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Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, May 31, 2025

RB067 The Book Farmer

 Our Ranger Bill story

for Saturday, May 31, 2025, is RB067

The Book Farmer

Ag college grad Whitey Moore returns to the family farm after completing his college education. He wants to put what he has learned into practice on the farm, but dad doesn't want anything to do with his son’s new-found insight.

RB005 Burning Sands

 Our RANGER BILL adventure for early Saturday morning, 5/31/25, 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.

Friday, May 30, 2025

RB182 Building Corry's Self Confidence

    RANGER BILL for Friday, 5/30/25, 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

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

RB179 VIPs Visit Knotty Pine aka The Disappearing Buffalo Herd

  RANGER BILL for Tuesday, 5/27/25, 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!!!???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL8w_3KFYig 

Monday, May 26, 2025

RB178 Honest Prayer

  RANGER BILL for Memorial Day, 5/26/25, 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.

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

Saturday, May 24, 2025

RB004 The Hermit

 RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, May 24, 2025, 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.

RB066 The Blessing of Snow

  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning 5/24/25, is a wintry blast:

RB066 The Blessing of Snow
The Big Prairie region is suffering from a long, hard drought. The farmers there are ready give up and quit farming. The area hasn't seen a significant rain or a lasting snowfall in several years. No one can believe that a deep, lasting snowfall is coming let alone a dangerous one - with blessings. Bill gets Big Brute ready to plow in case of heavy snow.


OTRR #52

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Triggerfish

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for May 24,2025

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes a Triggerfish this Saturday. Triggerfish live in the warm waters of the world's oceans. They are thin like a knife blade.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/triggerfish

RB003 Getting with the Wrong Crowd

  RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning,  5/24/25, 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.


OTRR #29

Friday, May 23, 2025

RB177 He Broke Through the Ice

 RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, May 23, 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? 

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-02-01_ep107_He_Broke_Through_The_Ice_aka_They_Killed_Ranger_Bill.mp3

OTRR #115

Thursday, May 22, 2025

RB176 Mike's Horse aka The Horse Test

 RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 5/22/25, 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 Sheriff Cal’s horses because he doesn’t have his own. Mike’s dad is strongly against this “religion stuff.” Mr. Baker dares Mike to pray for one to prove God exists. Mike prays for a horse and that his dad will find God. How will God answer Mike’s prayer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJvgb3ccecc

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

RB175 Water Tank Rescue

 RANGER BILL for this Wednesday, May 21, 2025, with 

RB175 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 of Knotty Pine. 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 little escapade turns into a matter of life and death!

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

RB065 The Cat in the Wall

  In our  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, 5/17/25, 

we go from a slippery, black oil well to a slippery cat named Blackie 

RB065 The Cat in the Wall

Stumpy’s neighbor Beulah Lindstrom thinks Stumpy is trying to steal her cat Blackie. She insists that Blackie has crawled inside the walls of Stumpy’s house. She wants Blackie back at any cost – to Stumpy’s house! And we get to hear from Bill’s mom in this adventure.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

RB172 Ashby's Folly

  RANGER BILL has a slippery problem for early Saturday morning, 5/17/25:

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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9Ljvtu4mQ

Friday, May 16, 2025

RB171 Legal Rights

  RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 5/15/25, is:

RB171 Legal Rights aka The Shooting of Mr. Prince

Ken has a real problem. Neighbor Conrad just shot his daughter’s dog, Mr. Prince. Conrad fears and hates dogs after some attacked his horses. Prince is barely alive. Both Ken and daughter Julie are bitter. Is there anything Bill can do to mend fences between these angry neighbors?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOy-I3OL8A4

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

RB170 The White Buffalo

 Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 5/14/25, 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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_XqvH2hFE

Monday, May 12, 2025

RB168 The Second Heart

  Our RANGER BILL for Monday, 5/12/25, puts Bill and a small boy together 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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDbT07VZVNg

