Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Lightning

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 15, 2026

Uncle Bob Devine's guest shows up with a flash and a boom, Leonard Lightning 

Leonard is created during rainstorms when small drops of falling rain rub against a rising column of air. That rubbing action builds up static electricity in the rainclouds. When then static electricity builds high enough, the charges will find somewhere to escape; either to another cloud or to the ground. 

Let's let Leonard tell you more about lightning!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/leonard-lightning

RB132 Avalanche Rescue

 RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 8/15/26, 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

RB140 The 25th Man aka Operation Calorie

  Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Aug. 15, 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.

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

RB070 Houseboat Charlie

  Our Ranger Bill story

for early Saturday morning, Aug. 15, 2026, is RB070

Houseboat Charlie

Houseboat Charlie has been ferrying folks back and forth across the Shady River longer than anyone can remember. He’s survived outlaws and Indian attacks, heat, fires and more. Bill wants him to dock the ferry until the heavy rains and flooding stops, but Charlie isn't about to let a little rain scare him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I4P_kMWdyg&t=3s

RB069 Earthquake

  Our Ranger Bill adventure

for Thursday, August 13, 2026, 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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZK4IBs-39o

One of my favorite episodes!

RB068 Hot Fire

 In our Ranger Bill  for Aug. 12, 2026, the rangers must fight a massive, out of control fire

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.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-05-22_ep193_Hot_Fire.mp3

OTRR #54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNg6XoYiPEw

RB067 The Book Farmer

  Our Ranger Bill story

for Tuesday,  August 11, 2026, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rGZyTXDaU

RB066 The Blessing of Snow

  Ranger Bill begins our work week this Monday 8/10/2026, 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.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-05-01_ep008_The_Blessing_Of_Snow.mp3

OTRR #52

RB131 One Mile Down

  Our RANGER BILL for Saturday afternoon, 8/8/26, 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.

RB094 Rogue Elephant

  Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday afternoon, August 8, 2026, is 

RB094 Rogue Elephant

Long lost elephant Mahmud the Mighty attacks homes and farms. Circus owner Baxter B. Bixby offers to catch this animal now gone wild. Ranger Bill isn’t convinced that Mr. Bixby is qualified to capture any animal in the mountains, let alone a crazed elephant. Bixby has a plan to capture the beast, but Bill still isn’t sure it will work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyBs4QWYs-o

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Oxygen

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 8, 2026

Take a deep breath before Uncle Bob Devine's guest comes in. Greet Olivia Oxygen today. Oxygen makes up about one fifth of the air we breathe. Nitrogen makes up most of the remaining four fifths. That mixture allows all life to live and thrive. 

Let's let Olivia tell us much more about how God has provided for our health and well-being in this way.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/olivia-oxygen

RB138 The Last Fire Call

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, August 8, 2026, is RB138:

The Last Fire Call 

 “Grumpy” Jenkins is tired of getting up in the middle of the night and fighting forest fires. He decides to quit the service and retire. Stumpy buys some expensive fishing gear, a car, and a luxury vacation trip to Bermuda. Can this be the end for one of the finest rangers in the forest service? Bill shares how he and the Old Timer met.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-11-04_ep070_The_Last_Fire_Call.mp3

OTRR #95

RB065 The Cat in the Wall

  In our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, 2026, 

Stumpy has trouble with his neighbor and her 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.

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

RB064 Penny Wise and Pounde Foolish

   Our Ranger Bill story for Thursday, Aug, 6, 2026, is a construction project gone wrong on Ranger Bill

 

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?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-03-06_ep190_Penny_Wise_and_Pound_Foolish.mp3

OTRR #40

RB063 The Big Headache

  Our Ranger Bill story

for Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2026, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B2oam-7JRk

RB062 The Boy Who Wouldn't Quit

 Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, is RB062

The Boy Who Wouldn't Quit

Young Norman hurts his back when he falls on a rock while playing football. Surgery doesn't completely fix the damage to Norman's back. The lad is left unable walk. Norm's dad Al is afraid of anything that might make Norman's injury any worse.
Norm wants to join scouts and participate fully in all the activities. But he can't convince his dad. To advance in scouts, Norm will have to hike five miles, learn to swim, and more. Norm will need Bill's help. Will Bill be able to help Norm overcome his handicap and help Al overcome his fears?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIl-pHX2dXo

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Saltwater Crocodile

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, August 1, 2026

A large lizard stops in to visit with Uncle Bob Devine today. Cordelia the saltwater crocodile is Bob's guest. She is 80 years old and over 17 feet long. That makes her a senior citizen and nearly full grown. One more thing, she is from northern Australia.

