RB225 (my episode #) The Fighting Sissy

 RANGER BILL

for Palm Sunday, 2021 is

RB225 (my episode #) The Fighting Sissy

Talented teen pianist Roger Holme is labeled a sissy for not fighting. Bill saves Roger from a beating from some gang members, then he and Gray Wolf teach Roger some ju-jitsu and boxing so he could defend himself. Even Roger's dad calls him names, and he doesn't want Jesus introduced in his house.

RB190 Run Away aka The River Giant

 RANGER BILL for

Sat., March 27, 2021 is

RB190 "Run Away" aka "The River Giant"

Tad Coates owns a barge service at Central City. His newest tow boat is called The River Giant, It weighs 350 tons; has five decks, 10 rudders, four screws, and four engines that produce 8,500 Horsepower.

Tad's other tow boat is pushing ten tanker barges that are holding one million gallons of gasoline a piece. Two of those barges catch fire and burn with intense heat. Pilot Mark is afraid and needs Bill, Stumpy and more to prevent an awful fire.

RB188 Forest Fire aka Hot Fire and Sowing Seeds

 RB188 "Forest Fire" aka "Hot Fire and Sowing Seeds" is our

RANGER BILL for Thursday, March 25.

Tom is the ranger at Fire Tower #3. He meets wealthy New Zeeland scientist Dr. Harris and his assistant Franklin. Dangerously dry conditions in the forest force Bill to close the forest to everyone. Dr. Harris and Franklin sneek into the forest and are then trapped in a fierce forest fire. Sudden rains help fight the fire, but also threaten to flood the valley. Fast and effective seeding is needed to save the forest.

What happened to Dr. Harris and Franklin? Did they perish in the fire?

RB185 The Duck Call

 FBN is back from its spring share-a-thon. (They had a very successful week.) 

So their RANGER BILL for this Monday is RB185 "The Duck Call".

Mr. Gillette is a traveling salesman selling a supersonic silent duck call. He gets Stumpy and several other duck hunters to buy his calls. Stumpy hopes for some great duck hunting, but Bill isn't convinced that this duck call is legitimate. He begins investigating Mr. Gillette.

RB224 (my episode #) The Donner Party Treasure

 RANGER BILL for

St. Patrick's Day, 2021 is

RB224 (my episode #) "The Donner Party Treasure".

Two men, Mr. Delong and the Carabou, cut down trees in the mountains outside Knotty Pine. Delong says he is a lumberman, but Bill found out he is an antique book seller. Delong has the Carabou cutting down more than a hundred trees.

Our rangers learn that Delong is looking for a treasure hidden in a tree. The treasure may be something left behind by the Donner Party on their ill-fated journey west in 1847.

RB217 (my episode #) Ten Hours Too Much

 RANGER BILL

for Saturday, March 20th is

RB217 (my episode #) Ten Hours Too Much

Ed Banker, VP of the bank, is missing and can't be found. Ed is finally located, locked inside the bank vault with no way out!

Chat about  the adventures of Bill, Stumpy, Henry and Gray Wolf on our Facebook page (click on the link in the right column). Email me if you are looking for CDs. or mp3 files.

RB009 Bim, the Dog

 I must thank my wife who suggested today's RANGER BILL for Friday,

RB009 "Bim, the Dog".

A brave dog protects his family then saves lives as he serves his country during wartime.

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  There are five RB dog stories that I can think of - RB009 Bim; RB226 The Dog that Didn't Forget; RB156 The No Good Dog; RB071 A Dog's worst Enemy; and RB223 The Seeing Eye Dog.

RB220 The Space Rocket

 RANGER BILL for this Lord's Day,

March 14th is

RB220 (my episode #) The Space Rocket

Two very tired hunters hit the hay in the woods outside Knotty Pine. They are awakened suddenly by the loud noise of what they think is a falling meteorite. In the morning, the hunters run into a group of spacemen. They bring Bill and his men out to investigate, and in the process find some kind of small rocket or missile. Noisy meteorites? Men in space suits? Miniature missiles? What is going on in Bill's forest???!!!

RB219 (my episode #) Skinner Raises a Storm

 RANGER BILL for

Saturday, March 13, is

RB219 (my episode #) "Skinner Raises a Storm"

Skinner McNeil loves his mules. They have worked hard and faithfully pulling Skinner's two wagons for 12 years. Skinner and his mules work for the Mountain Refining Co. MRC makes glass. Skinner hauls, or rather hauled, sand from the mines to the glass works.

