Posted on February 13, 2012 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
Bug Scuffle Road recently had a unique moment in its history — a parade down the road led by the “Pied Piper.” On this day, my husband Larry, Linda and Marvin Jones, Carolyn Jones-Kelley, and Marc Adamczyk, led a mixed herd of sheep and goats from David Stills’ property south…
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Posted on January 20, 2012 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Community, Milestones, Ropp's Ramblins
Snow days are a joy to kids and some- times an annoyance to parents, especially if the containment lasts more than a day. One solution to bored, restless kids is cooking together. In today’s world, where both parents or the single parent works long hours with home responsibilities being squeezed…
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Posted on December 19, 2011 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
The South has a wonderful tradition non-existent in the North: Sunday night church. Oh, we have Wednesday nights like you do, but Sunday nights are for family, fun, or simple relaxation. From my point of view, Sunday night church is ending the day the way we started-with God. The last…
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Posted on November 3, 2011 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
You don’t actually have to live on Bug Scuffle to be a Bug Scuffler. Brad Hardin has been building a large house across the road from us since summer and is still going strong. Just a couple of weekends ago, Larry and I went to Cedarville to my first stock…
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Posted on October 20, 2011 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
Fall is here with football games, Frito pies and hoodies. School is in full swing with parents and kids going through the “how was your day” routine. For the most part, that routine is a meaningless ritual plagued with generic responses such as “fine” or “okay.” Parents feel they are…
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Posted on October 6, 2011 by Terry Ropp and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
About once a year, I write a column of snippets — short information on a variety of topics. The first topic this year has to do with The Great Sunflower Project. Sadly, my participation this year was non-existent. For those of you who don’t remember, The Great Sunflower Project is…
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Posted on October 3, 2011 by Admin and saved under Columns, Ropp's Ramblins
Anytime a road is named after your surname, you know your family has been around a long time. This is the case with Gary and Debbie Paulk who live on Paulk Road in West Fork. While Gary may not actually live on Bug Scuffle, he is definitely a Bug Scuffler.…
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