RB179 VIPs Visit Knotty Pine aka The Disappearing Buffalo Herd

 RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 7/31/24, is

RB179 "VIPs Visit Knotty Pine" aka "The Disappearing Buffalo Herd".

Today's RANGER BILL is a real treat! This was the second RB story after "Pendleton Valley Fire". This story was originally four 15-minute episodes aired in Octorber and November of 1950. And it aired again as this 30-minute episode that aired in April, 1954.

Colonel Anders comes to Knotty Pine to inform Bill that the governor, a senator, and the Secretary of State are coming to Knotty Pine to see the buffalo herd, the lagest in this country, 48 head. Bill goes to tell Stumpy and Gray Wolf of the VIPs visit, only to find the herd had completely disappeared. Our rangers search all over, with no sign of any buffalo.

Bill thinks a little swim in the icy waters of the Shady is a good idea at this point!!!???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL8w_3KFYig 

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Great Pyrenees Dog

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for July 27,2024

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Patrick the Great Pyrenees Dog. Patrick is a sheep dog looks much like a St. Bernard dog. Patrick shares lots of fascinating facts about his job as sheep dog.

Tim talks with his conscience about why he and we should memorize and think about our Bible memory verses.

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RB228 Old Three Toes (a Cougar)

 RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning July 27, 2024, is

RB228 "Old Three Toes (a cougar)"

Stumpy and his horse Blackie must face Old Three Toes for the second time in their lives. The old cougar goes crazy with hunger, so he heads toward Knotty Pine looking for sheep and other smaller animals to feed upon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8vB7A2Pknc

RB017 Overflow

  RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 7/27/24, 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://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_56-09-21_ep144_Overflow.mp3

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RB176 Mike's Horse aka The Horse Test

 RANGER BILL for a Friday afternoon, 7/26/24, is :

RB176 Mike's Horse aka The Horse Test

Mike Baker is a boy in Henry’s club. He has just become a Christian. He loves horses and rides Sheriff Cal’s horses because he doesn’t have his own. Mike’s dad is strongly against this “religion stuff.” Mr. Baker dares Mike to pray for one to prove God exists. Mike prays for a horse and that his dad will find God. How will God answer Mike’s prayer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJvgb3ccecc

RB175 Water Tank Rescue

  RANGER BILL for this Thursday, July 25, 2024, with 

RB175 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".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnscmt8KCYg

RB173 Marty Patton's Piano

 RANGER BILL for this Tuesday, 7/23/24, is a fun and funny story:

RB173 Marty Patton's Piano

Stumpy recalls his younger days when he was studying to become a ranger. The Patton’s were his upstairs neighbors in the boarding house where he was living. The peace and quiet Stumpy needed to study was broken when Marty Patton began taking piano lessons and was practicing EVERY day. See how Stumpy managed to survive this terrible ordeal.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-12-07_ep103_Marty_Pattons_Piano.mp3

RB 174 Henry's Crisis of Faith/Prove God Exists

  RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 7/24/2024, is:

RB174 "Henry's Crisis of Faith" aka "Prove God Exists"

Henry's college friend, Harvey Elroy, doesn't believe in God, and he is working hard to challenge Henry's faith. Henry has doubts as he wrestles with how to present his faith. A hike with his boys club offers insights into showing that God exists.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-01-11_ep104_Henrys_Crisis_Of_Faith_aka_Prove_God_Exists.mp3

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My Sincere Thanks for your Interest

 My Sincere Thanks for your Interest

Many thanks to all of you for your continued interst, support, and great comments. I especially want to thank Annette, Kaylee, Jim, Joyce, Jenny, Tim, Joel, Caitlin, Joseph, and Mike for all your comments. And please forgive me if I have overlooked anyone.

I thank God for all of you. You bless this group and me with all your positive comments, etc.

Harbour Light update 7/20/24

 Harbour Light update 7/20/24

As of this Saturday, 7/20/24, Harbour Light Radio is still not back online and, I assume, that neither their AM nor FM transmitters are still not back on the air as well.

Please continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they work to repair and replace the Hurricane Beryl damage and raise their AM antenna again.

Nature Corner/Storybook Room #2 - Oscar Owl's neck

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room #2 for July 20, 2024:

Uncle Bob Devine gets a second visit today, this time from Oscar Owl. Oscar tells Bob about the high-tech design of his head and neck that allow him to turn his head so he can look all around without moving his body. Oscar's eyes are special as well.

Then Tim gets to talk to Nehemiah, a Jewish slave, who prayed to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. He wrote the Book of Nehemiah describing his prayer and more. The book is only 13 chapters long. Read it along with Tim.

