RB042 Forest Fire Death Trap aka Fire in the Forest

 In our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Nov. 16, 2024, Bill tries to kill himself and all his men:

RB042 Forest Fire Death Trap aka Fire in the Forest

The towns of Silver Springs and Claytown are surrounded by 10 forest fires and their citizens are trapped. The southern district rangers can't fight these blazes alone. They call Bill and his men and equipment to control the fires. This is one of the biggest fires the state has ever had. And to top it off, the train bringing equipment from Knotty Pine breaks down. Can Bill help get these fires under control or will rangers and innocent citizens die?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQy3UPzqvj8

RB154 Ronnie's Bear aka The Mad Bear

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for early Saturday morning, Nov. 16, 2024, is

RB154 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?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-09-28_ep084_Ronnies_Bear_aka_The_Mad_Bear_aka_Cub_Trouble.mp3

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Dall Sheep

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Nov. 16,2024

Uncle Bob Devine chats with Saul the Dall Sheep who lives high in the mountains of Alaska. Learn why male sheep battle every Fall and don't get seriously injured in those fights. See how their hooves are designed to walk safely on steep, rocky mountain slopes. See how they digest food much like a cow and more!!!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/saul-dall-sheep-0

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

 Ranger Bill for a Friday evening, 11/15/24, has a family dealing with anger and jealousy,

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

Our rangers are driving back to Knotty Pine after a long, cold day in the forest. They are just starting to get warm in their "snowmobile" when they pass a young boy walking along an isolated stretch of road. The fellas pick up the boy, who reluctantly agrees to go to town but not home. This young man Gary has been verbally abused and beaten by his stepfather. The stepfather Jake has trouble controlling his anger and lashes out at home and at work. Bill is willing to help both Gary and Jake. But will Jake be willing or able to change his life - even with help? Jake's and Gary's lives both depend upon it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvHstckgp7w

RB040 Stumpy Gets 30 Days

  Our Ranger Bill for Thursday afternoon, 11/14/24, is a fan favorite:

Stumpy Gets 30 Days

No, Stumpy wasn't arrested for speeding or  for robbery, but he was crushed and gored by a buffalo bull. Now the Old Timer struggles for life. After weeks of rest and recouperation, the old fella is left weak and tired and in pain. Then later he struggles for the courage to get healthy and return to work. Bill gives the Old Timer 30 days to get back to work or lose his ranger job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eg0ZSYs5YM

RB039 Mrs. Kane Wins a War

 Our midweek Ranger Bill is full of excitement

for Nov. 13, 2024, in RB039:
Mrs. Kane Wins a War

The Hill Gang and the River Gang are rivals. These young hoodlums like battling one another on the back of Mrs. Kane’s property just outside of Knotty Pine. She called the police on their latest fight. The gangs plan to resume their interrupted fight the very next night. Then they intend to get revenge on Mrs. Kane herself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpxIW7UWni0

RB153 Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

   Ranger Bill

for Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, is RB153

Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

Pete Granville has spent his whole life collecting relics from the Civil War. Pete has sacrificed for years to buy those relics. He even dreamed of turning his home into a museum. But today Pete put up a sign – “Junk for Sale.” Stumpy is determined to help his old friend turn his collection into a working museum.

Pete's Civil War first aired Oct. 11, 1961. This episode opens with the second of two openings used on the show. This opening was first used in the Fall of 1959, according to my records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOu0vg4hj4

RB152 Birthday Rescue aka Fallen Hunter

  

Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Nov. 9, 2024,

RB152 Birthday Rescue aka Fallen Hunter

It’s Henry’s birthday, and the guys give him some wonderful gifts. Meanwhile a lone hunter falls into a small canyon and is badly hurt. No one knows where he is. He will probably die there in the wilderness unless something happens to change his situation. Can Henry’s birthday possibly be a gift of life to a man without hope and alone?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-08-17_ep082_Birthday_Rescue_aka_Fallen_Hunter.mp3

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Clouded Leopard

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Nov. 9,202

Today Uncle Bob Devine greets Loretta the Clouded Leopard. Loretta live in the evergreen rainforests of Nepal, but you can find her relatives in Tibet, India, China, and other countries in that region. She is smaller than other leopards and doesn't look a lot like them either. She enjoys living high in those trees of the rainforest. learn more from Loretta's chat with Bob.

