Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, November 27, 2021

The Laughing Face - RB061

 Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning Nov. 27, 2021 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?

Contentment in God's Will - RB187

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning after Thanksgiving is:

RB187 Contentment in God's Will aka A Need for Excitement

Ranger John Bishop and his wife Jane are bored with their lonely life in an isolated ranger station. John prays that God would break up the terrible monotony of this lonely job. God answers John’s prayer in some interesting and unexpected ways. Life begins to change when an injured Moose McBain and a cougar arrive at John's north station.

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Decision for Death - RB060

 Our Ranger Bill

for late Saturday morning Nov. 20, 2021 is
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?

Trouble with Gossip, The - RB181

RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning Nov. 20, 2021 is

RB181 The Trouble with Gossip aka Tell Me a Story

Amelia Perdy starts a rumor that Bill is forcing Stumpy to retire. The rumor spread all over town. KP city council wants to honor Stumpy, so they throw him a retirement dinner. Bill and Stumpy decide go along and play “Tell Me a Story” at the dinner.

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Man with the Limp RB059

 Our Ranger Bill

for late Saturday morning Nov. 13, 2021 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.

Water Tank Rescue RB175

  RANGER BILL for Early morning Saturday Nov. 13, 2021 is

Water Tank Rescue

 Knotty Pine’s new water tower has just been built and is ready fill with fresh water for all the thirsty townsfolk of Knotty Pine. But 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".

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Skiers in the Sky RB058

 Our late Saturday morning Ranger Bill for Nov. 6, 2021 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.

Ranger Bill Times Two aka A Case of Mistaken Identity RB169

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning for 11/6/21 is one of the wilder tales among its stories,

RB169 "Ranger Bill Times Two" aka "A Case of Mistaken Identity".

JoJo Jones and his mother run into a man they believe is Ranger Bill, but rather, this man is a foreign spy. JoJo thinks Bill is on a secret mission, so he slips away from his mom to follow Bill #2. JoJo is heading for more trouble than he can imagine. By the way, where is Bill #1 (real Bill)?

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