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Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

RB105 The Falling Giants

  Our Ranger Bill adventure 

for Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 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

Monday, September 28, 2026

RB103 Water Hot Rods

 Ranger Bill for Monday, 9/28/2026, 

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

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Giant Water Bug

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 26, 2026

Greg the Giant Water Bug comes to visit Uncle Bob Devine today. Greg hails from Texas, but he has many relatives in the USA and around the world.

Greg does not have a mouth. He has tiny tubes to help him eat and breathe. 

Listen to Greg tell us about how God has made him to live and thrive under the water and in the air:

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RB153 Pete's Civil War aka Civil War Junk

   Ranger Bill

for late Saturday morning, Sept 26, 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

Friday, September 25, 2026

RB139 Dynamite and Music aka Horrible,Sweet Music aka Stumpy's Harmonica

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept 26, 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?

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

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

RB217 Ten Hours Too Much

Ranger Bill for Wednesday afternoon, 9/23/2026, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4kADKO4fo

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

 Our RANGER BILL for Tuesday afternoon, 9/22/2026, is:

RB215 Typhoid Fever at Storm Point

Several cases of Typhoid Fever appear at the same time at Storm Point. Bill and a young doctor must try to control the outbreak and find the carrier of the fever. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJSzb7YUyT0


Saturday, September 19, 2026

RB102 The Cruel Man

 Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2026, is RB102

The Cruel Man

Basil Rascombe is a successful rancher on the Big Mesa. He is also a man with a big problem, his out-of-control temper. Stumpy and Henry are riding on Big Mesa when they find a badly beaten colt. They care for the yearling and put it protective custody. Basil has Stumpy arrested and taken to court. Basil WANTS the colt back. What can our rangers do to rescue both Stumpy and the colt? Can Bill get Basil to control his temper or will rage rule?

Nature Corner/Storybook Room

  Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 19, 2026

Duke the Dung Beetle stops in to say "hello" to Uncle Bob Devine. Duke is often referred to as the garbageman of Africa. He and thousands of other beetles like himself clean up the animal waste lying on the ground. He will eat the undigested plant material in the waste and bury the rest. That buried waste will fertilize the African grasslands giving animals like zebras tall, healthy plants to eat. 

Now, let's hear from Duke as he tells us more about himself.

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RB138 The Last Fire Call

  Our RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2026, is RB138:

The Last Fire Call 

 “Grumpy” Jenkins is tired of getting up in the middle of the night and fighting forest fires. He decides to quit the service and retire. Stumpy buys some expensive fishing gear, a car, and a luxury vacation trip to Bermuda. Can this be the end for one of the finest rangers in the forest service? Bill shares how he and the Old Timer met.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_59-11-04_ep070_The_Last_Fire_Call.mp3

OTRR #95

RB151 Bridge Out! aka Henry's Bridge

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 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

Friday, September 18, 2026

RB097 The Snow White Stallion

 Our RANGER BILL story for Friday is about coveting and the sin that follows.

RB097 The Snow-White Stallion, 9/18/2026

Henry falls in love with a magnificent wild white stallion that he and his friend Pyute see on the prairie. Henry finds a way to capture the horse and keep it in a hidden location. Bill tells him that capturing a wild horse will break its spirit and kill it. Now Henry must decide if keeping his special horse is worth the cost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT-fgL07HYk

Thursday, September 17, 2026

RB095 The Abominable Snowman

 Our RANGER BILL adventure for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, is one hair-raising tale, 

RB095 The Abominable Snowman.

Big game hunter Craig Carstares stalks the elusive Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep while a creature haunts the mountains and frightens folks in Knotty Pine. Everyone is afraid of this beast except Carstares. They think it is the Abominable Snowman. Even Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are scared when they see its tracks and hear it howling. What is this beast? Can Bill and the boys capture or kill this monster? Is Mr. Carstares safe hunting alone in the mountains?

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_xx-xx-xx_ep027_The_Abominable_Snow_Man.mp3

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

RB094 Rogue Elephant

  Our Ranger Bill for Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2026, is 

RB094 Rogue Elephant


Long lost elephant Mahmud the Mighty attacks homes and farms. Circus owner Baxter B. Bixby offers to catch this animal now gone wild. Ranger Bill isn’t convinced that Mr. Bixby is qualified to capture any animal in the mountains, let alone a crazed elephant. Bixby has a plan to capture the beast, but Bill still isn’t sure it will work.

Monday, September 14, 2026

RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull

   Our Ranger Bill

for Monday, 9/14/2026, is: 

RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull


An Indian college student, the great-grandson of Sitting Bull, tries to share his Indian heritage on his college campus, but other students laugh at him. The abuse and rejection are too much for him. He loses control and decides to take revenge for everything done to him.

Saturday, September 12, 2026

RB150 Cliff Rescue, Clean-up Work, Timmy Climbs Mt. Evergreen

  Our Ranger Bill adventure for Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2026, is RB150:

Cliff Rescue aka Clean-Up Work aka Timmy Climbs Mt. Evergreen

Spring cleaning at ranger headquarters is interrupted by trouble on Mt. Evergreen. Champion mountain climber Keith takes his family climbing on Mt. Evergreen. Little Tim goes wandering off from camp and gets trapped on a crumbly, narrow ledge. Bill and the fellas must find a way to rescue the young climber before he falls off the ledge.


https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Ranger_Bill_Singles/Ranger_Bill_60-08-26_ep201_Cliff_Rescue_aka_Clean_Up_Work_aka_Timmy_Climbs_Mount_Evergreen.mp3

OTRR #101

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Vulture

 Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning, September 12, 2026

Victoria Vulture flies in to chat with Uncle Bob Devine today. Victoria is a Ruppell's Griffon vulture. She is the highest flying bird in the world. She can fly up to 7 miles high over central and eastern Africa. That height gives her a view of a vast area of African grassland. The Griffon vulture is a large bird, measuring about 3 feet tall when full-grown. 

Now let's hear from Bob and Victoria about the lives of vultures.

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RB101 Eddie and Mr. Foxy

Our Ranger Bill adventure for late Saturday morning,

Sept. 12, 2026, is RB101
Eddie and Mr. Foxy

Mr. Bartholomew is a multi-millionaire. He gets whatever he wants. He meets young Eddie who has been trying to catch a huge trout he calls "Mr. Foxy." Eddie and Mr. B. become instant friends and soon go fishing together. Eddie shares his faith and his love of life with Mr. B. Then something happens to Eddie. Bill asks, "Can money give you anything you want?" What does it get Mr. Bartholomew?

RB148 The Man of the House

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Sept. 12, 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?

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

RB089 The Whispering Cave

  Our Ranger Bill

for Wednesday, Sept. 9, is RB089
The Whispering Cave

Bill and Gray Wolf help an Indian brave, Running Fox, share Christ with his dying father, Chief White Feather, and with his tribe. He is the only Christian in his tribe. His brother Arrow Hand is opposed to any mention of Jesus around their dying father.



Also listen to RB204 "Chief of the Dakotas", about the death of Grey Wolf's father, Black Wolf.