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.