Let's hear Cordelia tell us about her life in the salty waters of Australia.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/cordelia-crocodile

RB061 The Laughing Face aka The Wolverine Scare

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday afternoon. Aug. 3, 2026, is 

RB061 The Laughing Face aka The Wolverine Scare

Trouble is brewing at Trappers Landing in Big North Country. Roy Westgate's trading post is busy with trappers who should be working their lines. Trappers Abe and Jeff tell of losing pelts from their trap lines.  Mac and Shorty say they followed tracks they have never seen before. Then Big Jack arrives to say he's seen wolverine tracks. The wolverine is the most feared animal in the wild. Trappers believe a wolverine killed Beaver Dan in Alaska. The news creates a panic and causes most of the trappers to quit for the year. Roy's trading post will close if the trappers quit. Roy asks Bill to help. But how can Bill fight superstition and the fear it brings?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3_sPLFva2Y

RB093 The River that Wasn't There

  Our Ranger Bill for Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2026, is:

 RB093 The River that Wasn't There

There is no drought, but the Rio Perdido River runs dry without explanation. Fred Martin, a young lettuce farmer, and a tough old cattle rancher Longhorn Laribee are both in danger of losing everything without the river. Bill and the boys investigate and try to bring the river back. Henry may have the key to the problem in a book he’s studying.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-04-09_ep025_The_River_That_Wasnt_There.mp3

OTRR#070

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Aug. 1, 2026, is

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Jerry is the new boy in town. He is afraid of everything because his father was killed in a fire. Jerry runs away and hides when a school full of children catches fire. Bill and his rangers try to help Jerry overcome his fears with little success. What will Bill do with Jerry when severe storms threaten the Shady Valley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhBQkqYMa6k

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Aug, 1, 2026, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18VWpz_6pcc

RB060 Decision for Death

  Ranger Bill for Friday, July 31, 2026, is RB060

Decision for Death

Eight climbers on the Savage Mountains (better known as the Refrigerator Mountains) fall into a crevasse. Bill and his rangers are called in to rescue the trapped climbers. Two men have fallen so far that they can’t be reached. Will Bill be able to find some way to rescue these men before they suffer the slow, maddening process of freezing to death?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_57-02-05_ep186_Decision_For_Death.mp3

OTRR #45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow2QPw-6lgM&t=6s

RB059 The Man with the Limp

 Our Ranger Bill

for Thursday, July 30, 2026, is 

RB059  The Man with the Limp

The chairman of the church mission board and the chairman of the orphanage board want to remove a man who is member of both boards because he spends too much time in prayer. Meanwhile a mysterious stranger with a limp comes to Knotty Pine causing much talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr6g7oAGs5s

RB058 Skiers in the Sky

Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, is 

RB058 Skiers in the Sky

Skiers on a cable car are trapped when the car stops in the middle of the air. Then the cable begins to break. Bill must find a way to get up to the car and get the skiers down. One selfish gentleman makes any possible rescue more dangerous for all the skiers.

https://youtu.be/SZr1RwkPVPc

RB056 The Ice Prison

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday, July 27, 2026, 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-BbqZQL88

RB055 A Lesson in Love

 Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, July 25, 2026, 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 this Thursday, July 23, 2026, 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

RB052 An Old Horse Learns new Tricks

 Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday afternoon, 

July 21, 2026, 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

RB051 Catching a Big Fish with a Small Hook

  Our Ranger Bill for Monday afternoon, July 20, 2026, is RB051

Catching a BIG Fish with a Small Hook

A government scientist, Dr. Orlando, needs Dr. Jonathan Black to be his replacement. But Dr. Black disappeared after a lab accident killed a friend. The Secret Service thinks that Dr. Black is hiding in the Knotty Pine area. Ranger Bill knows someone who may be the missing doctor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzEVcLEQG7U

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Water Strider

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, July 18, 2026

A tiny insect that you might see on any pond is Uncle Bob Devine's guest for this Saturday, the Water Strider. A water strider is able to walk, stand, or float on water because the hairs in his legs and body are waterproof. Plus, he is able to use the surface tension of the water for added buoyancy. He is able to carry about 15 times his own body weight on water (quite a little boat).

