinance
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
SYCAMORE - Sycamore Village Council thanked many people at its regular meeting Tuesday night, including a group of area residents and Sycamore emergency medical technicians who helped save the life of the Rev. Gary Glasscock, pastor of Sycamore United Methodist Church, after a clogged artery stopped his heartbeat March 6 at Sugar and Spice Café, Sycamore.
Along with the group, councilwoman Vicki Weininger, who was thanked for doing research on grants for a new park, and Joe Weininger, former president of the Sycamore baseball and softball leagues, were given certificates of appreciation for volunteer work they have done for the village.