RB-019 Sultan, King of Beasts

Sultan is the new main attraction at Kiddie Land. Sultan is bigger and tougher than any other lion in captivity. All the workers in the wild animal exhibit are afraid of this king of beasts.
Flick Martin is the wild animal trainer. He is the only person who has been able to handle both the bears and the cats. But Flick can't control Sultan. Flick has become afraid of Sultan. Flick wants to quit the show and animal training. Yet Flick loves the wild animals and training them.
Bill and the guys want to help Flick overcome his fear of Sultan and regain his confidence. But what can they do to help Flick control this fierce lion?

RB-018 Tony's Place

Tony owns a market in Knotty Pine. A gang of boys wants the store owners in town to all contribute to them so they can buy baseball uniforms. The gang picks Tony as the first person they ask for money. Tony says "no," unless the boys find an adult to handle the money and the uniform purchase. The boys won't take "no" for an answer, especially their leader Ed. Only one boy in the gang, Mike, is willing to stand up for what is right. Tony's market is vandalized. Tony is furious. Bill has several problems - Tony's damaged store, Tony's temper, controlling Ed, and defending and supporting Mike. Bill's got his hands full this week!.

RB-017 Overflow

Days of hard rain and heavy run off from a warm spring thaw threaten Big Ridge Dam with dangerously high water levels in Big Ridge Lake. Ranger Bill has three hours to warn and evacuate all of the farmers and ranchers in the valley below before the dam's floodgates are opened wide to protect the dam from bursting.

Knotty Pine Bank Robbed, Robbers Captured

The gang of bank robbers currently known as the "Tri-county bandits" struck again, this time in Knotty Pine. The Citizen's Bank of Knotty Pine was robbed just before noon by what appeared to be the Tri-county Bandits. Knotty Pine Police along with some forest rangers arrived just minutes after the robbery occurred. No one inside the bank was hurt. What was termed "a substantial amount of cash" was taken from the tellers' desks.

Police found the get-away car used in the robbery just east of the downtown area. No tracks were found for another get-away vehicle. Sheriff Cal called ranger headquarters for help in tracking the bandits. With rangers Stumpy Jenkins and Gray Wolf, the staff's expert trackers gone for ranger conferences. Temporary chief Ralph Dawson was not sure the rangers would be much better tracking than police dogs. Henry Scott along with other Big Pine rangers attempted to locate the robbers trail. Henry Scott, Ranger Bill's ward and ranger-in-training, was trained in tracking by both rangers Jenkins and Gray Wolf. Mr. Scott noticed horse tracks not far from the abandoned car. He surmised that horses were the means of escape in this robbery and followed the tracks to an ranch east of town which was for sale.


Mr. Scott then radioed the sheriff's office and ranger headquarters for back-up. Ranger Dawson and his men were the first to arrive. Ranger Dawson and his men were able to arrive silently by riding in on horseback. The rangers surrounded the ranch house. Using a bullhorn, Ranger Dawson called the men to surrender. The gang was so surprised that they gave up without a struggle. The sheriffs were at the scene moments later and took the gang to county jail.

Henry Scott is being hailed as a master tracker. The mayor says he will present Henry with a key to the city in appreciation for his efforts. Chief Ranger Bill Jefferson is scheduled to arrive back in Knotty Pine shortly from a ranger conference. Ranger Bill said in a cell phone interview with the GAZETTE that he is very proud of Henry, and that Henry has learned well from rangers Jenkins and Gray Wolf, his tracking experts.

RB-016 Hidden Treasure

Old Dad Winters passed away at the age of 91 and left the cattle ranch to his son Les. Dad Winters owed several thousand dollars in operating loans for the ranch. Beef prices have fallen and the bank must foreclose on the loans and take the ranch just as Les takes ownership. Less locks himself inside the ranch house with gun power. A large number of cattle have wandered from the ranch and are lost as well. Stumpy and Gray Wolf find the missing cattle, but selling them won't cover the loans. Bill hears of a missing treasure on the Winters ranch. Can Bill get Les to talk and not shoot? Can he find this fabled treasure? Can he save the Winters ranch and Les with it?