RB057 The Muddy River

  RANGER BILL for this Monday, 9/29/25, is: RB057

The Muddy River

Soil erosion is washing tons of black top soil into the Shady River turning its clear blue mountain waters into a muddy mess during each rain storm. Senator Baxter wants a dam on the Shady to control the river's flood waters and stop erosion. Ranger Bill has soil erosion under control in the national forest. Bill knows the same methods will work just as well for farmers and ranchers all along the Shady. Who is behind Senator Baxter's dam and assisting the senator to get the dam built? How can a government employee like Bill oppose a US senator? Will farmers be saddled with taxes to pay for a dam?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF9DYd82t8o

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Deer Moss

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 9/27/25

Uncle Bob Devine greets Floss the Deer Moss. Last week we heard from Ross the Cord Moss. Cord moss is dark green and grows on rocks and soil in many places around the country. Deer moss grows in the rain forests of the western US on the branches of large leaf maple trees. Now learn more about Floss the deer moss.

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RB052 An Old Horse Learns new Tricks

 Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, 

Sept. 27 2025, is RB052
An Old Horse Learns New Tricks

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJDGIVLbC4&list=PLlUoyloCGlWxz_1Q5-ziI8gPVY8-RQiFQ&index=37&t=58s

RB085 The Deep Country

  Our Ranger Bill exciting adventure for early Saturday morning , 9/27/25, is RB085

The Deep Country

Col. Anders and his wife get lost in the deep country while they are on vacation. The colonel’s assistant tells the Anders’ daughter that her parents are missing. Those two plus the slow-motion folks who live in the deep country make Bill’s job of finding the Anders nearly impossible.

This is one of Ranger Bill's very first adventures. It was probably first broadcast in 1950 when the show was several 15-minute adventures aired on Monday afternoons in the greater Chicago area only. Our cast may have also performed this show live to Sunday Schools and church groups to help advertise the broadcasts. 

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-03-05_ep206_The_Deep_Country.mp3 

OTRR #69

RB056 The Ice Prison

  Our Ranger Bill for Friday evening, Sept. 26, 2025, is RB056

The Ice Prison

Moose McBain braves the 30-degree-below-zero winter cold on foot to tell Bill that he found a man frozen in the ice on Big Pine Lake. The discovery leads the rangers on a hunt for a missing team of scientists who have been trapped in a cave by an avalanche.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_56-12-12_ep182_The_Ice_Prison.mp3

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RB055 A Lesson in Love

  Our Ranger Bill for Thursday evening, Sept. 25, 2025, is a very touching one: 

RB055 A Lesson in Love

10-year-old Tommy Woodruff lives with his grandfather. Tommy sells newspapers and delivers groceries to help supplement his grandpa’s small pension check. A well-meaning woman wants Tommy to have a better life-style, so she calls on a judge to take Tommy from his loving grandpa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGmmyzI5iw0

RB054 The Marauder of Goose Lake

 We have quite a big Ranger Bill adventure

for Wednesday evening, 9/24/25, RB054
Marauder of Goose Lake

There's trouble at Goose Lake - BIG trouble. Homes and cabins along the lake are being broken into and wrecked. Angry homeowners want Ranger Bill and his boys to see the damage and find the culprit or culprits. Stumpy and Gray Wolf soon find something that they can't believe and don't want to believe. It looks like the biggest grizzly alive has come back, Old Joe. The Goose Lake residents are hopping mad and impatient. They aren't going to wait for Bill to get Old Joe. The men plan to hunt down Old Joe themselves. What is Bill going to do this time? How can he handle a mob of angry citizens and this enormous grizzly?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFF3Y1x_IiQ

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Moss

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 9/20/25

Ross Moss comes to Nature Corner this morning. You might like to get a magnifying glass out today to get a really good look at Ross. Moss plants are so small that about 500 moss plants could grow on a postage stamp. Ross is a bright green. He is made of a stem and very small leaves. Let Ross tell you and Uncle Bob all about himself. Then go outside and find a rock with some moss on it and take a close look at him with the magnifying glass!  

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RB050 The Log Jam

  Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, 9/20/25, is RB050

The Log Jam

It is springtime in the Shady River Valley. The Shady River fills with snow melt and logs from the various logging camps high up in the mountains. Bill calls on the services of Frenchy DeSalle to free up a spring log jam that is causing the Shady River to flood homes along its banks. The jam is so huge that Frenchy may not be able to clear it!