Hal the owner wants to sell mules to the butcher. Skinner is arrested for stealing the mules to save them. Skinner races the mules against a dump truck to determine his sentence.

This is a real contest of man and his animals against machines.

Chat about  the adventures of Bill, Stumpy, Henry and Gray Wolf on our Facebook page (click on the link in the right column). Email me if you are looking for CDs. or mp3 files.

RB179 VIPs Visit Knotty Pine aka The Disappearing Buffalo Herd

 RANGER BILL for Tuesday is

RB179 "VIPs Visit Knotty Pine" aka "The Disappearing Buffalo Herd".

Today's RANGER BILL is a real treat! This was the second RB story after "Pendleton Valley Fire". This story was originally four 15-minute episodes aired in Octorber and November of 1950. And it aired again as this 30-minute episode that aired in April, 1954.

Colonel Anders comes to Knotty Pine to inform Bill that the governor, a senator, and the Secretary of State are coming to Knotty Pine to see the buffalo herd, the lagest in this country, 48 head. Bill goes to tell Stumpy and Gray Wolf of the VIPs visit, only to find the herd had completely disappeared. Our rangers search all over, with no sign of any buffalo.

Bill thinks a little swim in the icy waters of the Shady is a good idea at this point!!!???

RB227 The Monkey Chase

 RB227 (my episode #) "The Monkey Chase" is our

RANGER BILL for

Sunday, March 7th.

Dr. Victor Powers has injected three medical test monkeys with a deadly strain of the flu to test a new flu vaccine. Two young boys accidentally let the moneys out. The boys and the monkeys head to the edge of town. Sherriff Cal and his troopers, as well as Bill and his rangers fan out all over Knotty Pine trying to find those monkeys.

RB216 Pendleton Valley Fire

 RANGER BILL for

Sat., March 6, 2021 is

RB216 (my episode #) Pendleton Valley Fire'

aka First Ranger Bill Show aka First Snow (part 1 of 3) 15 min. long

Fire has broken out in Pendleton Valley. Colonel Ander and his rangers rush to the valley to extinguish the fire, but dry weather is making their fire fight very, very tough. The Colonel is afraid they won't be able to control the blaze, so he sends Ranger Bill and his ward Henry into the mountains to Pine Ridge Dam. Bill is also taking along two horses and a box of high explosives.

Parts 2 and 3 of this very first RANGER BILL adventure are available only as PDFs or in print as scripts.

In parts 2 and 3, Bill and Henry first travel by truck and then by horseback to Pine Ridge Dam. The boys set up camp at the dam and begin 4-hour shifts through the night watching for a signal to blow up the dam and flood Pendleton Valley below to put out the fire. The two have devotions using John 1:12. 

Bill reminds Henry keep a good fire going all night to keep predators away, especially Uncle Joe, the biggest mountain  lion around. A rattler sneaks up onto Bill's leg, Bill escapes the rattler but badly sprains his ankle. Now Henry will have to crawl out on top of the dam to set the dynamite!

The signal comes in the wee hours of the morning to blow Pineridge. But rain has also come and made the dam extremely slippery to cross. Henry crawls across the wet stone dam and slips. Bill must gather his strength and will to crawl out to Henry with an injured leg! Can our two heroes save themselves while destroying Pine Ridge?

Chat about  the adventures of Bill, Stumpy, Henry and Gray Wolf on our Facebook page (click on the link in the right column). Email me if you are looking for CDs. or mp3 files.

RB175 Water Tank Rescue

 RANGER BILL for

Thurs., March 4th is

Water Tank Rescue

 Knotty Pine’s new water tower has just been built and is ready fill with fresh water for all the thirsty townsfolk. But Henry and his buddy Alec want a closer look at this new behemoth before it begins its work. Out of curiosity, the boys decide to climb to the top of the tower. Then curiosity gets them into some real trouble, and they don’t know how to get out!

This story is also known as "Smart Alec's Water Tank Inspection".

RB174 Henry's Crisis of Faith aka Prove God Exists

 RANGER BILL for this Wednesday in Lent is:

RB174 "Henry's Crisis of Faith" aka "Prove God Exists"

Henry's college friend doesn't believe in God, and he is working hard to challenge Henry's faith. Henry has doubts as he wrestles with how to present his faith.