RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, March 29, 2025, is
RB194 Rattlesnake Sam aka 50 or 60 Snakes
Sam and Danny Smith hunt poisonous snakes for the Florida Reptile Institute. They take Henry’s friend Jack Harris on a snake hunt. Sam loses a bag of snakes, and Jack must protect a school of children from the deadly reptiles.
OTRR #189
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday, March 29, 2025, is
RB058 Skiers in the Sky
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, March 29, 2025
Frances the Flashlight Fish is Uncle bob Devine's guest for this morning. Frances lives in the Red Sea, the saltiest body of water that can support life. Frances has real live flashlights, one under each eye. Those flshlights are alive. Learn more amazing facts about flashlight fish and the Red Sea.
Our RANGER BILL adventure story for early Saturday morning, March 29, 2025, is:
RANGER BILL for Friday, March 28, 2025, is:
RB137 Broken Bootstraps
Bob Benfelt is a struggling, young rancher and an incurable pessimist. Satan has broken his bootstraps. Ranger Bill takes Bob to see the Double Box M Ranch and its owners Myron and Hazel. Myron tells the story of his struggles as a young rancher and of his search for the courage to go on.
You may not hear this Ranger Bill story aired any time soon, but I thought you might want to listen this dark tale anyway. I'd advise that kids only listen with parents' permission.
RB135 Elizabeth and the Stranger
Rumors are flying around Knotty Pine that a man has been seen around town tempting children with candy to go with him. Adults fear this stranger is a child molester.
8-year-old Elizabeth Johnson sneeks out of the house to go camping on the edge of the woods with her babysitter Carol Peterson. Carol fals into a gulley and is hurt. Elizabeth must go for help all alone. Elizabeth's parents call neighbors, police, and the rangers for help to find Elizabeth and Carol before something bad happens.
Ranger Bill for Thursday, March 27.2025, is
RB136 The Crisis aka (Stumpy’s Sight)
– Stumpy gets hurt while riding trail. Bill suspects that Stumpy can’t see very well. Bill makes the Old Timer go to the eye doctor. The news isn’t good – cataracts. Stumpy needs surgery before he goes blind. But fear is keeping the Old Timer from getting the operation he needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzHT2KUbmjQ&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=93&t=47s
Happy 16th Anniversary on Facebook, Ranger Bill!!!
We began on Geocities then moved on to Blogger when Geocities closed down. But I could.resist the opportunity to try starting a Facebook group. Now here we are 16 years later and still going strong, all thanks to each of you group members and your interest and activity on this Ranger Bill group!!!
I must also thank the entire Ranger Bill cast, crew, and office staff for creating these unforgettable weekly adventures with such a great Christ honoring flavor:
Here are some of the wonderful folks who brought Ranger Bill and Knotty Pine to life for us:
ACTORS
Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill Jefferson and Stumpy Jenkins
Ed Ronne, Sr. as Gray Wolf
Dr. Roger Compton as Henry Scott
Rex Brenner as Houseboat Charlie, Frenchy DeSalle, a pioneer, an archeologist, and many, many more
Bill Pearce as ranger Ralph Carpenter and other characters, also the announcer
Flo Schmid as various women and children
Walter Carlson (WMBI news director at that time) as announcer and various rangers
MUSIC
Dick Anthony (including the RB theme)
ORGANIST
Ralph Colburn
WRITERS
Charles Erkhart
John Rowan
DIRECTORS
Jim Grant
Charles Christensen
SOUND EFFECTS
John McComb
NOTE: Please check our photo page for some pics of Miron, Ed, and more.
Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday, March 26,2025, 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
RANGER BILL to begin a new work week, 3/24/25, 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
OTRR #173
RANGER BILL begins a new week on Sunday, 3/23/2025, with:
RB192 Fire Bug aka The Fishermen and the Fire Bug
Several campfires are left unattended along the river. Rangers Bill and Ralph suspect two out-of-town fishermen are to blame. Mike Demory discovered a fire on the edge of his farm. He suspects that “Old” Buck Sawyer is a fire bug. Mike insists that Bill arrest Old Buck. Bill must find the fire bug before fire destroys the farms and woods.
