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Sunday, February 22, 2026

RB087 The White Fields

 Our Ranger Bill story for early Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2026, is 

RB087 The White Fields


It is harvest time in the wheat fields around Central City. But a bad flu epidemic has kept many of the farmers out of the fields at this critical time. Ranger Bill sends 3 of his rangers to help with the harvest. One of those rangers considers a career change as he does the harvesting work.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

RB105 The Falling Giants

  Our Ranger Bill adventure 

for Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2026, is RB105

The Falling Giants


The Giant Pines are falling over without any explanation. Bill and the boys must find out what is happening before the forest is lost. What is causing this? Is it insects, a new disease, poor soil. or what? Millions of dollars of beautiful, majestic pines are in danger. The forest service and lumber companies want answers, and Bill is at a loss to provide those answers.


This story first aired on October 8. 1958.


OTRR #82

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Monitor Lizard

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 2/21/26

Marcus the Nile Monitor Lizard stops for a visit with Uncle Bob Devine. Marcus and other monitor lizards watch for preditors like the aligator. Then he warns other lizards of the aligator. Marcus is about 6 feet ong and weighs about 200 pounds. He also continues to grow his entire lifetime.

Now listen to Marcus tell you about his life along the Nile River.

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RB104 The Fighting Parson

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Feb. 21,2026, is:

RB104 The Fighting Parson 

Silvertown is a rough, tough mining town. The miners there spend all their free time drinking and scaring the residents. They have driven five preachers out of the only church in town. The few members of the church ask Bill to find a parson willing to fight - with his fists. Bill gets Spence Fielding, a powerful young man from State U. Can Bill and Spence get Silvertown under control? Or will the drunken miners succeed in destroying the church?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_58-07-30_ep036_The_Fighting_Parson.mp3

OTRR #80

RB086 Tiger Cat

  Our Ranger Bill adventure for early Saturday morning,

Feb. 21, 2026, is RB086 Tiger Cat


A big cat is seen in backyards around Knotty Pine. Residents panic as news gets around of the unwanted invader. Some say it is 10 or even 15 feet long! Neighbors are getting out their guns to go hunting for the big fella. Can Bill and his rangers corral this tiger cat before someone gets hurt or even killed?

Thursday, February 19, 2026

RB156 The No Good Dog

  RANGER BILL

for Monday afternoon, Feb. 16,2026,  is 

RB156 The No Good Dog

 Skinny (Horatio Thornwall Skines) works for successful bloodhound breeder Jarvis Engell and his son Ed. Jarvis gives Skinny a runt pup Peanut. Jarvis says that Peanut should grow up to be a great show dog. Ed gets jealous and wants his own top show dog because wants to defeat Skinny at dog shows. Which dog will win, the one raised on love or the one raised with a club?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX8ohM3FHtc

RB159 Gray Wolf and the Tamed Couger

   There are lots of chuckles in our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, 2/19/2026:

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


Sunday, February 15, 2026

RB066 The Blessing of Snow

  Ranger Bill for Sunday morning 2/15/26, is a wintry blast:

RB066 The Blessing of Snow
The Big Prairie region is suffering from a long, hard drought. The farmers there are ready give up and quit farming. The area hasn't seen a significant rain or a lasting snowfall in several years. No one can believe that a deep, lasting snowfall is coming let alone a dangerous one - with blessings. Bill gets Big Brute ready to plow in case of heavy snow.


OTRR #52

RB082 Mr. Sunshine

  Our Ranger Bill tale for a Sunday morning,

Feb. 15, 2026, is RB082
Mr. Sunshine

Retired gentleman, Herman Weber, shares his love and his faith all around Knotty Pine. Unfortunately, a few of the town’s citizens are offended by Herman’s gentle and kindhearted evangelism. Also, he’s hiding an important secret about himself that not even Ranger Bill knows.


OTRR #65

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Vine Snake

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 2/14/26

Vinnie the Vine Snake visits Uncle Bob Devine this week. Vinnie lives mostly in Mexico. He blends beautifully with the vines that grow near lakes and rivers. Vinnie is 5 feet long and thin as a pencil. This makes him look like the tangled vines where he lives. Listen to all Vinnie has to say about his looks and life among the vines.


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RB229 Moose Plague

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 2/14/26, is

RB229 Moose Plague  

Back in July of 2020, our own Joel Harris made a delightful and unexpected discovery when he found the previously unknown RANGER BILL story "Moose Plague".

"Moose Plague" appears to be a fairly early episode in the production of RANGER BILL. It has the #1 opening used from 1950 to mid 1959.
There is four feet of snow on the ground in Bill's forest district with another foot scheduled to fall over the next few hours. Road crews with huge rotary plows are just beginning to open up the main roads in the area. Border Town is just now getting the first of those rotary plows working their streets. Just as it looks as if life will begin to return to normal, a new problem arises. Moose herds from the north country invade border town looking for anything to eat.
Some residents want to shoot the moose to drive them away. Bill tells them that shooting will only cause the situation to become even more dangerous than it already is. The town demands a solution from Bill and his rangers NOW!!!
Bill decides that the moose are extremely hungry and need to be fed. Bill calls on some cargo planes to bring in tons of hay to feed the hungry animals. Then he has the hay carefully placed to lead the moose out of town.
Recall that Border Town was the subject of another episode where Frechy DeSalle's loggers were coming there to drink and gamble every weekend.