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Then Tim talks with the apostle Matthew who wrote the Gospel of Matthew. Tim is having trouble understanding Matthew 16:24 wher Jesus says to "deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Me."

RB038 Set the Record Straight

  Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Nov. 9, 2024, is RB038:

Set the Record Straight.

Two misbehaving boys, Justin and Peter, must stay after school as punishment for working on sports plays instead of paying attention in class. The boys tell their parents that their teacher Miss Anderson is prejudiced against sports because she is crippled. Both of the boys’ fathers want Miss Anderson punished or worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vc93huOw0

RB035 Henry for Mayor

  Our Thursday evening RANGER BILL story for Nov. 7, 2024, is:

RB035 Henry for Mayor

It's Youth Week at Knotty Pine High, and Henry has a "Thorny" problem - Thornton Newcastle, that is. Henry is running for Youth Week mayor against young Mr. Newcastle. Thornton is the son of a big businessman and used to getting his way. Thorny is worried that Henry will win the mayor's race because of Henry's popularity at school. Henry is on the swim team and has the best grades in math. Thornton steals Henry's math notes and accuses him of cheating. Now Henry may not only lose the race but also kicked off the swim team and flunk math. Bill can't go to Henry's aid or he will interfere with the Youth Week. Henry must stand up for himself. But what can he do to defend his good name?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei-Eu2Z5WzA

RB032 The Floating Death Trap

  RANGER BILL for Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2024 , RB032

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?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep159_The_Floating_Death_Trap.mp3

OTRR #193

RB034 Piggyback

  RANGER BILL tries to make peace between two competitors, early Sat. morning, Oct. 12,2024:

 RB034 – Piggyback – Dangerous winter weather and complex delivery problems threaten the survival of both Canyon City Truck Lines and the railroad. Leonard Grant, owner of CCTL, and Spence Neihoff, superintendent of the Knotty Pine railroad district, do not get along and refuse to work with one another. Bill must teach these men how to work together instead of against each other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQL2qpm90sw

First aired Nov. 19, 1955. This is OTRR #22.

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

RANGER BILL for late Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, is

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

Bill and Henry are checking fire lanes deep in the forest and pretty high up in the mountains. Henry takes a walk out on an old, unused railroad bridge for a bird’s eye view of the Shady Valley. Henry sees that a fallen tree has damaged the bridge. He decides to get off when the bridge collapses dropping him hundreds of feet into the valley. Things go from bad to worse when a train whistle announces that a train is headed for the collapsed bridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrw2xhM2h0k

RB150 Cliff Rescue, Clean-Up Work, Timmy climbs Mt. Evergreen

 Our Ranger Bill adventure for late Saturday morning, Nov. 2, 2024, is RB150:

Cliff Rescue aka Clean-Up Work aka Timmy Climbs Mt. Evergreen

Spring cleaning at ranger headquarters is interrupted by trouble on Mt. Evergreen. Champion mountain climber Keith takes his family climbing on Mt. Evergreen. Little Tim goes wandering off from camp and gets trapped on a crumbly, narrow ledge. Bill and the fellas must find a way to rescue the young climber before he falls off the ledge.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-08-26_ep201_Cliff_Rescue_aka_Clean_Up_Work_aka_Timmy_Climbs_Mount_Evergreen.mp3

OTRR #101

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Binturong

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for 11/2/24

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Barnabas Binturong to the show today. a full-frown binturong weighs about 30 pounds and looks like a small bear with a cat-like face. His name means "bear-weasel". For much more about Barnabas go to toad's link below.

