PACK 254'S SPRING BIRD HOUSE FUNDRAISER

Pack 254 will be holding a Spring Bird House Fundraiser on the first two Sundays of May, May 5th and 12th.  Members of Pack 254 and their families will meet on Friday, May 3rd and/or Saturday, May 4th and assembling bird houses and staining them so that they can be displayed at Bethpage United Methodist Church and at other locations in the Kannapolis/Enochville area.  Pack 254 will be asking for a donation for the bird houses.  If you know someone who might be interested in "purchasing" a bird house or if you know someone who would like a bird house, let us know and we will make sure you get the opportunity to pick one up.  These will make a great Mother's Day or Father's Day present.  Please pass this information on. 

PACK 254 VISITS THE KANNAPOLIS HISTORY MUSEUM WITH JUDGE CLARENCE HORTON

Judge Clarence Horton tells members of Pack 254 and their families about the
Kannapolis and Southern Rowan County

On April 8th, 2013, Pack 254 took a trip to the Kannapolis History Museum located inside A.L. Brown High School.  At the museum, the Scouts and their parents entertained with stories of how the area known today as the City of Kannapolis came to be inhabited and how this area grew from a farming community to a "company town" to what we now know as the City of Kannapolis.  Judge Clarence Horton and Norris Dearman, one of the "curators" of the museum, pointed out items located in the museum as they told Pack 254 what Kannapolis was like from the 1800's to today.  Some of the more interesting items in the museum included a desk that had once belonged to General Douglas McArthur and a machine that came from the old Cannon Mills that was one of the first computers (it took punch cards to program!).  There were also many pictures that showed the progression of the Town of Kannapolis to the City of Kannapolis and there were pictures from A. L. Brown High School in the 50's and 60's which included pictures of some of Pack 254's grandparents.  It was a great night to learn about the history of our community and to bring back memories.  Pack 254 would like to than Judge Horton and Mr. Dearman for taking time out of their schedules to share the stories and their time with us on a Monday night.