This recording is not the best, but I hope you will still enjoy it.

RB155 Henry's History Lesson aka Henry's Wagon Train Dream

  RANGER BILL

for early Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2026, is

RB155 Henry's History Lesson aka Henry's Wagon Train Dream

Henry is having trouble memorizing dates and places for history class. Stumpy tells Henry to put himself into the history he is studying. Henry dreams he is part of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s approaching an unnamed river. Hostile Indians are waiting to ambush the pioneers at the river.

Chat about  the adventures of Bill, Stumpy, henry and Gray Wolf on our Facebook page (click on the link in the right column). Email me if you are looking for CDs. or mp3 files.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-10-08_ep085_Henrys_History_Lesson_aka_Henrys_Wagon_Train_Dream.mp3

OTRR #106

RB081 The Tugboat Cowboy

  Our Ranger Bill

for Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, is RB081
The Tugboat Cowboy

Bob “Unc” Mitchell and his nephew Dick fight over their tugboat business. Bob and Dick face stiff competition from both the railroads and trucking companies. Bob wants to get out of the business before he starts losing money. Dick wants to stay and try out some of his new ideas.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

RB154 Ronnie's Bear aka The Mad Bear

  Our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, is

RB154 Ronnie's Bear aka The Mad Bear 

Henry runs a boys club at the grade school. He has assigned a nature study projects. The boys are to collect things from nature and do talks about them. Ornery little Ronnie Edwards wants to bring a bear to the meeting. Coincidentally, school janitor Sam thinks he spotted a bear. Ronnie couldn’t really have a bear – could he?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-09-28_ep084_Ronnies_Bear_aka_The_Mad_Bear_aka_Cub_Trouble.mp3

RB153 Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

   Ranger Bill

for Wednesday, Feb.11, 2026, is RB153

Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk


Pete Granville has spent his whole life collecting relics from the Civil War. Pete has sacrificed for years to buy those relics. He even dreamed of turning his home into a museum. But today Pete put up a sign – “Junk for Sale.” Stumpy is determined to help his old friend turn his collection into a working museum.

Pete's Civil War first aired Oct. 11, 1961. This episode opens with the second of two openings used on the show. This opening was first used in the Fall of 1959, according to my records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOu0vg4hj4

RB152 Fallen Hunter aka Birthday Rescue

 

Ranger Bill for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026,
RB152 Birthday Rescue aka Fallen Hunter
It’s Henry’s birthday, and the guys give him some wonderful gifts. Meanwhile a lone hunter falls into a small canyon and is badly hurt. No one knows where he is. He will probably die there in the wilderness unless something happens to change his situation. Can Henry’s birthday possibly be a gift of life to a man without hope and alone?


OTRR #100

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

 RANGER BILL for this Monday,Feb. 9,2026, is

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

Bill and Henry are checking fire lanes deep in the forest and pretty high up in the mountains. Henry takes a walk out on an old, unused railroad bridge for a bird’s eye view of the Shady Valley. Henry sees that a fallen tree has damaged the bridge. He decides to get off when the bridge collapses dropping him hundreds of feet into the valley. Things go from bad to worse when a train whistle announces that a train is headed for the collapsed bridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrw2xhM2h0k

Saturday, February 7, 2026

RB103 Water Hot Rods

 Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, 2/7/2026, 

is an action-packed adventure about speed boat racing

RB103 Water Hot Rods

There's trouble on Beaver Lake. A group of young men, including Henry, are racing their power boats on the lake. Most of them are racing safely, but the boys with the fastest boat are endangering everyone else using the lake. Folks want Bill to stop the speed boating. Bill comes up with a plan to stop the dangerous boating. Then the troublemakers find a way to foil Bill's plan. Who will win this battle of wits? Will Bill be able to protect innocent vacationers on Beaver Lake?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQORXV2byA

Thursday, February 5, 2026

RB149 The Law of the Golden Rule

  Our RANGER BILL for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, is:

RB149 The Law of the Golden Rule

Horace Butler holds the mortgage on Knute Hobson’s ranch. Knute doesn’t have the money to pay the note. Knute needs two extra months to pay the note. Horace gives him one weekend or he will foreclose Knute’s mortgage. Then Horace gets in trouble with Bill for not correcting safety violations on his ranch.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep196_The_Law_of_the_Golden_Rule.mp3

OTRR #204

RB148 The Man of the House

 RANGER BILL for midweek, Feb. 4, 2026, is

RB148 "The Man of the House".

Bill thinks that orphan Jerry Quinn would be a good fit for young couple Fred and Ruth who lost their son just a few months before. Ruth is still grieving and doesn't want another child so soon.
Jerry has issues of his own. He keeps getting into trouble as a way of dealing with the stress he is feeling.
Can Bill help these lonely, grieving people become a family?