Battle at Jenkins Manor - RB110

 RANGER BILL for this Tuesday, 1/10/23, is one knock-down, drag-out fight

RB110 The Battle at Jenkins Manor

It's been many years since Stumpy's wife died; and he has finally decided that he doesn't have the time or energy to take care of himself and his house. Bill convinces him that he needs a housekeeper until Bill nominates Maggie Murphy for the job.

Maggie is a strong woman. She needs to be strong, a widow with four boys to care for. She acts much like a drill sergeant, which doesn't set well with Stumpy.

Stumpy is so desperate for a better home life that he hires Maggie, Stumpy's worst fears about allowing Maggie in his house are quickly realized and the battle begins! 

Man Who Lost God - RB109

  Our RANGER BILL to begin the new work week, 1/9/23, is an Old Testament style mystery:

RB109 The Man Who Lost God

Bill's rangers spot large campfires on the top of Razorback Ridge. Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf go to investigate. They find what appear to be animal sacrifices like sacrifices in the Old Testament. No one is sure who is doing this and why. At the same time the wealthy Thompson family send out letters searching for their lost son. Bill has his hands full with two mysteries at once!

It appears as through RB108 The Wrong Valley and RB109 are both stories of men who have lost God, each in their own way.

Nature Corner/Storybook Room - Sword-bill Hummingbird

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Little Spark - RB161

  RB161 "A Little Spark" was our early Saturday RB adventure for 1/7/23. 

Sparks fly when competing lumber yard owners Tim O'Malley and Carl Walterson argue. Tim has been in business in Knotty Pine for many years. Walterson has been working hard to build his new lumber yard.  O'Malley accuses Walterson of stealing his customers and trying to run Tim out of business. O'Malley's lumber yard catches fire with his son inside. Tim has Carl arrested for arson.

Wrong Valley - RB108

  RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 1/7/23, is one of faith in the midst of pain and suffering

RB108 The Wrong Valley

Jacq McIntosh is Knotty Pine's blacksmith and one very powerful man. He is usually quite happy and full of joy. He likes to sing worship songs as he works. Trouble visits the McIntosh home suddenly one day with terrible force. His wife Annie is blinded in an explosion, and his son Ernie is badly injured in an auto accident. Jacq is angry with God and feels like Job. Can anything more go wrong for Jacq? Will anger and despair keep Josh in the terrible valley of depression? Can Bill do anything to bring Jacq out of that wrong valley?