Let's let Bob and water strider share more about him with us!

https://moodyaudio.com/products/water-strider

RB091 - In the Ealgles' Nest

 Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 

July 18, 2026, is RB091

In the Eagles' Nest

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 hidden in the cabin under a brick. 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mXUz1ZYgM

RB129 The Secret of Seal Island

   Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, July 18, 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?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep061_The_Secret_Of_Seal_Island.mp3

OTRR#170

RB050 The Log Jam

 Our Ranger Bill for Friday afternoon, 7/17/2026, 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

RB049 Nature's Vacuum Cleaner

 Our exciting and windy Ranger Bill adventure

for Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2026, 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 

RB048 The Man Who Understood

Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 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 for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 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

RB046 The Handcar Race

  Our Ranger Bill to begin the work week, July13, 2026, 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

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Aye-Aye

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, July 11, 2026

Eileen the aye-aye gets her turn to chat about herself  with Uncle Bob Devine.

Eileen comes from Madagascar, the 4th largest island in the world. Madagascar lies several hundred miles off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indiand ocean. 

Aye-ayes are members of the lemur family. Lemurs are primates like monkeys and apes. Aye-ayes and other lemus only live in the wild on Madagascar

Aye-ayes and the other lemurs are becoming more and more endangered by the destruction of the forest habitats and by global warming.

Now let's let Eileen chat with Bob:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/eileen-aye-aye-mammal

RB127 The Adventure of the Tarnished Gold

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 7/11/26, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BClp-SIcsYw

RB126 The Gospel Goes to Reform School

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, 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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxaEnr8vg-U

RB044 The Old Diehard

  Our  RANGER BILL story for Thursday, 7/9/2026 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

RB043 The Crusher

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Wednesday evening, July 8, 2026, 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 Tuesday evening, July 7, 2026, 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

RB041 The Jealous Stepfather

  Ranger Bill begins the work week , 7/6/2026, with 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

RB227 The Monkey Chase

   RB227 (my episode #) "The Monkey Chase" is our

RANGER BILL for

late Saturday morning, July 4, 2026,

Dr. Victor Powers has injected three medical test monkeys with a deadly strain of the flu to test a new flu vaccine. Two young boys accidentally let the moneys out. The boys and the monkeys head to the edge of town. Sherriff Cal and his troopers, as well as Bill and his rangers fan out all over Knotty Pine trying to find those monkeys.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep216_The_Monkey_Chase.mp3

RB125 Lover Boy

  RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning JULY 4, 2026, is

RB125 Lover Boy

Henry gets a big crush on the new lady doctor in Knotty Pine. Henry's girlfriend Mary Lu is angry with Henry and the doctor. To make matters worse, the rangers, especially Stumpy, don't want a lady doctor in Knotty Pine. Doctor Madge needs all the help she can get from Ranger Bill to stay in Knotty Pine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmncS8jtx0&t=30s

Happy 4th of July!

 Happy 250th Birthday America!!!

Have a happy and joy filled holiday season!

RB040 Stumpy Gets 30 Days

 Our Ranger Bill for Friday afternoon, 7/3/2026, 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

RB039 Mrs. Kane Wins a War

  Our Ranger Bill for this Thursday, July 2, 2026, 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

RB038 Set the Record Straight

  Ranger Bill for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, is RB038:

Set the Record Straight.

Two misbehaving boys, Justin and Peter, must stay after school as punishment for working on sports plays instead of paying attention in class. The boys tell their parents that their teacher Miss Anderson is prejudiced against sports because she is crippled. Both of the boys’ fathers want Miss Anderson punished or worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vc93huOw0

RB037 The Shortage

  Our RANGER BILL tension-filled adventure

for Tuesday, 6/30/2026 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

RB036 Sleeping Death

 Ranger Bill and the doctors in Central City have their hands full with

RB036 – Sleeping Death 

this Monday afternoon, 6/29/2026.

– 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

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Whip-poor-will

   Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, June 27, 2026

This Saturday Uncle Bob Devine chats with one member of  a family of birds, the Whip-poor-will family also known a the Nightjar family. Bob chats with the bird he calls the Poor Willow Bird. 

You will find that Poor Willow Bird is more commonly refered to as the Eastern Wippoorwill. The eastern wippoorwill is found along southern Canada and down the easten United States. The eastern whippoorwill has a more southern cousin, The Mexican Whippoorwill who lives in the southwestern US and along eastern Mexico. 

