Denton FarmPark

Newsletter

Volume 3 / October 2024

LAST MONTH…

Our 2024 Fall Yard Sale Day had around 158 families set up to sell!

The Pickers Festival was great and we had lots of fun! We are so thankful to have so many supporters of the park!

Recipe of the month:

Chicken Enchilada Recipe

Ingredients

-3 cups of cooked and shredded chicken (like rotisserie)

-1 cup sour cream

-1 (10.5- ounce) can cream of chicken soup

-1 cup salsa verde (*see note)

-1 tablespoon taco seasoning

-8 (8- inch, taco style) flour tortillas

-1 1/2 cups mild cheddar cheese

optional garnishes – chopped cilantro, sour cream, avocado

Instruction:

-Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 pan lightly with nonstick spray and set aside.

-Place chicken in a large bowl, set aside.

In another large bowl mix together the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, salsa, and taco seasoning until combined.

-Spread 1/2 cup of the sour cream mixture into the bottom of the pan.

-Mix 1 cup of the sour cream mixture into the shredded chicken and stir to coat evenly. Set aside the remaining sour cream mixture.

-Spread 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up tightly, and place them seam-side down in the pan. Spread the remaining sour cream mixture on top of the enchiladas. Sprinkle the grated cheese all over the top.

-Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until bubbly and the cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

What to expect this month

AMCA Southern National Meet ~ October 11 & 12, 2024

C10 Fall Revival – October 18 & 19 2024

Fun on the Farm ~ October 25- 26, 2024

The 15th Annual AMCA Southern National Meet! If you like old motorcycles, this is the place to be to see hundreds of them on display as well as thousands of old motorcycle parts and memorabilia! Take a ride in the Antique Motorcycle Parade “History in Motion”, meet the historic Motor Maids, and show off your bike in the Antique Motorcycle Bike Show and Bike Games! Camping accommodations and food are available on site!

Dates: October 11-12th

This Year’s Theme: Coney Island Style

Admission: AMCA members- FREE

Ages 12- Adult – $12 weekend pass for non-members.

Ages 6-12– $6

FREE parking

The C10 Fall Revival is a truck lover’s take on a church revival. Beauty, tranquility, TRUCKS. Word about this new type of revival has spread fast –This show is a totally free, family-friendly event. But, we do ask for donations. Donations always go to support and benefit a local charity. Dates are: October 18 & 19 2024

Fun on the Farm- We know how important family is and we want to create a memorable fun experience with your family and friends! Pick out pumpkins, relax while listening to the live bands and play games with your family. We have the Handy Dandy Rail Road providing train rides around the park on a mile and a half track, crafts will be for sale, food available, Free hay rides, Petting Zoo, Free Inflatables, Face Painting, even go Trick or Treating and so much more!!

trick or treating

Friday night MOVIE NIGHT!

Friday October 25th we will be open selling tickets from 1:30-6pm. We will have a live band at 2pm playing on stage then we will have a movie Starting at 6:15pm! We will stop selling tickets at 6 and allow the rest of our guests head to the music hall for Movie night. If your here for just the movie; tickets will be $5 for all over age 4 at 6:00pm.

Trick-or-Treating: We allow the public to bring their children Trick-or-Treating to the Denton FarmPark. The campers and vendors that choose to participate in giving out candy to the children is required to have Halloween Decorations on display so the families know where to go. Entrance to the park for Trick-or-Treating will be FREE on the 26th from 5pm-6:30pm.

Costume Contest will start around 12:30, right before trick or treating. The age group is 3 years old to 10 years old on the Music hall Stage and Our Southeast Old Threshers Queen will announce and award the winner along with second and third place.

Admission Price: *includes hay rides, bouncy houses, and petting zoo

Adults- $8.00

Children ages 5 to 11– $5.00

Preschool age are Free

*Age 4 and under are free!

Hours: Friday- 10:00pm – 6pm Saturday- 10am– 4:30pm

Train Rides - Operates for Events Only

(*cash ONLY and money collected goes to Handy Dandy Railroad)

Adults- $10.00

Children ages 5 to 11– $5.00

Preschool age are Free

It’s fun for the entire family.