I believe this is one of the last of the RANGER BILL episodes. Gray wolf and Henry are missing from this story. Also the opening is from the later half of Bill's adventures.
OTRR #143
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for March 22, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Lambert the Horned Lizard. Lambert looks much like a frog, but he is really is a lizard, because of his 1-inch tail. Horned lizards can be found in 20 U.S. states, parts of Canada, and into Central America. Learn what Lambert eats and how he keeps from being eaten himself.
RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning March 22, 2025, is
RANGER BILL for
Wednesday, March 19, 20225 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 Pine Ridge. 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?
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, March 15, 2025, is RB056
I don't say this often enough. Thank you for participating in these Ranger Bill posts. Thank you so much for your comments and emoticons. Thanks too for the links to web pages and photos and other related news. Thank you's to all for ignoring and forgiving my frequent typos and mispellings as well.
Thanks especially to Jenny, Joel, Cordelia, Larry, Jim, Tim, Frank, Rod, Joyce, and Kaylee for your participation.
Please feel free to mention things you would like to see. I will do my best to add or include them.
Our RANGER BILL for Friday, 3/14/25, is:
RB131 One Mile Down
Bill and Gray Wolf try to find Lt. Garnet Greentree, missing for 40 years in the Andes Mountains in Peru. The only clue to the missing man's whereabouts is a gold medallion that Bill was given while working for the Peruvian government, stamped with the letters "GG". Bill and Gray Wolf passed the medallion on to the Greentree family who desperately hope to find Garnet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWR0oRUkPUM
This is one of those stories that could have had a second episode. Garnet, now 76 years old, leaves Peru and reunites with his family. He could share his story of faith lost then found. He might then return to Peru to his faithful servant and friend Sacre-topel (unsure how to spell this) and the Aztec tribes to witness Christ to them.
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, March 15,2025
Pete Pyrogen the Protein visits Uncle Bob Devine this morning.
You may not like what Pete does inside of your body, but he is vital in helping you get over an illness. When you get sick with a cold or flu or other illness, your white blood cells get to work eating up those germs. Those white cells die, and split open. That releases the pyrogen inside them. The pyrogen tells your brain to raise your body temperature to help kill those nasty germs. See more of what Pete Pyrogen does for you.
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, March 15, 2025, is:
RB189 Trestle Ice Jam
RANGER BILL for Thursday, 3/13/25, 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.
OTRRv#171
Our midweek RANGER BILL for March 12, 2025, is one long search for a heartless poacher:
RB129 The Secret of Seal Island
Bill and his rangers have a poacher in the national forest. This man has been able to hunt illegally at will and still avoid even being seen. Gray Wolf names this man lupe garu, Wolverine (the glutton). Wolverine disappears then shows up in Alaska poaching fur seals. Washington asks Bill and Gray Wolf to travel to the Arctic Circle to find and capture this criminal. Can the fellas even locate Wolverine in the Arctic, let alone capture him?
OTRR#170
RANGER BILL for a Tuesday afternoon, 3/11/25, is:
Danger! Deer Crossing - RB128
Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are part of a huge team of soldiers, law enforcement officers and rangers. Their job - keep anything, man or animal, out of the blast zone of an atomic bomb test. Despite their best efforts, a family of deer (and two spies) manage to slip into the test. The deer are exposed to the blast and must be found! But will they and those spies be able to elude capture? Gray Wolf may hold the key to a safe and successful end to this test.
OTRR #169
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, 3/8/25
Today Uncle Bob Devine gets to talk with a very important part of your body, Theresa Trachea. Your trachea is your wind pipe, the 4-inch long, 1-inch wide pipe that sends air from your mouth to your lungs. Learn what clever design God put into the trachea.
Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday mroning, March 8, 2025, is
RB184 Tom's Otter aka Brightwater the Otter
Tom is a lonely fire tower ranger. He adopts a small otter as his pet and names him Bright Water. An illegal trapper captures both Bright Water and Tom. Bill and Stumpy must search the national forest for their fellow ranger. Then our rangers must hunt down and capture the illegal trapper before he does any more poaching.