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Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Skink

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for July 20, 2024:

Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Sally Skink. God has given skinks some interesting traits including their tails. Listen as Sally describes God's blessings to her. Then Tim does something bad and must deal with a guilty conscience.

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Just for fun. How many words can you come up with that rhyme with SKINK?

RB016 Hidden Treasure aka Trouble at Flying Double Bar Ranch

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 7/20/24, 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.

Follow the links to Ranger Bill on Facebook

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_56-02-29_ep143_Hidden_Treasure_aka_Trouble_At_The_Double_Bar_Ranch.mp3

RB169 Ranger Bill Times Two aka A Case of Mistaken Identity

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 7/20/24, is one of the wilder tales among his 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)?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-05-06_ep099_Ranger_Bill_Times_Two_aka_A_Case_Of_Mistaken_Identity.mp3

Stop by our Facebook Group Page to read about some of the other RB stories airing this week.

RB170 White Buffalo

  Our RANGER BILL for Wednesday, 7/17/24, deals with a man who has lost his faith:

RB170 The White Buffalo

Lloyd Adams is building tourist cabins outside of town near a rare herd of buffalo. The lead buffalo is an even rarer white buffalo! Lloyd used to be interested in God and church but now is only interested in money. The buffalo could mean even more profit for Lloyd. Can Bill and Stumpy find a way to rekindle Lloyd’s faith?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_XqvH2hFE

RB171 Legal Rights

  RANGER BILL for Thursday afternoon, 7/18/24, is:

RB171 Legal Rights aka The Shooting of Mr. Prince

Ken has a real problem. Neighbor Conrad just shot his daughter’s dog, Mr. Prince. Conrad fears and hates dogs after some attacked his horses. Prince is barely alive. Both Ken and daughter Julie are bitter. Is there anything Bill can do to mend fences between these angry neighbors?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOy-I3OL8A4

RB172 Ashby's Folly

   RANGER BILL has a slippery problem for late Saturday morning, 7/13/24:

Ashby's Folly RB172

Stumpy runs into old friend Miles Ashby at the bank. Miles was just turned down for a loan. He needs the money so he can keep drilling for oil on his property. He thinks there is oil on his land even though no one has found oil anywhere else in the area. Folks call Miles' well "Ashby's Folly." Tully Philmore offers to buy Miles’ land and his oil drilling supplies. Stumpy wants desperately to help Miles but how?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9Ljvtu4mQ

Nature Corner extra - Snipe

 Nature Corner extra - Snipe (no fooling!!!)

I just ran into this! Uncle Bob talks to Sherlock Snipe (a real bird!!!) 

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RB015 The Hunted

  RANGER BILL livens up our sleepy Saturday morning, July 13, 2024, with

RB015 The Hunted

                                        

While out on ski patrol, the rangers hear the cry of an unknown big cat. The cat turns out to be a jaguar. Our rangers have their work cut out for them when the cat threatens the cattle on nearby ranches of Blue Valley.

Go to our Facebook page to chat about this week's story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JRLdxe1ha8

Nature Corner/Storybook Room

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for July13, 2024:

Uncle Bob Devine has a double treat for us today. Bob gets visits from Christopher Cholesterol and also from Anitia the Leaf Cutter Ant. 

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RB166 - The New Recruit aka The Fully Prepared Ranger

 Our RANGER BILL to end the work week this Friday, 7/12/24, appears to immediately follow yesterday's show:

RB166 The New Recruit aka The Fully Prepared Ranger

Ralph leaves Knotty Pine for a well-deserved promotion. His replacement, Floyd, is very careful but probably about the wrong things. He tries to be prepared for anything - except death.

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

Harbour Light Update

 NOTICE: The Harbour Light's generator building was badly damaged and the AM tower fell down in the passing of Hurricane Beryl. The AM transmitter building lost it's roof and the AM transmitter got wet. Other minor facility damage was sustained. We hope to have the FM and streaming back in the next week or two, Lord willing.

RB167 Next in Line

   RANGER BILL for Thursday, 7/11/24, is:

RB167 – Next in Line

 – Ralph is hurt and angry when he is passed over for promotion. The rest of Bill’s rangers don’t like the situation either. To top things off, the newly promoted boss ranger, Gill Zodkin, is sent to Knotty Pine for training. Will Ralph quit? Will the new boss ranger survive?

