Orbra Bliss was kind enough to locate and send us the web addresses of two obituaries for Bill Pearce. Orbra writes:
There are two sites that would be of interest.
The funeral home in Xenia, which has the complete obituary http://www.neeldfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/NeeldF1/obit.cgi?user=174832Pearce#
And the Naperville Sun, where I think the Nightsounds offices are now located http://legacy.suburbanchicagonews.com/obituaries/stng-napervillesun/obituary-browse.aspx?recentdate=0&type=1
Thanks for that information Orbra!
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Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
RB066 The Blessings of Snow !?!
This story couldn't have come at a better time with snow again burying the eastern United States in record-setting snowfalls:
Local farmers and ranchers are having quite a chin fest at the feed mill at Carver's Corners not far from Knotty Pine. Many of them are ready to quit farming and move to the city for work. A long, hard drought has ruined their crops, starved their cattle, and drained their savings. They finally get a major snowfall and it melts off as quickly as it came. A second even bigger blizzard is forecast for the Knotty Pine area. Bill must convince everyone to be ready for deep snows, high winds, and huge drifts. Will he be able to prepare residents for the damage and the blessings of this snow? Bill puts his really BIG bulldozer Big Brute to work in this clearing roads and saving lives.
Local farmers and ranchers are having quite a chin fest at the feed mill at Carver's Corners not far from Knotty Pine. Many of them are ready to quit farming and move to the city for work. A long, hard drought has ruined their crops, starved their cattle, and drained their savings. They finally get a major snowfall and it melts off as quickly as it came. A second even bigger blizzard is forecast for the Knotty Pine area. Bill must convince everyone to be ready for deep snows, high winds, and huge drifts. Will he be able to prepare residents for the damage and the blessings of this snow? Bill puts his really BIG bulldozer Big Brute to work in this clearing roads and saving lives.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Death of Bill Pearce
It is my sad duty to tell you that Bill Pearce of the Ranger Bill episode Christmas Pageant with Bill Pearce and also announcer for Ranger Bill went home to his Lord some time in the night between Tuesday Feb. 23 and Wednesday Feb 24. Bill was 87.
Bill will be missed by his many fans from over 25 years with Moody Radio as well as his many years on Nightsounds Radio with Bill Pearce. I understand that Bill passed away at a nursing home in Xenia, Ohio.
I will post his obituary as soon as I can locate it.
Bill will be missed by his many fans from over 25 years with Moody Radio as well as his many years on Nightsounds Radio with Bill Pearce. I understand that Bill passed away at a nursing home in Xenia, Ohio.
I will post his obituary as soon as I can locate it.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Ranger Stumpy Jenkins - "The Old Timer"
I've been putting together some information on Stumpy. I started this discussion on Stumpy on Facebook, and I want to add to it here.
Joel has mentioned that Stumpy has a white beard. That's in Mystery Island, Mystery Man (RB183) which is about a Carribean cruise Bill and Stumpy take. In the Battle at Jenkins Manor (RB110) Stumpy hires Maggy Murphy as his housekeeper. Bill mentions there that Stumpy was married. Stumpy's wife Martha died of typhoid fever when they were married just 10 years. They would have been married 50 years.
Stumpy had been a ranger for 42 years in The Last Fire Call (RB138). He quits the service after having a hard time during a forest fire. Bill talks to Henry about how he met The Old Timer. And we all know that Stumpy often likes to tell bad jokes and play even worse on his harmonica. Horrible, Sweet Music (RB139) is the story where Stumpy and Henry get trapped in a cave and Stumpy plays the harmonica so they can be rescued.
In Old Faithful (RB088) Stumpy's horse Matilda breaks her leg out on the trail and Bill wants to put her out of her misery. Stumpy is losing his vision to cataracts in The Crisis (RB136). He doesn't want to have the surgery he needs so he rides off into the forest. Stumpy must try to save a freind from dying from a rattlesnake bite using his "part-time eyes."
Also in Prehistoric Monster (RB111) the boys hunt for an escaped rhino. Bill mentions the rangers' rifles in this one. The standard issue rifle for a ranger is the thirty-aught-six. But Stumpy likes his "Old Betsy" a bolt-action thrity-thirty with an extended barrel. Stumpy is the marksman at ranger headquarters and he prefers this rifle. Bill purchases a Weatherby Mark 5 460 caliber rifle that Stumpy doesn't want to use.
In The Donner Party Treasure, which isn't available any more, Stumpy dresses up as an old Alaska mountain man named Chillcoot, with Gray Wolf as his broken down Indian friend.
Other RB Stories about Stumpy
The Mountain that Moved (RB130) - Henry and Stumpy get caught in an earthquake while hikeing and climbing.
Civil War Junk (RB153) - Stumpy helps his friend Pete find recognition for his collection of civil war relics.
Marty Patton's Piano (RB173) - Stumpy tells about his troubles dealing with the noise of young Marty's piano playing while he was studying forestry in college.
