Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Black Skimmer Bird

 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.

https://moodyaudio.com/products/sheldon-black-skimmer-bird

RB100 The Fur Thieves

  Our Ranger Bill mystery for late Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2026, is RB100:

The Fur Thieves

Big Moose McBain is a trapper in Ranger Bill’s district. His trapping lines are being robbed, and he can’t catch the thieves. He has two young sons to feed. He can’t afford to lose so many furs. So he calls in Bill and the boys to find the thieves before he’s ruined.

RB070 Houseboat Charlie

 Our Ranger Bill story

for early Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 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.


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RB127 The Adventure of the Tarnished Gold

 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.

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

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

RB124 Soup Truck

 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

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