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The Todd Community Preservation Organization welcomes you to our site. We hope you'll take time to explore and learn about our community, our history and upcoming events.

Summer Music Series Opens June 20

Posted By admin on June 12, 2009

The Todd community’s 2009 Summer Music Series will kick off on Saturday, June 20 with a return to old time bluegrass music with a group from Alleghany County.
Uncle Nave Blevins and the Cranberry Creek Boys hail from Sparta and are sure to delight the audience with traditional bluegrass and Uncle Nave’s own-brand of mountain humor.
The Summer Music Series has been around since 1999 and continues to offer a showcase for Appalachian music with some of the area’s best-known artists. The 2009 lineup, featuring seven concerts, promises not to disappoint.

Uncle Nave Blevins and the Cranberry Creek Boys will perform Saturday, June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Walter and Annie Cook Memorial Park.

Uncle Nave Blevins and the Cranberry Creek Boys will perform Saturday, June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Walter and Annie Cook Memorial Park.

Concerts are held each Saturday in Walter and Annie Cook Memorial Park in the heart of the Todd Historic District from 2 to 4 p.m. Concerts will continue through July. Concert goers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket.
This year’s schedule also includes a special Labor Day weekend concert featuring Wayne Henderson and Helen White. Henderson is a world-renown luthier from Rugby, Va., who is a National Heritage Award recipient and has toured four continents.
Others in this year’s lineup are:
Amantha Mill (June 27) — This community-oriented folk/bluegrass group from Boone presents a mixture of traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel, plus the sounds of western swing and country, all with matchless vocal harmonies.
Buck Haggard Band (July 4) — Five local musicians decided to focus on country music, and named their band for two of its greats — Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Buck Haggard takes you back to the Forties and Fifties when country music still sounded like its country roots.
King Bees (July 11) — Hound Dog Baskerville and Queen Bee Zamagni are no strangers to Todd, their adopted hometown. The blues duo has been rockin’ venues around the globe for more than two decades, forging a soul-stirring sound that’s all their own.
Laura Boosinger (July 18) — Boosinger is an Asheville artist whose primary focus is the interpretation of traditional music from the Southern Appalachian region. Her concerts offer a step back to a simpler time, awakening memories for the elders and gently instilling important cultural lessons for the youngsters.
Dave Haney & Lisa Baldwin July 25) — Haney and Baldwin played together as a duo for 10 years in Baldwin’s native Alabama before moving to the High Country nearly a decade ago. Their acoustic repertoire includes Baldwin’s original songs, bluegrass, traditional folk and work of contemporary artists in the genre.
All the concerts in June and July are free of charge. There is a $5 admission charge for the Saturday, Sept. 5 concert featuring Henderson and White. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
The Todd Community Preservation Organization, now in its 10th year, relies on public support to produce the Summer Music Series. One of the series’ original organizers and advocates — the late James “Crow” Parsons, for whom the stage at Cook Park is named — was insistent that the music offerings be free to the public and TCPO’s Board of Directors have tried to adhere to that ideal.
In 2008 and 2009, the Series received grant funding through the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center’s STEP program and support from Handmade in America. Publicity for the TCPO Summer Music Series is supported by a grant from the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and a Community Arts Program grant from the Ashe County Arts Council.
TCPO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Rain and more rain

Posted By admin on May 29, 2009

Little Elk Creek, which normally lives up to its 'little' name, was a bold rushing creek on Wednesday evening.

Little Elk Creek, which usually lives up to its 'little' name, was a bold rushing stream on Thursday evening as the much-needed precipitation made its way down Rocky Gap to the New River.

The High Country has been deluged with rain for the past week but the forecast looks promising for a beautiful, dry weekend. The rain has made for some fantastic stream views though and folks have been stopping along the South Fork of the New River along Railroad Grade Road to admire the power of the river all week long. By this evening the water was still lapping at the skirts of some low-water bridges, but perhaps the downpours have subsided — until next week.

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What is the population of Todd?

Posted By admin on May 25, 2009

It’s a question we get often.

Unfortunately, there’s no official answer.

To explain, a little history is in order.

Todd was incorporated as a town on March 3, 1915. The original town was in the shape of a square with the center being the railroad depot. The square extended out one-quarter mile east, west, north and south.

On March 17, 1917 the town became a circle, and bigger. The center of the circle was again the depot and the town included everything within one-half mile in every direction.

In 1931, the town charter changed again, and this time Todd became an octagon. The center of Todd was moved to an iron stake at the east corner of the Post Office. In 1931, the Post Office was believed to be across the road from the present Todd Mercantile. The town limits extended out one-half mile north, northeast, east, southeast, and so on, to create an octagon.

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Todd from 1967 North Carolina Highway Commission maps

The town hadn’t been active in municipal affairs for many years when the state revoked the charter in 1971.

There are several sources of historical population figures.

In 1916, Norfolk & Western boasted that Todd’s population was 100.

In 1920, the official U.S. Census population was 82.

In 1930, the official U.S. Census population was 104.

