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God’s Way Food Pantry The food pantry is open every other Saturday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The next food pantry will be Feb. 6. Drive-thru only. If you are sick or unable to come, please call 884-7793 to have someone to... — Updated 1/27/2021

Weather We hope that all of our readers are doing well. Since we have had snow and then more snow, as well as ice, most people are staying in. This is one way to help with the COVID-19 virus. We are staying home and not out... — Updated 1/20/2021

Happy New Year We hope that all of our readers had a happy New Year by being safe and staying home. We hope that 2021 will be a much better year. We just hope that we can get the vaccine and then begin to see things start getting... — Updated 1/6/2021

Christmas Blessings We wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a blessed and safe New Years. Be sure to stay safe during the holiday and enjoy the season even if we have to not be with family members as we usually do.... — Updated 12/24/2020

Christmas Blessings Since Christmas is a week away, we would like to wish all of our readers a blessed Christmas and a very blessed and safe New Year’s. Just be sure to be safe, don’t have big gatherings, and wash hands, wear... — Updated 12/17/2020

Congratulations The Balsam Grove Community Club was recently awarded $500 by Western Carolina Communities (WCC) for its efforts in serving the community. The club, like almost all organizations this year, has not been able to... — Updated 12/9/2020

God’s Way Food Pantry We are no longer able to allow after-hours pickup. The food pantry is open every other Saturday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The next food pantry will be Dec. 12. Drive-thru only. If you are sick or unable... — Updated 12/2/2020

Thanksgiving Blessings We would like to wish all of our readers a very safe and blessed Thanksgiving. Be sure to stay safe and enjoy the blessings that you have had in the pass year. Think of the things that you did for Thanksgivin... — Updated 11/25/2020

Yard Sale There will be a yard sale at the Balsam Grove Community Center’s red building on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Please wear a mask. Everything will be half-price. No breakfast will be served. Proceeds to b... — Updated 11/19/2020

Yard Sale There will be a yard sale at the Balsam Grove Community Center’s red building on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to noon. Please wear a mask. Everything will be half-price. No breakfast will be served. Proceeds to... — Updated 11/11/2020

Daylight Savings Time Ends Remember that Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday. Before going to bed on Saturday be sure to turn your clocks back one hour. Also, this is a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms.... — Updated 10/29/2020

Bingo And Jam Session There will not be any bingo or jam session at the Balsam Grove Community Center for the remainder of 2020. We miss everyone and hope that all of you stay well. Hopefully, we will open back up in March 2021.... — Updated 10/21/2020

Yard Sale There will be a yard sale at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. until noon. Be sure to wear a mask and to practice social districting. Bingo And Jam Session There will not be any bingo or... — Updated 10/14/2020

Bingo And Jam Session There will not be any Bingo or jam session at the Balsam Grove Community Center for the remainder of 2020. We miss everyone and hope that all of you stay well. Hopefully, we will open back up in March 2021.... — Updated 10/7/2020

No Bingo And Jam Session There will not be any bingo or jam session at the Balsam Grove Community Center for the remainder of 2020. We miss everyone and hope that all of you stay well. Hopefully, we will open back up in March... — Updated 9/30/2020

Wi-Fi Suspended The Balsam Grove Community Club is suspending its scheduled Wi-Fi for students until further notice. If any students need access to Wi-Fi, they can still access it in the parking lot close to the brick building.... — Updated 9/23/2020

Balsam Grove Community Club Meeting The Balsam Grove Community Club will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, July 6, at the community center. We will be wearing our masks and practicing social distancing. Hope to see you there. Playground The... — Updated 7/1/2020

Meeting The Balsam Grove Community Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 6, at the community center. We will be wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Hope to see you there. Playground The Balsam Grove playground at the co... — Updated 6/24/2020

Balsam Grove Community Club Meeting The Balsam Grove Community Club will resume its monthly meetings at 7 p.m., Monday, June 1. We will meet at the community center, with social distancing, and we encourage everyone to wear masks.... — Updated 6/1/2020

Balsam Grove Playground We are closing the Balsam Grove Community Club playground until Gov. Cooper cancels the stay-at-home order. Playgrounds were included in the order, and we want to do all we can to keep our children safe. Lik... — Updated 5/20/2020

Mother’s Day Hope that all of our readers had a nice Mother’s Day even if we couldn’t go to church and be with them. Just be sure to keep in touch with all of your elder family members by phone during this time of the... — Updated 5/15/2020

Balsam Grove Jam Session The Balsam Grove Community Club will not open for Jam Sessions in May. This is because many of our attendees are among those considered to be vulnerable either because of age or other factors. Also, we... — Updated 5/6/2020

Balsam Grove Playground We are closing the Balsam Grove Community Club playground until Gov. Cooper cancels our stay-at-home order. Playgrounds were included in the order, and we want to do all we can to keep our children safe. Lik... — Updated 4/22/2020

Weather We hope that all of our readers survived the storm we had Sunday night. Power was out Sunday night and then came back on and off again on Monday. You don’t miss it until you don’t have it, when it goes off for a while.... — Updated 4/15/2020