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RB037 The Shortage

  Our RANGER BILL tension-filled adventure

for early Saturday morning, 11/2/24, is The Shortage

 John Patterson is the Forest Service accountant for the Northwest District and one of Bill’s rangers. John is a fine Christian and works hard to do a good job. But recently John has been worrying himself sick over an accounting error of thousands of dollars that he can’t find to correct. He won’t tell anyone or ask for help and a federal audit is only days away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HuVC_1CQB0

RB030 Flaming Grass

 Our Ranger Bill adventure for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, is:

RB030 – Flaming Grass – Bill issues prairie warnings for Knotty Pine County during a summer with no rain, but farmers and ranchers refuse to adopt fire control measures, so Bill calls in Big Brute for help. This is Big Brute's first RB episode, but certainly not his last!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVzKQTUvtI8

RB029 Fossil Canyon

Ranger Bill has a  very dangerous search and rescue adventure for 10/30/24 :

RB029 – Fossil Canyon – 

Two college students go hunting for dinosaur bones in Fossil Canyon. They are overcome by the heat of the canyon and are unable to get out. Bill and his rangers must brave the 115 degree heat of the canyon to find the boys before it’s too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW3kLlxAW4c

RB028 The River Monster

 Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024,  

RB028 – The River Monster –

 The town of River's Bend builds some new dikes and levees to protect the city and its residents from the flood waters of the Shady River. But dikes can’t protect River's Bend from Zack Stephens and the huge log raft he is floating down the river.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHLGGa2Apc

RB027 Bobsled

  Our exciting RANGER BILL adventure for Monday, Oct. 28, 2024: 

RB027 Bobsled

The state championship bobsled races are going to be held at Culver’s Peak. Top speeds are expected to exceed 60 miles per hour! Our rangers will be racing against the Cole brothers and their faster sled. Our rangers have won these races for the last three years running, but the Cole brothers could end their winning streak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfDUUn2shU&t=26s

RB036 Sleeping Death

 Ranger Bill has his hands full with

RB036 – Sleeping Death for this Oct. 26, 2024.

– Sleeping Sickness infects the Central City area. Local manpower and equipment are not enough to control the mosquito population. The rangers are called in to help spray for mosquitoes, but one large landowner won’t allow the spraying on his land leaving many in danger of infection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQr7MtwVotY

By the way, "mosquitoes" and "mosquitos" are both correct plural forms for :mosquito.

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Red Squirrel

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Oct. 26 2024:

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from Chatterer the Red Squirrel. Chatterer is an 8-inch long squirrel with a reddist brown coat. Find out where Chatterer calls home, the places where he likes build his homes. Chatterer will tell you all about his caches. 

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You will be able to learn about other squirrles as well. See all the ways squirrels differ or are alike.

RB147 The Monster of White Lake

 Our RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Oct. 26, 2024, 

has our rangers scratching their heads in amazement, confusion, and fear:

 RB147 The Monster of White Lake

Boaters and fishermen are being attacked on White Lake and White River. The monster rises out of the waters, attacks an unsuspecting fisherman, and then disappears back into the depths of the lake. Folks are terribly frightened. Ranger Bill gets called in to identify and hopefully capture the beast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIotskVdeug

RB024 Ice Pack

  Our RANGER BILL for  10/23/24, takes our rangers to the dangerous ocean ice fields near Alaska - RB024:

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.

Icebergs are an even bigger threat in 2024 than they were in the 1950s when Ice Pack first aired.

Click on Ranger Bill on Facebook to chat about "Ice Pack" this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9izK3l10UY&t=1s

RB022 Glacier Cave-In

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Monday, Oct.. 21, 2024, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8pMcvFv0Q&t=3s

RB146 Rising Curiosity

 Our Saturday afternoon RANGER BILL for 10/19/24, is a story of disobedience and its consequences:

RB146 Rising Curiosity

Bill and Stumpy are in Washington, DC, learning new weather forecasting techniques. Shipping crates full of weather equipment and weather balloons arrive at ranger headquarters. Curiosity over the boxes gets the better of Henry and his friend Jack. They look in one box then another. Pretty soon they’re up to the clouds in trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD8HyUeLwTc&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=179

RB145 Mind Over Matter aka Crazy Man Comes Back

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/19/24, is:

RB145 Mind Over Matter aka Crazy Man Comes Back

Former ranger George Foster returns to restart his life in Knotty Pine after seven years in a mental hospital. Sylvester, "Syl", and his gang of toughs does their best to make life unbearable for George and his family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdnw1POdz6w

RB144 Mystery Island

   RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 10/19/24, is: 

