Death on the Waterfront cast

I don't mention the cast and crew of Ranger Bill often enough.
Ranger Bill and Stumpy are both played by Miron Canaday. Miron is also well-known for hosting another MBN production, Show Me Thy Glory.
Ed Ronne, Sr. played Gray Wolf. Ed left broadcasting after Ranger Bill to work for Argonne National Laboratories.
Roger Compton played Henry. Roger went on to become Dr. Roger Compton and was the head pastor at a large church which I believe was in the Phoenix area.
Rex Brenner, who played the loading foreman and Knotty Pine's mayor in this show, also created and produced a five-minute show in the nineties called Stories of Great Hymns. He is the voice of the ever-popular French Canadian logger Frency DeSalle. Rex also played Olie on Sailor Sam.
A name you don't often hear is Bill Pearce. Yet Bill is a regular on Ranger Bill. Bill played various parts in this show. He was the dock worker, the doctor, and a Knotty Pine councilman. He is also the show announcer as he is most every week. One other regular part he had was as ranger Ralph Carpenter. There were three or four ranger Ralph's over the years. Bill only played Ralph Carpenter. And yes, Bill is the Bill Pearce of Henry's "Christmas Pageant".

RB021 Death on the Waterfront

Knotty Pine's warehouse district along the Shady River waterfront is the scene of this week's story. Henry gets a funny feeling when a man suddenly drops dead along the waterfront. Bill, Stumpy and Gray Wolf aren't concerned. Then a second man dies in the same area. Soon six men have dropped dead in that same warehouse district. What is this strange and deadly illness? Bill thinks he knows what this malady may be. Can this plague be eliminated and who can do the job?

How Many Search-And-Rescue Missions?

Just how many search and rescue missions were performed in 2007 in the US national parks? Most of you guessed 2240. Close but not right. The correct answer is that 3593 total search and rescue mission were performed. If most of the visitor traffic to America's national parks occurs during the middle six months of the year, then an average of roughly 600 rescues per month were performed by park rangers and various rescue units!!! That's about 20 rescues each and every day of the warmer months of the year.
And congratulations to those of you who picked the correct answer. I know I would have guessed lower until I saw the numbers with my own eyes.
My hat is off to our brave and faithful rangers who guard and protect the national parks and their millions of visitors each and every year! God bless your hard work park rangers!!!

Ranger Bill Fan Club on Facebook

You can also find the club on Facebook. Join our Facebook group simply called "Ranger Bill." Also a friend of the club, Joel, has his own Ranger Bill Fan group page. Check his group as well while you are there.

RB-020 If the Lord Is for Us...

Bill wants to encourage Henry's friend Ted Sloan who is suffering persecution in the army. Bill shares his own story of endurance during persecution. Bill tells Ted about being a Navy medic assigned to the Marines. Bill's Marine sergeant persecutes him for his faith. Bill tells about all the different kinds of persecution he must suffer, both large and small, and how that persecution helped him grow stronger in body and spirit. His persecution also helped him save a life, the sergeant's.