Both of these birds are known by their distinct calls. The Mexican calls out "whip-poor-will". The Eastern simply calls out "poor-will". Let's let Bob and Poor Will tell you more.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/poor-willow-bird-0

RB207 The Town that Wouldn't Move

 We have another exciting RANGER BILL adventure for late Saturday, June 27, 2026:

RB207 The Town that Wouldn't Move

The small town of Big Rock must move to make way for the construction of a badly needed hydro-electric dam. Not one person in the town is willing to move. The townspeople prefer to fight rather than move. Bill is appointed to be the mediator in this dispute. Bill must decide whether Big Rock stays or goes. No matter who wins this fight, Bill loses.

https://archive.org/details/town-wouldnt-move

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZJ1XmajQzr15YxrKK1cC0stuF5nfkE8S/view?usp=sharing

RB124 Soup Truck

  Our RANGER BILL tale for early Saturday morning, June 27, 2026, 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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlPv7UWH3-g

RB034 Piggyback

  RANGER BILL tries to make peace between two competitors, Thursday, June 25, 2026:

 RB034 – Piggyback – Dangerous winter weather and complex delivery problems threaten the survival of both Canyon City Truck Lines and the railroad. Leonard Grant, owner of CCTL, and Spence Neihoff, superintendent of the Knotty Pine railroad district, do not get along and refuse to work with one another. Bill must teach these men how to work together instead of against each other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQL2qpm90sw

First aired Nov. 19, 1955. This is OTRR #22.

RB033 Chinook

  Ranger Bill is hoping for winter weather for Wednesday afternoon, 6/24/2026, with RB033:

Chinook

It's winter in the Shady Mountains. At least it's supposed to be. The dreaded Chinook winds are blowing. The winds make it 50 degrees in the mountains when it ought to be 15 degrees below zero. The snow in the Shadies is melting and filling up Mid-Mountain Dam and cracking off huge chunks of glacier ice. The rising waters and the moving ice are threatening Mid-Mountain and Knotty Pine Dams. The threat to Mid-Mountain Dam grows with each passing hour of thaw. The dam operators ask Bill and the boys to do something to stop the ice. Bill calls on the one person he thinks can stop the ice boulders - Frenchy DeSalle. How can logger Frenchy help Bill stop tons and tons of speeding ice flows?

Maybe the title needs an exclamation point!

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

RB032 The Floating Death Trap

  RANGER BILL for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 , RB032

The Floating Death Trap

Riverboats carry freight and passengers between Knotty Pine and Mirror Lake and Kings Islands. Andy Coogan and Jim Gunderson are fierce competitors for the tourists visiting the Mirror Lake region. Bill will not give Andy a passengers license because his boat is dangerous. His stacks leak. Deck planks need to be replaced. The boiler is a threat to human life.
Andy says Bill is hurting him to help Gunderson. Andy asks several of Knotty Pine's influential citizens to pressure Bill to change his decision.
Will Andy do the right thing and fix his riverboat or will Bill give in to pressure and let Andy stay on the river? Will Andy continue to run his boat or will it break down and end the debate?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep159_The_Floating_Death_Trap.mp3

OTRR #193

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Queen Bee

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, June 20, 2026

Uncle Bob Devine gets a royal visitor this morning, a Queen Bee!!! As you may know, a queen bee runs the hive and lays eggs for new generations of the bee colony. You might not know that she runs the colony and provides order for it just by being there. She is the only member of the colony that is able to lay eggs.

To learn more about the queen bee and her hive listen to her talk:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/queen-bee-0

RB087 The White Fields

  Our Ranger Bill story for late Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, is 

RB087 The White Fields

It is harvest time in the wheat fields around Central City. But a bad flu epidemic has kept many of the farmers out of the fields at this critical time. Ranger Bill sends 3 of his rangers to help with the harvest. One of those rangers considers a career change as he does the harvesting work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-mnjz99gKw

RB123 River of Fire

 Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, is:

RB123 - River of Fire 

Officers O'Roark and Ryan are walking the night beat along the docks on the Shady River. The smell of fuel oil stops them in their tracks. The pipeline over the Shady has sprung a huge leak! The river is covered with a solid layer of the fuel oil. The slightest spark could set the river on fire or even cause an explosion. Things go from bad to worse when a bad lightning storm strikes. Bill, the safety forces, and the pipeline company may not be able to handle this disaster.

