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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

Jam Session Cancelled The Balsam Grove Community Club has cancelled the March 21 jam session. We have not made any decisions yet about other events, but we will do our best to keep you informed. We hope everyone stays safe and... — Updated 3/18/2020

4-H Meeting Got children at home? Want to get them involved in some great activities? Then, why don’t you join us for an organizational meeting to start a 4-H Club in Balsam Grove? There will be a meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec.... — Updated 12/4/2019

Community Club Yard Sale The Balsam Grove Community Club is planning a yard sale to benefit the community center. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 23. Everything will be half price. A lot of things have been... — Updated 11/20/2019

Yard Sale There will be a yard sale at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 8 a.m. until noon. Clothing, lamps and lighting items will be half price. Breakfast will be available starting at 8 a.m.... — Updated 9/11/2019

Yard Sale There will be a yard sale at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. until noon. Lots of items have come in since the last one. We will have breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. There will also be... — Updated 5/8/2019

Bingo Bingo will be held at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Friday, May 3, starting with food at 6 p.m. and bingo at 7 p.m. Come out for an evening of fun and fellowship. Community Club Meeting The Balsam Grove Community Club... — Updated 5/1/2019

Campfire Meeting There will be a campfire meeting at God’s Way on Tanasee Gap Road on Saturday, April 27, starting with supper at 6 p.m. and the campfire meeting with s’mores following. Everyone is invited to attend. Bread Of L... — Updated 4/24/2019

Easter Services On Friday, April 19, there will be Good Friday Services at Shoal Creek Baptist Church starting at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. On Easter Sunday, April 21, services will began at 11 a.m. at Shoal Creek Bapti... — Updated 4/17/2019

Easter Egg Hunt There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Saturday, April 13, rain or shine. The first hunt will be at 11:15 a.m. for ages 0-4 and ages 5-8. The second hunts will be at 11:45 a.m. for... — Updated 4/10/2019

Bingo There will be bingo at the Balsam Grove Community Center on Friday, April 5, starting with food at 6 p.m. and bingo at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out for an evening of fun and fellowship. Bookmobile The Transylvania... — Updated 4/3/2019

Bread Of Life Food Truck The Bread of Life food truck will be at the Balsam Grove Community center from noon until 1 p.m., every Wednesday. They will have plate lunches that you can take home with you. This service is available to... — Updated 3/27/2019

Daylight Savings Time Changes Be sure to turn your clocks forward one hour before going to bed on Saturday. If not, you will be late to church, work or wherever you plan to be. Also, this is a good time to change the batteries in... — Updated 3/6/2019

Bingo The first bingo for the year will be Friday, March 1, starting with food at 6 p.m. and bingo at 7 p.m. Come out for an enjoyable evening of fun and fellowship. Visit with friends and neighbors you haven’t seen in awhile.... — Updated 2/27/2019

Playgroup They have started a playgroup at the Balsam Grove Community Center every Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Melissa Pearl, of Community Playgroups, is heading this up. The February date is Feb. 27. There will be... — Updated 2/20/2019

Weather It was nice over the weekend, so many folks got some yard work done. Then the rain started on Sunday during church. At least we don’t have what the people in the Midwest and up north are having to deal with. Spring will b... — Updated 2/13/2019

Weather It’s nice to see this sunshine out and it looks like we might have a few days of nice weather. It won’t be long until we can get out more and get some of these limbs and brush picked up from the snowstorm in December.... — Updated 2/6/2019

Weather We hope that all of our readers are doing well during this cold spell. Just be sure to keep check on water pipes, pets outside during the night and also remember to check on the elderly in your neighborhood. They might... — Updated 1/30/2019

Weather We hope that all of our readers were safe during the past weekend of ice and fog. We here in Balsam Grove didn’t have ice but others in the county did. Silver Sneakers And Zumba Come join us at the Balsam Grove Community... — Updated 1/16/2019

Silver Sneakers And Zumba The Balsam Grove Community Center is hosting a Silver Sneakers Program at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. It will include yoga, chair yoga, stretching and balance exercises. If your... — Updated 1/9/2019