Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, June 14, 2025

RB069 Earthquake

  Our Ranger Bill adventure

for late Saturday morning, June 14, 2025, is RB069
Earthquake

Bill and Ralph enjoy watching the construction of a new office building. Then an earthquake strikes Knotty Pine causing fairly minor damage. More quakes are forecast. Bill thinks the town’s disaster teams need more training. 

Key Phrase - "Don't lose your head or you may lose your life."

Bernie Holcman - Civil Defense Coordinator

Mr. Hansen - Construction Foreman


One of my favorite episodes!

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Uvula & Epiglottis

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room - June 14,2025

Uncle Bob Devine has two visitors today, both parts of your mouth and throat,Uvula and Epiglottis.

This pair of valves in your throat allow you to breathe and eat safely. See how they work today.

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RB009 Bim, the Dog

  Saturday's early morning RANGER BILL for 6/14/25 is:

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.


  • 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
    RB223 The Seeing Eye Dog.

     

RB192 The Fishermen and the Fire Bug

  RANGER BILL ends the work week Friday, 6/13/2025, 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.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-05-09_ep122_Fire_Bug_aka_The_Fisherman_And_The_Firebug.mp3

OTRR #143

Thursday, June 12, 2025

RB190 Runaway aka The River Giant

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 6/11/25, is:

RB190 "Run Away" aka "The River Giant"
Tad Coates owns a barge service at Central City. His newest tow boat is called The River Giant, It weighs 350 tons; has five decks, 10 rudders, four screws, and four engines that produce 8,500 Horsepower.
Tad's other tow boat is pushing ten tanker barges that are holding one million gallons of gasoline a piece. Two of those barges catch fire and burn with intense heat. Pilot Mark is afraid and needs Bill, Stumpy and more to prevent an awful fire.


OTRR #142

Saturday, June 7, 2025

RB068 Hot Fire

 Our late Saturday morning Ranger Bill  is a massive, out of control fire

for June 7, 2025, RB068
Hot Fire

Stan Woods’ procrastination causes big problems for Bill. Stan won’t take the time to clear brush from in front of his company’s caves. The caves are used to store explosives. Wildfires threaten the caves as well as Bill’s firefighters.


OTRR #54

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Humming Bird

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for June 7, 2025 is:

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Ruby the Humming Bird. Humming birds are unique birds. They beat their wings so fast that they fly like a helicopter. They can move and dart in any direction, even backwards. Learn how Ruby compares to other birds and animals too.

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RB225 The Fighting Sissy

  RANGER BILL

for early Saturday morning, 2025 is
RB225 (my episode #) The Fighting Sissy
Talented teen pianist Roger Holme is labeled a sissy for not fighting. Bill saves Roger from a beating from some gang members, then he and Gray Wolf teach Roger some ju-jitsu and boxing so he could defend himself. Even Roger's dad calls him names, and he doesn't want Jesus introduced in his house.

Friday, June 6, 2025

RB187 Contentment in God's Will

 RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon 6/6/25 is:

RB187 Contentment in God's Will aka A Need for Excitement

Ranger John Bishop and his wife Jane are bored with their lonely life in an isolated ranger station. John prays that God would break up the terrible monotony of this lonely job. God answers John’s prayer in some interesting and unexpected ways. Life begins to change when an injured Moose McBain and a cougar arrive at John's north station.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-03-13_ep117_Contentment_In_Gods_Will_aka_A_Need_For_Excitement.mp3

OTRR #139

RB183 Mystery Island, Mystery Man

  RANGER BILL and Stumpy are on vacation this Monday, 6/2/25:

RB183 - Mystery Island, Mystery Man

Bill and Stumpy take a long-needed vacation on a cruise ship. The ship makes an “unscheduled stop” at a “mystery island.” The stop gives passengers an opportunity to tour this “unexplored” island. But a real mystery develops when a reporter on the cruise winds up missing and a missing millionaire is found.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep113_Vacation_Cruise_Island.mp3

OTRR #187

Thursday, June 5, 2025

RB186 Tounges of Fire aka Border Town

 RANGER BILL for a Thursday, June 5. 2025, is

RB186 Tounges of Fire

Frenchy DeSalle’s lumberjacks like to go to Border Town to party every weekend. Frenchy goes to Bill for help controlling his men. Bill soon discovers that a church there has become The Good Times Social Club for Liquor. Then fire begins erupting out of the ground and heading toward Border Town.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_62-02-01_ep116_Border_Town_aka_Tongues_Of_Fire.mp3

OTRR#138

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

RB185 The Duck Call

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 6/4/25, is RB185 "The Duck Call".

Mr. Gillette is a traveling salesman selling a supersonic silent duck call. He gets Stumpy and several other duck hunters to buy his calls. Stumpy hopes for some great duck hunting, but Bill isn't convinced that this duck call is legitimate. He begins investigating Mr. Gillette.
OTRR #135

RB181 Tell Me a Story aka The Trouble with Gossip aka Rumors

 RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, May 29, 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.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-03-22_ep111_The_Trouble_With_Gossip_aka_Tell_Me_A_Story_aka_Rumors.mp3

OTRR #118

RB180 Roving Wolves aka Wolf Attack

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_f2tYrZeW8

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

RB184 Tom's Otter aka Brightwater the Otter

 Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday afternoon, June 3, 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.

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

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Stars

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for May 31, 2025

Uncle Bob Devine gets a visit from a Star. How many stars are in the sky? How big are stars? How bright are they? Find the answers to these questions and others as well in the link below.

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