Citrus Heights veterans center hosting annual Luau fundraiser on Aug. 27
The Veterans Community Center in Citrus Heights will host its second annual Luau fundraiser this Saturday, featuring Hawaiian-themed live entertainment, food, and drinks.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: collision, missing man, obituary
Latest local news briefs include a rollover collision in front of a Citrus Heights church, an obituary of a 79-year-old resident, and a missing man found after a police alert. Obituary: Ralph Blanco Sr. (1943-2022) Citrus Heights resident…
Royal Stage to host grand opening next month at Sunrise Mall
By Sara Beth Williams– A nonprofit performing and visual arts group is preparing to open its new studio and theater at Sunrise Mall next month, after facing delays but receiving some significant community donations to help renovate the…
Guest Column: Some hope for residents fed up with homeless camps, trash
By Supervisor Sue Frost– The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11 unanimously approved two ordinances that will ban homeless encampments in several important locations. As this was an intensely controversial…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Trail project, movie night, election
Latest local news briefs include plans for a $10 million-plus trail project moving forward, nine residents qualifying to run in this year’s City Council races, and a car show and movie night drawing residents out to Rusch Park…
New pavilion planned for Rusch Park in honor of marching band founder
The Citrus Heights Community Marching Band this week confirmed plans are in the works for a new outdoor performance venue at Rusch Park. The structure is planned to be built in honor of the band’s founder, Kathy Cook,…
Hot August Movie Night, car show to be held this weekend at Rusch Park
Sentinel staff report– Hot August Movie Night at Rusch Park is slated to kick off this Saturday, Aug. 13, with a classic car show, followed by a free swim at the pool, food trucks, and a showing of…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: coyotes, City Council, obituary
Latest local news briefs include an update on the races taking shape for Citrus Heights City Council, coyotes making an early appearance around town, and an obituary for a 72-year-old local resident.
Theatre in the Heights cancels all performances of ‘Strange Bedfellows’
Sentinel staff report– After initially postponing the first weekend of a locally produced political comedy due to a COVID outbreak, organizers with Theatre in the Heights announced Friday that the show has been cancelled entirely.
A tale of two properties: the history behind two large lots in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— If the grass and trees of 7828 Old Auburn Rd. could talk, they would tell stories of a bygone age before city hall and Sunrise Mall, when the name “Citrus Heights” was just a marketing…
Assemblyman to host ‘Community Coffee’ event at Rusch Park
Sentinel staff report– California State Assemblyman Ken Cooley will be in Citrus Heights this Friday to host a question-and-answer coffee event at Rusch Park.
National Night Out draws hundreds to C-Bar-C Park
By Sara Beth Williams– Under the canopy of leafy shade trees, tucked behind the softball fields at the C-Bar-C Park picnic area off Oak Avenue, neighbors from across Citrus Heights ventured out to enjoy free food and activities…
