Sunrise Parks announces new administrator to oversee district
Sentinel staff report– The Sunrise Recreation and Park District has announced Kevin Huntzinger as the new District Administrator, replacing Dave Mitchell who retired in June…
Guest Opinion: It’s time for real action on homelessness
By Sue Frost– During my tenure on the Board of Supervisors, I’ve observed various approaches and strategies addressing the county’s homelessness dilemma…
October is full of events in Citrus Heights. Here’s 10 of them
By Sara Beth Williams– Fall is in full swing and this month’s events in Citrus Heights include a fundraiser, ribbon cutting, trunk or treats and an annual parade…
Guest Column: Thoughts on Thanksgiving in Citrus Heights
As an empty nester with family members either too distant to visit or who are now gone, it was difficult to find meaning for Thanksgiving. I awoke to view news that we seem to have forgotten the meaning…
Holiday season blood drive to be held in Citrus Heights this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Local gift shoppers will have an opportunity to give a “heart-felt” gift this weekend during a seasonal blood drive set up in the Marketplace at Birdcage in Citrus Heights…
LETTER: City’s $12M ‘paradigm shift’ opens door for more debt, taxes
Council member Jeannie Bruins’ “paradigm shift” to open a line of credit has the potential to be a disaster for this city…
Black Friday fundraiser at Sunrise Mall to benefit Camp Fire survivors
Sentinel staff report– Looking for a local way to help survivors of Butte County’s Camp Fire? This Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Sunrise MarketPlace and 101.5 K-Hits will be hosting a fundraiser inside Sunrise Mall at the…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: subdivision, smoke, vote count update
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include school closures on Friday due to smoke-filled skies, a 6-1 vote from the Planning Commission regarding a shopping center subdivision, and latest vote totals released by elections officials in the…
Guest column: what you can expect locally from the outcome of propositions
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– As has become typical in California, this past November we had a large amount of propositions to vote on. Now that the election is squarely behind us and we know…
LETTER: This election affirmed my faith in my fellow citizens
Letter submitted by Gene Croyle, of Citrus Heights– The current election process has affirmed my faith in my fellow citizens. As opposed to “making America great” as in the red-lining, WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) dominated and the religious…
LETTER: I’m disgusted by the current political climate
Submitted by Citrus Heights resident Lynn Avery– As a senior citizen of the United States and having lived in four different states in my life, I look at comparisons on many levels — but at this time the…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Camp Fire, Public Hearing, Obituary, Construction
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include Citrus Heights police officers being deployed to assist with emergency response in Butte County, a public hearing scheduled for a subdivision request at the Birdcage shopping center, and more…