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, March 8, 2025, is a very touching one:
RB055 A Lesson in Love
RANGER BILL for Friday, March7, 2025, is:
RB0126 The Gospel Goes to Reform School
Warden Dawson rules the reform school with an iron hand. Bill wants to come in and offer the boys education, sports, and Bible study. The warden finally lets Bill come. Then a riot breaks out at the school. Will Bill or the warden be able to bring peace to the school?
RANGER BILL for Tuesday 3/4/25 is RB122
A Prisoner on Ice Island
Knotty Pine's city council wastes time debating how to pay for a fence that is critically needed to keep kids off the ice flows on the Shady River. Two boys do get stuck on an ice flow, and that flow is heading for a drop into a deep gorge! Bill must find some way to safely reach and rescue the boys!
Ranger Bill for Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2025, is:
RB123 - River of FireRANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 3/1/25, is
RB182 Building Corry's Self-Reliance aka The New Rangers
Corry Windsor is one of the new rookie rangers under Bill’s command. Corry has no self-confidence. His first assignment with Stumpy makes matters worse, so he quits the ranger service. Then an emergency forces him to act to save lives duing a grizzly attack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oMLptuwLI&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=185
https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep112_The_New_Rangers.mp3
OTRR #186
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, March 1, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine's guest for this Saturday is Bonnie the Rosy-Lipped Batfish. Bonnie has no scales and prefers to walk rather than swim. Find more of her unusual traits:
https://moodyaudio.com/products/bonnie-batfish-0
We have quite a big Ranger Bill adventure
for early Saturday morning, 3/1/25, RB054RANGER BILL for Friday evening, Feb. 28, 2025. is:
RB120 The Self-Made Man
Dutch Vanderhaven lost his son in the war and is very bitter over his loss. He doesn't want any one's help, and he won't help anyone, not orphans, not even the church. Then Dutch is gored by a huge bull. Now Dutch is the one who needs help, but his neighbors won't give him any. Can Bill and Stumpy find a way to get the work done at Dutch's ranch and change a town full of stubbornness?
Thursday's RANGER BILL for 2/27/25, is:
RB119 Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
Bill and the boys and Maggie Murphy take 50 boys from their church to camp for three weeks. Henry has some problems as lifeguard during swim times. Stumpy and Gray Wolf lead a snipe hunt. Bill deals with one boy's home sickness. But Maggie must deal with a filthy kitchen, feeding 50 hungry boys, and then a food thief. She threatens to leave if the thief isn't caught. Bill must find the guilty boy or lose the best cook west of the Mississippi! Find out what happens to Mrs. Murphy's famous chowder too!!!
OTRR #161
Let's post a RANGER BILL to begin a new work week (2/24/25):
RB115 - Three-Legged Deer
Two hunters can't find any deer. So, they decide to shoot little Jerry White's injured pet deer, Torpedo. One of the men even punches Jerry in the face! Jerry's parents ask Ranger Bill to find the men and bring them to justice. People in town are in a rage over the hunters' actions. The hunt is on for the hunters. Will Bill be able to find the men and bring justice and order back to the town of Three Forks?
(The folks who made Ranger Bill each week are credited at the end of this show.)
OTRR #90
RANGER BILL for a Wednesday afternoon, 2/26/25, is RB118
The One-Wire Fence
Jeremiah Sykes is a rancher and preacher on Elk Mesa. Young Herb Bradshaw, son of powerful rancher Thunder Bradshaw, is starting up his own ranch using electric fences. Jeremiah is misusing the Bible to oppose electric fences. Thunder and Jeremiah may go to war over Herb and his ranch. Bill and our rangers must be strong and on constant alert to deal with this range war!
