Nominations kick off for 2023 ‘Best Lights’ contest
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights residents can now nominate a neighbor to win a “Best Lights in Citrus Heights” contest, through Dec. 15, 2023…
2023 Citrus Heights tree lighting set for Dec. 6
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights will host its annual tree lighting this Wednesday…
Obituary: John Paul Turner (1973-2023)
Submitted by family– John Paul Turner of Carmichael, California died at the young age of 50-years-old on October 30, 2023, one day before his favorite holiday of Halloween, after a long battle with cancer…
Living Local: Street names in Citrus Heights often have quite a personality
Pretty Girl Court, located in the Greenback Wood neighborhood of Citrus Heights, is one of many unusual street names you’ll find in our city…
Frozen-themed Winter Festival in Citrus Heights postponed due to weather
Organizers announced Tuesday that plans for a Frozen Winter Festival on Nov. 30 in Citrus Heights have been pushed back to Dec. 21, due to weather…
LETTER: Charter schools are not the answer
By Kimberly Montgomery–[RE: SJUSD shoots down proposed charter school in Citrus Heights; appeal planned; Nov. 17th] I live in Citrus Heights and am teaching in Roseville, in the elementary district — a K-8 school district — and have…
LETTER: Water district execs should try living on my salary of $520/wk
By Citrus Heights resident Katherine Sterrett–[RE: Citrus Heights Water District to vote on new double-digit rate increase; Nov. 21st] It makes me so very angry and sad that our water company wants to, yet again, raise customer water…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Hoarders, Thanksgiving, lawsuit
Latest local news briefs include an episode of the reality show “Hoarders” being filmed in Citrus Heights, a lawsuit against local police being settled for $1.2 million, and confusion over an incorrect date for Thanksgiving listed on the…
Co-owner of popular Citrus Heights kayak shop dies at 56
Carl Frederick Haussmann, co-owner of Adventure Sports – Kayak City in Citrus Heights, passed away on Oct. 28 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 56…
Laser light show returning to Citrus Heights as part of ‘Magical Moments’ holiday events
Magical Moments is returning to Sunrise Marketplace with a series of three family-friendly activities, beginning with a Holiday Laser Light Show this Friday, Nov. 22, and a “Frozen” themed Winter Festival the following weekend…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: newspaper, elections, playground
Latest local news briefs include the filing period opening for local elections, stocks plummeting for the Sacramento Bee’s parent company and a new playground opening at Northwoods Park…
Guest Column: Why I voted against ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions
I voted against the proposed emergency ordinance that would have blocked landlords from legally evicting tenants — and I wanted you to know why.