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

RB030 The Flaming Grass

Our Ranger Bill adventure for Friday, June 19, 2026, is:

RB030 – Flaming Grass – Bill issues prairie warnings for Knotty Pine County during a summer with no rain, but farmers and ranchers refuse to adopt fire control measures, so Bill calls in Big Brute for help. This is Big Brute's first RB episode, but certainly not his last!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVzKQTUvtI8

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DEq33tfz0Nc6qa84sDLt9KYTHQnVoTV7/view?usp=sharing

RB029 Fossil Canyon

 Ranger Bill has a  very dangerous search and rescue adventure for Thursday, 6/18/2026 :

RB029 – Fossil Canyon – 

Two college students go hunting for dinosaur bones in Fossil Canyon. They are overcome by the heat of the canyon and are unable to get out. Bill and his rangers must brave the 115 degree heat of the canyon to find the boys before it’s too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW3kLlxAW4c

RB027 Bobsled

  Our exciting RANGER BILL adventure for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 is: 

RB027 Bobsled

The state championship bobsled races are going to be held at Culver’s Peak. Top speeds are expected to exceed 60 miles per hour! Our rangers will be racing against the Cole brothers and their faster sled. Our rangers have won these races for the last three years running, but the Cole brothers could end the rangers' winning streak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfDUUn2shU&t=26s

RB028 The River Monster

 Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2026,  

RB028 – The River Monster –

 The town of River's Bend builds some new dikes and levees to protect the city and its residents from the flood waters of the Shady River. But dikes can’t protect River's Bend from Zack Stephens and the huge log raft he is floating down the river.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHLGGa2Apc

RB016 Hidden Treasure aka Trouble at the Flying Double Bar Ranch

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 6/13/2026, is:

RB016 Hidden Treasure aka Trouble at the Flying Double Bar Ranch

Lester Winters inherited the family ranch when his dad died. The bank must take the ranch because of some unpaid loans. Les barricades himself in the house behind his rifle. The rangers find some of Les’ missing cattle, but they’re not enough to settle the estate’s debt. Then Bill hears a wild story about buried treasure on the Winters ranch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2qN0E86-Nwc

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Saiga

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, June 13, 2026

Sergei Saiga stops in for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. Saigas live in the vast, dry grasslands of Kazakhstan  (a country in Asia between Russia and China). Saigas a members of the antelope family.

Those grasslands, called steppes, are often cold as well a dry. Saiga noses help protect them from breathing the cold into their lungs. Saigas must migrate to southern parts of Kazakhstan to avoid the worst of the winter weather, but then migrate north in Spring to enjoy northern grazing.

Let's hear from Serei and Bob now:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/sergei-saiga-mammal 

RB122 A Prisoner on Ice Island

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 6/13/26 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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4Dbc0tED8

RB024 Ice Pack

Our RANGER BILL for  6/11/2026, takes our rangers to the dangerous ocean ice fields near Alaska - RB024:

Ice Pack 

The vessel Sea Chaser is trapped in the huge, powerful ice flows near Alaska. When they are unable to contact anyone by radio, the passengers and crew plan a mutiny. Bill and his rangers are called in to find Sea Chaser and bring everyone safely home.

Icebergs were an even bigger threat in 2024 than they were in the 1950s when Ice Pack first aired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9izK3l10UY&t=1s

RB022 Glacier Cave-In

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, is

RB022 Glacier Cave-In

A team of archeologists study an ancient cave that was exposed when the Big Slide Glacier moved. The glacier moves again and causes an earthquake and landslides. Bill and Henry are part of a rescue team sent to recover the scientists. One of the scientists, Dr. Swift, is trapped under a slide. Amputation of the doctor’s leg may be the only way to save his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8pMcvFv0Q&t=3s

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Mountain Gorilla

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, June 6, 2026

Gregory the Mountain Gorilla chats with Uncle Bob Devine. Gregory lives in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda and surrounding countries. Gorillas are gentle giants and plant eaters. They love to play in their family groups of 20 or so. Little ones are eager to play and even get a little rough with the 400 pound adults.