RANGER BILL for Sunday, 2/23/25, is RB226
The Dog That Didn't Forget
Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are many miles from Knotty Pine as they map fire lanes for repairs and plot new lanes where the forests have changed. Bill takes time out to nurse an injured dog back to health. Meanwhile back at ranger headquarters, Henry is hearing from angry ranchers who are losing their lambs, piglets, and calves to eagles. These ranchers need Bill to get rid of those pesky eagles. These eagles may be even more dangerous than our rangers can handle!
OTRR #218
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 2/22/25, is RB053
Arson at Brighton College
Bill and Henry take off for the weekend to visit Bill's alma mater Brighton College and enjoy the homecoming football game. Henry is going to Brighton to visit with the college president's son Ronnie Winters. Ronnie keeps getting into trouble and has difficult time owning up to his mistakes. An old building being used as a dorm catches fire and the building's janitor is severely hurt. Fire investigators suspect arson. Later, Bill and Henry spot Ronnie speeding and generally driving dangerously. Is the Brighton fire arson? Could Ronnnie be that arsonist? What can Bill and Henry do to find the fire's cause and the person responsible?
RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2025, is
RB181 The Trouble with Gossip aka Tell Me a Story
Amelia Perdy starts a rumor that Bill is forcing Stumpy to retire. The rumor spread all over town. KP city council wants to honor Stumpy, so they throw him a retirement dinner. Bill and Stumpy decide go along and play “Tell Me a Story” at the dinner.
OTRR #118
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Feb. 22, 2025
Join Uncle Bob Devine as he welcomes a fairly small creature Carmen Chameleon. Carmen comes from the island nation of Madagascar. Over half of all species of chameleon live in this island nation. Chameleons can be found all around the world in warm, wet climates, but even in some dry climates. Carmen and her clan are known for their ability to change color. They do this to frighten other chameleons and to attract a mate. Find out about a chameleon's tounge, his amazing eyes, his agile tail, and so much more.
RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 2/22/25, is
RB 180 Roving Wolves aka Wolf Attack
Gunter Neeves runs a rabbit farm outside Knotty Pine. He is losing those rabbits to a pack of hungry, roving wolves. He asks Bill and his men to deal with the wolves and stop the attacks on his rabbits. When Bill doesn’t get the desired results fast enough, Gunter decides to take matters into his own hands.
RANGER BILL for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, with:
RB111 The Prehistoric Monster
The circus has arrived at Junction City. A full-grown bull rhino is its main attraction. This particular rhino doesn't like being in the circus. The huge beast breaks his chains and charges off into the forest. Bill and the boys are called in to find and shoot the marauder before he hurts anyone or does any serious damage. Can our rangers safely corner this prehistoric monster? Will Stumpy's pride endanger the hunt and possibly endanger lives too?
RANGER BILL for Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, is one knock-down, drag-out fight
RB110 The Battle at Jenkins Manor
It's been many years since Stumpy's wife died; and he has finally decided that he doesn't have the time or energy to take care of himself and his house. Bill convinces him that he needs a housekeeper. Bill nominates Maggie Murphy for the job.
Maggie is a strong woman. She needs to be strong, a widow with four boys to care for. She acts much like a drill sergeant, which doesn't set well with Stumpy.
Stumpy is so desperate for a better home life that he hires Maggie, Stumpy's worst fears about allowing Maggie in his house are quickly realized and the battle begins!
Our Ranger Bill hair-raising adventure for Thursday evening, 2/20/25, is RB113
Ranger Bill for Saturday evening, Feb. 15, 2025, is quite a thriller and one we don't get to hear quite as often as many others:
RB223 The Seeing Eye Dog
Henry wants to volunteer as a ranger fire fighter, but Stumpy is against the idea. The fellas are invited to dinner at the Hansen's home. They meet Prince, young Susan Hansen's seeing eye dog. Fire breaks out in the Hansen's neighborhood. Their house catches fire, and Prince is killed in the blaze. Henry is accused of letting Prince die.
https://archive.org/details/ranger-bill-adventures/RBFC223-Seeing+Eye+Dog.mp3
#18 in this list
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 2/15/25, deals with sincere prayer:
RB178 Honest Prayer
Bill thinks Henry may be lacking sincerity in his prayer life. He wants Henry to speak from his heart. Bill and Stumpy share the story of Al Ferguson who wanted to help others avoid empty, repetitious prayers. A storm at a church picnic and what followed helped Al make his point.
