August Events: What’s happening around Citrus Heights?
Events happening in Citrus Heights this August include a car show at Sunrise Mall, several theatrical performances, a city-sponsored ice cream social at the Sylvan Community Center, and a music and arts event in the Marketplace at Birdcage…
2023 National Night Out events planned across Citrus Heights
Local neighborhood associations and organizations in Citrus Heights are gearing up for National Night Out this year with plans for various events around the city on August 1…
Citrus Heights meal company launches culinary training for students
A Citrus Heights-based meal preparation company is working with a local nonprofit to provide culinary training to students and youths with disabilities, enabling them to begin a career in the restaurant industry…
Citrus Heights Pumpkin Farmer’s legacy lives on after his death
Sentinel staff report– The 14-acre Pumpkin Farm on Old Auburn Road opened for its 44th season on Tuesday, but for the first time without the memorable farmer who launched the local attraction in 1974. Leonard Shymoniak, the 76-year-old…
2018 ‘Battle of the Bands & BBQ’ event in Citrus Heights to help vets
Sentinel staff report– Live music along with all-you-can-eat barbecue and beverages will once again be served up outside the Rusch Home in Citrus Heights for the annual “Battle of the Bands & BBQ” fundraiser, set for Oct. 6th.
Citrus Heights Letters: repaving, politics, burgers, new veterans hall?
Latest letters from Sentinel readers discuss road repaving in Citrus Heights, burgers on Auburn Boulevard, criticism of an endorsement made by the mayor, and future potential for the property on Sunrise Boulevard formerly slated to become an ARCO…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Sunday Funday, swearing-in, obituaries
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include recognition of slain Deputy Mark Stasyuk by Citrus Heights leaders, obituaries of two local residents, photos from Sunday Funday, and three new police executives being formally sworn in…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Tip-a-Cop, Chamber endorsements, tiny theatre
Latest local news briefs include Citrus Heights police officers helping serve tables at Applebee’s for a Special Olympics fundraiser, endorsements made in local races by the Citrus Heights Chamber, and a tiny theatre on Auburn Boulevard being featured…
Citrus Heights police cancel motorcycle competition to attend slain deputy’s memorial
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department’s annual Traffic Safety Day and Motorcycle Skills Challenge at Sunrise Mall has been cancelled in order to allow officers to attend the memorial service planned for Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy…
Citrus Heights man arrested after hijacking congressman’s mic, yelling ‘vaccines cause autism’
Sentinel staff report– A Citrus Heights man was arrested on Monday for disrupting an out-of-state congressional debate where video shows him walking on stage and yelling “vaccines cause autism” into a microphone.
Supervisor Frost: How we’re cracking down on repeat offenders
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– In 2014 California passed Proposition 47, which reduced the classification of many nonviolent property and drug crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor. This policy resulted in a surge of…
Realtor’s Corner: this property in Citrus Heights just sold for $700k
By Klint Sheridan– Last month a residential property on Watson Way in Citrus Heights sold for $700,000 — that’s more than twice the price of the average home sale in the city…