RB144 Mystery Island

Bill, Stumpy, Henry and Mary Lu go camping on Lake Arthur Island. They meet fellow campers kindly Mr. Overby and grumpy Mr. Meany. Both men appear to be keeping secrets about themselves. On their very first evening there, Henry and Mary Lu hear some very strange sounds. The kids get scared and want to go home. What are Bill and Stumpy going to do to salvage their camping trip and get rid of the strange noises?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTae2T0NPsA

Nature Corner/Storybook Room

Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Oct. 19, 2024

Uncle Bob Devine's guest for today is Hail. Hail is an interesting, and even  an amazing, part of the weather God blesses us with. Even though hail is basically a ball of ice crystals, it generaly falls only during the summer months. Learn how hail is formed and how large it can become!!!

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RB219 Skinner Raises a Storm

  RANGER BILL for

Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 16,2024, is

RB219 "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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBjp-xcC234

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

 Our RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 10/17/24, is:

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

Several cases of Typhoid Fever appear at the same time at Storm Point. Bill and a young doctor must try to control the outbreak and find the carrier of the fever. 

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=ranger+bill+typhoid+fever+at+storm+point&mid=94E553489C09347E702C94E553489C09347E702C&FORM=VIRE

RB143 Flying Wonders aka Richard and God

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/12/24, is:

RB143  "Flying Wonders" aka "Richard and God" .

Henry's cousin Richard comes to Knotty Pine to visit for the summer, and to take flying lessons with Henry and Mary Lu. Bill was their instructor. The flying lessons bring up questions in Richard's mind about God and His ability to be everywhere at once. Richard's boldness at the controls grows rapidly with each lesson. 

Bill is concerned about Richard's faith and his flying confidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6m8pTFvHiQ

Nature corner/Storybook Room - Dolphin

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Sat., Oct. 12, 2024:

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from Dilly Dolphin. Dolphins have something in common with last week's guest Rusty Rattlesnake, and that is the ability to see in the dark with needing to use their eyes. While rattlesnakes sense heat with their pips to see in the dark, dolphins have very sensative SONAR when their eyes can't see. Catch all Dilly has to say today:

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RB034 Piggyback

  RANGER BILL tries to make peace between two competitors, early Sat. morning, Oct. 12,2024:

 RB034 – Piggyback – Dangerous winter weather and complex delivery problems threaten the survival of both Canyon City Truck Lines and the railroad. Leonard Grant, owner of CCTL, and Spence Neihoff, superintendent of the Knotty Pine railroad district, do not get along and refuse to work with one another. Bill must teach these men how to work together instead of against each other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQL2qpm90sw

First aired Nov. 19, 1955. This is OTRR #22.

RB142 Camera Crew in Knotty Pine aka Stumpy in the Movies

  Ranger Bill for Thursday, Oct. 10, 2023, is

RB142 Camera Crew in Knotty Pine

aka Stumpy in the Movies

 A film crew comes to Knotty Pine to shoot wildlife. Stumpy wants to be the star of the show. The director gets lost, has a bad fall, and gets amnesia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1_sZQ5xZEw

RB017 Overflow

  RANGER BILL for Tuesday, 10/8/24, is a wet one:

RB017 Overflow

  Two days of hard rains plus heavy spring snow melt have combined to threaten Big Ridge Dam. The operators at the dam must open its floodgates soon or the dam will burst. Bill and his rangers have just 3 hours to warn all the farmers and ranchers in the valley below Big Ridge before the gates are opened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53UVrL_N9Vs

RB019 Sultan King of Beasts

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, is

RB019 Sultan, King of Beasts 

Sultan is a huge and powerful lion at Kittyland wild animal park. Sultan defies then scares his trainer Flick Martin. Can Bill help Flick find his courage to control Sultan? If not, Kittyland might close, and Sultan may be destroyed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5U_33vI47I

RB016 Hidden Treasure aka Trouble at the Flying Double Bar Ranch

  RANGER BILL for Monday afternoon, 10/7/24, is:

RB016 Hidden Treasure aka Trouble at the Flying Double Bar Ranch

Lester Winters inherited the family ranch when his dad died. The bank must take the ranch because of some unpaid loans. Les barricades himself in the house behind his rifle. The rangers find some of Les’ missing cattle, but they’re not enough to settle the estate’s debt. Then Bill hears a wild story about buried treasure on the Winters ranch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2qN0E86-Nwc