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

RB048 The Man Who Understood

Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Sept. 20, 2025, is RB048

The Man Who Understood

Angus, one of Bill’s rangers, is devastated when his son Steve is hit by a car and killed. Angus is so grief stricken that he wants revenge on the man who hit Steve. The driver is terribly sorry for the accident and understands how Angus feels. Bill must step in to stop Angus from hurting the driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5Eew1nWY

RB047 The Broken Promise

  Our Ranger Bill begins our work week, Sept. 15, 2025, with 

RB047 The Broken Promise

Ezra Newcombe sold his ranch to Todd Stone. Ezra let some teens race their hot rods on his ranch so they could race safely. Todd ignores his promise to let the racing continue. The teens are furious and plan to get even with Todd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMWUSRlJW-0

RB049 Nature's Vacuum Cleaner

 Our exciting Ranger Bill adventure

for Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, 2025, is RB049
Nature's Vacuum Cleaner

Radio announcer Bart Sneed and Knotty Pine residents ignore warnings from both Ranger Bill and local weathermen to seek shelter from the tornadoes that are headed for the Shady River Valley. Tornadoes have never struck anywhere near Knotty Pine before, and no one can believe they will strike now. Is Bill wrong or will lives be lost in the coming whirlwind?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDe4fzJdq8 

RB039 Mrs. Kane Wins a War

  Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Sept. 13, 2025 is full of excitement

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

RB082 Mr. Sunshine

  Our Ranger Bill tale for early Saturday morning,

Sept. 13, 2025, is RB082

Mr. Sunshine

Retired gentleman, Herman Weber, shares his love and his faith all around Knotty Pine. Unfortunately, a few of the town’s citizens are offended by Herman’s gentle and kindhearted evangelism. Also, he’s hiding an important secret about himself that not even Ranger Bill knows.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-01-15_ep014_Mr_Sunshine.mp3

OTRR #65

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Stonefish

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Rocky the Stonefish to Nature Corner this Saturday. Rocky doesn't have the ability to swim well or quickly. His protection is his camoflauge and his poison spine. Learn all about Rocky today.

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RB046 The Handcar Race

  Our Ranger Bill to end the work week, 9/12/25, is: RB046

 "The Handcar Race".

The Fireball Express is streaking north toward the Knotty Pine region at 100 miles per hour with 400 souls on board. "Unc" McFadden is the rail dispatcher at Junction City. His job is making sure that the trains under his care get to their destinations safely. That includes the Fireball Express. Heavy rains followed by flash flooding threaten the rail trestles and bridges near Knotty Pine. To be safe, Unc sends a trestle tester engine to check the northern line especially the old trestle over 800-foot-deep Cougar Canyon. What will the tester crew find? This doesn't sound like any kind of a race to me. What does a handcar have to do with the whole problem? And what does this have to do with our rangers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPx0TiXNa4M

RB043 The Crusher

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, 2025, is:

RB043 The Crusher

A cargo plane crash lands at Knotty Pine airport. A short time later, an airport employee is found dead inside a hanger near the plane’s cargo boxes. He has been crushed to death. Who or what could do this? Ranger Bill is called in to investigate. He suspects something escaped one of the cargo boxes.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep170_The_Crusher.mp3

OTRR #198

RB042 Fire in the Forest aka Forest Fire Death Trap

  In our RANGER BILL for Monday evening, Sept. 8, 2024, Bill tries to kill himself and all his fire jumpers:

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

RB044 The Old Diehard

  Our  RANGER BILL story for midweek, 9/10/25 is:

RB044 The Old Diehard

Ranger Bill and the boys take a trip to State U. to give chemist Dr. Thaddeus Draper some soil samples to test. The fellas walk into an disagreement between Dr. Draper and his grandson Mel. Dr. Draper wants to Mel to follow in his footsteps and become a research chemist. Mel wants to be an agricultural chemist but won't buck his grandfather. Bill sees the tension building between the Drapers. Mel asks for Bill's help with his grandfather. Then Dr. Draper wants Bill to talk Mel into being a research chemist. Bill is between a rock and a diehard. What is he going to do in this situation? Can Bill make either Draper happy, or will both be mad at Bill and at each other?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=b4OqZDyb5xY

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Spade Foot Toad

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room - for Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Titus the Spadefoot Toad today. Titus and his relatives live in deserts of the souwetern US. Titus needs water like any toad or frog. What is he doing in a desert? God designed him to burrow deep in the ground and only come out during the wet season. His spade back feet with their sharp nails dig easily into the desert soil. 

To learn more click on his link:

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RB036 Sleeping Death

Ranger Bill has his hands full with

RB036 – Sleeping Death 

for this early Saturday morning. Sept. 6, 2025

– 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.

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

  Ranger Bill for a Friday evening, 9/5/25, 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

RB039 Mrs. Kane Wins a War

 Our midweek Ranger Bill is full of excitement

for Sept. 3, 2025, 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

RB040 Stumpy Gets 30 Days

 Our Ranger Bill for Thursday afternoon, 9/4/25, 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

RB037 The Shortage

  Our RANGER BILL tension-filled adventure

for Monday, 9/1/25, Labor Day is RB037 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