RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 3/21/2026, is:
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 3/21/26
Elmer the Snake Eagle swoops in to share with Uncle Bob Devine today.
Elmer and his relatives live in the Namib Desert which stretches along the southwest coast of Africa in the country of Namibia. The desert is very hot and dry. Summertime temperatures rise to 125 degrees! Now let's let Elmer share what life is like for a snake eagle.
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, March 21, 2026, is
RB094 Rogue Elephant
RB011 is our RANGER BILL story for early Saturday morning, 3/21/2026,
"Death's Half Mile".
Our RANGER BILL adventure for Wednesday , 3/18/2026, is
RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, March 20, 2026, is
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 3/14/2026, 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?
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 3/14/26
Madge the North American Badger arrives for a chat with Uncle Bob Devine today.
Madge is a powerful digging machine. She needs the ability to dig well because she moves frequently and must dig a new home then. See all the ways God has gifted Madge to protect her every day.
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning,
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 to 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.
RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, March 13, 2026, with
RB175 Water Tank Rescue
Knotty Pine’s new water tower has just been built and is ready to fill with fresh water for all the thirsty townsfolk of Knotty Pine. 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".RANGER BILL has a slippery problem for this Wednesday, 3/11/2026:
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?
RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 3/12/2026, is:
RANGER BILL for Monday afternoon, 3/9/26, 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?
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 3/7/26
Toby the SiberianTiger sneaks in for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. The Siberian Tiger is the largest of the big cats. The Siberian tiger grows up to 12 feet long and weighs over 600 pounds. Tigers are the great hunters of Asia. Russia, India, Burma, Turkey, and other countries in Asia are the territories of the tiger. Even though the lion is king of beasts, his territories are the countries of Africa. And - lions are smaller than many tigers, especially the Siberian Tiger.
Now find out more from Toby's own mouth:
Our Ranger Bill
Our RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 3/7/2026, 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.
OTRR #83
Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 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!
Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday evening, 3/3/26:
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:
RANGER BILL for Monday, March 2, 2026, is:
RB167 – Next in Line
– Ralph is hurt and angry when he is passed over for promotion. The rest of Bill’s rangers don’t like the situation either. To top things off, the newly promoted boss ranger, Gill Zodkin, is sent to Knotty Pine for training. Will Ralph quit? Will the new boss ranger survive?
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 2/28/26
Fowler the Howler Monkey comes all the way from South America to visit with Uncle Bob Devine this week.
RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, 2/27/26, is an exciting tale with a good gospel message:
RB165 The Sail Sled aka Full Sails
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2026, is RB088
RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 2/28/26, 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 adventure for Thursday afternoon, 2/26/26, is quite a story indeed!:
RB164 Freddy's Story aka Old Ben's Gold
Freddy Burns tries to get a job as a cub reporter at the Knotty Pine Sun. His family needs the extra income to survive. The secretary sends Freddy out to find and write a story to show his talent. Bill and Stumpy send Freddy to meet Old Ben, an old prospector who never found any gold.
The last line of today's show is quite a nifty joke: "Freddy Burns from the Sun"!!!
OTRR #119
RANGER BILL for Feb. 24, 2026, is RB163
The Lost Pig aka Tangerine the Pig
Young Jody and Jill’s family has little money. They hope their pig Tangerine will win the cash prize at the fair. But Tangerine has other ideas. She escapes from the fair and hides in a herd of pigs stranded when their delivery truck crashes. The pigs are headed for the butcher. Will Tangerine end up on some family’s dinner table instead of the winners’ circle at the fair?
RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, is
RB162 Rules aka The Runaway Boy
Little Norman Clark doesn’t want to listen to his mother. She is trying get
Our Ranger Bill story for early Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2026, is
RB087 The White Fields
Our Ranger Bill adventure
for Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2026, 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.
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 2/21/26
Marcus the Nile Monitor Lizard stops for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. Marcus and other monitor lizards watch for preditors like the aligator. Then he warns other lizards of the aligator. Marcus is about 6 feet ong and weighs about 200 pounds. He also continues to grow his entire lifetime.
Now listen to Marcus tell you about his life along the Nile River.
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Feb. 21,2026, 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 adventure for early Saturday morning,
Feb. 21, 2026, is RB086 Tiger Cat
RANGER BILL
for Monday afternoon, Feb. 16,2026, is
RB156 The No Good Dog
Skinny (Horatio Thornwall Skines) works for successful bloodhound breeder Jarvis Engell and his son Ed. Jarvis gives Skinny a runt pup Peanut. Jarvis says that Peanut should grow up to be a great show dog. Ed gets jealous and wants his own top show dog because wants to defeat Skinny at dog shows. Which dog will win, the one raised on love or the one raised with a club?
There are lots of chuckles in our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, 2/19/2026:
RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Cougar aka One-Man Mountain Lion
A young cougar wanders into the Knotty Pine Supermarket and chases out all the customers. The boys are called in to remove this “vicious” beast from the store. Bill soon realizes this is a tame cougar. The cougar quickly becomes attached to Gray Wolf. Laugh along with the fellas as Gray Wolf tries to deal with the affectionate cat!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5oxqTiJrQ
Ranger Bill for Sunday morning 2/15/26, is a wintry blast:
Our Ranger Bill tale for a Sunday morning,
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 2/14/26
Vinnie the Vine Snake visits Uncle Bob Devine this week. Vinnie lives mostly in Mexico. He blends beautifully with the vines that grow near lakes and rivers. Vinnie is 5 feet long and thin as a pencil. This makes him look like the tangled vines where he lives. Listen to all Vinnie has to say about his looks and life among the vines.