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning,
Feb. 15 2025, is RB052RANGER BILL for Thursday evening, 2/13/25, is one of faith in the midst of pain and suffering
RB108 The Wrong Valley
Jacq McIntosh is Knotty Pine's blacksmith and one very powerful man. He is usually quite happy and full of joy. He likes to sing worship songs as he works. Trouble visits the McIntosh home suddenly one day with terrible force. His wife Annie is blinded in an explosion, and his son Ernie is badly injured in an auto accident. Jacq is angry with God and feels like Job. Can anything more go wrong for Jacq? Will anger and despair keep Josh in the terrible valley of depression? Can Bill do anything to bring Jacq out of that wrong valley?
Our Ranger Bill adventure
to begin our work week, Feb. 10, 2025, is RB105
The Giant Pines are falling over without any explanation. Bill and the boys must find out what is happening before the forest is lost. What is causing this? Is it insects, a new disease, poor soil. or what? Millions of dollars of beautiful, majestic pines are in danger. The forest service and lumber companies want answers, and Bill is at a loss to provide those answers.
RANGER BILL for Tuesday afternoon, 2/11/24, is one scary mystery:
RB106 Terror on the Finger River
The Finger River flows out of the Rockies and into the Pacific. Much of the river is a mix of salt and fresh water. That mix makes hunting and fishing along the river excellent. Suddenly, fishing lines are being robbed and hunters are losing their kills to something in the river. The thief appears to be a baracuda, a killer with two rows of razor-sharp teeth and fins. Bill must find this thief and stop it - whatever it is. Can Bill locate our thief, or will terror continue on the Finger River?
Our RANGER BILL for a Wednesday, 2/12/25, is a classic:
RB107 Petticoat Rangers
Bill doesn't have enough men for all the work around the national forest. He and his rangers have to work 18 hours a day. Bill has a solution to the problem - women volunteers in the fire towers. The rangers refuse to allow women rangers. Will the rangers work themselves to death or will they give Bill's PETTICOAT RANGERS a chance? Can female rangers do a ranger's work if they get that chance? In my opinion, this is one of the funniest Ranger Bill stories ever! You get to hear some of Stumpy's funniest and most famous lines! And you get to see a little of what life was like back in the 1950's.
RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2025, is a real thriller:
RB177 He Broke Through the Ice aka They Killed Ranger Bill
It’s well below zero in Knotty Pine, but Henry and Freddy decide to go ice fishing anyway. Bill and Stumpy drive out to see how the boys are doing. Some other boys are playing nearby. Bill drives down the frozen river to check on those boys. His car falls into the river, and he doesn’t come out!!! Henry is bitter, and Stumpy is perplexed. Have we come to the end of Ranger Bill and these stories?
OTRR #115
Nature Corner/Storybook Room extra for Feb. 8, 2025
Lifetalk Kids Radio is another station that airs different Nature Corner episodes. This last week Lifetalk has shared several of Uncle Bob Devine's episodes about wasps and bees. Here is a little of what they shared this week.
Sheila Ammophila Wasp - https://moodyaudio.com/products/sheila-ammophila-wasp
Bertha Arctic Bumble Bee - https://moodyaudio.com/products/bertha-arctic-bumble-bee
Charlotte Carpenter Bee - https://moodyaudio.com/products/charlotte-carpenter-bee
There are several more episodes with other bees and wasps!
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 2/8/25, is :
RB176 Mike's Horse aka The Horse Test
Mike Baker is a boy in Henry’s club. He has just become a Christian. He loves horses and rides
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Feb. 8, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Joe Bonobo. Joe is an ape. He is very similar to a chimpanzee. He is a great climber and loves to swing from branch to branch on the jungle trees. Listen to Joe describe his life in Zaire, Africa.
RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, Feb. 7,2025, is:
RB104 The Fighting Parson
Silvertown is a rough, tough mining town. The miners there spend all their free time drinking and scaring the residents. They have driven five preachers out of the only church in town. The few members of the church ask Bill to find a parson willing to fight - with his fists. Bill gets Spence Fielding, a powerful young man from State U. Can Bill and Spence get Silvertown under control? Or will the drunken miners succeed in destroying the church?
OTRR #80
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Feb. 8, 2025, is RB051
Catching a BIG Fish with a Small HookOur Ranger Bill for Wednesday 2/5/25, is RB102
Ranger Bill for Thursday, 2/6/2025,
is an action-packed adventure about speed boat racing
RB103 Water Hot Rods
There's trouble on Beaver Lake. A group of young men, including Henry, are racing their power boats on the lake. Most of them are racing safely, but the boys with the fastest boat are endangering everyone else using the lake. Folks want Bill to stop the speed boating. Bill comes up with a plan to stop the dangerous boating. Then the troublemakers find a way to foil Bill's plan. Who will win this battle of wits? Will Bill be able to protect innocent vacationers on Beaver Lake?
Our Ranger Bill adventure for a Tuesday afternoon,
Nature Corner/Storybook Room - for Sat. 2/1/25
Uncle Bob Devine has two guest for us today, Velma the Velvet Ant (actually a wasp) and Percy Porcupine.
Velma is a female wasp who looks like a large hairy ant. Her mate is a wasp and looks like one. God has created Velma to move safely into a bumble bee underground nest, lay her eggs safely, then leave. Visit her link to learn more.
https://moodyaudio.com/products/velma-velvet-ant-0
Percy porcupine is a North American Porcupine. He is one of eight different species of porcupines. He protects himself with the 30,000 quills on his back and tail. Percy like to eat tree bark, branches, leaves and more.
https://moodyaudio.com/products/percy-porcupine
You will enjoy the links to other wasps, ants, and porcupines that you will find along with Velma's and Percy's links.
RANGER BILL for late Saturday, 2/1/2025, is:
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Feb. 1, 2025, is
RB094 Rogue Elephant
Our RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 1/30/25, is:
RB098 The Runaway Railroad
Henry hears stories of an antique steam train abandoned way up in the Shady Mountains. The engine belonged to the Three Rs - the Rimrock, Rawhide, and Ragweed railroad. Henry goes hiking in search of the valuable old train. Henry's tough walk is rewarded when he discovers an old engine in a shed. Two men find the train first and are determined to take the engine and sell it to a collector. They tie up Henry and fire up the train to steal it. Will Bill discover the thieves, stop them, AND rescue Henry?
Our midweek RANGER BILL story is about coveting and the sin that follows.
RB097 The Snow-White Stallion, 1/29/25
Henry falls in love with a magnificent wild white stallion that he and his friend Pyute see on the prairie. Henry finds a way to capture the horse and keep it in a hidden location. Bill tells him that capturing a wild horse will break its spirit and kill it. Now Henry must decide if keeping his special horse is worth the cost.
RANGER BILL has a slippery problem for late Saturday morning, 1/25/25:
Ashby's Folly aka Oil Well RB172
Stumpy runs into old friend Miles Ashby at the bank. Miles was just turned down for a loan. He needs the money so he can keep drilling for oil on his property. He thinks there is oil on his land even though no one has found oil anywhere else in the area. Folks call Miles' well "Ashby's Folly." Tully Philmore offers to buy Miles’ land and his oil drilling supplies. Stumpy wants desperately to help Miles but how?
Our exciting Ranger Bill adventure
for early Saturday morning, Jan.25, 2025, is RB049Our Ranger Bill
for Thursday, 1/23/24, is:
RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull
Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday,
Bill and Lieutenant Larson of the US Aeronautical Survey Team find Old Man Margrave tied up and half dead in his cabin in Lost Canyon. Two thugs, Hawk and Banjo Eyes, did this the old gentleman to get his treasure hidden up in the mountain cliffs. The key to finding the treasure is a notebook hidden in the cabin. So why does Bill want a football uniform, a pilot's helmet, 100 feet of rope, and 10 pounds of beef to find the treasure? How will Bill, Henry, and Lt. Larson keep the two crooks from stealing or destroying the treasure? What is this mysterious treasure anyway? You'll have to listen to find out.
