RB033 Chinook

 Ranger Bill for Memorial Day, 2021, is

Chinook

It's winter in the Shady Mountains. At least it's supposed to be. The dreaded Chinook winds are blowing. The winds make it 50 degrees in the mountains when it ought to be 15 degrees below zero. The snow in the Shadies is melting and filling up Mid-Mountain Dam and cracking off huge chunks of glacier ice. The rising waters and the moving ice are threatening Mid-Mountain and Knotty Pine Dams. The threat to Mid-Mountain Dam grows with each passing hour of thaw. The dam operators ask Bill and the boys to do something to stop the ice. Bill calls on the one person he thinks can stop the ice boulders - Frenchy DeSalle. How can logger Frenchy help Bill stop tons and tons of speeding ice flows?

The Buried Treasure of Forrest Fenn

 I came across a fairly recent true story that would make an interesting RB story.

An eccentric, and also not terribly honest, art/antiques dealer by the name of Forrest Fenn had a very successful art gallery in New Mexico and became fairly wealthy. In 2010, he took over a million dollars in gold, jewelry, and coins; placed them in a small chest: and buried the chest somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Then Fenn wrote a book which included a chapter on the buried treasure and a poem with 8 clues to its location.

Fenn's intent was to encourage a greater interest in the outdoors, especially the wilderness. Instead, thousands of eager treasure hunters combed the Rockies and the national parks hoping to get rich. Many wasted years looking for the chest. Some spent all they had in the search. At least five died.

Finally in 2020, after five years of research and wilderness hiking, a grad student from Michigan found the chest with its gold and jewels. Mr. Fenn confirmed that the student had in fact located the chest in an undisclosed location in Wyoming.

Fenn passed away just 3 months after the chest was found. Dozens of law suits and threats arose from other treasure hunters who were angry over missing the prize.

Imagine the stir a treasure hunt like that would cause in Knotty Pine. Treasure seekers might hire some of the local desert rats, miners or rangers to help them decipher the clues and climb into the Rockies. Think of those injured or killed in that hunt. Think too of the treasure hunters who wasted so much of their lives.

The Root of All Evil might be a good title. Any other titles come to mind? Comments and suggestions are most welcome.

God bless.

RB154 Ronnie's Bear aka The Mad Bear

The afternnon RANGER BILL adventure is

Ronnie's Bear aka The Mad Bear 

Henry runs a boys club at the grade school. He has assigned a nature study projects. The boys are to collect things from nature and do talks about them. Ornery little Ronnie Edwards wants to bring a bear to the meeting. Coincidentally, school janitor Sam thinks he spotted a bear. Ronnie couldn’t really have a bear – could he?

RB024 Ice Pack

RANGER BILL for midmorning on May29th is

Ice Pack 

The vessel Sea Chaser is trapped in the huge, powerful ice flows near Alaska. When they are unable to contact anyone by radio, the passengers and crew plan a mutiny. Bill and his rangers are called in to find Sea Chaser and bring everyone safely home.

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RB032 The Floating Death Trap

RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning May 29, 2021 ,

The Floating Death Trap

Riverboats carry freight and passengers between Knotty Pine and Mirror Lake and Kings Islands. Andy Coogan and Jim Gunderson are fierce competitors for the tourists visiting the Mirror Lake region. Bill will not give Andy a passengers license because his boat is dangerous. His stacks leak. Deck planks need to be replaced. The boiler is a threat to human life.
Andy says Bill is hurting him to help Gunderson. Andy asks several of Knotty Pine's influential citizens to pressure Bill to change his decision.
Will Andy do the right thing and fix his riverboat or will Bill give in to pressure and let Andy stay on the river? Will Andy continue to run his boat or will it break down and end the debate?

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RB216 Pendleton Valley Fire

 RANGER BILL for

Saturday afternoon, May 22, 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?

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RB023 Dead on Arrival

 Our late morning RANGER BILL for May 22nd is

Dead on Arrival

Henry is a ham radio operator. One evening, his radio picks up a distress call from a trapper and his son in Cougar Canyon. The boy is seriously ill and needs immediate medical attention. But before Bill and Henry can get to the trappers’ cabin, the boy dies. Despite appearances, Bill thinks there is a chance that the boy can be revived.

RB026 Henry's Miracle

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday, May 22, 2021, is

RB026 Henry's Miracle

This is the story of Henry at the age of ten when his world fell apart. First, he is crippled in a fall. Then his mother develops cancer and dies. Then to add insult to injury, his dad becomes gravely ill and may die, which would leave young Henry all alone in the world.