RB141 Setting Sail aka The Man at the Door

RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 10/5/24, is:

RB141 Setting Sail aka The Man at the Door

Bill and JoJo (filling in for Henry) take an ocean cruise to Puerto Combello so Bill can teach new forestry and conservation practices there. Their cruise is soon interrupted when Bill catches a man listening to their conversation through the cabin door. The man escapes, so Bill and the ship's detective must hunt the man down. There is also a wealthy man from the Middle East onboard, and Bill is concerned for this gentleman's safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mdeFuTwTL74

Nature Corner/Storybook Room

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for 10/5/24:

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Rusty Rattlesnake. Rusty comes from the state of Texas. Rusty has been designed very differently from most land aimals. Find out how God has made a rattlesnake's tounge and nose to aid it in hunting for food.

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Bob has talked with other snakes as well. Here are a few of those chats:

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RB033 Chinook

 Ranger Bill is hoping for winter weather for early Saturday morning, 10/5/24, with RB033:

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?

Maybe the title needs an exclamation point!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJjoyKQxVaA

RB014 DIsaster Alert aka Danger! Gasoline Leak

   RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, Oct. 4, 2024, is

RB014 Disaster Alert 

A leak from a gas station storage tank dumps 500 gallons of gasoline into the Knotty Pine Bank. Bill and his rangers are called upon to keep the bank and most of Knotty Pine from being blown right off the map. And to make matters worse, state examiners are threatening to close the bank permanently if it can’t be kept open for business during the crisis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgqM9dXwgU

RB015 The Hunted

  RANGER BILL livens up our Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, with

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.

Go to our Facebook page to chat about this week's story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JRLdxe1ha8

RB012 The Eviction of Pa and Ma Skunk

 Ranger Bill for Tuesday, 10/1/24, is:

RB012 The Eviction of Pa and Ma Skunk

 Texans Arnold Fleming and his family have just bought a house at Goose Lake. But there is a problem. Another family is already living in, or rather under, the Flemings’ house, a family of skunks. The Flemings don’t know what to do or who to ask for help. Luckily, neighbor Abner knows just what to do. He calls in Ranger Bill. But evicting these stinky pests may prove to be much harder than anyone could imagine.

OTRR #18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZUDHAlBCc

RB011 Death's Half Mile

  RB011 is our RANGER BILL story for this last Monday in September,9/30/2024,

"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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y62W_QSKoVA

RB139 Dynamite and Music aka Stumpy's harmonica aka Horrible, Sweet Music

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Sept. 28, 2024, is 

RB139 Stumpy's Harmonica aka Horrible, Sweet Music aka Dynamite and Music

Stumpy’s harmonica playing is driving everyone at ranger headquarters crazy. Meanwhile, 20 miles away, a thunderstorm sets off blasts at Brown Brothers Quarry trapping several men. The rangers help the miners rescue the trapped men after hours of digging. Next Stumpy and Henry are buried alive by more explosions. They have no way of being located. Who can save our rangers from their rock tomb?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noEt-xSNmNg

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Honey Bee

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for 9/28/24

Uncle Bob Devine's guest for this Saturday morning is Buzz Honey Bee. Buzz tells Bob about his eyes. His eyes can see light we can't see. He uses the sun to guide his travels and stores that sun data in his computer brain.

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Bob has chatted with other honey bees, and they al have fascinating information about themselves they share.