Our Ranger Bill story for this Tueday afternoon, Jan. 21,2025, is
RB087 The White Fields
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Jan. 18, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine gets a first visit from the world's smallest armadillo, Amy the Pink Fairy Armadillo. Amy and her relatives live mostly in central Argentina. Amy has bony armor along her head and back, protecting her from animals that want her for dinner. Learn must more about armadillos today!
Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 1/18/25, deals with a man who has lost his faith:
RB170 The White Buffalo
Lloyd Adams is building tourist cabins outside of town near a rare herd of buffalo. The lead buffalo is an even rarer white buffalo! Lloyd used to be interested in God and church but now is only interested in money. The buffalo could mean even more profit for Lloyd. Can Bill and Stumpy find a way to rekindle Lloyd’s faith?
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2025, is RB048
The Man Who UnderstoodOur Ranger Bill exciting adventure this Friday, 1/17/25, is RB085
Our Ranger Bill adventure for
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, is RB084
Our Ranger Bill tale for Wednesday afternoon,
Our Ranger Bill
Our Ranger Bill to begin a new work week,
Jan. 13, 2025, is RB080
Nature Corner/Storybook Room extra
Lifetalk Kids radio (https://lifetalkkids.net/kids-program-schedule/) plays 5-minute Nature Corner episodes four times each day. Lately they have been airing episodes on the human body, especially covering the human face/head. Here are a few of those episodes.
Jesse jawbone https://moodyaudio.com/products/jesse-jawbone
Mr. Tongue https://moodyaudio.com/products/tongue
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There is much more: Theresa Tear Gland, Gloria Gum, Linus Sinus, Larry Lens and more. Learn about your bones and muscles, tendons, and nerves.
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Jan. 11, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes a cold weather bird the Slate-colored Junko, the snow bird. The junko lives in a nest on the ground and uses snow for shelter. Listen to Mrs. Junko tell all the ways God has given her to survive.
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2025, is RB047
The Broken PromiseOur RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning puts Bill and a small boy on the operating table in:
RB168 The Second Heart
8-year-old Leo Foster faints while taking a walk. Officer O’Roark sees the boy collapse and calls an ambulance. At the hospital, X-rays confirm the worst. Leo has a serious heart defect requiring major surgery. The surgery requires stopping Leo’s heart and tapping into another heart during the surgery. Leo has a rare blood type and needs someone whose blood matches his. The hunt is on for Leo’s second heart!
Our Ranger Bill for Thursday afternoon,
RANGER BILL for this Tuesday, 1/7/25 is RB076
The Salesman
Bill saves a child who wandered into the street and is hit by the car himself. Bill is slightly injured and needs just a little rest at home. Gill Major, an insurance salesman, visits Bill to try to sell him life insurance. Bill turns the tables on Gill and tries to sell him Eternal Life Insurance. Gill is not a Christian and has no interest in eternal life insurance. But can Gill ignore insurance whose premium was paid in full 2000 years ago, provides protection after death, guarantees the insured eternal life, and the insured person is the beneficiary? See the Spirit at work in Gill through Bill's words.
https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep007_The_Salesman.mp3
Our Wednesday afternoon Ranger Bill
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, 1/4/25, is: RB046
"The Handcar Race".
Our RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 1/4/25:
RB166 The New Recruit aka The Fully Prepared Ranger
Ralph leaves Knotty Pine for a well-deserved promotion. His replacement, Floyd, is very careful but probably about the wrong things. He tries to be prepared for anything - except death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYFaYjZmEjg
This episode appears to immediately follow RB167 Next in Line:
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Pete the Emperor Penguin today. Pete lives on Antarctica. See how God has prepared Pete for life at the South Pole where temperatures regularly get from 50 to 80 degrees below zero.
