We Clean
Where
Locust Grove
we
ANY thing!
worship
Baptist Church
(well....almost!)
By Loren Metts
Full Service Dry Cleaning • Shirt Service •
Wedding Gowns • Leather • Area Rugs • Drapery
For nearly 120 years, Locust Grove
• Tablecloths • Spreads/Blankets/Comforters • Missionary Baptist Church has been
Wash/Dry/Fold • Free Seasonal Storage • Alterations
a part of the North Buncombe com-
munity. In January 1891, it began
Convenient Drive Thru • 24 Hour Drop off
as a mission church from Flat Creek
Fast, Friendly Service!
Baptist and Gabriel’s Creek Baptist
Church. With 23 original charter
Now using “DrySolv”, an eco-friendly solvent
members, the church grew out of the
for all of your Dry Cleaning needs!
Jupiter community under the lead-
ership of Pastor Jack Sprinkle. The
Weaverville Cleaners
church first began meeting in the old
Locust Grove schoolhouse on Pickens
23 Merrimon Avenue • Weaverville, NC • 645-3071 Road. In 1898, the church purchased
Don’t forget, you can use our convenient drive-through! its existing property. It was not un-
til 1939 that a portion of the current
sanctuary was built. This same sanc-
tuary has been added onto four dif-
ferent times over the years to accom-
modate church growth.
Pastor Ben Whitmire and his wife
Jenifer first came to Locust Grove in
2005 to serve in youth ministry. Only
months following his arrival, Senior
Pastor Walter Ponder was called into
full-time missions work in Brazil.
Shortly after, Whitmire accepted the
invitation to become the church’s pas-
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North Buncombe’s
full service hospital
providing care for small
animals and horses
Pain Control
Pain control in our companion ani-
mals has improved greatly in recent
years. This includes pain from arthritis,
surgeries and traumatic injuries.
Locust Grove has been in North Buncombe for 120 years.
In the past, human Non-steroidal
Anti-inflammatory drugs, such as as-
pirin, were used to provide comfort.
However, these medications are not for-
mulated for animals and can have serious
Baseball signups
side effects, such as kidney damage and
Tired of Dialup?
gastric ulceration.
There are now a number of drugs in
for youth league
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the aspirin family that are designed and
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labeled for use in dogs. Some of these
drugs are even available as injections.
There will be baseball sign-
Through these improved medica- ups for the North Buncombe
tions, we can more safely provide comfort
Youth Athletic Association bas-
to our pets and increase their quality
of life.
beall league from 6 pm to 8 pm
on Thursday (Feb. 18), Tuesday
Weaverville, Exit 15 off I-26
(Feb. 23), Wednesday (Feb. 24)
High Speed Wireless Internet
Mark Forde, DVM
FREE Standard Installation*
and Feb. 25. There will also be
(This is not Satellite or DSL and is not affected by weather) *Call for details
Sue Reinecke, DVM
signups from 2 pm to 4 pm on
645-1616
1-828-645-4000
Feb. 27.
The signups will be held at
the North Buncombe Park
Fieldhouse. The league is open
....above and beyond!
to 4-year-olds through eighth-
Locally Owned
graders. Cost is $80.
It’s the service you’ll enjoy!
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