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Whale Shark

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday, 5/10/25

Uncle Bob Devine's guest for this Saturday is Sebastian the Whale Shark. Whale sharks are the largest sharks in the oceans and the largest fish as well.Adults grow to 50 or 60 feet long and 8 feet wide. That's as big as a semi truck and its trailor. Adults can weigh from 40 thousand pounds to 60 thousand pounds!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/sebastian-whale-shark-0


Saturday, May 10, 2025

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 5/10/25, 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

RB064 Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

  Our story for early Saturday morning is a construction project gone wrong on Ranger Bill

for 5/10/2025 - 
RB064 Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

It’s late winter in Knotty Pine. Winter is just beginning to loosen its grip, and the snow is starting to melt. Bill, Henry, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf take a trip upriver to see the construction of the new Silver River Dam. The construction foreman Brick Finch is as proud as a peacock of the money he saved on motors for the flood gates. But will there be other costs to these cheap motors?


OTRR #40

Friday, May 9, 2025

RB166 The Fully Prepared Ranger aka The New Recruit

  Our RANGER BILL for Friday evening, 5/9/25:

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IEZeeRdMuw&t=4s

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

RB165 Ful Sails aka The Sail Sled

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday afternoon, 5/7/25, is an exciting tale with a good gospel message:

RB165 The Sail Sled aka Full Sails

Bill is flying to San Francisco. He meets a heart doctor on his way to operate on a critically ill patient. The plane is forced to crash land in a snowy mountain pass. Bill must come up with a way to find help and deliver the doctor to San Francisco. Could a gentleman who races sailboats help Bill rescue everyone?


OTRR#120

RB063 The Big Headache

  Our Ranger Bill story

for late Saturday morning, May 3, 2025, is RB063
The Big Headache

Ranger Brad suffers from severe headaches. He won’t see a doctor, so Bill grounds him from flying. Brad wants to fly, headaches or no headaches. Another severe headache while in the air could cost him his job - or his life.

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Sherlock Shrimp

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 5/3/25

Sherlock Shrimp visits Uncle Bob Devine this morning. Sherlock is a little fellow - only 3 inches long, brown color, and living near the sandy bottoms of the coastal waters around the Atlantic Ocean. Sherlock enjoys ocean temps from the cold north to the very warm waters near the equator. Learn much more about Sherlock below.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/sherlock-shrimp-0

RB218 The Reckless Driver

 Ranger Bill story for early Saturday morning, May 3, 2025, 

is one that I haven't posted in several years:

RB218 The Reckless Driver

Two young men, driver Norman Marx and passenger Jack Sanders, are on a night drive to Canyon City. Ahead of the boys is a rockslide. Two state troopers are placing safety barricades around the slide. The slide is at the top of a hill and near a curve in the road. The boys don't see the troopers placing the barricades and hit one of the troopers. Norman is accused of reckless driving. Our rangers and a determined lawyer intend to prove Norman innocent.

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

Friday, May 2, 2025

RB162 Rules aka The Runaway Boy

  RANGER BILL to end our work week, May 2 2025, is

RB162 Rules aka The Runaway Boy

Little Norman Clark doesn’t want to listen to his mother. She is trying get Norman to obey a few simple rules such as “Clean your room”. Norman refuses to mind and runs away to teach mom a lesson. Meanwhile, Bill gets a visit from a fellow ranger from England, Hugh Fitzhughvits. What a way to spend a vacation – on the hunt of a missing child.

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

Thursday, May 1, 2025

RB161 A Little Spark

   RB161 "A Little Spark

is our RB adventure for this Thursday, May 1, 2025. 

Sparks fly when competing lumber yard owners Tim O'Malley and Carl Walterson argue. Tim has been in business in Knotty Pine for many years. Walterson has been working hard to build his new lumber yard.  O'Malley accuses Walterson of stealing his customers and trying to run Tim out of business. O'Malley's lumber yard catches fire with his son inside. Tim has Carl arrested for arson.