They Killed Ranger Bill (RB177) - Stumpy and Henry must learn to deal with the grief of losing Bill when he appears to drown while trying protect some kids fooling around on the half-frozen Shady River.
Stumpy in the Movies (RB142) - Stumpy desperately wants to be part of nature movie being shot near Knotty Pine.
The Duck Call (RB185) - Stumpy is sure that a new expensive duck call will help him shoot the most duck he's ever bagged.
Stumpy Gets 30 Days (RB040) - Stumpy is gored and crushed by a buffalo bull and can't find the will to recover.
Old Three Toes (the cougar) - Stumpy and Gray Wolf must track a cougar that has returned to Knotty Pine and is killing farm animals.
Burning Sands (RB005) - Stumpy and Grey Wolf must go into the desert to track down their old friend Josh Webb before he dies of the desert heat.
and we can't forget this week's show as well:
The Cat in the Wall (RB065).
Please e-mail me at rangerbillclub@aol.com if you have any information to add about Stumpy or if you can think of other stories that focused on The Old Timer.
Joel has mentioned that Stumpy has a white beard. That's in Mystery Island, Mystery Man (RB183) which is about a Carribean cruise Bill and Stumpy take. In the Battle at Jenkins Manor (RB110) Stumpy hires Maggy Murphy as his housekeeper. Bill mentions there that Stumpy was married. Stumpy's wife Martha died of typhoid fever when they were married just 10 years. They would have been married 50 years.
Stumpy had been a ranger for 42 years in The Last Fire Call (RB138). He quits the service after having a hard time during a forest fire. Bill talks to Henry about how he met The Old Timer. And we all know that Stumpy often likes to tell bad jokes and play even worse on his harmonica. Horrible, Sweet Music (RB139) is the story where Stumpy and Henry get trapped in a cave and Stumpy plays the harmonica so they can be rescued.
In Old Faithful (RB088) Stumpy's horse Matilda breaks her leg out on the trail and Bill wants to put her out of her misery. Stumpy is losing his vision to cataracts in The Crisis (RB136). He doesn't want to have the surgery he needs so he rides off into the forest. Stumpy must try to save a freind from dying from a rattlesnake bite using his "part-time eyes."
Also in Prehistoric Monster (RB111) the boys hunt for an escaped rhino. Bill mentions the rangers' rifles in this one. The standard issue rifle for a ranger is the thirty-aught-six. But Stumpy likes his "Old Betsy" a bolt-action thrity-thirty with an extended barrel. Stumpy is the marksman at ranger headquarters and he prefers this rifle. Bill purchases a Weatherby Mark 5 460 caliber rifle that Stumpy doesn't want to use.
In The Donner Party Treasure, which isn't available any more, Stumpy dresses up as an old Alaska mountain man named Chillcoot, with Gray Wolf as his broken down Indian friend.
Other RB Stories about Stumpy
The Mountain that Moved (RB130) - Henry and Stumpy get caught in an earthquake while hikeing and climbing.
Civil War Junk (RB153) - Stumpy helps his friend Pete find recognition for his collection of civil war relics.
Marty Patton's Piano (RB173) - Stumpy tells about his troubles dealing with the noise of young Marty's piano playing while he was studying forestry in college.
They Killed Ranger Bill (RB177) - Stumpy and Henry must learn to deal with the grief of losing Bill when he appears to drown while trying protect some kids fooling around on the half-frozen Shady River.
Stumpy in the Movies (RB142) - Stumpy desperately wants to be part of nature movie being shot near Knotty Pine.
The Duck Call (RB185) - Stumpy is sure that a new expensive duck call will help him shoot the most duck he's ever bagged.
Stumpy Gets 30 Days (RB040) - Stumpy is gored and crushed by a buffalo bull and can't find the will to recover.
Old Three Toes (the cougar) - Stumpy and Gray Wolf must track a cougar that has returned to Knotty Pine and is killing farm animals.
Burning Sands (RB005) - Stumpy and Grey Wolf must go into the desert to track down their old friend Josh Webb before he dies of the desert heat.
and we can't forget this week's show as well:
The Cat in the Wall (RB065).
Please e-mail me at rangerbillclub@aol.com if you have any information to add about Stumpy or if you can think of other stories that focused on The Old Timer.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
RB065 The Cat in the Wall
Stumpy has his hands full with his neighbor Beulah Lindstrom because he loves animals! Stumpy has been giving Beulah's cat Blackie milk in the evenings. Beula is so jealous of Stumpy's friendship with her cat that she begins to gossip about Stumpy. Blackie doesn't come home one evening. Beulah calls the sheriff to have Stumpy arrested for stealing her Blackie. When the cries of a cat come out of the walls of Stumpy's house, things go from bad to worse. Can Stumpy prove his innocence? Will Blackie be found? This story is based on a real-life cat hunt. You've got to see how this one comes out!
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