In 1967, the North Carolina Highway Commission published maps showing Todd’s population at 52 (32 citizens in Ashe and 20 in Watauga).

Using the old town boundary lines from 1931 (and illustrated by the map) we believe the current 2009 population of Todd to be around 75.

Of course, these days, Todd is considered to be a little larger than just those old town limits. The Todd postal district (28684) includes several other communities (Brownwood, Tamarack, Toliver, Laurel Knob and parts of Baldwin, parts of Mill Creek). There’s about 1,200 households in the Todd Postal District, or 2,213 residents, according to the 2000 Census.

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Doc Watson Tickets on Sale Now

Posted By admin on May 22, 2009

Tickets for the August 22nd Doc Watson concert at Todd went on sale today at Todd General Store, Todd Mercantile and RiverGirl Fishing Co. Tickets will be available at other locations in the High Country next week, including the Ashe Chamber of Commerce in West Jefferson and the Boone Chamber of Commerce in Boone. Only 1,500 tickets will be made available this year.

Tickets for the 2009 concert are $15. Credit card purchases can be made at Todd Mercantile for $17. Opening bands for this year’s concert, which is dedicated to the memory of James “Crow” Parsons, are Backstreet and Lost Ridge Band.

Proceeds from the concert go to support the Parson family, the free music concert series each summer and Todd community projects.

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There’s a bear!!!

Posted By admin on May 18, 2009

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There’s been more than a few bear sightings in Todd this spring. Holly and Jason Drake were sitting down to dinner on Saturday evening when the black bear above wandered into their backyard. “We watched the bear amble down our back yard into the woods and it even jumped up on the side of a tree but did not climb it,” Holly said. “It was indeed shocking to be eating a late dinner and mid sentence exclaim “there’s a bear!”, not 20 feet from our bay window…  So huge yet beautiful and lithe.  We were glad that Skipper our collie was indoors at the time.”

Jason estimates he was about 400 lbs. and 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall at the shoulder.

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Mountain Valleyfest Coming Up

Posted By admin on May 8, 2009

Mountain Pathways Montessori School and Green Valley Community Park will team up again for the Third Annual Mountain Valleyfest at Green Valley Park on Big Hill Road next Saturday, May, 16. There’s lots of great food, music, vendors and children’s activities. And all the proceeds go to a good cause. Visit the official Valleyfest website for more information.

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Houck awarded Ruritan Scholarship

Posted By admin on April 23, 2009

Members of Todd Ruritan Club gathered on Tuesday night to honor Ms. Ruby A. Trivette and Joseph Houck, an Ashe County High School student who is the 2009 recipient of the scholarship named for Trivette.

This is the 12th $1,000 scholarship which has been awarded by the Todd Ruritan Club. The Ruby A. Trivette Scholarship is awarded each year to a high school senior who lives in the Todd Fire District and plans to attend college in the fall. The scholarship is funded entirely through donations and community fundraisers such as the Community Christmas Tree light donation project each winter.  If you wish to contribute to the scholarship fund, checks can be mailed to scholarship treasurer Larry Trivette, 4555 Meat Camp Rd., Todd, NC  28684. For more information, visit www.toddruritan.org.

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Sarvis Bloom Signals Spring’s Arrival

Posted By admin on April 22, 2009

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A Sarvis tree (Amelanchier arborea) blooming on Elk Creek this week.  Do you have a Todd photo you’d like to share here? Submit it to info@toddnc.org

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Bridge work detours traffic on Railroad Grade

Posted By admin on April 17, 2009

Traffic is being detoured on Railroad Grade Road while contractors replace the bridge over Mill Creek between Brownwood and Fleetwood.
The NC Department of Transportation awarded an $896,000 contract to Mountain Creek Construction of Catawba County this winter. Construction must conclude by Nov. 1, 2009, according to the DOT. Traffic is being detoured onto Cranberry Springs and Liberty Grove Roads.
The bridge is located between Green Meadows development and Fleetwood.

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Doc Watson returning to Todd Aug. 22

Posted By admin on April 13, 2009

Doc and Richard Watson perform at Todd on Aug. 9, 2008, at Walter and Ann Cook Park.

Doc and Richard Watson perform at Todd on Aug. 9, 2008, at Walter and Ann Cook Park.

Deep Gap’s most famous native son, Doc Watson, will return to Todd on Saturday, Aug. 22. The concert date was confirmed Monday. Each summer since 2003, the Grammy Award-winning artist and his grandson, Richard Watson, have played for their friends and neighbors in Todd. The 2008 Doc Watson concert at Todd was a special event, marking his first public concert in several months because of illness.

The annual Doc Watson concert is a benefit for the James “Crow” Parsons Memorial Music Fund. Parsons, a Todd native who passed away in 2006, was instrumental in bringing the free summer music series to the community. It is through the fund named in his honor that TCPO is able to continue funding the music program each summer.

More details about the 2009 Doc Watson concert, including the date tickets will go on sale, will be announced here later.

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