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Make This Weekend a DIY Weekend at Your House

Here's an overview of this week's four-hour homeowner radio broadcast

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Make This Weekend a DIY Weekend at Your House (running time 7-11AM)

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Weekend Wake-Up Hour Driven By Sanderson Ford

The Hills of Casa Grande Pioneer Heroes of Arizona MuseumStart your mornings off with Rosie on the House as we chat with Steven Hill with The Hills of Casa Grande Pioneer Heroes of Arizona Museum

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Outdoor Living Hour - Talking Trees with John Eisenhower

Integrity Tree Service

John Eisenhower with Integrity Tree Service joins us to talk about all things trees including the Tree of the Month: #ChineseElm & The Tip Of The Month: #SprayOlives!

9am DIYhour 2

Homeowner Topic: Open Lines!

Weekly To-Do: #SteamClean

10am topicoftheweek 2

Homeowner Topic: Make This Weekend a DIY Weekend at Your House

DIYIn the realm of home improvement, there are a multitude of tasks that can be done to improve the overall feel of your home, both big and small. However, sometimes these jobs can be glossed over, maybe the complexity of said task is daunting, or there are so many small fixes you don't know where to even begin, perhaps you simply just do not have the time. Fret no longer, this week at Rosie On The House we cover different Do It Yourself jobs that can be completed in a weekend, or even a single day!...

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7:00AM - The Arizona Hour! Pioneers Of Casa Grande, AZ

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Steven Hill of The Hills Of Casa Grande Pioneer Heros Of Arizona Museum.  Talking about the family collection of Western history on display.

Steven's father was a set designer in the movie industry.  His grandfather designed the Disneyland Castle and Main Street.

Talks about how the family collection came about.

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The museum's display of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show featuring an activist/performer in the show Luther Standing Bear.

Buffalo Bill's show was meant to show the plight of the Native Americans, not exploit them.

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Travel writer Roger Naylor clears up why he wasn't interested visiting Yuma, AZ, how he was won over and now is one of his favorite places to visit.

Roger details some of his favorite places to see in Yuma.

Discussion about two of the many artifacts in the museum:  A rare intact Anasazi pot and mummy.

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Cattle drive parades, a correction, and the latest Staycations to Yuma and Tubac!

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8:00AM - Outdoor Living Hour! Talking Trees With John Eisenhower

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John Eisenhower and Sarah Maitland of Integrity Tree Service discuss the Tree Of The Month:  The Chinese Elm.  A great shade tree adaptable to limited planting areas.

Now is the best time to prune deciduous trees to allow spring leaf growth.

Discussion of structural cut pruning.

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CALLER:  Has a large orange tree producing a nice harvest for past growing seasons.  Wants to prune it but afraid it would affect the next harvest.

Some of the best fruit grows near the bottom of the tree.  Also protects the bark.

CALLER:  Has a jujubee tree that is leaning on one side.  Suggestions on how to straighten it back.

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CALLER:  Was given root shoots from a Magnolia tree and wants to plant them to grow a tree.  Will it work?

Discussion of plant growth regulators.  Example is spraying olive trees to reduce fruit dropping.  Sarah explains how growth regulators work.

CALLER:  When is the best time to prune a mesquite tree and how to avoid sap dripping.

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CALLER:  Has a large quaking aspen.  When it leafs out, there is a significant amount of drooping in the lower canopy.   More branches breaking during monsoon season.  

CALLER:  Has a space where they like to plant palo verde trees.  Suggestions on what type of palo verdes to plant.

9:00AM - Open Lines!

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Romey talks about some of the products at the Home Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Including a desert survival device to make water and a special delivery door for packages.

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President/CEO of The Casa Grande Chamber Of Commerce Helen Neuarth discuss what you find at The Casa Grande Home Show.

2019 Home Maintenance Calendar update.

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Romey and Sheldon talk about the delay in the printing of the 2019 Home Maintenance Calendar.

Deep cleaning your carpets and tile.  Tips on efficent ways to clean them.  Best vacumm to use.  And why mopping over grout isn't properly cleaning your floor.

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Former Arizona Diamondback/Hall Of Fame Pitcher Randy Johnson's 25,000 square foot mansion is going up for auction.  It was never sold on the market.

10:00AM - Make This Weekend A DIY Weekend! Small Room Fixes

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Update on Rosie's rehab after his accident. 

Rosie On The House report from the Casa Grande Home Show with Susan and Helen Neuarth.  Romey talks about some of the great things about Casa Grande including the historic Francisco Grande Resort, the original spring training home of the Giants.  

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Discussion of small DIY fixes for a room that can improve the look or function.

Update the old metal hardware on the doors, windows, closets and cabinets.

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Getting rid of those yellow plastic cover plug outlets and switch plates.  If you're thinking about painting covers, its tough because of the coating on the plates.

Painting the baseboard.  Entirely or touch up spots that need it.

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Repair any chipped or cracked door or window casing where needed.  Re-caulk or fill in spaces around the window.

Clean the grout on tile walls.  Usually in the bathroom, shower or kitchen backsplash.