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 2/14/26, is
RB229 Moose Plague
Back in July of 2020, our own Joel Harris made a delightful and unexpected discovery when he found the previously unknown RANGER BILL story "Moose Plague".
RANGER BILL
for early Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2026, is
RB155 Henry's History Lesson aka Henry's Wagon Train Dream
Henry is having trouble memorizing dates and places for history class. Stumpy tells Henry to put himself into the history he is studying. Henry dreams he is part of a wagon train on the
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OTRR #106
Our Ranger Bill
Our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 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?
Ranger Bill
for Wednesday, Feb.11, 2026, 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
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.
RANGER BILL for this Monday,Feb. 9,2026, 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
Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 2/7/2026,
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 for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, is:
RB149 The Law of the Golden Rule
Horace Butler holds the mortgage on Knute Hobson’s ranch. Knute doesn’t have the money to pay the note. Knute needs two extra months to pay the note. Horace gives him one weekend or he will foreclose Knute’s mortgage. Then Horace gets in trouble with Bill for not correcting safety violations on his ranch.
OTRR #204
RANGER BILL for midweek, Feb. 4, 2026, is
RB148 "The Man of the House".
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Jan. 31, 2026, is RB102
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 1/31/26
Uncle Bob Devine's Nature Corner guest for today is very important for the good health of each one of us. His name is Art Arteriole. Art and the many other arterioles in your body help to safely control the blood pressure in your body. Let's let Art explain how and why arterioles work inside of each of us.
https://moodyaudio.com/products/art-arteriole-blood-vessel
Then listen to King Solomon talk to his son Rehoboam once more this month about Wisdom from his book Proverbs.
RANGER BILL for
Ranger Bill for Tuesday,January 27, 2026, 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, Stewart Long, gets lost, has a bad fall, and gets amnesia.
RANGER BILL for a Friday afternoon, 1/30/26, 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 do their best to make life unbearable for George and his family.
RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 1/29/26, 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?
RANGER BILL for Monday afternoon, 1/26/26, 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.
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 1/24/26
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Matt the Free-tailed Bat to Nature Corner today. Matt is one of the few bats that have tails. And he puts that tail to good use, it helps him to steer and to fly straight and fast. His speed makes it easier for him to catch flying insects.
Let's let Matt tell you more about free-tailed bats:
Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 1/24/26, is:
RB217 Ten Hours Too Much
Ed Banker, VP of the bank, is missing and can't be found. Ed is finally located, trapped inside the bank vault. The vault door works on a timer, which means the vault can't be opened for at least the next ten hours. Ed could run out of air and water before the next opening.
RANGER BILL for Thursday, Jan, 22, 2026, 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?
Ranger Bill for Friday, January 23, 2026, is a bit of an unusual tale:
RB140 The 25th Man aka Operation Calorie
Col. Anders notifies Bill that officials from the White House and from NATO are coming to Knotty Pine for an inspection tour of the entire district. The Colonel wants an honor guard of about 25 rangers to greet and escort the officials around to explain work in each of the many regions of the district.
Bill is in for a shock when he realizes just how out of shape his men are. Two rangers in particular are horribly overweight.
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 1/17/26
This Saturday Uncle Bob Devine gets a visitor that he cannot see without the help of a very, very powerful microscope. That visitor is Diana DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) . DNA determines your height, bone size, hair color, eye color, and so much more. Let's let Daina tell us all about herself.
Our Ranger Bill adventure for late Saturday morning,
Our Ranger Bill adventure for early Saturday morning,
Jan. 17, 2026, is RB073
Ranger Bill for
Firday, Jan. 16, 2026, is
RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 1/15/26, 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
Our Monday RANGER BILL for Jan. 12, 2026, 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
Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 1/14/26, 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 morning 1/10/26
A bird who loves fishing is Uncle Bob Devine's guest today. That guest is Sheldon the Black Skimmer Bird. Sheldon lives along the coastal waters of North and South America. Learn how Sheldon's colors and his unique bill make him a good fishing bird.
Our Ranger Bill mystery for late Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2026, is RB100:
Our Ranger Bill story
RANGER BILL for Thursday, 1/8/26, is an adventure in greed:
RB127 The Adventure of the Tarnished Gold
Ben Barkley is a mining engineer. He has been digging on an old gold mine that ran dry years ago. Ben says he has found a new vein of gold using modern mine engineering techniques. But Gray Wolf and Henry think something is funny about Mr. Barkley's find. They suspect that Ben Barkley is trying to swindle folks with a phony strike. Bill is gone and Gray Wolf and Henry must step in and learn the truth about the Barkley mine.
Our RANGER BILL tale for this Tuesday, 1/6/26, is filled with great danger and even greater bravery:
RB124 Soup Truck
A truck carrying nitroglycerin blows up just outside the town of Landslide. The mayor closes Landslide to all dangerous truck traffic. Closing Landslide will put the explosives company out of business and hurt many other businesses. Bill must find a way to prove to the mayor that even nitro can be taken safely through Landslide.
https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep056_Soup_Truck.mp3
OTRR #165
Ranger Bill for Monday afternoon, Jan. 5, 2026, is:
RB123 - River of FireOur RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 1/3/26, 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?
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 1/3/26
Uncle Bob Devine greets Penny the Puffer Fish to Nature Corner. Penny lives in the Red Sea. She can inflate her stomach with air or water to protect herself from danger.
https://moodyaudio.com/products/penny-puffer-fish-0
Tim talks with and learns from Self Control. Find out why it is a fruit of the Spirit.
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