The Denton FarmPark will be operating the Handy Dandy Railroad for families to enjoy. Laramie’s Cakery is located in the Gingerbread House, be sure to stop by for freshly baked goods! Beside the music hall will be breakfast, lunch, and dinner available in the kitchen!

General Admission: *We equip our gates with card readers; however, there are times when technology is not our friend. We have ATMs onsite should you need one.

We offer Free Parking and we are Pet Friendly (Pets MUST be kept on a leash, friendly, and you must pick up after them)

If you are interested in camping at our events then you can go to DentonFarmPark.com and on that events page you will find a red button at the bottom that will give you the camping application we need before we are able to book your request. You can also send us an email directly.

What's Next

Country Christmas Train – Nov. 29-Dec. 1,

Dec. 6 – 8; 13 –15, 18- 23,

Dec. 26 – 28, 2024

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We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events!!

Email for Questions

"The human body was designed to heal itself"

Barbara O'Neill

Puzzles

“ your a-maze-ing!”

Ketchup was once sold as medicine.

Happy Birthday!!

There were NO Birthday submissions for this month.

Anyone who wants to give a Birthday shout out, send us an email!

Include:

1) Name of the person, 2) Include a photo 3) Persons birthdate w/ age 4) include a short message.

Our email is linked to the Green circle with the envelope.

CoCa-Cola Museum

Curator, Keith Loflin of the Denton FarmPark, brought has personal collection, of around 7,000, to what is known now as the Coca-Cola Museum in 2017.

Loflins interest in the collection was sparked in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa where he and his family were visiting one of the largest antique farm machinery shows in the U.S. There, in the center of town, crafters and antique collectors had gathered in conjunction with the machinery show. As he searched through the numerous booths, something caught his eye. It was a Coca-Cola serving tray. That was his first collectible purchase; at that moment he knew that he had found his hobby. It is known to be the ONLY Coca-Cola Museum in the state of North Carolina! Loflin considers it an honor to house such a unique collection. Each year year, Loflin will switch the summer collection with the winter collection just in time for the Country Christmas Train.

A sheep was the first animal to be cloned.

Gala for #9

Welcome Stars!

The Denton FarmPark is hosting a night to remember!

The Gala will be held at Camp Walter Johnson on April 12th, 2025. We will only sell 100 tickets so make sure you buy yours now while seats are available.

At the moment we have sold 25 tickets and only have 75 seats left.

When you buy a seat, you will be given a ticket that you will turn in when you arrive (tickets will be placed in a basket so if you wish to keep it you can pick it up on your way out). As you enter the building and head to the red carpet, watch out for the paparazzi!

Dinner will be provided and we will release the menu soon!

We will have live entertainment you cannot miss and a silent auction!

Website Link

Gala Website

Help us restore #9!

We have raised $2,700.00 so far for #9! W#e want to thank everyone who has made a donation! Every dollar goes a long way.

Mail a donation to:

Handy Dandy Railroad, Inc.

1072 Cranford Rd. Denton, NC 27239

Give Online

Make sure you stop in the General Store and see what all we have!

The Machine Shop

Beside the Service Station stands the Machine Shop. Inside, one sees the early 20th century machine tool technology in operation. Most of the tools were donated to Denton FarmPark by Vaughn Smith of Woodruff, SC.

The line shafts and belt system are examples of how factories were powered before the advent of electricity became available. Such systems would have been powered by a single steam engine, and even prior to that, waterpower.

The display of machines represents what a fairly well equipped working machine shop would have looked like in its time period. The display includes lathes for turning round stock, planers, shapers, and mills for machining flat surfaces, drill presses for making holes, as well as boring mills for machining inside of cylinders or other large round holes. There are also grinders for metal removal. There is a broacher that makes grooves in holes. There is a harness hole puncher, a saw blade sharpener, a plow tip sharpener, an automatic screw machine, and an air compressor. It contains approximately 30 machines that have been restored and are operational.