Circus Vargas to bring big top entertainment back to Sunrise Mall
The big top is returning to Citrus Heights, with new performances and entertainment scheduled for Sept. 21-25 at Sunrise Mall. A massive tent for the circus will be set up in the mall parking lot, made of 90,000…
Citrus Heights marching band unveils dinosaur made of old instruments
By Hazel Ford– A community marching band in Citrus Heights has added a giant dinosaur to its formation. “Brassie the Brassaurous” is over seven feet tall and 18 feet long, and is a tyrannosaurus-shaped statue made from 45…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: missing boy, gun seizure, Irma, transit
Latest Citrus Heights news briefs include a traveling Citrus Heights couple stranded in the wake of Hurricane Irma, new faces added to a local most-wanted list, a missing boy found after a helicopter-assisted search, community coffee planned at…
Citrus Heights’ longest living resident reflects on history of city
Ted Mitchell, 91, is believed to be the city’s longest living resident, having been born and raised in Citrus Heights. In a short video interview published by the Citrus Heights History and Arts Commission on Youtube, Mitchell shares…
20 interesting facts you likely didn’t know about Citrus Heights
Do you know how many businesses are based in Citrus Heights? How about what year “Citrus Heights” got its name, or why there are roving rabbits around Sylvan Oaks Library? Answers to those questions and more can be…
Meet Jane Daly: Citrus Heights resident, award-winning author
Jane Daly’s business card says it all: “Banker by day, blogger by night.” Well, not quite all — she’s not just a blogger, she’s a professional speaker and an author who just took home two awards for her…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: arrest, awards, Harvey fundraiser, vacancy
Latest news briefs include a local fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief, a 20-year-old Citrus Heights man being arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting, police motorcycle competition awards announced, a temporary cooling center opening inside the community center,…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: salary, fatality, smoke, homeless, red light cams
Latest local news briefs include a pay raise being approved for the city manager, an out-of-control ag burn blowing smoke over Citrus Heights, Supervisor Sue Frost holding a local community meeting at Coco’s, and a fatal motorcycle accident…
Leadership Citrus Heights: course to offer training for business, civic life
Want to better understand local government and develop more leadership and management skills? The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce will soon be launching its 2017 Leadership Citrus Heights classes, with a goal of developing local community leaders, activists,…
Citrus Heights marching band hosting huge 2017 fall yard sale
Another large yard sale benefiting the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band will be held on the weekends of Aug. 26-27 and Sept. 1-4 this year. Band Director Kody Tickner told The Sentinel the yard sale will be from…
Supervisor Frost: ‘free money doesn’t exist’ to solve homelessness
If someone were to offer to give you a modest down payment on a car that you otherwise couldn’t afford, but left you the burden of paying expensive monthly loan payments, repairs, insurance, registration, gas, and all other…
Questions remain about cause of fire at old home at Sunrise/Oak
What was once a charming craftsman cottage built in the early 1900’s is now a fenced off home on Sunrise Boulevard that’s partially boarded up and declared unsafe to occupy. Following an investigation into the cause of a…
