Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Twenty Fathoms Under the Sea - RB001

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, is:

RB001 Twenty Fathoms Under the Sea

Bill and the boys go deep sea fishing with old salvage man Ben Benson. Ben's son died in a diving accident during a salvage job, and Ben has never forgiven himself for it. An old navy sub gets stuck on the bottom not far from Ben's ship. Navy rescue ships can't arrive in time to save the crew. Ben can help but won't. Will 20 sailors die needlessly in 20 fathoms of the sea?

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

RB214 The Spirits and the Spirit, part 2

 RANGER BILL for the last Tuesday of 2021 is

RB214 The Spirits and the Spirit, part 2

Bill, Stumpy, and their friend and map maker George find Casadel, a young man from the village nearby, to act as a guide to the old Portuguese fort. Casadel is afraid but willing to enter the fort. The fort is huge and full of small rooms and hallways. It is also dark and spooky. Eerie sounds come from many directions. Casadel disappears. Did he run away? Did evil spirits take him? Or, is he hurt? Bill soon realizes they must find a way out and look for Casadel.

Monday, December 27, 2021

RB213 The Spirits and the Spirit, part 1

 RANGER BILL for the last Monday of 2021 is

RB213 The Spirits and the Spirit, part 1

Bill and Stumpy and a map maker go on vacation in South America to visit an old abandoned Portuguese fort hidden deep in the jungle along the Amazon River. The local residents are afraid to go to the fort for fear of the spirits of the dead Portuguese soldiers there. Legend says the soldiers were killed by natives who were made slaves to dig gold for the soldiers. Now the spirits of the soldiers guard their ill-gotten gold.

Friday, December 24, 2021

RB201 Christmas Bells

 Our Ranger Bill

for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2021, is
Christmas Bells

Policeman Pat O’Roark faces death just before Christmas. He finds strength to live when he hears the church bells ring. When the bells break, only Herman Schmidt, can repair them. Herman has an attack of severe rheumatism and can’t climb the tower ladder to make the needed repairs. Bill and the boys are called on to try to fix the bells.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

RB211 Muscle and Prayer (part 1)

 Ranger Bill for this Wednesday before Christmas (12/22/2021) is

RB211 Muscle and Prayer (part 1)

Frenchy DeSalle fears no one and nothing. But the huge, strapping French Canadian logging foreman, has gone out of his mind with fear. Frenchy and his loggers find a cougar and a bear, both crushed to death. Frenchy knows these are the calling cards of the one man he fears, "The Bear." Who is this Bear? Why does Frenchy fear this man so? And what has happened to Frenchy's faith? Frenchy's boss calls for the one man who may be able to help Frenchy - Chief Ranger Bill Jefferson.