Now let's let Greg tell us all about life high in those Virunga Mountains:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/gerg-mountain-gorilla

RB0120 The Self-Made Man

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, June 6, 2026. 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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Fy09DlkDY

RB121 The Locked Bag

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 6/6/2026, is one scary adventure:

RB121 The Locked Bag

Miles runs the snake farm. He milks poisonous snakes for their venom. Miles shows up at ranger headquarters as white as a sheet. Somehow Miles lost a locked bag containing a deadly king cobra. The bag could be broken into, and the snake could then get out. Bill, Miles and the boys must find the bag and the snake before someone gets hurt or killed!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05G3r1EdrF4

RB017 Overflow

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday afternoon, 6/3/2026, is a wet one:

RB017 Overflow

  Two days of hard rains plus heavy spring snow melt have combined to threaten Big Ridge Dam. The operators at the dam must open its floodgates soon or the dam will burst. Bill and his rangers have just 3 hours to warn all the farmers and ranchers in the valley below Big Ridge before the gates are opened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53UVrL_N9Vs

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Meerkat

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, May 30, 2026

Marvin Meerkat stops for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. Meerkats are small members of the mongoose family that live in southern Africa. Meerkats are wild animals that don.t ever become tame around people. They can be adjusted to zoo life and can live roughly 12 to 14 years. Meerkats live in underground tunnels in family groups of 20 or so.

Now let Marvin tell the rest of his story:

https://moodyaudio.com/products/marvin-meerkat-mammal

RB115 The Three-legged Deer

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, May 30, 2026 :

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.)

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-02-25_ep047_The_Three_Legged_Deer.mp3

OTRR #90

RB014 Disaster Alert aka Danger! Gasoline Leak

RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, May 30, 2026, is

RB014 Disaster Alert 

A leak from a gas station storage tank dumps 500 gallons of gasoline into the Knotty Pine Bank. Bill and his rangers are called upon to keep the bank and most of Knotty Pine from being blown right off the map. And to make matters worse, state examiners are threatening to close the bank permanently if it can’t be kept open for business during the crisis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgqM9dXwgU

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep141_Danger_Gasoline_Leak.mp3

OTRR #190

RB010 Hit and Run

  Our RANGER BILL tale for Monday afternoon, May 25, 2026, is

RB010 Hit and Run

The entire town of Big Pine is shaken and angry when a leading citizen dies in an apparent hit and run accident. Two young hot rodders involved in the accident, Rube and Smitty, fear the town’s wrath. So they run and hide and hope they are never found. Bill and Stumpy investigate the accident and intend to find both the driver and the truth behind this tragedy.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_55-04-13_ep137_Hit_and_Run.mp3

OTRR #12

RB012 The Eviction of Pa and Ma Skunk

 Ranger Bill for this Wednesday, 5/27/26, is:

RB012 The Eviction of Pa and Ma Skunk

 Texans Arnold Fleming and his family have just bought a house at Goose Lake. But there is a problem. Another family is already living in, or rather under, the Flemings’ house, a family of skunks. The Flemings don’t know what to do or who to ask for help. Luckily, neighbor Abner knows just what to do. He calls in Ranger Bill. But evicting these stinky pests may prove to be much harder than anyone could imagine.

OTRR #18

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

RB083 Ten Fathoms Deep

  Our Saturday afternoon Ranger Bill

for May 23, 2026, is RB083

10 Fathoms Deep

It's time for the Winter Ice Festival in Knotty Pine!!! There will be toboggan runs and downhill skiing for the speed merchants, ice skating and ice carving, and for the very patient - ice fishing. Bill and his rangers have managed to keep the Ice Festival accident free for better than ten years now. But fast drivers and careless folks on the frozen Shady River try hard to break Bill's good record. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ0eHW16kuU

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Trapdoor Spider

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, May 23, 2026

Shawn, the Trapdoor Spider, chats with Uncle Bob Devine. Shawn isn't the first critter from Namibia to visit Nature Corner. A golden mole and a snake eagle have also talked with Bob recently. But our friend Shawn lives where it may rain only once in five years. Listen to this little fellow's story of life in the Namib Desert.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/trap-door-spider-shawn

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

 Our Ranger Bill hair-raising adventure for late Saturday morning, May 23, 2026, is 

RB113 Charlie's Nightmare

An out-of-control missile is flying over Knotty Pine. It could fall from the sky at any moment and explode! Bill could choose to have the missile shot down, but that would cause millions of dollars of damage to the national forest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6UPQe2FGo

RB009 Bim, the Dog

   Friday's RANGER BILL for May 22, 2026 is:

RB009 "Bim, the Dog".

A brave dog protects his family then saves lives as he serves his country during wartime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz4OqG_nWiA#:~:text=Ranger%20Bill%20is%20a%20Christian%20radio%20program%20from%20the%201950s,

• 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.

https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/balto

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  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.