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…
Community remembers life of longtime resident with heart for service
By Mike Hazlip— Residents and community leaders attended a memorial for Jack Duncan, just two years after he held a similar event for his late wife, Jean Duncan…
Guest Opinion: AB 392 is not the answer for police use of force
There is a bill quickly making its way through the California Legislature (AB 392) that, if passed, will create a highly subjective standard for evaluating and holding law enforcement officers criminally liable for using force when responding to…
Citrus Town Center to kick off season with free family fun
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Town Center at the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard will be kicking off its annual outdoor activities with a Spring Celebration this Saturday, promising fun for the whole family…
Meet the Citrus Heights ‘Snack Man’ who’s doing his part to help homeless
By Thomas J. Sullivan– It’s 8:45 a.m. on a recent Monday, and Alfred “Snack Man” Sanchez is busy loading up backpacks and getting his motorized scooter ready to make his early morning rounds…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: traffic safety, DUI, ‘Prince Bush’
Latest local news briefs include a CBS 13 story on traffic safety outside Citrus Heights schools, the flowering ‘Prince Bush’ in the news again, and a 21-year-old Citrus Heights woman being charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter after…
New Antelope Road on-ramp meter install rescheduled for this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Installation of a new on-ramp meter in Citrus Heights has once again been pushed back. ..
Obituary | Mary E. Robinson: 1922-2019
Mary “Tat” Elizabeth Catherine Robinson passed peacefully on March 28, 2019, in Roseville, California. Born December 15, 1922, in Sacramento to Guy Phillip Van Maren and Iva Mae Whitsell.
Organic garden in Citrus Heights hosting annual plant sale this weekend
Sentinel staff report– The all-organic Sylvan Ranch Community Garden in Citrus Heights will host its 2019 annual plant sale from April 12-14, with organizers inviting the public to pick up a plant or two to help support the…
Sylvan Oaks Library’s $2M remodel on track for re-opening this summer
By Thomas J. Sullivan–Upgrades to the existing 12,500-square-foot Sylvan Oaks Library located at the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Van Maren Lane are on track towards completion when the library reopens mid-summer 2019, according to contractors working on…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: trees, bar closure, obituary, deadly force
Latest local news briefs include a sports bar closing its door in Citrus Heights, an obituary honoring a great granddaughter of the Van Maren family immigrants, and comments from local officials regarding the death penalty and police use…