Note: This show was produced in 1955 and is either a first or second season show. Listen to the differences in both Stumpy's and Gray Wolf's voices in this show compared to the last few week's shows which were made 5 or 6 years after this one. Both Stumpy and Gray Wolf speak slower and have raspier voices here compared to those later episodes.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_55-05-11_ep097_Next_In_Line.mp3

RB165 Full Sails aka The Sail Sled

 RANGER BILL for this Wednesday afternoon, 7/10/24, is an exciting tale with a good gospel message:

RB165 The Sail Sled aka Full Sails

Bill is flying to San Francisco. He meets a heart doctor on his way to operate on a critically ill patient. The plane is forced to crash land in a snowy mountain pass. Bill must come up with a way to find help and deliver the doctor to San Francisco. Could a gentleman who races sailboats help Bill rescue everyone?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-04-05_ep095_The_Sail_Sled_aka_Full_Sails.mp3

RB164 Freddy's Story aka Old Ben's Gold

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Tuesday, 7/9/24, is quite a story indeed!:

RB164 Freddy's Story aka Old Ben's Gold

Freddy Burns tries to get a job as a cub reporter at the Knotty Pine Sun. His family needs the extra income to survive. The secretary sends Freddy out to find and write a story to show his talent. Bill and Stumpy send Freddy to meet Old Ben, an old prospector who never found any gold.

The last line of today's show is quite a nifty joke: "Freddy Burns from the Sun"!!!

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_61-03-29_ep094_Freddies_Storuy_aka_Old_Bens_Gold_aka_Freddie_Burns_From_The_Sun.mp3

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Nature Corner/Storybook Room

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for July 6, 2024:

Uncle Bob welcomes Clyde the Rain Cloud. learn how a rain cloud is formed, how it moves across the face of the earth, and then how it rains. Wind plays an important part in the life of a rain cloud, so it seemed good to include Mr. Wind in today's episode.

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RB014 Disaster Alert aka Danger! Gasoline Leak

  RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, July 6, 2024, 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

Harbour Light Temporarily Shut Down by Beryl

 Please pray for Harbour Light Radio. Harbour Light is currently off the air after Beryl moved through Grenada on Monday, July 1st. Most of the homes on Carriacou were damaged or destroyed. Rebuilding will take many, many months.

RB162 Rules aka The Runaway Boy

  RANGER BILL for this 5th of July, 2024, is

RB162 Rules aka The Runaway Boy

Little Norman Clark doesn’t want to listen to his mother. She is trying get Norman to obey a few simple rules such as “Clean your room”. Norman refuses to mind and runs away to teach mom a lesson. Meanwhile, Bill gets a visit from a fellow ranger from England, Hugh Fitzhughvits. What a way to spend a vacation – on the hunt of a missing child.

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

RB161 A Little Spark

  RB161 "A Little Spark" is our RB adventure for this Independence Day, July 4th, 2024. 

Sparks fly when competing lumber yard owners Tim O'Malley and Carl Walterson argue. Tim has been in business in Knotty Pine for many years. Walterson has been working hard to build his new lumber yard.  O'Malley accuses Walterson of stealing his customers and trying to run Tim out of business. O'Malley's lumber yard catches fire with his son inside. Tim has Carl arrested for arson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w750Q7pA7DQ

RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Cougar

 There are lots of chuckles in RANGER BILL adventure for Tuesday, 7/2/24:

RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Cougar aka One-Man Mountain Lion

A young cougar wanders into the Knotty Pine Supermarket and chases out all the customers. The boys are called in to remove this “vicious” beast from the store. Bill soon realizes this is a tame cougar. The cougar quickly becomes attached to Gray Wolf. Laugh along with the fellas as Gray Wolf tries to deal with the affectionate cat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL5oxqTiJrQ

RB160 The Foreman's Accident aka Trouble in Tunnel 13

  The afternnon RANGER BILL adventure for

July 3, 2024 is

The Foreman's Accident aka Trouble in Tunnel 13

Randy Williamson has just been made foreman over the work in tunnel 13 at Knotty Pine Mines. Sandy soil in tunnel 13 makes the digging slow and dangerous. Randy must also deal with two difficult miners who don’t like his Christian faith. Could anything else go wrong in tunnel 13?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-09-16_ep090_The_Foremans_Accident_aka_Trouble_In_Tunnel_13.mp3

RB117 The Measure of a Man

  RANGER BILL for Monday, July 1, 2024, is RB117:

The Measure of a Man 

Tough guy Muscles and his two friends terrorize Knotty Pine and beat up Henry and the school principal. Judge White sentences the three troublemakers to some hard time - on the trail with Bill and the rangers to experience what real tough men are like. Bill lets the boys "escape" into the mountains to learn that they aren't so tough roughing it in the wilderness.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep049_The_Measure_Of_A_Man.mp3

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