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RB025 Timid Timothy

RANGER BILL for Friday May 21, 2021, is

RB025 Timid Tomothy 

Tim Sullivan has a long history of getting into bad business deals. When his uncle offers him a good job as logging manager, he is afraid to fail once more. Tim’s dad, Officer Mike Sullivan, asks Bill to step in and try to make Tim into a successful businessman. Bill enlists several of his rangers to help Tim. Even Frenchy DeSalle and his lumberjacks get in the act.

RB199 Raging Rapids

 RANGER BILL for Sat. afternoon, May 15th is

Raging Rapids

Henry helps Pete Flory at a Christian camp canoe trip. Two of the boys, Ed and Paul, constantly get into trouble. The boys decide to sneak away and ride the rapids. They get trapped on the rocks in the middle of the river. The river is rising and getting swifter. They can't escape and no one can get to them. Can Bill and Stumpy save the boys before they drown?

RB022 Glacier Cave-In

 Our RANGER BILL late morning adventure for May 15th is

RB022 Glacier Cave-In

A team of archeologists study an ancient cave that was exposed when the Big Slide Glacier moved. The glacier moves again and causes an earthquake and landslides. Bill and Henry are part of a rescue team sent to recover the scientists. One of the scientists, Dr. Swift, is trapped under a slide. Amputation of the doctor’s leg may be the only way to save his life.

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RB020 If the Lord Is for Us, Who Can Be Aginst Us

  RANGER BILL

for early Saturday morning and for the 15th of May is

"If the Lord Is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us".

Young Army serviceman Ted Sloan, stops by ranger headquarters to visit with Bill and Henry. Ted is having a hard time dealing with the persecution he gets for being a Christian.

Bill tells how he was also persecuted as a Navy medic serving with the Marines. The Marine sergeant made life plenty tough for Bill. God made opportunity for Bill to serve and witness even then.

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RB015 The Hunted

                                         

While out on ski patrol, the rangers hear the cry of an unknown big cat. The cat turns out to be a jaguar. Our rangers have their work cut out for them when the cat threatens the cattle on nearby ranches of Blue Valley.

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RB052 An Old Horse learns new Tricks

 Our Saturday afternoon Ranger Bill

for the week of May 8, 2021 is
An Old Horse Learns New Tricks

While on the trail, Bill’s horse and faithful friend Storm, falls seriously ill. Bill flies Storm back to town. The vets there can’t seem to help. Bill demands the wisdom of his country vet, much to the city vets’ disapproval.

RB021 Death on the Waterfront

Our late Saturday morning RANGER BILL for May 8th is

 RB021 – Death on the Waterfront – Six healthy men fall ill suddenly and die. All these men had been in Knotty Pine’s warehouse district along the Shady River recently. Bill thinks Bubonic Plague may be the cause. But how do you stop plague not to mention the panic this is going to create?

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RB013 The Man Who Couldn't Remember

Our RANGER BILL mystery for

Saturday morning, May 8, 2021,

RB013 The Man Who Couldn't Remember  

A dazed and confused man stumbles into a hobo jungle. The hobos fear the man is wanted by the law so they dump him on a freight train. The rangers find the man outside of Knotty Pine in an abandoned shack singing hymns. The man appears to have amnesia and might be a minister. Bill, Stumpy and Gray Wolf begin a fast-paced search for the man’s identity.

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RB011 Death's Half Mile

 RB011 is our RANGER BILL story for Thursday,

"Death's Half Mile".

One stretch of road outside of Knotty Pine generates at least three accidents a week. It's called Death's Half Mile. This road has a very sharp corner followed by a narrow bridge followed by a nearly blind railroad crossing. Bruno Allen and his son live on a ranch near the roadway. They must be ready at a moment's notice, day and night, to call police and offer first aid to the injured.

Ranger Bill and his men intend to end the nightmare at Death's Half Mile!

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.

• Bim seemed an appropriate story as Cleveland celebrates the life of BALTO, lead sled dog on the final leg of the 600-mile trip to deliver diptheria vaccine from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 1925.
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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.

RB020 If the Lord Is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us

 RANGER BILL

for this Saturday morning and first day of May is

"If the Lord Is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us".

Young Army serviceman Ted Sloan, stops by ranger headquarters to visit with Bill and Henry. Ted is having a hard time dealing with the persecution he gets for being a Christian.

Bill tells how he was also persecuted as a Navy medic serving with the Marines. The Marine sergeant made life plenty tough for Bill. God made opportunity for Bill to serve and witness even then.

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.

RB006 The Fire Bug

 Friday's RANGER BILL is

RB006 "The Fire Bug".

It's the dry season around Knotty Pine. Every leaf, twig, and blade of grass is tinder dry and ready to ignite at any time. Randolph Thompson has several coal fire locomotives that run beside the big pines. Those engines throw sparks as they rush past the big pines. Bill has asked Randolph several to put spark arrestors on his engines, but Thompson won't spend the money.