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RB032 The Floating Death Trap

  RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept. 28, 2024 ,

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?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep159_The_Floating_Death_Trap.mp3

RB010 Hit and Run

  Our RANGER BILL tale for Friday afternoon, Sept. 27,  2024, is

RB010 Hit and Run

The entire town of Big Pine is shaken and angry when a leading citizen dies in an apparent hit and run accident. Two young hot rodders involved in the accident, Rube and Smitty, fear the town’s wrath. So they run and hide and hope they are never found. Bill and Stumpy investigate the accident and intend to find both the driver and the truth behind this tragedy.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_55-04-13_ep137_Hit_and_Run.mp3

OTRR #12

RB009 Bim, the Dog

  Today's RANGER BILL for 9/26/24,

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 when Cleveland celebrated 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.
• Cleveland Museum Celebrating Balto’s Life-Saving Vaccine Runhttps://spectrumnews1.com/oh/cleveland/news/2021/03/17/cleveland-museum-celebrating-balto-s-life-saving-vaccine-run?fbclid=IwAR2RE-GdvACg4A2gtsoeGYJa6KNF3eZixyWPeTBvAclh-Ss2jYpSFm1gKaA

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz4OqG_nWiA#:~:text=Ranger%20Bill%20is%20a%20Christian%20radio%20program%20from%20the%201950s,

RB008 They Called It the Jinx

  RB008 is our RANGER BILL adventure for Wednesday afternoon, 9/25/2024:

 They Called It the Jinx

A new bridge is being built over 1200-foot-deep Dead Man’s Gorge. Tom Farris has been called in to be the construction foreman. The construction crew doesn’t want Tom as their foreman. They call him a jinx. He has caused many needless accidents because he pushes his men too hard. Will Tom’s job end as quickly as it has started, or will an accident or accidents jinx the whole bridge project?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_55-11-05_ep135_They_Called_Him_the_Jinx.mp3

RB007 Miracles aka Pray for a Miracle

 RANGER BILL for a Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, is

RB007 Miracles aka Pray for a Miracle aka Miracle Mystery

Henry and Freddy go on a hike. Freddy is not a Christian. Freddy wrestles with faith and miracles. The boys need a miracle when Freddy falls into Half-Mile Gulley and breaks his leg. Flood waters from a broken dam threaten to drown both boys. It will take a miracle to save them.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-12-20_ep134_Miracles_aka_Pray_For_A_Miracle.mp3

RB006 The Fire Bug

   

Our exciting RANGER BILL tale for Monday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2024, is:

RB006 The Fire Bug or, in Bill's own words, The Iron Fire Bugs

The railroad engines in Randolph Thompson's Red Valley Freight Line are threatening to burn up all the trees in Giant Pine National Park. Many of Thompson's engines are old coal-fired steam engines. Randolph pushes the engines hard so that they belch out volumes of smoke and sparks, setting the nearby dry forest ablaze.
Ranger Bill tries to get Thompson to either stop using the old coal burners or put spark arresters on their stacks. Thompson will not cooperate. What can Bill do to protect the forest and save the giant pines?
How does Bill live the Christian life in this story? Is anyone affected by Bill's actions and how?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwnVatum8DQ

OTRR #52

RB134 The Cattle Rustlers of Cocanino

  Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Sept. 21,2024, is:

RB134 The Cattle Rustlers of Cocanino

The Joe and Jack Jackson, identical twins, own the Big J Ranch. They mysteriously lose part of their cattle herd. The Jacksons suspect rustlers, but modern communications stopped rustling years ago. The boys keep losing cattle a few at a time. They finally ask Ranger Bill to check into their mystery. A mystery man, Mr. Dark, may be the key to this mystery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6gGDqkPZqY

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Camel

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, Sept. 21. 2024

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from Charlie Camel. Charlie is called a dromedary, a one hump camel. He is the ship of the desert in Arabia. God has designed Charlie in many wonderful ways so that he and other camels can live happy, healthy, useful lives in the desert.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/charlie-camel-2

You will find other links to both the dromedary camel and the Bactrian camel. Bactrian camels come from the cold Gobi Desert, while Dromedary Camels come from the regions around Saudi Arabia and northern Africa. 

RB 031 Twelve Feet of Danger

   Our Ranger Bill story for early Saturday morning, Sept. 21 ,2024,  is:

RB031 – 12 Feet of Danger – Zookeepers at the Logan City Zoological Gardens are surprised when snakes are mysteriously released from their cages. When a King Cobra gets out, Bill is called in and calls in his own snake expert. The head zookeeper’s son is suspected of the mischief.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_55-05-12_ep158_Twelve_Feet_Of_Danger.mp3

RB005 Burning Sands

  Our RANGER BILL adventure to end the work week, 9/20/24, is

RB005 "Burning Sands".

Elderly prospector Joshua Webb is told by his doctor to stay in Knotty Pine for his health. The old desert rat can no longer take the 120 degree heat and the burning sunshine. But the lure of gold fever takes him back into the desert anyway. Bill, Stumpy, Gray Wolf, and Ralph must brave the scortching heat to rescue Joshua before it's too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTbRDx6zqg

RB004 The Hermit

   RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, is

RB004 "The Hermit".

Ralph, chief ranger of the souther district, stops to tell Bill that there is a hermit living in the old line shack. That hermit has a secret. He is a famous surgeon, Dr. William Warburton. He operated on a friend, but the friend died. His grief drove him to live like a hermit. A mountain climber needs brain surgery or he will die. Only Dr. Warburton can perform the delicate work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwFx1KYNe8s

RB003 Getting with the Wrong Crowd

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday,  9/18/24, is

RB003 Getting with the Wrong Crowd

George Bruce returns to Knotty Pine after spending time in reform school. The citizens of Knotty Pine refuse to accept him or give him a hand. Bill gets George a delivery job with Frenchy DeSalle’s logging operation where he loses the payroll money.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_56-03-28_ep131_Getting_Along_With_The_Wrong_Crowd.mp3

RB002 A Boy and a Bomb

  RANGER BILL stirs up plenty of excitement (9/17/24) with

RB002 A Boy and a Bomb

 Bill gets secret orders to escort bomb expert Hal Dever to the Army proving grounds to test a bomb timing device. Hal is also a single father who pays little attention to his lonely son Jim. The boy takes Hal’s timer and manages to start it ticking.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep208_A_Boy_and_the_Bomb.mp3

OTRR #211

RB001 Twenty Fathoms Under the Sea

RANGER BILL begins a new week and starts a new cycle of his adventures on Sept. 16, 2024:

RB001 Twenty Fathoms Under the Sea

Bill and the boys go deep sea fishing with old salvage man Ben Benson. Ben's son died in a diving accident during a salvage job, and Ben has never forgiven himself for it. An old navy sub gets stuck on the bottom not far from Ben's ship. Navy rescue ships can't arrive in time to save the crew. Ben can help but won't. Will 20 sailors die needlessly in 20 fathoms of the sea?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_54-05-26_ep200_Twenty_Fathoms_Under_The_Sea.mp3

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 9/14/24, will leave you shivering:

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

Bill and Henry are busy knocking down avalanches on the Big Six Mountains. Novice skier Jenny Bender aims to tackle those steep hills regardless of the risk. Bill closes the Big Six to any skiers until he and Henry clear all the dangerous drifts. Jenny sneaks out to go skiing before Bill opens the slopes. A huge avalanche threatens the ski lodge and the headstrong young lady.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep064_Avalanche.mp3

RB025 Timid Timothy

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 9/14/24, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPPNkSAx-2g

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Ouzel Bird

Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Sept. 14, 2024

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes a Water Ouzel (sounds like "oo-zel") Bird. An ouzel bird lives in the Rockies. He holds his breath then walks under water to find his food.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/water-ouzel-bird

RB213 and RB214 Spirits and the Spirit (parts 1 and 2)

 RANGER BILL for Thursday and Friday, 9/12&13/2024, is

RB213/214  The Spirits and the Spirit, parts 1and 2

Bill and Stumpy and a map maker go on vacation in South America to visit an old abandoned Portuguese fort hidden deep in the jungle along the Amazon River. The local residents are afraid to go to the fort for fear of the spirits of the dead Portuguese soldiers there. Legend says the soldiers were killed by natives who were made slaves to dig gold for the soldiers. Now the spirits of the soldiers guard their ill-gotten gold.

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB213-Spirits+and+the+Spirit+1.mp3

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB214-Spirits+and+the+Spirit+2.mp3

RB211 and RB212 Muscle and Prayer (parts 1 and 2)

 Ranger Bill for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (9/10 and 9/11/2024) is

RB211 Muscle and Prayer (part 1)

Frenchy DeSalle fears no one and nothing. But the huge, strapping French Canadian logging foreman, has gone out of his mind with fear. Frenchy and his loggers find a cougar and a bear, both crushed to death. Frenchy knows these are the calling cards of the one man he fears, "The Bear." Who is this Bear? Why does Frenchy fear this man so? And what has happened to Frenchy's faith? Frenchy's boss calls for the one man who may be able to help Frenchy - Chief Ranger Bill Jefferson.

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB211Muscle+and+Prayer+1.mp3

RB212 Muscle and Prayer (part 2)

Frenchy DeSalle and Boris the Bear want to fight to the bitter end, so Bill jails both of them until they cool off. Boris finally cools down and agrees to leave town, and Frenchy returns to work. But both men still harbor much pain and anger. Frenchy prays for an end to their feud while Boris depends on whiskey for strength. How will the Lord answer Frenchy’s prayer?

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB212-Muscle+and+Prayer+2.mp3

RB210 One Million Years Ago

 RANGER BILL for Monday, 9/9/24, should leave you guessing and scratching your head:

RB210 One Million years Ago

Huge LIVE dinosaurs are being seen in the Badlands at night and are scaring folks out of the Badlands. Conrad Vlandingum and his assistant Morgan are digging up dinosaur bones in the Badlands, but Bill doubts that they are real archaeologists. Vlandingum and his assistant are the only people who aren't afraid of these dinosaur sightings. Bill intends to find out how extinct dinosaurs have suddenly come to life.

This is another "new" Ranger Bill story that hasn't been aired in recent years. Enjoy!

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB210-One+Million+Years+Ago.mp3

Thanks for your Interest in Ranger Bill

 Thanks for your interest in RANGER BILL!!! 

Your continued interest in and use of these pages on both Blogger and Facebook makes this a truly enjoyable effort for me. Please feel free to add your thoughts, comments, questions, and insights. I will try to share and reshare the information about the actors and others involved in the production of RANGER BILL. 

I am sorry that I have only part 1 of the very first Ranger Bill story, Pendleton Valley Fire, for you to hear. All three scripts for the three parts of PVF are on our Ranger Bill Files page on Facebook. Please enjoy reading the PDFs of those scripts. 

And my special thanks to the following RB fans who have commented recently:

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Jim

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

   RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 9/7/24, is truly one of their biggest adventures yet:

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

Stumpy and Henry go fishing on Old Thunderhead. Strange sounds start coming from the mountain. Then a seismologist, Mr. Chenowith, arrives to investigate strange readings coming from the mountain. Earthquakes trap Henry and Stumpy and threaten their lives. Then Old Thunderhead actually begins to move, leaving huge chasms and blocking all the mountain's roads. Bill must find a way to rescue his friends before it's too late.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep062_The_MountainThat_Moved.mp3

OTRR #171

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Frigate Bird

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Sept. 7, 2024

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from a Frigate Bird. Frigate birds live mostly on tropical islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are agile flyers, and they use that agility to steal food from other birds.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/frigate-bird-0

RB024 Ice Pack

 Our RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 9/7/24, takes our rangers to the dangerous ocean ice fields near Alaska - RB024:

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.

Icebergs are an even bigger threat in 2024 than they were in the 1950s when Ice Pack first aired.

Click on Ranger Bill on Facebook to chat about "Ice Pack" this week.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-09-25_ep151_Ice_Pack.mp3

RB208 and RB209 The (haunted) Church at Bent Creek

 We end our work week  with a 2-part RANGER BILL adventure:

RB208/209 The (Haunted) Church at Bent Creek parts 1 and 2

Much of Bent Creek is abandoned including the general store - and the church. The reason it's abandoned is because folks there believe that the Bent Creek Church is haunted. Weird things go on at night inside the church - lights go on and off, the bell rings by itself, strange noises come from the tower, and the organ plays all by itself. Young pastor Jeff and his wife Jean are even afraid to stay at the parsonage. Bill, Stumpy and Gray Wolf have no idea what to do about the strange things that go on at the church. How will the gospel ever be preached again in Bent Creek?

This is a 2-part Ranger Bill adventure. Don't miss a minute of the action and excitement!!!

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB208-The+Church+at+Bent+Creek+1.mp3

https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RB209-The+Church+at+Bent+Creek+2.mp3